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Alan
Goehring |
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| There are two basic types of big-money tournament players in the poker world:
those who play for the money, and those who play for fun. You can safely file
Alan Goehring away in the latter category. |
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Amarillo Slim |
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| With today's growing acceptance of poker
as a legitimate game of skill, it can be hard for some younger players to
imagine that things were ever any different. Before the big media got
involved with poker... |
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Amir Vahedi |
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| Amir is one of the most likable players on the Poker circuit. As a personable and charming character, he is easy to like. Despite being a true competitor, it’s obvious that Amir
enjoys his profession immensely. |
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Annie Duke |
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| In a game that has historically been
dominated by males, Annie Duke is making some serious waves. Beyond
kicking the stereotype, Annie Duke has gone one better by not only beating
the top women players, but taking out the men as well. |
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Antonio Esfandiari |
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| Every Poker player has a story leading up
to their success, but few are as interesting as Antonio Esfandiari’s. Not
yet 30, Esfandiari has come over from Iran, worked as a professional
magician, won a World Series of Poker championship... |
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Barry Greenstein |
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| Perhaps the most underrated player in the
Poker world right now, Barry Greenstein is one of the most respected
players to pick up a pair of cards. His respect is well-earned;
Greenstein, who is a calculated player of great intelligence has... |
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Bill Gazes |
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| Bill Gazes has been a participant in big
poker tournaments for well over a decade, but even though he physically
towers over most of his competitors he's managed to fly under the radar
during most of his time as a tournament player. |
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Carlos Mortensen |
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| If you ever find yourself sitting to the
right of Carlos Mortensen at a tournament table, watch out! The man known
as "The Matador" has a reputation as one of the more fearless and
aggressive players on the circuit... |
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Chip Jett |
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| Chip Jett is a familiar face to anyone
who watches the World Poker Tour broadcasts on the Travel Channel. His
final table appearances at the Party Poker Million II, the Bellagio
Five-Diamond World Classic, and the Legends of Poker... |
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Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson |
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| Easily one of the most recognizable faces
in the Poker world, Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson is one of the game’s top
players. Despite being reputed to be one of the nicest players away from
the tables, Chris is a fierce competitor... |
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Chris Moneymaker |
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| Easily one of the most recognizable names in the Poker world, Chris Moneymaker rose from obscurity to win the 2003 WPT No Limit Hold’em
Championship. Before winning that landmark event, Moneymaker was an
accountant... |
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Cyndy Violette |
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| ‘There is a very small group of names at the top of the list of the world's top
female poker players, and among the best known is Cyndy Violette. She enjoys
notoriety in the poker world today, but her journey... |
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Dan Harrington |
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| ‘Action ‘ Dan Harrington is one of the
most consistent and solid players in the Poker world. Cool, calm, and
technically sound, Dan isn’t the flashiest character to pick up cards, but
he still manages to take care of business... |
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Daniel Negreanu |
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| Born July 26th, 1976 in Toronto, Daniel Negreanu is a study in contrasts; calculated but aggressive, focused but outspoken, and humble but wildly successful. It wasn’t by accident that the friendly Canadian was named 2004 WSOP... |
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David 'Chip' Reese |
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| One of the games veterans, and longest
running professionals, Chip Reese has been playing top level poker for 30
years. In that time he has seen many players come and go, and has left his
mark on the game. Legendary Doyle Brunson... |
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Doyle Brunson |
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| Every medium has its superstars; timeless
participants that will go down in history as among the best ever. In the
Poker world, one such player is Doyle “The Texas Dolly” Brunson. Even
after his 80th birthday, Doyle remains... |
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Eric Seidel |
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| Some players just let their play speak
for themselves; Eric Seidel is one of those players. He doesn’t have the
fame and profile of some of his rivals, but Eric is content to play his
analytical style without the excessive fanfare and flash. |
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Erick
Lindgren |
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| Some of the most successful poker players
of the last few years have been under the age of 30, and among the top of
that group is Erick Lindgren. At only 27 years of age, this California
native has total tournament winnings over... |
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Evelyn Ng |
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| Evelyn Ng is one of Poker’s rising stars.
As a player who consistently improves every aspect of her game, Evelyn is
starting to gain the recognition and respect that she deserves. With the
help of superstar coach and fellow Canadian... |
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Freddy Deeb |
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| Not too many poker players
would refer to a large cash game as an ‘investment’, but that’s exactly
how Kassem ‘Freddy ‘ Deeb sees it. One of the more respected players in
the game, Freddy has been playing for many years. |
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Greg "Fossilman" Raymer |
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It’s unlikely any player had a better year in 2004
than Greg Raymer; he electrified the poker industry by winning the World
Series of Poker, along with the $5 million dollar purse the event carried.
Raymer, a patent attorney from Connecticut... |
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Gus Hansen |
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| Gustav (Gus) Hansen, originally from
Copenhagen, Denmark, is one of the most aggressive players in Poker. From
humble beginnings as an unknown amateur in Santa Cruz, California, Gus
Hansen has quickly developed a... |
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Howard Lederer |
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| Howard Lederer’s success can be summed up
by two things : Hard work and Dedication. These two traits have always
characterized Howard’s approach to the game, dating back to the family
card games he played as a child growing up in New Hampshire. |
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Humberto Brenes |
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| Entertaining at the tables, popular among both players and fans, Humberto
Brenes is one of a kind. The native Costa Rican has been playing poker for 35
years, and now ranks 21st among... |
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Jennifer Harman |
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| Jennifer Harman is probably one of the
most dangerous players to sit down at a table with. At 5’2” and around a
100lbs, you might not suspect that from her physical appearance, but make
no mistake; she’s the real deal. |
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Jennifer Tilly |
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| Since the late 1980s Jennifer Tilly has
been best known as an actress, having appeared in well over 100 movies and
television shows such as Bound, Bride of Chucky, and Liar Liar. She may
not be an "A" list star, but she works constantly... |
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John Juanda |
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| Young, aggressive and confident, John
Juanda is part of Poker’s new breed of competitors. Not yet 34 years old,
Juanda already has 3 World Series of Poker bracelets, and has earned
himself a reputation as one of the toughest... |
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Johnny Chan |
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| Back to back world championships,
appearance in a Hollywood film, and successful restaurateur are just some
of the things Johnny Chan could put on a resume. It’s not like he needs
another job though, as the savvy Chan has... |
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Johnny
Moss |
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| Before the advent of the World Poker Tour and its revolutionary hole-cams, the
only tournament in the world that really mattered was the "Big One": the World
Series of Poker $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event. |
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Josh Arieh |
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| Josh Arieh is one of the most
controversial players currently playing professional Poker. Supremely
confident to the point of arrogance, Josh Arieh plays a very aggressive
game of Poker- he plays to win every time. So far, Josh has been... |
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Joseph Hachem |
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| A look at the top of the all-time poker
tournament money list today finds an unlikely name standing above all the
world-class professionals you'd expect to find there: Joseph Hachem. |
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Juha Helppi |
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| Juha Helppi hails from Helsinki, Finland,
a location that rarely produces faces familiar to North American audiences
(with the possible exception of hockey players). Unlike many of his
countrymen, however... |
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Kathy Liebert |
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| Liebert was born in Tennessee and raised
on Long Island in New York. After attending Marist College in
Poughkeepsie, NY, and earning a degree in business and finance, she worked
as a business analyst with global business information... |
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Layne Flack |
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| One of the more entertaining
personalities in the Poker community has to be Layne Flack. Despite his
reputation as somewhat of a party animal, Layne also has the ability to
get it done at the table; witness his five World Series of Poker
bracelets. |
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Marcel
Luske |
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| Over the last five years Marcel Luske has
been something like the Kevin Bacon is to the film world, the guy who's
been at the final table with most of the poker best players in the world.
Like Bacon, he's also known for his affinity for music... |
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Max
Pescatori |
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| Max Pescatori may not be a familiar name
to you yet, but if the man known as "the Italian Pirate" keeps up his
winning ways he'll be as recognizable a pro as there is on the tournament
circuit today. 2005 has been a good year for the... |
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Men "The Master" Nguyen |
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| Men ‘The Master’ Nguyen is one of the
most liked players in the Poker world. That says a lot about him
personally, when you consider how many pots he has won and how much money
he has taken off his opponents. He is widely... |
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Mike
Matusow |
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| There are few players on the tournament
circuit as colorful as Mike Matusow. Whether he's talking smack while he
runs over his table, talking about the size of his cojones on camera, or
making the final table of the WSOP Main Event... |
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Mike
Sexton |
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| Mike Sexton is as close to a household
name as you'll find in the poker world today. Between his endorsement
contract with Party Poker to his job as commentator on the World Poker
Tour's broadcasts on the Travel Channel... |
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Paul
Phillips |
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| Paul Phillips has been playing in big
poker tournaments since the late 1990s, after making a lot of money the
height of the dot-com boom by selling stock he earned from his job as
Chief Technical Officer for a company called Go2Net.com. |
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Phil Gordon |
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| Phil Gordon is easily one of Poker’s most
interesting personalities; while not flashy like Devilfish Ulliot or
outspoken like Phil Hellmuth, Gordon is certainly a character. Despite not
entering the arena of professional poker until 2001... |
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Phil Hellmuth |
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| While his table attitude may have
attracted some negative attention, few people can dispute the fact that
Phil Hellmuth is one of the most accomplished Poker players in the history
of the game. Already at age 40, Hellmuth... |
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Phil Ivey |
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| Calculated and cool under pressure, Phil
Ivey is the prototypical new generation Poker player. Heralded by some as
the “Tiger Woods” of Poker, Phil Ivey is an aggressive, focused competitor
at the poker tables. And far from... |
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Phil Laak |
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| Phil "The Unabomber" Laak may
not have decades of poker experience under his belt, but his television
tournament appearances have made him one of the more popular players on
the circuit today. This 32-year-old Irish-born... |
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Robert Varkonyi |
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| Robert Varkonyi shocked the Poker world
when he won the main event of the World Series of Poker in 2002. Quiet and
unassuming, Varkonyi was an unknown in a very tough field, but in the end
he came through to outlast... |
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Sam Farha |
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| Aggressive, cunning, and intimidating,
are just some of the ways to describe Sam Farha’s play at the Poker table.
Sam “Sammy” Farha is a gambler through and through, and he’ll bet on
anything, from a Poker game for $1 million cash... |
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Thuan (Scotty) Nguyen |
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| Aggressive, flashy, and outlandish are
just some of the ways to describe Poker legend Thuan (Scotty) Nguyen.
Always with a grin on his face, Scotty is one of the true characters of
Poker. He is known for his ultra aggressive style... |
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Simon "Aces" Trumper |
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| While not one of the headline players in
North America YET, Simon ‘Aces’ Trumper is one of the top players in
Europe. His exciting style and aggressive play have been earning him
titles all over the world, and he is one of the most... |
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Stu Ungar |
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| Stu Ungar was one of the greatest players
to play Poker. Tragically, we must refer to Stu in the past tense, as he
deceased in 1998. Ungar was a gifted player and devastatingly intelligent;
he rode his skills to three WSOP... |
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Ted
Forrest |
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| In the last year or two, Ted Forrest has
become a fixture at televised poker tournament final tables. His knowledge
of the game is thorough, his demeanor at the table is calm and confident,
and those who watch him will almost never seen... |
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T.J. Cloutier |
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| Some people are just bound to be
successful at whatever they choose to do. T.J. Cloutier is one of these
people; before becoming a Poker legend, Cloutier was a successful
businessman, and a professional football player. |
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Todd
Brunson |
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| In 1989 20-year-old Todd Brunson was
living in Lubbock, Texas, where he studied law at Texas Tech University.
Unbeknownst to his father he had been playing poker throughout college and
had developed... |
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