In 2004, John participated in the annual Jack Binion World Poker Open. He competed in two events of the tournament and obtained significant earnings. He also competed in the Festa al Lago II $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em event and made an impressive 1st place finish. In 2005, John participated in the World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic. He competed in the $2,425 No-Limit Hold’em and achieved 1st place. He was able to bring home a superb amount of $300,000. After this, he participated in the 2006 five-Star World Poker Classic. He competed in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em event and was able to secure a runner-up finish. 2008 was a successful year for John. He participated in the World Series of Poker and competed in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em event. John amazed the crowd as he won his first ever World Series of Poker bracelet. He was also able to take home $430,000 for the event. Later, John competed in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event. He was able to obtain his second World Series of Poker, and grabbed an amount of $150,000. John also participated in the World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup IV $15K No-Limit Hold’em event  and was able to make it to the final table. He battled fierce competitors in the 2008 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker $9,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event. He was able to receive an impressive $1,000,000. His successful campaign hailed him as 2008 “Player of the Year” for both CardPlayer and Bluff.

David’s exposure to poker was cultivated in his college years. What started out as a hobby began to grow into passion and excitement for David. He learned the game as much as he can and read more about it. He played the game when there was enough free time. One day, he left school and decided to play poker as a profession, David engaged in games that involved around $300 to $600. Soon, he would compete in major live tournaments that required bigger buy-ins. David was able to make a convincing third place finish in the 2003 Borgata Poker Open $5,000 No-limit Holdem Championship. This experience helped David improve his game more, and later on he participated in the 2006 World Poker Tour No-limit Holdem Event. He made a very impressive 3^rd place finish and gained a lot of praise. David continues to compete in online and live tournaments and never fails to surprise everyone.

David is not only a highly-talented player, but a well-rounded person as well. He spends his time playing golf, or simply swinging in the driving range. David is also fond of reading and traveling around the world. Outside the poker room, David is a very humble person. Presently, David has a wife and three kids whom he spends as much time to be with them as he can. David is a complete poker player and a family man.

Raul traveled to Las Vegas and started to cultivate a passion in casino games, specifically in Backgammon. After a while of playing backgammon, Raul became more interested in poker, and started learning and understanding the game. He became very engrossed in online poker, and learned No-limit Holdem and Pot-limit Omaha Sit & Gos.

Soon, Raul started to play in live tournaments and began to impress a lot of people. He was able to carry himself and fit among the professional ranks in 2003. He managed to make it to the Hall of Fame of poker in Brazil. Aside from his hometown, Raul traveled to the United States and gained lots of experience in poker. He participated in the  2004 World Series of Poker $3K No-limit Holdem event and gained satisfying earnings. He also participated in the 2006 World Poker Classic $25K and was able to walk away with $73K. Raul had a unique style that captivated audiences. He always played aggressively and intimidated opponents. He is one of the most respected players in the world of poker. Raul strikes a balance between agressiveness and intelligence, which is an essential quality for every player who aspires to succeed.

Adam resigned from his bookmaking job and decided to play poker on a part-time basis. He stilll does journalistic work and writes for the poker informational site TheHendonMob.com. Poker has become a life passion which instantly convinced him to play professional poker. Adam is a talented poker player yet a very simple person. The British man is obssessed with football and supports the Arsenal Football Club.

Adam learned the game as much as he can and participated in tournaments to gain experience. He engaged his time in No-limit Holdem and HORSE. Adam improved his game and after a while, he started participating in tournaments that involved higher stakes. Soon, Adam joined the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event and was able to reach 209^th place. He won $50K in the tournament. Adam’s moment finally came when he qualified for the 2008 Full Tilt Poker Million Pound Challenge in London. Out of the 79 players, Adam was able to endure and emerge as the victor of the tournament. Later, Adam engaged in three heads-up matches with Full-tilt Poker Professionals. The  victor who wins all three matches was rewarded an enormous £1 million. Adam won two out of three, where he beat Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson. Though Roland de Wolde won one of the heads-up matches, Adam still won the competition and garnered £200,000. Adam continues to motivate himself and keep improving his game. Soon, he will rank among one of the hall of famers in the world of poker.

However, Phil’s hobby was growing more persistent – poker was seemingly his calling, and he had the urge to play poker as a professional, full time. When he did, he played big. Phil finished fourth during the WSOP Championship back in 2001 and his proceeding victories took the poke world by storm. In 2002, he was able to enter the coveted final table of two championships. He made waves both on the internet and in land casinos. He was invited by the biggest names to join by-invitation tournaments and his winning streak amazed everyone. Phil continues to play professional poker up to this day, practicing daily to keep his skills sharp.

Like most players, Andy’s initial goal for engaging in gambling was to finance his studies. This was the gap between his graduation from MIT and his initial year at Harvard Law School. Obviously, such a prestigious degree doesn’t come cheap, and Andy needed to work his way through school. He paid his way through Harvard by playing heavy blackjack. Of course, this was aside from doing homework, designing computer chips on the side, and practicing with the MIT blackjack team. The big surprise and the main irony here is that in financing his education, he found a new career path altogether! Andy insists that his newfound career in the form of professional poker playing is deeply rooted in mathematics, hence he’s applying what he learned from MIT. He had no intentions of making this a long-term endeavor, but it was just too lucrative to give up. Not everyone is blessed with the skills needed for a victorious poker tournament, so Andy should definitely hold on to it for as long as he can – this is a once in a lifetime experience, after all.

Sometimes aggressive and sometimes passive, Gus does a good job of confusing his opponents and uses this to his advantage. Because of his unique playing style, he can convince his opponents to raise, call or even play all in whether he has the best hand or worst hand out of everyone else. A celebrity in his own right, Gus has already won three of the prestigious World Poker Tours, making it to the Walk of Fame back in the year 2004. The very same year, he was voted as one of People Magazine’s 50 Sexiest Men Alive in the world. Living in Monte Carlo, Gus is single and definitely not looking to get tied down anytime soon.

Allen is one of the youngest poker players who has achieved such an amazing level of success. Only 30 years old, his total winnings from poker amount to 9.86 million US dollars – a net worth of almost 10 million, and he’s only on his third decade on earth! That amount came from finishing in first place 16 times. With his numerous awards from prestigious poker tournaments, this college student turned professional poker player proved to the world that his decision was absolutely right. He has no less than 5 World Series of Poker Bracelets under his belt, each for a different game. These include Seven Card Stud, Deuce to Seven Lowball, No Limit Texas Hold’em and Pot Limit Texas Hold’em.

Motivated by the positive results, he started joining more and more small tournements around the country. Soon, he found his confidence increasing as stradily as his net worth did. He was successful in his endeavors and up to this day holds the title of being the best Omaha Eight or Better player in the world. He has made the final table, won the WSOP Bracelet, finished second place in WSP, and consistently finishes among the top players of poker tournaments. He may be raking in millions from playing professional poker, but his personal life took a toll because of his gambling lifestyle. Mike found himself in prison because of drugs in the year 2005. Currently, he is rebuilding his life as a drug free poker player with the help of close friends and poker colleagues.