Ylon Schwartz

Ylon Schwartz (born c. 1970) is an American chess master and professional poker player from Brooklyn, New York. Before poker, he played professional chess for 12 years and holds a FIDE Master title with a rating above 2300. He finished 4th in the 2008 WSOP $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event for $3,774,974. He subsequently won a WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event for $267,081. He has accumulated $4,825,843 in total live tournament earnings per WSOP.com (1 bracelet, 1 ring).