World Series of Poker Pro 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 ...
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 ...
Scott Fischman
May 12, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Full Tilt Poker, Full Tilt Poker.com, poker pro, Scott Fischman, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro
Nickname: emptyseat88
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: 1980
Birth Place: Langhorne, Pa., United States
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
Youngest player to ever win two back-to-back WSOP gold bracelets
Placed third in the Caesars Palace Classic in 2007 for $245,540
Worked as a professional poker ...
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 ...
Paul Eskimo
May 8, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, WPT Player, WSOP Player, Paul Eskimo, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: Eskimo
Current Residence: New Orleans, La. & Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Interesting Facts
Before turning to poker, Paul Clark was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he worked as a medic.
Clark first finished in the money at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1988 limit omaha event
In 2003, Clark won the $1,500 No ...
Phil Laak
May 8, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Phil Laak, The Unabomber, World Series of Poker Pro
Nickname: The Unabomber
Current Residence: Los Angeles & San Francisco, Calif., United States
Birth Date: 1972
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Interesting Facts
Former sports betting broker
Part-time stock market speculator and real estate investor
Nicknamed "Unabomber" because of his tendency to wear shades and a hooded ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mike Matusow
Apr 17, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, Full Tilt Poker, FullTiltPoker.com, Mike Matusow, poker pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro
Nickname: The Mouth
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: April 30, 1968
Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Interesting Facts
2005 WSOP Tournament of Champions winner
Well known for his loud mouth and taunting at the poker table
His successes include being a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, and the winner ...
Men Nguyen
Apr 16, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, Men The Master, poker pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro
Nickname: "The Master"
Current Residence: Bell Gardens, Calif.
Birth Date: 1954
Birth Place: Phanthiet, Vietnam
Poker Room: Doyles Room
Interesting Facts
He donates a portion of the money he earns through tournaments and tutoring to charities in Vietnam, and in 1996, with the earnings from his final-table finish in the World Series of Poker, built a kindergarten in Vietnam.
Men will not tolerate anybody soft-playing him. He ...
Kathy Liebert
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, WSOP Player, Female Poker Players, Poker Player, poker pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: PokerKat
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: October 1, 1967
Birth Place: Nashville, Tenn.
Interesting Facts
World Series of Poker bracelet winner
Blue belt in Karate
Business degree from Marist College
Winner of the inaugural PartyPoker.com Million event
She has made five World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
