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If you ask a poker player to name
one poker player, he will probably
name Phil Hellmuth. Phil Hellmuth
was born 1964, in Madison,
Wisconsin. Today he lives in Palo
Alto and is married and has two
sons. When he is not playing poker
he works with his web site
www.phillhellmuth.com. He also
enjoys writing and has written his
own book "Play poker Like The
Pros" that has become a classic
among poker books.
Phil Hellmuth started playing
poker in college, 1985. Since then
he as won several titles:
- 9 WSOP including the 1989 main
event victory.
- He won his first WSOP at the
age of 24.
- He has attended 17 final
tables at WSOP.
- 4 Hall of Fame bracelets.
- Ten top-10 places at the world
poker tour.
Phil enjoys playing Texas Hold'em
the most and it is in that game he
has won most of his titles. His
ambition in poker is to become the
greatest poker player of our time.
For Phil it is important to
maintain a good balance between
poker and his private life. When he
is asked which poker player he
admires the most he says Ted
Forrest. He admires him for his big
heart and he wonderful way of
playing poker. He admires Johnny
Chan for his ability to play poker
and that he spends a lot of time
with his 6 children. He also admires
Annie Duke since she can combine the
poker career with her family life.
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Doyle Brunson
A lot of people consider Doyle
Brunson to be the best poker player
ever. Along with Phil Hellmuth and
Johnny Chan he has won the most WSOP
titles. Born in 1933 he is one of
the "Old boys" and despite
his age he has won many major poker
tournaments. For example he has won
the World Poker Tour - Legends of
Poker 2004. At that event he won 1,2
million dollar.
Doyle Brunson's nickname is
"Texas Dolly" and he is
born in Texas, Longworth. Today he
lives in Las Vegas. He is married
and has three children. He started
playing poker during his years in
college and is often seen at
Bellagio, Las Vegas where he plays
poker with other top poker players.
His hobby is swimming and he
enjoys listening to country music.
Together with Gus Hansen and James
Gardner Doyle Brunson was the first
to be elected to the World Poker
Tour's "Walk of Fame".
Doyle has written the book
"Super system" and the
book is considered the best poker
book. This book is a poker lover's
must-have.
Doyle Brunson's merits:
- 9 WSOP wins of which 2 world
championships 1976 and 1977.
- Elected to the Seniors of
Poker Hall of Fame.
- Elected to the Casino Legends
Hall of Fame.
- Winner of Legends of Poker WPT
2004.
- Elected to the WPT Poker Walk
of Fame
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Chris
"Jesus" Ferguson
Chris went to UCLA for over 18
years. First as an undergraduate and
later as a PhD. He won the 2000
World Series of Poker, totally
unknown to the public. The first
time he participated in WSOP was in
1995. Before that he took part in
several smaller competitions. He had
numerous money finishes and final
tables but he had never finished
higher than 4th place.
One can think that his career
started at WSOP in 2000 but he has
been playing poker since he was 11
years old. When he was younger he
played cards with his friends every
weekend and was able to win some
money. In 1989 he got interested in
IRC poker network.
On IRC players from around the
world gathered in different chat
rooms to play poker. He was really
successful and when he left the IRC
he had been in the 1 or 2 position
on the board for years. After he won
the championship in Vegas he
returned to the world of online
poker. He selected a group of people
to design and represent Full Tilt
Poker.
He is still active in Full Tilt
Poker and also helps players to
improve their game. He hopes that
this can help new players to the
different poker tournaments around
the world.
Some of his many Poker
Accomplishments:
- WSOP 2000 World Champion
- 5 WSOP bracelets
- WSOP 2004 Most Cashes in a
single year
- $2,858,007.00 total money won
at the WSOP alone as of 2004
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Erik Seidel
 Erik
was born and raised in New York where he
started out as a backgammon player. He spent
eight years on the backgammon tournament
circuit before moving on to the stock market.
For years, he traded on Wall Street and played
poker on the side. Now he lives in Las Vegas
and it's the other way around.
The first time he played in the WSOP
Championship Event, he finished second, and
made it back to the final table of the
Championship Event in 1999 where he finished
fourth. He won his first bracelet in 1994 in
the $5K Limit Hold 'em event. In 2005, he made
four final tables at the WSOP and won his
seventh bracelet in the $2,000 No-Limit
Hold'em tournament where he had Cyndy Violette
beaten in finishing heads up.
He have had great success playing in Las
Vegas. Most of his top finishes have been at
Bellagio or the WSOP and he is currently the
only player on the Top Ten All-Time money
lists for those two venues.
When not playing poker, he's listening to
music or playing tennis.
He has a record of success:
Seven WSOP bracelets:
- No-limit Hold'em 2005
- Omaha 2003
- Limit Hold´em 1993
- Limit Hold´em 1994
- No Limit deuce-to-Seven Lowball
- No Limit Hold´em 2001
Other notable finishes include:
- World Series of Poker 1998, 2nd place
- Pot Limit Holdem 2002 3rd place
- No limit Holdem 2003 3rd place
Daniel Negreanu
 Daniel
was born in Toronto Canada in 1974 by Romanian
parents. Here are some personal facts about
Daniel:
He lives in Las Vegas and has a passion for
his town. He is unmarried. He started playing
poker at age 15 and enjoys movies and reggae
music. He also plays a lot of golf. His main
ambition in life is to find the women of his
dreams and start a family and to continue to
be successful in Poker.
Instead of going to school, he quit when he
was 18 and started playing poker full time. He
went to Vegas and in the beginning of his
career he failed the game. He decided that he
needed to study the game in order to be
successful. It paid off. In 1999, he reached
the finals in Foxwoods and WSOP the following
year. Today, he plays in the biggest cash
prize tournaments and has won major poker
tournaments. He was announced the player of
the year in 2004. Daniel has written books
about Poker and is considered one of the most
prestigious players today. In WSOP 2004 he won
money in 6 tournaments and won Event 15 -
going away with $169,100.
Some of Daniel's Results:
- 6 WSOP bracelets
- 1997: Best All Around Player, World
Poker Finals.
- 1998: WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em at age 23.
First WSOP event ever played. .
- 2002: Legends of Poker 2002 Event # 5 7-
Card Stud, 1st
- 2002: Legends of Poker 2002 Event #
Omaha Hi/Lo, 1st
- 2002: Legends of Poker 2002 Event #
Omaha Hi/Lo split, 2nd
- 2002: Legends of Poker 2002 Event # No
Limit Holdem, 1st
- 2002: Hall of Fame Poker Classic, Limit
Holdem, 1st
- 2002: Four Queens Poker Classic, Limit
Holdem, 2nd
- 2002: World Series of Poker, Limit Hold
'em Shootout, 6th
- 2003: World Series of Poker, S.H.O.E,
1st
- 2004: Caribbean Adventure, No-Limit
Hold'em, 3rd
- 2004: Five Diamond World Poker Classic
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