Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. is an American professional poker player who has won a record fifteen World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), and he is a 2007 inductee of the WSOP's Poker Hall of Fame. Hellmuth is also known for his temperamental "poker brat" personality.
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand. Since 2002, the World Poker Tour has operated a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting playdown and the final table of each tournament.
David Anthony Williams is a professional poker player and popular Magic: The Gathering player who also competed on Season 7 of the popular FOX cooking show MasterChef, where he finished as co-runner-up.
Erik Seidel is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour title. He is married and has two daughters.
Juan Carlos Mortensen is an Ecuadorian professional poker player of Danish descent and the only South American Main Event winner of the World Series of Poker. Mortensen is known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style.
James Gary Bechtel is an American cotton farmer and poker player, now based in Gilbert, Arizona. He is best known for winning the 1993 Main Event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the time of his WSOP win, he lived in Coolidge, Arizona.
Michael Richard "Mike" Sexton is an American professional poker player and commentator. He is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.
Johnson "John" Juanda is an Indonesian-born American professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. He has won five World Series of Poker bracelets.
Lee Watkinson is an American professional poker player, originally from Longbranch, Washington.
Bon "John" Phan is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Stockton, California who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and is a winner and four time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.
Charidimos (Harry) Demetriou is a Greek Cypriot-British poker player.
John Hennigan is an American professional poker player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who, in his career, has won six World Series of Poker bracelets and a World Poker Tour (WPT) title.
Ronald Morris Rose was an American poker player from Dayton, Ohio, and a two time World Poker Tour (WPT) Champion with a World Series of Poker bracelet.
Chris Bigler is a Swiss retired businessman and poker player.
J. C. Tran is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, based in Sacramento, California.
Poker television programs had been extremely popular, especially in North America and Europe, following the poker boom. This has especially become the case since the invention of the "pocket cam" in 1997, which allows viewers at home to see each player's hole cards. However, viewership has been declining dramatically in recent years, due to laws that restricted online play in the United States.
Can Kim "CK" Hua is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a three-time final tablest at both the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and on the World Poker Tour (WPT) with over $2.7 million in earnings.
Maria Ho is a Taiwanese-American poker player and television host/commentator. One of the top ranked female poker players in the world, and a Women in Poker Hall of Fame inductee, she has over $4,000,000 in live tournament winnings.
John Esposito Jr is an American businessman and professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in Limit Hold'em. Esposito has 43 money finishes at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) including eight final tables and seven cashes in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Eugene Katchalov is an American professional poker player raised in Brooklyn, New York since age 10. He currently ranks #403 on the Global poker index, and has been ranked as high as number two. He is also 1st on the All-Time Money List in Ukraine.
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