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PROFILE Name: Matt Giannetti Age: 26 Hometown: Austin, Texas Online Handle: hazards21 Poker pro Matt Giannetti is a Longhorn through and through, but the 26-year old makes his home in Las Vegas, the Mecca of the poker world. Giannetti left the University of Texas in 2006 in order to focus on poker, where he played… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Eoghan O’Dea Age: 26 Hometown: Dublin, Ireland Online Handle: intruder123 Poker isn’t a hobby in the O’Dea family. It’s a legacy. Irishman Eoghan O’Dea followed in his father’s footsteps by reaching the final table of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event in July. The 26-year-old poker pro from Dublin amassed 33,925,000… Read more »
PROFILE Name: Martin Staszko Age: 35 Hometown: Trinec, Czech Republic Online Handle: filfedra Martin Staszko seemingly came out of nowhere to claim the chip lead going into the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. The pro from the Czech Republic takes 40,175,000 chips into November and is one of the more mysterious… Read more »
Tom Marchese is known by the online moniker “Kingsofcards” and makes his home in New Jersey. His lifetime tournament career earnings exceed $2.4 million and he was named the 2010 CardPlayer Player of the Year. His 2010 campaign will be remembered as the breakout year for a player that many had on their radars as… Read more »
Antanas Guoga, best known in the poker world as Tony G, is one of the most recognizable players in the world of poker. Known for his outlandish behaviour at the table, combined with natural ability, Tony G is one of the most successful Australian players in the world. Born in Lithuania, Tony moved to Australia… Read more »
In his thirteen-year poker career, John Hennigan has been just as successful as many of the top players in the game. He is recognized by his peers as an astute and difficult player, capable of anything on the felt. Even though he has this reputation, however, he is perhaps one of the most underrated players… Read more »
Frenchman Bruno “King” Fitoussi, born September 21, 1958 in Paris, can often be found playing in the biggest poker games in the world. But Fitoussi isn’t your regular high-stakes card shark. An architect by trade, Fitoussi was also a music producer before founding the consulting firm VIP Gaming, where he still holds a position as… Read more »
With lifetime winnings of over $4 million and two World Poker Tour championships, Victory Poker pro Jonathan “FieryJustice” Little should be no stranger to any poker player. Similar to many of today’s younger players, FieryJustice was introduced to online poker through playing Magic: The Gathering. The moment FieryJustice turned 18 he began playing online poker.… Read more »
Daniel “Jungleman12” Cates is taking the online poker world by storm. Only 20 years old, he has already won more money than most people will see in a lifetime. His current winnings exceed $2.2 million. In early 2008 he was playing heads up No Limit Hold’em with blinds of $.25/$.50. Within 10 months he had… Read more »
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Maria Ho moved to the United States with her family when she was four years old. As she grew up in Arcadia, California, it looked as if her future career would be in music, as she played piano and violin and sang. At the University of California, San Diego she sang… Read more »
Business owner Patrick Eskandar finished 20th in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and cashed for $317,000. The windfall marked his first in the money finish in a WSOP tournament. On his final hand in the $10,000 buy-in event, Eskandar moved all-in for his last 845,000 in chips. He received not one,… Read more »
Longtime poker pro Hasan Habib posted a deep run in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and finished in 14th for $500,000. A resident of Downey, California, Habib was born in Pakistan and is a former tennis champion. Habib took down a coveted WSOP bracelet in 2004 after winning a $1,500 Seven… Read more »
Adam “Roothlus” Levy is a longtime member of the online poker community and is a sponsored pro of the USA-friendly site UB.com. 2010 marked a monumental run in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for the soccer aficionado. In 2008, he took 48th in the $10,000 buy-in tournament for $135,000 and nearly blasted… Read more »
Redmond Lee is a 24 year-old online poker professional that hails from London, England and finished 21st in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $317,000. A cash game specialist, Lee has used his experience in deep-stacked play to his advantage during the 2010 Championship Event. Lee entered play on Day 7… Read more »
*** Poker News Daily caught up with John Dolan for an exclusive video interview. *** Young online pro John Dolan is not afraid of putting his money where his mouth is, and he has been rewarded for his courage with remarkable success. Dolan took sixth in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event… Read more »
Denmark has given the world a Main Event winner already, when young Peter Eastgate won it in 2008; and a highly entertaining poker powerhouse in Gus Hansen, poker bad boy and favorite guest of televised poker shows. 2010 Main Event 25th place finisher Mads Wissing could turn out to be a bit of both: an… Read more »
The final player standing from the PartyPoker stable in 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Gianni DiRenzo is stepping into previously unknown territory in the world of poker. DiRenzo, who was one of two Italians remaining in the 2010 WSOP Main Event with 30 players to go – the other is Filippo Candio… Read more »
Slovakian Dag Palovic is a full-time poker player, impresario, and author. The Bratislava resident is the President of the Slovak Poker Sport Federation and one of the main organizers of World Poker Tour (WPT) stops in his hometown of Bratislava. Palovic, also known as “Lucky D,” started playing poker relatively recently – in 2007 –… Read more »
Matthew Jarvis of Surrey, British Columbia took eighth place in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event title. He earned $1,045,743. Prior to the WSOP Main Event, Jarvis was a regular in the Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza tournament series, registering several cashes. Jarvis entered the 2010 WSOP November Nine fifth in chips with… Read more »
Young Filippo Candio is following the footsteps of his countryman Dario Minieri, and not just because he favors striped sweaters. The 25-year-old stems from Cagliari, Italy, and his main strength is in tournament play – both online and live – since it is the only form of poker that is legally accepted in the European… Read more »
Michiel Sijpkens, a Logistics student from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, won his seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event via a $33 rebuy on PokerStars just six weeks after his 21st birthday. A victory for Sijpkens in the 2010 Main Event would have made him the tournament’s youngest champion, resetting the record… Read more »
Playing in only his fourth live poker tournament, Cuong “Soi” Nguyen of Santa Ana, California was determined to leave his mark on the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event with his aggressive style and strong reads. Throughout the tournament, Nguyen built his stack through a number of aggressive big-stack plays, putting pressure on… Read more »
Katy, Texas native David Baker, confused by many with online poker stud David “Bakes” Baker, was seated at the feature table on Day 7 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Despite squaring off against the menacing lineup that included John “$JMONEY$” Racener, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, bracelet winner Hasan Habib, Matt… Read more »
One of the players who can truly be called a “grinder,” Ronnie Bardah has been able to realize his poker playing dreams by driving deep in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. He took 24th in the high-stakes Las Vegas poker tournament, pocketing $317,000. The 26 year old Stoneham, Massachusetts professional traditionally… Read more »
A married father of one, Duy Le hails from San Jose, California. Prior to his monumental run in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, where he finished 13th, Le had scored just one in they money finish on WSOP felts. That cash came in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament and was… Read more »
