Best Professional Poker Players – Page №10
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Jason Sagle August 22, 2019Jason Sagle Jason Sagle is one of the best poker players who reached the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in Las Vegas, finishing…
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Jamie Gold August 22, 2019Jamie Gold Current ResidenceMalibu, CA, USABornAugust 25, 1969Birth PlaceParamus, NJ, USATotal Winnings$12.592.641 Of all the World Series of Poker Main Event Champions, Jamie Gold may be the one whose taken…
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James Woods August 22, 2019James Woods Current ResidenceLos Angeles, CA, USABornApril 18, 1947Birth PlaceVernal, Utah, USATotal Winnings$392.758 With memorable roles in such gambling-themed films as Casino and The Gambler, it’s no wonder that James Woods has found…
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James Mackey August 22, 2019James Mackey Current ResidenceColumbia, MO, USABornFebruary 1, 1986Birth PlaceKansas City, MO, USATotal Winnings$4.514.431 If Doyle Brunson weren’t still alive, some might say he’s been reincarnated in the latest young gun…
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Jack Straus August 22, 2019Jack Straus Current ResidenceDeceasedBornJune 16, 1930Birth PlaceSan Antonio, TX, USATotal Winnings$830.269 Jack Straus once said, “If they had wanted you to hold onto money they would have made it with…
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Ivan Demidov August 22, 2019Ivan Demidov Current ResidenceMoscow, RussiaBornSeptember 17, 1981Birth PlaceMoscow, RussiaTotal Winnings$6.915.800 No one was more shocked than Ivan Demidov on July 15, 2008. In the early hours of the morning, the…
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Humberto Brenes August 22, 2019Humberto Brenes Current ResidenceMiami Lakes, FL, USABornMay 8, 1951Birth PlaceSan Jose, Costa RicaTotal Winnings$6.181.560 Next time you’re in a poker tournament, take a good look around the table. If you’re…
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Huck Seed August 22, 2019Huck Seed Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornJanuary 15, 1969Birth PlaceSanta Clara, CA, USATotal Winnings$7.649.865 If Huckleberry Seed, more known as Huck Seed, isn’t an all-time great name for a poker…
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Howard Lederer August 22, 2019Howard Lederer Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornOctober 30, 1964Birth PlaceConcord, NH, USATotal Winnings$6.582.745 Born in Concord, N.H., in 1964, Howard Lederer was raised in a family of academics with a…
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Gus Hansen August 22, 2019Gus Hansen Current ResidenceCopenhagen, DenmarkBornFebruary 13, 1974Birth PlaceHavdrup, DenmarkTotal Winnings$10,278,251 Facts Nicknames: Gattling Gus, The Poker Tramp, Gamblin’ Gus, Mad Gus, The Great Dane. Former backgammon player. One of three…
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Gavin Smith August 22, 2019Gavin Smith Current ResidenceDeceasedBornSeptember 4, 1968Birth PlaceGuelph Ontario, CA, USATotal Winnings$6.321.096 Gavin Smith was a really fun dude. Maybe even too much fun, at times. But there’s no doubt he brought…
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Erik Seidel August 22, 2019Erik Seidel Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornNovember 6, 1959Birth PlaceNew York, NY, USATotal Winnings$41.518.397 No matter how many poker tournaments Erik Seidel wins – and he’s won plenty – he likely won’t…
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Erick Lindgren August 22, 2019Erick Lindgren Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornAugust 11, 1976Birth PlaceBurney, CA, USATotal Winnings$10.595.734 One of poker’s original “Young Guns,” Erick Lindgren is now part of a player faction settling into…
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Doyle Brunson August 22, 2019Doyle Brunson ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornAugust 10, 1933Birth PlaceLongworth, TX, USADiedMay 14, 2023 (aged 89), Las Vegas, NV, USAWSOP Bracelets10Total Winnings$6,176,737 It looks like Doyle Brunson might remain stalled at 10…
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Don Baruch August 22, 2019Don Baruch Current ResidenceTampa FL, USABornSeptember 5, 1962Birth PlaceTampa, FL, USATotal Winnings$267.556 Cue the music from an old western movie and visions of cowboys facing off in the desert. They’re…
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Greg Raymer August 22, 2019Greg Raymer Current ResidenceStonington, CN, USABornNovember 30, 1963Birth PlaceMinot, ND, USATotal Winnings$8.109.921 Forgive Greg Raymer, if you can, for his poor choice in eyewear. He still has plenty of redeeming qualities,…
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Shannon Elizabeth August 22, 2019Shannon Elizabeth Current ResidenceLos Angeles, CA, USABornSeptember 7, 1973Birth PlaceHouston, TX, USATotal Winnings$245,866 Perhaps best known for her starring turn in Hollywood’s American Pie series of teen comedies, Shannon Elizabeth…
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Dennis Phillips August 21, 2019Dennis Phillips Current ResidenceCottage Hills, IL, USABornDecember 1, 1954Birth PlaceCottage Hills, IL, USATotal Winnings$6.008.409 By all accounts, Dennis Phillips is a pretty decent guy. Ask anyone in his local poker…
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David Williams August 21, 2019David Williams Current ResidenceDallas, TX, USABornJune 9, 1980Birth PlaceDallas, TX, USATotal Winnings$9.141.120 It just might be the poker world’s worst-kept secret: David Williams is kind of geeky. The young gun…
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David Sklansky August 21, 2019David Sklansky Current ResidenceLas Vegas, NV, USABornDecember 22, 1947Birth PlaceHackensack, NJ, USATotal Winnings$1.409.667 If you scan the bookshelf of any serious poker player, one author that will keep popping up…
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David Benyamine August 21, 2019David Benyamine Current ResidenceHenderson, NV, USBornJuly 5, 1972Birth PlaceParis, FranceTotal Winnings$8.210.746 David Benyamine enjoys the status of being France’s number-one poker player in terms of earnings. His winnings for 2004…
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Dan Harrington August 21, 2019Dan Harrington Current ResidenceSanta Monica, CA, USABornDecember 6, 1945Birth PlaceCambridge, MA, USATotal Winnings$6.639.002 Although “Action” Dan Harrington tends to shy away from the public spotlight, he has quietly carved out…
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Christer Johansson August 21, 2019Christer Johansson Current ResidenceMalmö, SwedenBornJuly 30, 1970Birth PlaceMalmö, SwedenTotal Winnings$2.161.899 A charming anecdote illustrates Chris Johansson’s start in poker. When only ten years old, he was playing poker with his…
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Joe Hachem August 21, 2019Joe Hachem Current ResidenceMelbourne, AustraliaBornMarch 11, 1966Birth PlaceMelbourne, AustraliaTotal Winnings$12.737.465 First, there was Chris Moneymaker. Then came Greg Raymer. As poker exploded into the the mainstream consciousness after Chris Moneymaker’s…