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Johnny Chan
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A modern legend in side games and tournaments, Johnny's second World Championship was the highlight of the film, Rounders.
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Paul Darden
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Paul Darden was the 2001 Seven Card Stud World Champion. Originally from New Haven, CT, Paul was a successful nightclub owner and Rap promoter before discovering he had a true talent playing cards. Like many successful pros, Paul's genius is his ability to read his opponents’ cards.
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Annie Duke
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Annie Duke may look like the girl next door, but players beware; she’s a force to be reckoned with. Annie is one of the top all-time female money-winners in professional poker and one of only a few women to regularly play and win high-limit poker.
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Layne Flack
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Layne Flack, known as "Back-to-back Flack" for winning consecutive poker tournaments, is originally from Montana. A one-time casino manager, Layne Flack plays an ultra aggressive brand of poker that leaves opponents shaking their heads. Layne has won over a million dollars in tournament poker.
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Gus Hansen
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Gustav Hansen is a regular on the World Poker Tour. His style is as aggressive as they come, and leaves opponents reeling. From Copenhagen, Denmark, Gus, is also a former professional Backgammon player.
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Jennifer Harman-Traniello
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Jennifer Harman is considered by many to be the best woman poker player in the world. She first learned the game from her mother when she was only five years old. Since then, she has earned over half a million dollars playing poker.
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Phil Hellmuth
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Phil Hellmuth Jr. is a poker legend. He has been playing professionally since he was 18 years old, and has won over 5 million dollars as well as numerous titles. He considers his greatest strength to be his ability to read his opponents. He has written several books on poker.
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Phil Ivey
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Phil Ivey is originally from California. Phil is sometimes called the "Tiger Woods" of poker, though it is a moniker he is somewhat uncomfortable with. "Tiger is the best at his game. I’m not there, yet." However, his intense focus and uncanny ability to read opponents might make the comparison an eventual inevitability.
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Chip Jett
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Chip Jett is a hyper-aggressive player who states that his greatest strength at the table is the same as his greatest weakness... his fearlessness. Chip has achieved extraordinary success in 2003, reaching eleven final tables and securing three first-place finishes, most recently in the final event of the California State Championship currently the 4th ranked player in the world.
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John Juanda
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John Juanda is one of the hottest players on the tournament circuit today. A native of Indonesia, John Juanda has an MBA and was a Player of the Year runner-up last year.
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