Tag Archive | "World Poker Tour"

Bill Edler

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Bill Edler started playing poker back in his law school days to get him through college. Edler attended the University of California-Berkley, but never actually took the bar exam. Edler stated that he never intended to be a lawyer, but still wanted the degree. After college, he moved to California where he became a prop [...]

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Steve Zolotow

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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Steve Zolotow is one of the more solid players that you will encounter on the professional poker circuit. He holds a Bachelors degree in Statistics and an MBA in Finance. As a result, he brings a very calculated approach to the poker table that has allowed him to finish strong in many poker tournaments all [...]

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John Juanda

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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John Juanda came to the United States in 1990 to go to college at Oklahoma State University. It wasn’t until he was in college that he took up poker. Most of his young life, he focused on his studies and being a track star. Juanda graduated from Oklahoma State University with degrees in Marketing and [...]

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Hilbert Shirey

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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Hilbert Shirey is a professional poker player out of Winter Haven, FL. Not much is known about the upbringing of this professional, but he has established quite a body of work in the poker world. He first exploded onto the poker scene in 1987 when he made two final tables at the World Series of [...]

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Perry Friedman

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Perry Friedman considers himself a semi-professional poker player. For those that don’t know the difference, a professional poker player is one that makes their money solely from poker. This is not the case with Friedman. Upon Graduating from Stanford University, he went to work with companies such as IBM, Oracle, and Digital Envoy. He then [...]

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Perry Green – Alaska’s Poker Guru

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Perry Green started his working life as a fur trader in Alaska. While he was at various polar outposts, he would play poker with Eskimos and work on honing his poker skills. He eventually took those skills to work at the poker tables in Las Vegas. Green had his first big success at the 1976 [...]

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Dewey Tomko

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Dewey Tomko started out playing poker like many other old school professionals, which was inside of a pool hall. By the time Tomko was in college, he was earning enough from playing poker to fund his college education. He attended Salem College and graduated with a degree in education. After college he started to teach [...]

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Layne “Back to Back” Flack

Monday, October 27, 2008

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Layne Flack started his poker playing career like many players, by working as a dealer in a casino. He used to play in his off hours from the casino and after a while he decided to take up playing full time. However, things in his life changed after the birth of his daughter Haley, and [...]

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Mike “The Mouth” Matusow

Saturday, October 25, 2008

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Mike “The Mouth” Matusow has had a life and a poker career that has been as turbulent as any in the history of poker. Mike started out as a dealer and a professional video poker player in his younger life but was introduced to Texas Holdem in 1989 by Steve Samaroff. Matusow experienced a lot [...]

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Joe Hachem

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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A former Chiropractor turned poker player, Joe Hachem came to the 2005 World Series of Poker to support his friend who has won a satellite to the Main Event. While there, Hachem entered the $1,000 No Limit Event and won $25,850. He finished 10th in the event to win $25,850. He then decided that instead [...]

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