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Greg Raymer

“The Fossilman”
Greg Raymer was born in Lansing, Michigan in June of 1964. In 2004, he won the main event of the World Series of Poker, winning 5 million dollars, the most ever won in a tournament at that time.
Greg Raymer won his entry to the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event through an [...]

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Joseph Hachem

“The Black Prince”
Even though the year 2005 marked Joe Hachem’s first World Series of Poker, he is a professional poker player who has been playing poker for over 10 years.
Besides winning the WSOP bracelet in the main event, he also placed 10th in the 2005 WSOP.
In 2006, he made two final tables at smaller [...]

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Scotty Nguyen

“The Prince of Poker”
Thuan “Scotty” Nguyễn (born October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American professional poker player who is a five time Wolrd Series of Poker bracelet winner, most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship. Nguyen [...]

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Marcel Luske

“The Flying Dutchman”
Marcel Lüske (born March 23, 1953) is a professional poker player from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With the growing popularity of televised poker he has become a recognized celebrity, with his trademark style of wearing upside-down sunglasses, singing during play, and always wearing suits in an era when most players dress casually.
“Lüske is well [...]

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Gus Hansen

“The Great Dane”
Gustav Hansen (born February 13, 1974) is a famous Poker player from Denmark. In his poker career Hansen has won a record three World Poker Tour open titles, the 2007 Aussie Millions main event and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament. 
Hansen started playing poker  in Santa Cruz, [...]

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Daniel Negreanu

“Kid Poker”
” Daniel Negreanu (born July 26, 1974) is a Canadian professional poker player with four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles and won the poker Player of the Year award for 2004.” (Poker Listings)
He started playing poker when he was in High School, soon dropping out of [...]

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