Poker Player Tag
Online Poker Players
Vanessa Rousso
May 12, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Female Poker Players, Poker Player, poker pro, Poker Stars, Poker Stars.com, Pokerstars.com, PokerStars.net, Vanessa Rousso
Nickname: The Lady Maverick
Current Residence: Hobe Sound, Fla. & Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: February 5, 1983
Birth Place: White Plains, N.Y.
Poker Room: Poker Stars
Interesting Facts
Won the $5,000 NLHE Event at the Borgata Poker Open in September 2006
Is dating fellow pro Chad Brown
Took ...
Nick Schulman
Apr 17, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Nick Schulman, Poker Player, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro
Nickname: Takeover
Current Residence: New York, N.Y.
Interesting Facts
Schulman began playing at the age of 18, turned professional at 19, and at age 21 won the fourth season World Poker Tour (WPT) World Poker Finals poker tournament.
He also became the youngest winner of a WPT event.
Less than a month later, Schulman finished 4th in the World Series of Poker circuit event in Atlantic City ...
Michael Mizrachi
Apr 15, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, Michael Mizrachi, Poker Player, world poker tour, World Poker Tour Pro
Nickname: The Grinder
Current Residence: Hollywood, Fla.
Birth Date: January 5, 1981
Birth Place: Miami, Fla., United States
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
Left college to play poker full time
Rose through the ranks playing online
Travels the tournament circuit with his family in a tour bus
In January ...
Maciek Gracz
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro Player, WPT Player, WSOP Player, Maciek Gracz, Poker Player, poker pro, WPT, WSOP
Nickname: The Kid
Current Residence: Raleigh, N.C.
Birth Date: October 23, 1980
Birth Place: Warsaw, Poland
Interesting Facts
Was named Card Player Magazine "Breakthrough Player of the Year" in 2005
Winner of the 2005 Party Poker Million
Won a major WPT event as well as a WSOP bracelet in 2005
Gracz's first major victory was in the ...
Lee Watkinson
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: WSOP Player, Full Tilt Poker, Lee Watkinson, Poker Player, poker pro, WSOP
Current Residence: Tacoma, Wash.
Birth Place: Cheney, Wash.
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
2007 WSOP Main Event eight-place finisher
Named Player of the Year in 2004 by CardPlayer Magazine
At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Watkinson finished 2nd in the $5,000 pot limit Omaha event. He also finished in the money of that year's $10,000 no limit Texas ...
Layne Flack
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: WPT Player, WSOP Player, Full Tilt Poker, Layne Flack, Poker Player, poker pro, WSOP
Nickname: Back-to-Back Flack
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: May 18, 1969
Birth Place: Rapid City, S.D.
Poker Room: Poker Stars
Interesting Facts
Mentored by Johnny Chan
Five-time WSOP bracelet winner
Winner of the 2002 WPT Celebrity Invitational
He met up with Johnny Chan who helped him improve his ...
Kenny Tran
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: WSOP Player, Full Tilt Poker, Kenny Tran, Poker Player, poker pro, WSOP
Nickname: The Kid
Current Residence: Downey, Calif.
Interesting Facts
He began playing tournaments in 1999 and has eight career World Series of Poker cashes.
Tran made the final table of the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Event at the 2007 WSOP. He finished in 5th and won $444,000. In that same year he had his highest finish in the Main Event, finishing in 16th and earning $381,000. He also finished ...
Kathy Liebert
Mar 31, 2009 by Susan George » TAGS: Poker Pro. WSOP, WSOP Player, Female Poker Players, Poker Player, poker pro, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Pro, WSOP, WSOP Poker Pro
Nickname: PokerKat
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: October 1, 1967
Birth Place: Nashville, Tenn.
Interesting Facts
World Series of Poker bracelet winner
Blue belt in Karate
Business degree from Marist College
Winner of the inaugural PartyPoker.com Million event
She has made five World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables ...
Patrik Antonius
Nov 25, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: EPT Player, WSOP Player, EPT, Full Tilt Poker, Partik Antonius, Poker Player, poker pro
Nickname: I_Knockout_U, Finddagrind, try_hrdr_fish_Luigi66369
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev. & Monte Carlo, Monaco
Birth Date: December 13, 1980
Birth Place: Vantaa, Finland
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
Has an ongoing friendly rivalry with poker buddy Gus Hansen.
He was mentored by Marcel ...
Phil Ivey
Nov 24, 2008 by Susan George » TAGS: WPT Player, WSOP Player, Full Tilt Poker, Phil Ivey, Poker Player, poker pro, WPT
Phil Ivey
Nickname: Tiger Woods of Poker
Current Residence: Atlantic City, N.J.
Birth Date: February 1, 1976
Birth Place: Riverside, California, United States
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker
Interesting Facts
Five WSOP bracelets before the age of 30.
World Poker Tour Champion.
Tied with Phil ...
