Sebastian Ruthenberg

Sebastian Ruthenberg (born February 6, 1984 in Hamburg) is a German professional poker player who is both a World Series of Poker bracelet and a European Poker Tour title winner.

World Series of Poker
Ruthenberg has two cashes at the World Series of Poker, both of which were at the 2008 WSOP, In his first cash he won the $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship, the bracelet and $328,762 after defeating professional poker player Chris Ferguson during heads-up play. In his second cash he finished in 68th place in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event.

European Poker Tour
Ruthenberg has cashed five times at the European Poker Tour (EPT) and was the winner of fifth season of the 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open, earning officaly €1,361,000 (US $1,941,401), but the last three Players decided to make a deal. He also made another final table earlier at the 2007 EPT Dortmund event earning €220,000 ($288,283) for third place. In December 2008 he nearly made another final table at fifth season EPT Prague where he finished in ninth place, earning €42,800.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,900,000.