Apr 9th, 2009 | By SHK | Category: Phil Ivey

philiveyPhilip D. Ivey was born on February 1, 1976 in California. He is an American poker player who has five WSOP bracelets and one World Poker Tour Title in his bag. He has set a record of making the final table at the WPT eight times.

He enhanced his poker playing skills with his colleagues at a telemarketing firm in New Jersey. He is called with the name of “the Tiger Woods of Poker”. Now he focuses more on the cash games rather than the tournaments.

Besides poker, Ivey loves to play video games and golf. He is a big fan of Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers. He finished in the third place at the inaugural World Series of Golf!. And you thought poker players are good at cards only!

Apr 9th, 2009 | By SHK | Category: Doyle Brunson

doyle-brunsonAn iconic American poker player, Doyle F. Brunson was born on August 10, 1933. He has been on the poker table for more than 50 years. He is not just a great poker player but also an author of many influential books talking about his favorite game.

He is the proud winner of ten bracelets of the World Series of Poker. He is one of the four players to have won the Main Event at the World Series of Poker numerous times. Moreover, his name comes amongst the only five players to have won both the World Poker Tour title and the WSOP Main Event.

He has been rated as the most ‘influential force in the world of poker’ by the Bluff Magazine in its January 2006 edition.

Apr 9th, 2009 | By SHK | Category: Allen Cunningham

allenThe well known American poker player Allen Cunnigham was born on March 28, 1977. Before he decided to start playing poker professionally, he was studying civil engineering at UCLA. He started playing poker in the Indian casinos at the age of 18.

In 2005, he won the title of ESPN/Toyota Player of the Year. He loves to play online po0ker exclusively with Full Tilt Poker. His fellow players also voted him as the best all-around player under 35.

He won his fifth bracelet in the year 2007. After this, there has been no looking back and he has won a huge amount of cash price and various other titles including the Mega Match. His total winnings, at present, are more than $10,200,000.

Apr 3rd, 2009 | By SHK | Category: Phil Hellmuth

phil_hellmuthPhil Hellmuth is one of the three poker players who have won ten World Series of Poker bracelets. In 2007, he was inaugurated into the Poker Hall of Fame. He is one of the living legends who hold the record for most final tables cashes at the World Series of Poker.

He started learning poker while studying at the University of Wisconsin and eventually dropped out to play professionally. Phill Hellmuth was the youngest ever winner of the main event at the WSOP in 1984. Besides playing poker, he has also authored a book named “Play Poker Like the Pros”. It is a book for the beginners to learn how to play poker.

At present, his total winnings are more than $9 million.