Poker Player Profile: Jennifer Harman

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Jennifer Harman may be small and dainty in stature, but she’s a beast at the poker tables. Not yet 30, she has already won two-coveted WSOP gold bracelets. Referred to as “one of the best all around players on the planet” by high regarded poker pro Daniel Negreanu, Harman is a poker player definitely on the rise. Harman began playing poker at a young age. She picked it up from her father, who had a serious affinity for the game. Rumor has it that when her father began toe experience trouble during his weekly games, he would have Jennifer play in his place in order to win some of … [Read more...]

Poker Player Profile: Jennifer Tilly

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Jennifer Tilly is best known as a movie and television actress. She has had a pretty impressive career, working consistently. She has appeared in more then 100 movies and TV shows. Some of her best well known films include Bride of Chucky, Bound and Liar Liar. While she hasn’t had the career of Reece Witherspoon, she has worked consistently and was even nominated for an Oscar for her role in Bullets Over Broadway. More recently, she has developed into a pretty good poker player. Tilly began her poker career like many celebs, playing in celebrity tournaments. She made an early … [Read more...]

Poker Player Profile: Marcel Luske

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2004 was Marcel Luske’s coming out party of sorts to the poker world at large. That year he would finish second to Joe Awada in a 7 Card Stud event, winning an impressive $120,800. Also in 2004, he placed 10th in the WSOP Main Event. Known as the Flying Dutchman, Luske has managed to develop a very resume. He is an excellent tournament player, one of the best in the world. Marcel Luske has been able to do what many other poker professionals have not, cash at an extraordinary amount of tournaments in both the United States and Europe. A sharp dresser, Luske always makes sure that he … [Read more...]

Poker Player Profile: Mike Matusow

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Poker professional, Mike Matusow, is known as The Mouth. He loves to talk, especially smack while at the poker table. Steve Badger, a fellow player has this to say about The Mouth, "When Mike stops talking, you feel like you should call the paramedics, just like if another person had stopped breathing."Many players don't like him, but most everyone who has ever played against this 2-time bracelet winner has respect for his game: he's often noted as one of the top tournament Omaha players in the world, and his performances in big no-limit hold'em tournaments seem to get better every … [Read more...]

Poker Player Profile: Phil Laak

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Poker professional, Phil Laak was born in Dublin Ireland but today resides in the United States, splitting time between San Francisco and Los Angeles. An extremely colorful individual, there is hardly a dull moment with Phil Laak. When not playing poker, he sky dives, rides motorcycles, scuba dives and practices judo. On the felt, Laak is a bit eccentric. Phil utilizes what he refers to as “higher order thinking” when playing poker. He believes that such thinking allows him to develop a psychic connection with his opponents. His lucid dreaming technique is another tool in his … [Read more...]

Poker Player Profile: Huck Seed

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Huck Seed may be quiet and unassuming at the poker table but his game speaks volumes. Seed is a world champion, consistent top performer and one of the top players in the game. Huckleberry’s, as he likes to be called, earliest ambition was to become an electrical engineer. However, his propensity for the game of poker caused him to change his mind regarding his eventual career path. He would end up choosing to be a professional poker player rather then an electrical engineer. Huck won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in 1994 in the Pot Limit Omaha event. That win bought … [Read more...]