World Poker Tour Pro Tag
Online Poker Players
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 ...
Phil Gordon
May 8, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, WSOP Player, Full Tilt Online Poker Series, Full Tilt Poker, FullTiltPoker.com, Phil Gordon, World Poker Tour Pro, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: Tiltboy
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: June 6, 1970
Birth Place: El Paso, Texas, United States
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
Helps raise money for cancer research through the "The Bad Beat on Cancer" initiative
Former host of Bravo/NBC's "Celebrity Poker Showdown" ...
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 ...
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 ...
Gavin Griffin
Jan 22, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, WPT Player, WSOP Player, Gavin Griffin, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WPT, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Current Residence: Darien, Ill.
Birth Date: August 28, 1981
Birth Place: Darien, Ill., United States
Poker Room: Poker Stars
Interesting Facts
Studied speech pathology and worked as a dealer before quitting to turn pro in poker. At age 22, briefly held the record as the youngest-ever player to win a World Series gold bracelet Winner of the $2.4 million 2007 EPT ...
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 ...
Barry Greenstein
Nov 25, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, WPT Player, Barry Greenstein, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WPT, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: The Robin Hood of Poker
Current Residence: Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
Birth Date: December 30, 1954
Birth Place: Chicago, Ill., United States
Poker Room: Poker Stars
Interesting Facts
Has a company with poker pro son Joe Sebok called GreenBok Productions
Mentored and dated Mimi Tran
Donates net tournament ...
