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Joe Hachem is a 44 year old poker player from Lebanon. Although born in Lebanon, Hachem is known more for being Australian, as he moved to Australia at the age of six. Hachem was a chiropractor for 13 years before having a serious health concern in his hand. He then began playing poker, before final…
Peter Eastgate is one of the youngest professional poker players in the world. At the age of 24, Eastgate is known around the game by the nicknames Icegate or Isser. Originally from Denmark, Eastgate, in 2008, won the World Series of Poker Main Event, and at the time was the youngest to ever win the…
Jamie Gold, will turn 41 years old in August, and is known as not only one of the most talented poker players in the world, but also one of the most interesting. He is best known for winning the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event. Born in Kansas City, Gold moved to Manhattan early…
Chip Jett is a very successful, professional poker player. A member of Full Tilt Poker, he has amassed nearly $2 million in tournament winnings over his lifetime. Today, he is one of the more intimidating poker players on the circuit, largely because of his aggressive play and fearless nature.
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Thomas James Cloutier is easily one of the most veteran professional poker players in the world. Born in October 1939, Cloutier has donned many facets through his life. He has always had a bent towards sports from the very beginning of his life where he played basketball and baseball in school days.…
If you are searching for a poker player who has been on the nationally aired TV shows more than any other player then it has to be Phil Laak. Born in Dublin, Ireland in the winters of 1972, Phil now resides in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Laak had an inborn talent for playing poker…
A conversation about the poker greats cannot be complete without mentioning Layne Flack’s name. He is easily one of the most versatile characters on the professional poker circuit. Starting out as a college student working part time in a casino for pocket money, he has moved on to achieve a name in…
Hoyt Corkins, AKA, ‘Cowboy’ is a well known, professional poker player. His moniker, ‘Cowboy’, was given to him because of his birthplace, Alabama and due to the fact that he owns nearly 60 heads of cattle. Hoyt has been playing poker for sometime (he’s actually had two pro careers) and is…
Gus Hansen hails from the country of Denmark. He is one of the more notable, contemporary poker players in the world. Known for his intelligence and high level of skill, Hansen is a force to be reckoned with on the felts. Born in the 1970s, Hansen originally played backgammon and would become an ex…
Men Nguyen is a known as the “Master” on the felts. He has had an incredibly successful career, winning several prestigious championships and lots of money in the process. However, for much of Nguyen’s life poker wasn’t even on the radar. He was born in Vietnam and dropped out of school at only…
Barry Greenstein is a professional poker player who has racked up more then $5 million in earnings. In 2007 alone, he earned $528,819. Greenstein was born in Chicago, Illinois. He didn’t set out to be a professional poker player. He attended college to work with computer and studied computer science,…
If you are a poker player or even a fan of the game, chances are you have heard of Eric Seidel. Erik Seidel is a college drop-out turned-poker phenomenon. He originally started out playing backgammon. He would spend much of his time playing in the well known Mayfair Club. A good number of successful…
Dan Harrington is a professional poker player with quite an impressive resume. Though he has racked up a significant number of wins, he is not what most would consider a poker “character.” He doesn’t talk loud, doesn’t really wear funny clothes or do anything to “stick out.” He is a bit of…
Chris Ferguson is amongst the world’s most talented poker players. Born in California, Ferguson has gone from being a career student to a professional poker player. He earned a bachelors degree from UCLA in five years, and his PhD after 13 years of additional schooling. Since that time Ferguson has…
Chris Moneymaker burst onto the scene nearly a decade ago when as an amateur player, he won the 2003 $10 million World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event at Bunion’s Horseshoe. Chris’s win was especially impressive because he turned a $39 investment into a million dollar payday.
Moneymaker qualified…
Darvin Moon came in as the runner-up for the 2009 World Series of Poker. It was his first appearance in the WSOP. When he entered the final table, he was the chip leader, but came up on the short end of a heads-up with Joseph Cada. With his finish Moon won over $5 million. Moon…
Phil Hellmuth, born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin is 45 years old. He is known as one of the best poker players in the world. Hellmuth spent a few years at the University of Wisconsin, where he claimed he learned card games at the student union. Hellmuth spent three years as a Badger before bec…
Sam Farha, one of the most gifted professional poker players on the circuit, was born in Beirut, Lebanon. This is the same place where he proved his flair for the sport of talent and luck. When he was young, Farha did extremely well playing pinball and pool which made him popular in nationwide magazines.
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Johnny Chan, one of the most accomplished professional poker players of all time, was born in China in 1957. Due to his family’s restaurant business, he moved around to different locations regularly, with his family eventually settling in Houston, Texas. He began to study hotel and restaurant management…
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