Europe's best known poker player and oddsmaker. Joe Beevers is one of four members of the famous 'Hendon Mob.' Joe is spending 2004 on the Prima Poker sponsored 'Hendon Poker Tour,' playing in most major poker tournaments world wide. Joe grew up h...Continue reading about Joe Beever

Daniel Negreanu is rated the number one poker player in the world in 2004. He has been playing poker since a youth in Canada and is now considered to be one of the toughest player to ever sat down at a poker table. He is known for his aggressive pl...Continue reading about Daniel Negreanu

Barny won the very first tournament he ever entered, a seven card stud event in London, and was hooked on poker. The 'Old Man' member of the Hendon Mob plays a highly aggressive game that when combined with his almost unreadable table personna Barny...Continue reading about Barny Boatma

Doyle Brunson is probably the greatest poker player in the world. If you want the best poker book available its Doyle's "Super System," If you want to play in the biggest ring game, its Doyle's Las Vegas game, If you want to know the record winner ...Continue reading about Doyle Brunso

"Miami" John Cernuto admits he is a stress junkie. he worked as an air traffic controller at Miami-Dade before being fired along with more than eleven thousand fellow controllers in 1981 by President Reagan. He moved to Las Vegas and the poker tabl...Continue reading about 'Miami' John Cernuto

Los Angeles Lakers owner, Jerry Buss, was so impressed with the poker play of Johnny Chan he promised him an NBA Championship ring if he won the WSOP for a record three straight in 1989 and Johnny almost collected when he finished second. Johnny Cha...Continue reading about Johnny Chan

Paul 'Eskimo' Clark hails from New Orleans, Lousiana and has been playing high stakes poker tournaments for the last fifteen years. He is listed 62nd on the all-time money. Best known for his aggressive, no fear style of play. paul spends his time...Continue reading about Paul 'Eskimo' Clark

T.J. Cloutier is probably the toughest poker player that has not won the WSOP Championship. Many believe him to be the best all-around poker player in today's field of top level pros. He has won five WSOP bracelets since his first WSOP event in 19...Continue reading about T.J. Cloutier

Martin has been a professional sports bettor since he graduated from high school and he has been a Life Member in Bridge since he was twenty-one. When he won the largest single prize ever awarded to a poker player for his win at the WPT Five Star Po...Continue reading about Martin de Knijff

"Freddy" Deeb moved from his home in Lebanon to the United States to attend college. He lived in Logan Utah and was in his senior year of mechanical engineering when the war in his home land broke out and he lost all touch with his family. Unable t...Continue reading about Kassem 'Freddy' Deeb

Annie Duke begin playing poker with her family when she was very young. Her older brother, Howard Lederer, suggested she shoulod play tournament poker after she dropped out of a Ph.D. candidate program in cognitive psychology. After a few lessons f...Continue reading about Annie Duke

Antonio Esfandiari worked in a restaurant in San jose california and did magic tricks on the side. He did not begin following the tournament trail until the advent of the WPT. Always popular with poker fans, he will often be seen giving a magic, sl...Continue reading about Antonio Esfandiari

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is one of teh most reconizable players in professional poker. His trademark western hat, beard, long hair and old west clothing gives Chris an "Old Tyme" poker legend appearance. He begin playing serious poker in 1994 and as ...Continue reading about Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson

Ted Forrest is one of the most consistant high limit poker players in the world. He is known for his ability to play almost any hand against his competitors. He became aquainted with casino poker while working as a four dollar an hour desk clerk at...Continue reading about Ted Forrest

Barry Greenstein is unique to professional poker. He donates every penny of his tournament winnings to charities, primarily children's charities. His style of play is methodical and precise allowing him to survive in the large fields of entrants. ...Continue reading about Barry Greenstein

Hassan is considered to be a fearless player that attacks the game. He begin playing professioinal poker in the late 1990's and after a couple of years he was regularly making final tables and eliminating better known opponents. He made the final t...Continue reading about Hassan Habib

Oklahoma Johnny Hale is one of the nicest people in the poker business. His wide smile and offered hand are the trademarks this gentleman of the sport. Johnny through his friendship with Benny Binion helped to found the World Series of Poker and in...Continue reading about Oklahoma Johnny Hale

Gus Hansen, nicked named the Great Dane, is one of the most aggresive professional poker players of all times. Known for his pre-flop raises and playing rag hands with a reckless abandon of nonchalance makes him a very dangerous tournament player. ...Continue reading about Gus Hansen

Jennifer Harman is considered to be one of teh most fierce competitors found at a poker table. She has played side games almost exclusively but recently has become interested in tournaments, due in part from the televised WPT events. This diminutiv...Continue reading about Jennifer Harman

Dan Harrington has been a champion most of his life. At age 26 he won the Massachusetts State Chess Championship and in 1980 he became the Champion of the World Cup of Backgammon. Considered to be a triple crown winner after his WSOP Championship, ...Continue reading about Dan Harrington

Nicknamed the "Brat," Phil is often compared to other bad boys of sports including John McEnroe. He never fails to show his emotions when he has suffered a bad beat or bad call. Many people enjoy watching him play on TV to see what he is going to d...Continue reading about Phil Hellmuth

Susie Isaacs is one of the most recognizable woment in the poker business. Probably better known for her writing about the poker industry she is also a world class poker player. Susie won back-to-back WSOP women's championships and placed tenth in ...Continue reading about Susie Isaacs

Young Phil Ivey is one of the most recognizable faces in the poker business. He has appeared on televised final tables for the last four years. His ability to stare down a competitor is legendary and he is probably best known as the player that will...Continue reading about Phil Ivey

Chip Jett grew up in Phoenix and begin dealing poker in an Indian casino when he was eighteen years old. He quickly realized that playing poker made him more money than dealing poker so he concentrated on his game play. By the time he was nineteen ...Continue reading about Chip Jett

Phil Laak is best known for his antics at the poker rable. Wearing his trademark sweatshirt and sunglasses he quickly became known as the 'Unibomber.' Phil is a student of the metaphysical universe and spends some of his time doing mental excercise...Continue reading about Phil Laak

Standing an imposing 6'5" tall Howard Lederer dominates most poker tables, not only with his physical size but his expertise at of the game. He prefers to play a calculated, methodical game of poker and his math abilities typically gives him an adva...Continue reading about Howard Lederer

If all poker players were as well mannered as Marcel Luske the poker industry would be a much better place. He brings to the poker table a certain level of class from his tailored suits and ties to his impeccable manners. he never disrupts the play...Continue reading about Marcel Luske

Mike 'The Mouth' Matusow became a member of the poker industry when his first job was dealing poker at a Vegas casino. He quickly learned his real talent waas playing the game. Late night Omaha games at Sam's Town Poker Room taught Mike the finer p...Continue reading about Mike Matusow

Tom McEvoy is one of poker true gentleman. His approach to the game is that of a student. He is constantly working to improve his game. Tom has found much success at the poker table and he is also the most prolific poker book author with eleven bo...Continue reading about Tom McEvoy

After escaping from the communist regime in Vietnam in 1978 Men made his way to LAA where he worked odd jobs and learned poker. In 1990 he quit to pursue poker full time and played in the clubs in LA and Vegas on weekends. His big break came in 199...Continue reading about Men Nguyen

Scotty came to the United States from Vietnam when he was 14 years old. After a year in Chicago he moved to California where he grew up and was introduced to the game of poker. His table personna is one of fearless agression although he usually kee...Continue reading about Scotty Nguyen

With his ever present cigar Puggy was a wealth of information and stories of the early days of the WSOP.

He won the main event in 1973 and became the second living person inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. He learned to play poker whil...Continue reading about Puggy Pearson

Max Pescatori is a young professional player living in Las Vegas and playing poker all over the world. Max came to America in 1994 from his birthplace, Milan, Italy. He didn't know anyone here and just decided to leave for the USA. Quoting Max, "My f...Continue reading about Max Pescatori

When Amarillo Slim won the 1972 World Series of Poker Championship he went on the talk show circuit and through his charismatic personality and storytelling ability he made one of the single most important contributions to the sport. poker was suden...Continue reading about Amarillo 'Slim' Preston

Greg "Fossilman" Raymer made history when he won the 2004 WSOP Championship. He collected the largest purse ever paid to a winner of a poker tournament. This former Patent Attorney has been playing online for a number of years and won his seat thro...Continue reading about Greg Raymer

If you ask any Las Vegas professional poker player to name the toughest high limit cash game player most will immediately say, "Chip Reese." He can often be found playing in Doyle's Game with the likes of Lyle Berman, Bobby Baldwin and Doyle. Playe...Continue reading about Chip Reese

Best known as the champion of champions after winning the 2003 WPT Battle of Champions Tournament at the Bellagio. Ron Rose is a serious player that takes an academic approach to the game. His style has served him well and Ron has moved up through ...Continue reading about Ron Rose

Mike Sexton is probably best known for his hosting of the World Poker Tour TV Series. Millions of viewers know him from the television and he is now the most recognized face in poker. Mike is an accomplished tournament poker player in his own right...Continue reading about Mike Sexton

Charlie's approach to poker reflects his approach to life. He brings an almost Zen like style of play and believes that self mastery is the key to becoming a better player. Become a better person and you will become a better poker player. Charlie ...Continue reading about Charlie 'Scotty Warbuck' Shoten

Ram Vaswani is often referred to as the 'Quiet One' of the Hendon Mob. His table personna is one of silent concentration and high aggressivness when palying a hand. He is also called "crazy Horse" because of his ability to adjust his game to curren...Continue reading about Ram Vaswani

David Williams has only been playing poker since 1997 and already is highly ranked on a number of list. He is 6th All Time money winner, 2nd 2004 money winner and 2nd all time WSOP money winner. A very respectable record for someone that hasn't act...Continue reading about David Williams