Sometimes it is hard to come out of the shadow of a famous father, but in the case of Todd Brunson, he has done just that. Brunson dropped out of college at Texas Tech University just shy of his senior year to take up a career in poker. His father is the legendary Doyle Brunson, [...]
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Al Krux has been a professional poker player for over 30 years. He has been a face at the tables for many years and has been a face at some of the biggest final tables in history. Before getting into poker, he was a diamond merchant. Also, at one point in his career Krux did [...]
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Joe Awada was born in Lebanon and learned to play poker at an early age by learning Five Card Stud. He was forced to leave Lebanon in 1971 due to the rising tensions in the country. He was left in the U.S. to try and make a living to send money home to his family. [...]
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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 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 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 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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Howard “Tahoe” Andrew has had a poker career that has spanned over four decades. While most players are in their retirements looking back on the accomplishments of their life, Andrew is out winning poker tournaments. Tahoe first broke onto the poker scene at the 1976 World Series of Poker. He entered a tournament that used [...]
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Jeffrey Lisandro made his fortune in real estate investing before becoming a professional poker player. He was born in Perth, Austrailia but now lives in Salerno, Italy. Lisandro started his career off as primarily a high stakes cash game player. It is said that he would play the highest stakes in the world and would [...]
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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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