Thuan "Scotty" Nguyen (born October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam)  is a Vietnamese American professional poker player. Nguyen is one of the most active players in professional poker today, and from 2000 to 2004 he finished in the money in more than 100 events. He won the 1998 World Series of Poker main event and has 4 WSOP bracelets overall.

Lee Watkinson (born October 18, 1966) is an American professional poker player, originally from Cheney, Washington. At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Watkinson finished 2nd in the $5,000 pot limit Omaha event. He also finished in the money of that year's $10,000 no limit Texas hold 'em main event, finishing 113th. Watkinson made back-to-back World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables during its third season. The first time he finished 2nd to Eli Elezra, …

Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner.

Massimiliano Pescatori (born 1971? in Milan) is an Italian professional poker player. Pescatori is a regular on the poker tournament scene, often placing high in Card Player Magazine's Player of the Year Race. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994 and began playing seven card stud at the Luxor Hotel, eventually shifting his focus to hold'em when he found it to be more profitable. In 1998 he was mentored by Valter Farina, …

David Sklansky (born 1947, in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a professional poker player and author. Sklansky is generally considered a top authority on gambling. He has written many books on poker, blackjack, and general gambling. His book, the "Theory of Poker", is considered to be a quintessential poker primer. Sklansky has won three World Series of Poker bracelets, two in 1982 ($800 Mixed Doubles, and $1000 Draw Hi) and one in 1983 ($1000 Limit Omaha Hi).

Mark Seif (born October 4 1967) is an American attorney and poker player from Lake Tahoe, California. Seif started playing poker at the age of 7 in his parents' home game, but did not gain public recognition until finishing 4th in the second ever World Poker Tour (WPT) event in August 2002. In May 2003, Seif had his first money finish in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the $3,000 no limit hold'em event, where he finished in 9th place.

Cyndy Violette (born 19 August 1959 in Queens, NY) is an American professional poker player. Cyndy often played poker with family members as a child. Her family relocated to Las Vegas when she was 12 years old; Cyndy took to playing casino poker once she reached the legal age. She spent a short time as a casino employee, working as a blackjack and poker dealer.

Tom Schneider (born December 24, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional poker player from Phoenix, Arizona. Schneider was a certified public accountant and former president and chief financial officer for three Arizona companies before beginning his poker career in 2002. He is the author of the book "Oops! I Won Too Much Money: Winning Wisdom from the Boardroom to the Poker Table" which provides lessons for both poker and business.

Alex Kravchenko (born April 21, 1971 in Arhangelsk, USSR) is a professional poker player based in Moscow, Russia. He started playing poker in 1997. In the 2007 World Series of Poker he cashed 6 times including the reaching the final table at the Main Event and the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event where he won a WSOP bracelet. As of 2007 his total earnings exceed $563,900.

Blair Rodman (born April 5 in Troy, New York) is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rodman has been playing poker professionally since 1985 when he quit his job dealing craps. Rodman has had numerous finishes in the money at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in hold'em, seven-card stud and Omaha poker tournaments. In March 2005, Rodman made his first World Poker Tour (WPT) final table, …

Steve Zolotow is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He was one of the regulars at the famed Mayfair Club. Zolotow has been on the poker circuit since 1988, when he finished in 5th place in that year's World Series of Poker $2500 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. In the years to come, he would earn bracelets for winning the 1995 Chinese Poker tournament (which also featured Doyle Brunson and Howard Lederer), …

Rafael Perry is a professional poker player originally from Russia. He has been playing professionally since 1992. In 2006, Perry represented Russia at the inaugural Intercontinental Poker Championship but was eliminated in the semi-finals. He came in 3rd place. July 18, 2006, Perry won his first World Series of Poker bracelet, along with over $200,000, in the $1,500 pot limit Omaha event. He dedicated his bracelet to his wife Merri.

Ever since he was five years old, Russ Hamilton has been following the gambling money. Introduced to the game by his father, he was making a pretty good living by the time he was in high school playing card games and running football pools. While attending college for a degree in electrical engineering, a conversation with a professor made him realize that he was making more money at cards than he ever would in the real world, …

Chris J. Reslock is a professional poker player from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Reslock most notable accomplishments include winning the 2005 WSOP Tournament Circuit Championship Event in no limit Texas hold 'em ($335,235), Coming in second in 2005 Trump Classic No Limit Hold'em Championship ($126,000) and first in the $5,000 World Championship seven-card stud event at the 2007 World Series of Poker ($258,453) winning him his WSOP bracelet.

Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles (born 1972) is an American professional poker player. A former computer scientist, Witteles made poker his full-time pursuit in 2003. Primarily a cash game player, Witteles entered his first tournament at the 2005 World Series of Poker, where he played the $1500 Limit Texas hold 'em event. He finished in third place out of a field of 1,049 entrants, with the final table being shown on ESPN.

Walter Clyde Pearson (January 29, 1929 in Tennessee - April 12, 2006) was an American professional poker player. Pearson grew up in Tennessee in a large family with nine siblings. He got his nickname "Puggy" from a childhood accident that left him with a disfigured nose at the age of 12. He dropped out of school in the 5th grade, and at the age of 17 he joined the United States Navy, where he served three terms. Already known as one of the best pool players in the world, …

Minh "Pokerhost" Nguyen (born May 15) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player, residing in Bell Gardens, California. Nguyen learned to play poker from his cousin Men Nguyen and has gone on to become a regular on the poker tournament circuit since 1999. Nguyen finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event at the 2002 World Series of Poker (WSOP), earning $40,000.

James "Mason" Richburg is a professional poker player from Long Beach, California. Richburg has won two World Series of Poker bracelets. The first came in the razz championship in 2006. He won his second in the $2500 HORSE event in 2007. As of 2007, Richburg's total live tournament winnings exceed $475,000.

An Tran (born July 29 1952 in Saigon) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player, now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tran began playing poker in the mid-1970s and first finished in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in 1989 in the $2,000 no limit hold'em event. In the same year he finished 24th in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event. Tran has made numerous final tables since then, and won a WSOP bracelet in the 1991 $1,500 pot limit Omaha event, …

Brian "Sailor" Roberts was an American professional poker player. Before becoming a poker professional Roberts was a rounder and traveled the country looking for games along with other legends such as Doyle Brunson and Amarillo Slim. In addition to being a world class poker player, he was also a champion contract bridge player. Roberts won the 1975 World Series of Poker (WSOP) main event, gaining his second WSOP bracelet and $210,000.

John Spadavecchia is an American professional poker player from Lighthouse Point, Florida. Spadavecchia has been a regular on the poker tournament circuit since the 1980s, with his first finish in the money of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event coming in 1988 World Series of Poker in the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event where he finished 28th. He also finished 3rd in the same event in 1994.

Donnacha "The Don" O'Dea is an Irish professional poker player. Previously he was a keen swimmer, and represented Ireland in the 1968 Olympics. His mother was the stage and screen actress Siobhán McKenna. He made the final table of the WSOP Main Event in 1983 when he finished 6th in the event eventually won by Tom McEvoy and again in 1991. In 1998 he won a WSOP bracelet in Pot Limit Omaha.

Anthony Reategui is a professional poker player from Chandler, Arizona. A graduate from Chandler High School, Anthony worked at a Mesa, Arizona car washing facility before his poker career. He most notably place 2nd in the $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event and 1st in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout at the 2006 World Series of Poker. As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,200,000 and a WSOP bracelet.

David A. Ulliott (born 1 April, 1962 in Hull) is an English professional gambler and poker player. Formerly, Ulliott was a minor figure in the Hull underworld, but went on to become a World Series of Poker bracelet-winner, and a mainstay of televised poker. At the poker table, he is known for wearing orange-tinted prescription sunglasses, a sharp suit (or leather jacket) and gold knuckleduster rings reading "Devil" and "Fish", which he made himself.

Brian "Rookie" Wilson (born 1967?) is an American real estate developer and poker player, originally from Rockford, Illinois, now based in Fort Myers, Florida. Wilson won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2005 in the $5,000 pot limit hold'em event, defeating John Gale in the final heads-up confrontation to take home the $370,685 first prize. This was the first pot limit event Wilson had ever played. He has noted that this was event #20 at the WSOP, …

Bill Smith was a renowned professional poker player. Smith was a staple at the World Series of Poker during the 1980s. He was involved in three final tables of the main event. At the 1981 and 1986 WSOP he placed 5th, but at the 1985 World Series of Poker he won the bracelet, and $700,000. Smith died in 1997.

Willie "The Dice Man" Tann is an English professional poker player. Tann was born in Singapore and came to England to study law in the 1960's. Tann has numerous nicknames on the poker circuit. Although usually called "The Dice Man", he also goes by the monikers "'"The Governor" and "Mister Miyagi". Tann made one appearance on the original televised poker show Late Night Poker, …

Bob Stupak (born April 6, 1942 in Pittsburgh) is a well-known Las Vegas casino owner and entrepreneur. He is the son of Chester Stupak, a man who operated the longest running floating craps game in Pittsburgh. Once the younger Stupak reached legal age, he moved to Vegas and started a coupon book venture. He sold books full of two-for-ones and other items. Stupak later moved to Australia to pursue a similar business venture, …

Jack Straus (1930 - August 1988) was an American professional poker player. Straus began playing in World Series of Poker events in the early 1970s. He won the 1982 World Series of Poker main event, earning $520,000 and a second WSOP bracelet. Famously, Straus's 1982 win was a comeback after being down to a single $500 chip, supposedly the origin of the common tournament poker aphorism: "a chip and a chair." Although accounts vary, …

Hilbert Shirey is an American professional poker player. Shirey has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker and has also cashed in 20 other other WSOP events. Shirey won his first WSOP bracelet was in 1987 in a No Limit Hold'em event. His other two bracelets both came in the 1995, one in Pot Limit Hold'em and the other Pot Limit Omaha. In Rick Reilly's book Who's Your Caddy, Shirey is noted as "Hillstreet" in the Dewey Tomko chapter.

"Syracuse" Chris Tsiprailidis (born April 12 in Greece) is a professional poker player, based in Syracuse, New York. Before turning to poker as his career, Tsiprailidis worked as a chef and as a soccer player. Tsiprailidis has been attending the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since the early 1990s. He finished 2nd to Phil Hellmuth Jr in the $1,500 no limit hold'em event in 1993, and went on to win a WSOP bracelet in 2000 in the $3,000 limit hold'em event.

Dr. Max Stern is a professional poker player, pediatrician and author. He is the coauthor of "Championship Stud" together with Tom McEvoy and Linda Johnson. Stern contributed to the sections on Seven-card stud and Seven Card Stud (8 or better) tournament and ring game play. Stern is considered to be a Texas hold 'em, Seven Card Stud, and Omaha Hi/lo specialist. He has won three World Series of Poker bracelets. His basic poker philosophy is "In order to survive, …

Robert Turner is an American professional poker player based in Downey, California. Turner is known for introducing Omaha hold 'em into poker-playing circles. He introduced the game to Bill Boyd who offered it as a game at the Golden Nugget Casino (calling it "Nugget Hold'em".) Turner began playing in the 1970s and has won a Best All-Around Player Award at least once per decade since.

Rod Peate is a poker player from Downey, California In the 1983 World Series of Poker, Peate finished runner-up to Tom McEvoy in the Main Event. Since then, Peate has cashed in the Main Event three times: 1990, 1997, and 1998. In 1995, Peate earned a WSOP bracelet in Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. Peate still participates in tournaments, although a majority of his tournament cashes came back in the 1980s and 1990s. As of 2007, his total live tournament winnings exceed $850,000.

Maria Stern is a professional poker player. Maria Stern began playing poker in 1991 after traveling for years to various poker tournaments with her husband, professional poker player Max Stern. In 1992 she finished 4th in the World Series of Poker in the $1,000 Women's Seven-card Stud event. ln 1997 she won a bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event. At the 2007 WSOP Circuit Tournamant at Caesars Palace Las Vegas event No.

Hemish Shah (7 April 1968 - 5 September 2001) was an English stock broker before he became a professional poker player, and the winner of Late Night Poker series 4, where he beat the season 2 champion Simon "Aces" Trumper in the final heads-up confrontation. He won a World Series of Poker bracelet and $312,340 in 2001 for winning the $5,000 Limit Texas Hold-em event. During the event he had to leave the table as he was suffering from stomach cramps.