Stu Ungar

Stu Ungar

male, deceased (1998)
Stuart Errol Ungar was a professional poker and gin rummy player, considered to be among the best in history at both games. He is the only...
Doyle Brunson

Doyle Brunson

male, 76 years old
Doyle Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50...
Chip Reese

Chip Reese

male, 58 years old
David Edward "Chip" Reese (born March 28 1951) is an American professional gambler from Centerville, Ohio. He suffered from rheumatic fever during...

Billy Baxter

male, 69 years old
Billy Baxter (born 1940) is an American professional poker player. He was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006. Born in Augusta, Georgia,...
Gus Hansen

Gus Hansen

male, 35 years old
Gustav Hansen (born February 13, 1974 outside Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional poker player who lives in Monaco.
Puggy Pearson

Puggy Pearson

male, deceased (2006)
Walter Clyde Pearson (January 29, 1929 in Tennessee - April 12, 2006) was an American professional poker player. Pearson grew up in Tennessee in a...
Oswald Jacoby

Oswald Jacoby

male, deceased (1984)
Oswald Jacoby (December 8, 1902 - June 27, 1984) was an American bridge expert and author, and is considered one of the greatest players of all...

Elwood T. Baker

male
In 1909, Elwood T. Baker invented Gin rummy, a two-player card game derived from the older game called Knock Rummy.
John Scarne

John Scarne

male, deceased (1985)
Orlando Carmelo Scarnecchia (March 4, 1903 - July 7, 1985) was born in Steubenville, Ohio and at some point anglicized his name to John Scarne...
Erin Ness

Erin Ness

female, 31 years old
Erin Ness is a rising star among the ladies of professional poker. She started learning and playing the game when she was a child in New Jersey....