50 Joe Hachem (Australia) EPT , WSOP (1 Title) , WSOPE , WPT ( 1 Title)

Love him or hate him he now rates as Australia's top ranking poker player even though other's would argue that players like Mel Judah or Antanas Guoga are better allround players than Hachem.
I cringed watching the coverage of his performance at the WSOP Main Event in 2008 as he bad mouthed some of the amateur players and sucked out badly twice when all in.
The top pro's often berate the play of amateurs but what irks me is that Hachem was an amateur also until his big breakthrough.

Hachem is now one of the most famous poker players in the world who made his big breakthrough at the World Series of Poker whilst still an amateur player.He had been playing many years as an enthusiastic amateur in Melbourne, Australia.His biggest cash before the WSOP in 2005 was under $4k USD before he played well in a smaller event for a cash of $25k USD then going on to win $7.5 million USD in the Main Event.
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Started Playing Live:1999
Year Turned Pro:2006
Favourite Games: NL Hold Em,
Style: TAG (Sometimes too tight)
Biggest Win:$7.5m USD WSOP Main Event 2005.
PokerProfiler Notes:Joe is a fierce competitor who wants to be known as a good poker player and gain the respect of his peers he has certainly achieved this over the past 4 years.
Winnings $10.7m USD
Nickname:


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37 Peter Eastgate (Denmark) WSOP (1 Bracelet), EPT.

Before 2008 Peter was mainly a cash game player. His entry and subsequent last man standing feat of the 'November Nine' has meant that Peter has now shot past Gus Hansen as Denmark's biggest winner. Peter is making up for lost time after his big win and can regularly be seen in the PartyPoker televised leagues.He also managed a respectable 84th at the EPT Caribbean Adventure back in January.
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Started Playing Live:2005
Year Turned Pro:2006 Cash Games. 2008 on Tournament Circuit.
Favourite Games: NL Hold Em.
Style: Solid player - TAG. Occasional LAG moves.
Biggest Win:$9.1m USD.The Main Event at the 2008 WSOP.
PokerProfiler Notes:Peter managed to beat the record of youngest ever WSOP Main Event winner (held previously by Phil Hellmuth) when he won the World Series at the age of 22.
Winnings $ 9.7m USD
Nickname:Not Known

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36 Doyle Brunson (USA) WSOP (10 Bracelets), WSOPE, WPT (1 Title).

One of the true legends of poker. He made his way over to Europe to play in the WSOPE events in 2008 and I had the privelage of being on the next table to him in the HORSE event at the Casino at the Empire.He is one of the few pros who has his own site. (see link above). You can also play Todd Brunson, Mike Caro and other famous players. The poker site will likely boom in popularity if the UIGEA bill gets changed in the US and you will see thousands of players getting back to what they like doing particularly as the WSOP starts in a few months.
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Started Playing Live:Way back in the good 'ol days.
Year Turned Pro:Grinder from the 1960's.
Favourite Games: NL Hold Em, Every variant you can think of.
Style: Cash Game expert with a great tournament record. Doyle has his own style.
Biggest Win:10 Bracelets at the WSOP.1 WPT Title.
PokerProfiler Notes:Known for some great quotes over the years. "Some poker players drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle."
Winnings $5.5m USD (Live Tournaments only)
Nickname:Texas Dolly

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16 Scotty Nguyen ( USA & Vietnam) WSOP (5 bracelets) , WPT.

One of the characters of World poker. More likely to see him in Vegas than in Europe.
Winner of the main Event in 1998 and 'only' won $1m for his efforts.Scored his biggest win last year by winning the $50k HORSE event which was stacked full of top professionals.

Started Playing Live:1987
Year Turned Pro:1992
Favourite Games: NL Hold Em,HORSE, Solid at all variants.
Style: TIIIGHT but good.
Biggest Win:$1.9m USD WSOP $50k HORSE
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Nickname:Prince of Poker, The Train

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3 Praz Bansi (England) GUKPT (1 title) , WSOP(1 bracelet) , EPT , WSOPE.

Praz made his breakthrough in 2006 when he won event 40 at the WSOP, where he outlasted 1099 players and took home a first prize of over $200,000 and a much coveted WSOP winners bracelet.

Started Playing Live:
Year Turned Pro:
Favourite Games: NL Hold Em.(Limit probably wouldn't suit his style)
Style: LAG
Biggest Win:$230k USD WSOP 1k NL Hold Em.
PokerProfiler Notes: Fearless player , will bet with 'air' if he thinks your weak
Winnings$750k + USD

In January 2007 he cemented his reputation as one of the UK’s fastest rising poker talents when he defeated 196 other players to win the inaugural GUKPT event in Bolton. He took home a first prize of over £75,000 for his efforts.Praz is part of a UK based poker crew who collectively call themselves ‘The Hit Squad.’ Fellow crew members include Bolton runner up Karl Mahrenholz, Jim Kerrigan, James Akenhead and brothers Sunny and Chaz Chattha.

PokerProfiler Random Fact: At the 2007 World Series Poker Stars gave out a DVD called "That's Poker" - It follows various poker players (mainly French) and there is a nice little cameo of Praz as he is bossing the table on his way to his bracelet win.

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