Poker Pro Player Tag
Online Poker Players
Tom McEvoy
May 12, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Poker Stars, Poker Stars.com, Tom McEvoy, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: November 14, 1944
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Poker Room: Poker Stars
Interesting Facts
Author of multiple poker books with T.J. Cloutier, including Championship Pot-Limit and No-Limit Hold'em
McEvoy won the 1983 World Series of Poker main event, and still plays regularly today ...
Steve Dannenmann
May 12, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, internet poker pros, Steve Dannenmann, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Nickname: the Taxman
Current Residence: Severn, Maryland, United States
Birth Date: August 15, 1966
Birth Place: Brooklyn Park, Maryland, United States
Interesting Facts
Knocked Mike Matusow and 1994 World Champion Russ Hamilton out of the 2005 WSOP Main Event
Runner-up in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event
Steve gained ...
Scotty Nguyen
May 12, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, poker pro, Scotty Nguyen, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro
Nickname: The Prince
Current Residence: Henderson, Nev.
Birth Date: October 28, 1962
Birth Place: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Interesting Facts
First player to win the WSOP Main Event (1998), a WPT Championship (2006) and the WSOP $50k H.O.R.S.E. Championship (2008)
Took down his first WPT Championship in just one hand
Coined the phrase "That's poker ...
Bertrand Grospellier
May 12, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Bertrand Grospellier, ElkY, European Poker Tour, Poker Stars, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro
Nickname: ElkY
Current Residence: Vandoeuvre, France
Poker Room: Poker Stars
Interesting Facts
Set the Guinness World Record for most Single Table Sit & Goes played in one hour for a total of 62 at a $6.50 buy in with a profit of $23.60
He has turned his attention to professional poker the last few years, qualifying for several events in the 2006 and 2007 World Series ...
Peter Eastgate
May 8, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Poker Pro. WSOP, internet poker pros, Peter Eastgate, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP 2008 Winner Peter Eastgate
Nickname: Isser
Current Residence: Odense, Denmark
Birth Date: 1986
Poker Room: Poker Stars
Interesting Facts
Knocked poker reporter Tiffany Michelle out of the 2008 WSOP Main Event
Final-tabled at the 2008 WSOP Main Event
Dropped out of an economics degree to play poker full time
Is said to be down to earth and really nice
Eastgate ...
Marcel Luske
May 8, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, internet poker pros, Marcel Luske, World Series of Poker Pro
Nickname: The Flying Dutchman
Current Residence: Almere, Holland
Birth Date: November 30, 1952
Birth Place: Amsterdam, Holland
Interesting Facts
Ranked No. 1 player in Europe in 2001 and 2003
Founder of the International Poker Federation
Mentored fellow pros David Williams, Kiril Gerasimov and Noah Boeken
Known for wearing upside-down ...
Paul Wasicka
May 3, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, internet poker pros, Paul Wasicka, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: KwickFish
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: February 17, 1981
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Poker Facts
2007 NBC National Heads-Up Championship winner
Second place 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event .
He is the runner-up at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main ...
Paul Darden
Apr 17, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, WPT Player, internet poker pros, Paul Darden, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro, WPT
Nickname: The Truth
Current Residence: New Haven, Conn.
Birth Date: September 27, 1968
Birth Place: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Interesting Facts
In 2002, Darden won a World Poker Tour (WPT) title in the $3,000 main event of the Gold Rush tournament. He would later finish in 2nd place behind Gus Hansen in the WPT Bad Boys of Poker invitational event ...
Nick Schulman
Apr 17, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Nick Schulman, Poker Player, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro
Nickname: Takeover
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Interesting Facts
Schulman began playing at the age of 18, turned professional at 19, and at age 21 won the fourth season World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Finals poker tournament.
He also became the youngest winner of a WPT event.
Less than a month later, Schulman finished 4th in the World Series of Poker circuit event in Atlantic City ...
Nenad Medic
Apr 17, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Nenad Medic, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro
Current Residence: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Birth Date: 1982
Birth Place: Apatin, Serbia
NickName: Serb
Interesting Facts:
First WSOP bracelet winner of 2008
Won the WPT World Poker Finals in 2006
Mike Sexton called him "one of the toughest No-Limit Hold'em players" he'd ever seen.
He soon began finding success in tournaments ...
Michael Mizrachi
Apr 15, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Michael Mizrachi, Poker Player, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro
Nickname: The Grinder
Current Residence: Hollywood, Fla.
Birth Date: January 5, 1981
Birth Place: Miami, Fla., United States
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
Left college to play poker full time
Rose through the ranks playing online
Travels the tournament circuit with his family in a tour bus
In January ...
Mark Seif
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, WSOP Player, Mark Seif, poker pro, WSOP Poker Pro
Current Residence: Monrovia, Calif.
Birth Date: October 4, 1967
Birth Place: Cairo, Egypt
Nickname: Mark "Un" Seif
Interesting Facts
In May 2003, Seif had his first money finish in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the $3,000 no limit Texas hold'em event, where he finished in 9th place. That final table included Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel among ...
Maciek Gracz
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, WPT Player, WSOP Player, Maciek Gracz, Poker Player, poker pro, WPT, WSOP
Nickname: The Kid
Current Residence: Raleigh, N.C.
Birth Date: October 23, 1980
Birth Place: Warsaw, Poland
Interesting Facts
Was named Card Player Magazine "Breakthrough Player of the Year" in 2005
Winner of the 2005 Party Poker Million
Won a major WPT event as well as a WSOP bracelet in 2005
Gracz's first major victory was in the ...
Freddy Deeb
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Poker Pro. WSOP, WPT Player, WSOP Player, internet poker pros, poker pro, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro, World Series of Poker, WPT, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: Freddy - Kid55
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: November 27, 1955
Birth Place: Beirut, Lebanon
Interesting Facts
Started playing poker professionally because he couldn’t work in the U.S. or afford to finish university
Is good friends with pro player Eli Eleza
Earned a gold bracelet in the 1996 WSOP 2-7 Draw ...
J. J. Liu
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Female Poker Players, internet poker pros, J.J. Liu, poker pro, world poker tour, WPT
Nickname: JJ
Current Residence: Palo Alto, Calif., United States Las Vegas, Nev., United States
Birth Date: April 10, 1965
Birth Place: Taipei, Taiwan
Interesting Facts
Known for her fun hat collection
Began playing poker in 1996
Highest placing woman in a WPT championship event
Won WPT Ladies Night IV
As of 2008, her total live ...
Erick Lindgren
Jan 22, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Poker Pro. WSOP, WSOP Player, Erick Lindgren, internet poker pros, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: E-dog
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: August 11, 1976
Birth Place: Burney, Calif.
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
In June 2006, Lindgren won the $600,000 first prize in the FullTiltPoker.net Poker Pro Showdown event, outlasting Mike Matusow, Clonie Gowen, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, Chris Ferguson and ...
Dewey Tomko
Jan 22, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Poker Pro. WSOP, WSOP Player, Dewey Tomko, internet poker pros, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Current Residence: Winter Haven, Fla.
Birth Date: December 31, 1946
Birth Place: Glassport, Pa., United States
Nickname: Dewey
Interesting Facts
Holds the record for most World Series of Poker appearances
Is good friends with Doyle Brunson
Twice went out on the bubble in the WSOP Main Event
Former pro golfer
Former kindergarten ...
David Williams
Dec 29, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Poker Pro. WSOP, WSOP Player, David Williams, internet poker pros, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: D-Dub
Current Residence: Dallas, Texas
Birth Date: June 9, 1980
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, United States
Poker Room: Bodog Poker
Interesting Fatcs
One of poker's top money earners
A top-ranked player on the Magic: The Gathering card game circuit prior to his poker career. First major tournament was the 2004 World Series ...
Andy Bloch
Dec 26, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Andy Bloch, Full Tilt Poker, Full Tilt Poker.com, FullTiltPoker.com, internet poker pros
Current Residence: Tacoma Park, Calif.
Birth Date: June 1, 1969
Birth Place: Orange, Connecticut, United States
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
By the end of 1992, he had won one of the World Poker Finals tournaments, a $100(US) entry fee no-limit Texas hold'em tournament. That was the first time he ever played no-limit Texas hold 'em.
World Poker Finals win: 1
Amir Vahedi
Dec 26, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Amir Vahedi, internet poker pros, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Name: Amir Vahedi
Current Residence: Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Birth Date: 1961
Birth Place: Teheran, Iran
Interersting Facts
Vahedi was the first poker tutor of the actor Ben Affleck.
Vahedi is also the season three champion of the Ultimate Poker Challenge.
In 2003 he made the final table of the main event of the World Series of Poker and finished sixth ...
Alan Goehring
Dec 23, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Alan Goehring, internet poker pros, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WPT, WSOP
Current Residence: Henderson, Nev.
Birth Date: February 21, 1962
Birth Place: Milwaukee, Wis.
Interesting Facts
Has earned over $5 million in poker tournament winnings
Won the WPT Season 4 L.A. Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino in February 2006
Former junk bond trader and investment analyst
Claims to play poker only recreationally
Goehring first made his ...
Annie Duke
Dec 19, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Annie Duke, Female Poker Players, Ultimate Bet, UltimateBet.com, UltimateBet.net
Nickname: The Duchess of Poker
Current Residence: Portland, Ore.
Birth Date: September 13, 1965
Birth Place: Concord, N.H. , United States
Poker Room: Ultimate Bet
Interesting Facts
Member of Team UB and is a spokesperson for Ultimate Bet
Author of the book Annie Duke: How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed and Won Millions ...
Phil Hellmuth
Dec 19, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Poker Pro. WSOP, WPT Player, WSOP Player, internet poker pros, Phil Hellmuth, Ultimate Bet, UltimateBet.com, UltimateBet.net, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro
Nickname: The Poker Brat
Current Residence: Palo Alto, Calif.
Birth Date: July 16, 1964
Birth Place: Madison, Wis.
Interesting Facts
Was inaugurated into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2007
Holds the record for most final table cashes at the WSOP
Almost $9 million in career tournament winnings
Youngest ever winner of the WSOP Main Event (1989) ...
