Brandi Williams





Brandi Williams is widely recognized in the poker community as the sexy host of the hit series Ultimate Poker Challenge. Even though she shares co-hosting duties, it is apparent that the camera loves her, as she seems to get more air-time than anyone else.

Brandi Williams grew up in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania and after a stint as a cheerleader for the Arizona Cardinals she moved to Las Vegas in her early twenties. Brandi Williams has worked in television alongside noted personalities Ryan Seacrest, Alan Thicke, and Donny Osmond. Her credits include appearances on Entertainment Tonight, E! Entertainment network, acting as hostess for NYE Live on MSNBC, and for two years acted as a reporter for the morning news show on the station KTLA. She also signed a deal to be the host on LiveVideo.com.

Brandi Williams has been dubbed "The Queen of Hearts" and the "Princess of Poker" by numerous popular gambling magazines. At only 24 years old, she was named ‘One of the 50 Sexiest Women of 2005’ by the long-running Femme Fatales magazine.

In 2004, Brandi Williams helped host America’s Party: New Years Live From Las Vegas, a show to ring in the New Year that featured musical acts and performances. Brandi Williams has had a starring role in her first movie, Pretty Cool Too, where in the tradition of the classic Weird Science, she played a 3D woman acting as a Guidance Navigational Expert in a cell phone that helps a loser guy straighten up his life. She also has several more big-screen roles in the works, including films ‘Glass’, ‘Let’s Ride’, and Tommy Hilfiger’s ‘Rags’.

Brandi Williams got her boost of fame from the series Ultimate Poker Challenge. When the show premiered, it quickly became a hit and eventually went on to become one of the largest poker shows in syndication. The premise of the show is that each week represents a tournament with the players competing for a seat in the semi-finals. The players can qualify based on their points leaderboard for their finishing positions. In the show, Brandi acts as co-host with actor Chad Brown. Brandi Williams provides player interviews and into and out-of commercial breaks. The show has featured big poker names such as Chris Ferguson, Jennifer Harman, and Phil Laak. After four seasons, the show has been a viewer favorite in the ratings.



Cindy Margolis







Cynthia Dawn "Cindy" Margolis is an American glamour spokesmodel and actress. Cindy Margolis was born October 1, 1965 in Los Angeles, California of Jewish heritage. According to an interview in Playboy, Cindy Margolis career began with a business class project on greeting cards at California State University, Northridge, where she produced cards with a photograph of herself wearing lingerie and including her phone number. Her modeling career took off when agents started asking about the woman on the cards. Cindy Margolis has modeled in advertising for companies such as Reebok, Vidal Sassoon, Coors, Frederick's of Hollywood, Hanes, and Sunkist. She was Miss Makita Power Tools 1986 and did appearances at woodworking trade shows.


Cindy Margolis was married to restaurateur Guy Starkman. Following in-vitro fertility treatment, she gave birth to a son Nicholas Isaac in 2002. Twin daughters Sabrina and Sierra were born in 2005 via a surrogate mother. She and Starkman divorced in 2008.


Cindy Margolis first began playing poker when her husband and several of his friends got together for a game. She was inspired by Chris Moneymaker’s big victory at the World Series of Poker and was soon hooked. In 2005, she began hosting World Poker Tour’s online site Chipleaders.com.


By 2006, Poker Royalty signed Cindy up to act as a poker representative for functions and events. She also helped kick-off Phil Hellmuth’s fantasy poker camp ‘Camp Hellmuth’ at the PURE nightclub at Caesar’s Palace. In 2006 Cindy signed agreements to represent the online site Tropical Poker at all press releases, poker events, and appearances that she made. She also launched her own site, CindyPoker.com. Cindy Margolis site boasted a VIP lounge accessible only to members that features exclusive photos of Cindy and poker celebrities at tournaments and events. The VIP Lounge was a unique concept in a sea of copycat poker rooms.


Cindy Margolis has become a recognized poker celebrity. In 2007, Cindy Margolis played on ESPN’s televised Pro-Am Equalizer tournament. The concept of the tournament was that each table featured four professionals and two celebrities. To give the celebrities a better chance, they started with half again more chips than the pros. The event featured players such as Phil Ivey, Erick Lindgren, Chris Ferguson, and Howard Lederer. On the celebrity side, there were names such as Don Cheadle, Shannon Elizabeth, Jose Conseco, and Jennifer Tilly.


Cindy Margolis has played in numerous World Series of Poker events. Cindy Margolis has also hosted several tournaments as well as appeared on the cover of Woman Poker Player magazine. Her popularity has made her a highly sought-after representative for events and tournaments and she makes an ideal choice as the sexy poster girl for the poker industry.


Isabelle "No Mercy" Mercier


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Isabelle Mercier is a professional poker player. Isabelle Mercier was born August 5, 1975 in Victoriaville, Quebec.

Isabelle Mercier originally learned to player poker as a child, but prior to turning to a poker career, she earned an undergraduate law degree from the Université de Montréal and practiced commercial law for six months. Isabelle Mercier then moved to Paris, France and earned a Masters Degree while working as the poker room manager at the Aviation Club de France, before turning to poker full-time. During her time working at the Aviation Club she was nominated for Staff Person of the Year twice at the European Poker Awards.

Isabelle Mercier first made a name for herself by finishing in second place in the $800 No Limit hold 'em tournament at the Masters Classic of Poker 2002 in Amsterdam, where she earned $53,499.

In 2004, Isabelle Mercier won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies' Night tournament to win the $25,000 first prize, where Mike Sexton nicknamed her "No Mercy."

In 2005, Isabelle Mercier finished tenth in the European Poker Tour (EPT) Grand Final in Monte Carlo, earning $23,090, and outlasting players such as World Series of Poker (WSOP) runner-up Julian Gardner, WPT multi-tournament winner Gus Hansen, WPT season 2 champion Martin De Knijff and Barny Boatman.

Also in 2005, she had three money finishes at the WSOP. Isabelle Mercier made her first EPT final table in February 2006 in Deauville, finishing seventh at a final table also featuring Ram Vaswani and Kirill Gerasimov.

Isabelle Mercier has her own instructional DVD and appeared in the documentary That's Poker. In January 2008, she released her own biography: Profession : bluffeuse (Profession: Bluffer), in Montreal and printed in France by Flammarion.

A member of the PokerStars online poker cardroom's "Team PokerStars" group of sponsored players, Isabelle Mercier's total live tournament winnings exceed $695,000 as of 2008.

Isabellemercier.com Official Site
Team PokerStars profile: Isabelle Mercier
Hendon Mob tournament results: Isabelle Mercier
Sporting Life interview
TexasHoldemForums.com interview



T.J. Cloutier


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Thomas James Cloutier is a professional poker player from Albany, California. T.J. Cloutier was born October 13, 1939. T.J. Cloutier was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006.

T.J. Cloutier attended the University of California, Berkeley on an athletic scholarship for American football and baseball and played in the Rose Bowl in 1959. However, he later dropped out because of family financial hardship.

T.J. Cloutier was drafted into the U.S. Army. After the Army, he played football in the Canadian Football League for Toronto and Montreal, but an injury cut his career short.

T.J. Cloutier then started a food company, but it was not successful, so he moved to Texas to work on oil rigs. On his off days he began to play poker, and quit his job after realizing that he was winning more money playing poker than working. T.J. Cloutier started playing poker when he was a caddy at a golf course and played poker after the rounds.

T.J. Cloutier specializes in playing tournament poker, especially No Limit and Pot Limit Hold'em. T.J. Cloutier is the only person in the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to have won events in all three types of Omaha played at the World Series - (Pot Limit High, Limit High, and Limit 8-or-Better High-low split).

Despite winning dozens of tournaments, he has never won the main event of the World Series of Poker, although he has placed four times in the top 5, including two 2nd place finishes in 1985 and 2000.

T.J. Cloutier also plays in World Poker Tour (WPT) events, where his highest finish to date was 3rd place in the 2003 Legends of Poker event won by Mel Judah.

T.J. Cloutier has also featured in the Ultimate Poker Challenge, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament and Poker Royale: Battle of the Ages.

T.J. Cloutier is currently second to Phil Hellmuth (40) for the most all-time WSOP final table finishes record, with 39.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $9,300,000.

WSOP Bracelets
Year Tournament Prize
1987 $1,000 Limit Omaha Hi $72,000
1994 $1,500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better $135,000
1994 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em $163,000
1998 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $136,000
2004 $1,500 Seven Card Razz $90,500
2005 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em $657,100

Cloutier is the co-author (together with Tom McEvoy) of four books:
Championship Tournament Practice Hands
Championship Holdem
Championship Omaha
Championship No-Limit and Pot Limit Hold'em.

In May 2006, T.J. Cloutier released How To Win The Championship: Hold'em Strategies For The Final Table, a book covering tournament strategy with an emphasis on the final few tables. T.J. Cloutier also writes for Card Player Magazine.

Official Site
Pokerbaron Interview
Hendon Mob tournament results



Stuart "The Donator" Paterson


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Stuart "The Donator" Paterson plays online at Full Tilt Poker. Stuart Paterson was born in Freeport, Grand Bahamas but moved to Florida at a young age so that he could attend school in the U.S. Stuart Paterson got into poker pretty much by accident. was winning a lot of money betting sports when, after a good session one day, he took his winnings and sat down at a poker table. That money was lost; yet, Stuart was hooked.

Stuart Paterson online nickname is "The Donator". He is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker and is a member of Team Full Tilt.

Over the next couple years, Stuart Paterson worked hard on his poker game. After three years, his game was starting to gel. Stuart began playing online at FullTiltPoker.com against guys like Phil Ivey and John D'Agostino, and soon was holding his own against the poker greats.

During this time, Stuart Paterson befriended poker professionals like Robert and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, and Josh Arieh. He listened to their sage advice and it completely transformed his game.

This year, Stuart Paterson had his first big win at a live tournament when he took sixth place at the Borgota Poker Classic. Recently, Stuart Paterson cashed in the Main Event at the 2006 World Series of Poker.

When Stuart's not playing in live tournaments, he spends as much time as possible going to sporting events. Being from Boca Raton, his favorite teams are the Dolphins and the Heat. Stuart graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in business management. Like the way he transitioned from the sports book to poker, Stuart plans to move to a career in business after a few more years on the felt.

01/14/2008 - Stuart Paterson came in 1st place and won $93,250 in the $1000 buy-in, $1K Monday on FullTiltPoker.

7/19/2008 - Stuart Paterson came in 1st place and won $19,448 in the $100 buy-in, $60,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) on FullTiltPoker.

05/02/2008 - Stuart Paterson came in 1st place and won $20,979 in the $162 buy-in, The Nightly Hundred Grand [$162 NLHE] on PokerStars,

Official Site
Full Tilt Poker Site
Cardplayer.com Profile
Pocketfives.com Profile
HendonMob results

Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul


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Kevin Saul is an American professional poker player from Forest Park, Illinois. was born May 25, 1980. Kevin Saul is known for playing online under the name "BeL0WaB0Ve" on PokerStars, Bodog and UltimateBet and "GetPWN3D" on Full Tilt Poker, became more widely known outside the online poker community in 2007 when he won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Cup III Championship after defeating Mike Matusow during heads-up play, earning him the first place prize of $1,342,320

On 08/14/2008 - $322 buy-in, Hold'em No Limit on FullTiltPoker, Finished in 2nd place for $167,843.00

08/12/2008 - $1060 buy-in, Hold'em No Limit on FullTiltPoker, Finished in 4th place for $105,000.00

08/20/2008 - $100 buy-in, $100,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) on FullTiltPoker, Finished in, 1st place for $34,650.00

Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul is also a guest instructor, along with other online professionals such as Eric Lynch at PokerXFactor.com, an online poker training center headed by Cliff Josephy and Eric Haber.

As of 2008, Kevin Saul's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,700,000

Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul Wins Bellagio Cup III
Hendon Mob tournament results
Cardplayer.com Kevin Saul: Profile
Pocketfives.com profile



Kenna "Cowboy" James


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"Cowboy" Kenna James is an American professional poker player who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Kenna James was born December 18, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois. James is recently divorced from fellow poker professional Marsha Waggoner.

Kenna James works with the Screaming Eagle Poker League and The Wounded Warrior Project. Kenna James donates 1% of all his tournament winnings to the Wounded Warrior Project in the name of the Screaming Eagle Poker League, and in 2006 he hosted a charity poker tournament that raised $70,000 for the organization.

Kenna James got his introduction to cards dealing at Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles in 1996. At that time he started playing $1-2 limit hold’em. In six months he became a tournament director for HPC and had moved up to the big game…$3-6! It was the beginning of 1997 when Kenna started playing in $20 to $100 buy-in tournaments around southern California.

A jack of many trades Kenna James decided to become a master of one, poker. With only a few years of experience playing in low limit games, Kenna James decided to turn pro and took a job as a proposition player at Crystal Park Casino in LA in1999. More then a few times Kenna went to the felt and came up with nothing but lint in the pockets. “I surrounded myself with good people and developed good friendships and that was the key for me in surviving some tough times.”

Kenna James has traveled the world many times over playing and directing poker. Kenna James has traveled to Austria, Amsterdam, England, Russia, Spain, Australia and Germany to name a few. Winning over a million dollars in major tournaments around the world he is considered one of the top pros on the Professional Poker Tour today. Kenna is on a hot streak right now.

Kenna James recent finishes are 2nd in a WP T event, The Legends of Poker, at the Bicycle Club Casino for $588,000 , 7th in the Monte Carlo Millions for $100,000 and 9th at the Aussie M illions for $85,000 Down Under in Australia, $242,000 1st place win o ver the "Grinder" at the LA Poker Classic and 2nd in the Party Poker Million worth $700,000 .

Kenna James has been on television numerous times both as a player and as a commentator but perhaps is most remembered for burying his head in his jacket and zipping up against Howard Lederer on ESPN’s coverage of the 2003 World Series of Poker.

Kenna James has finished in the money at twelve World Series of Poker events as of 2006. Of these, the only final table appearance was 4th place in the 2003 $2,500 no limit Texas hold'em event, for which he won $36,140.

Kenna James was the only player to win two satellite tournaments for the first season of the Ultimate Poker Challenge. Kenna James was eliminated from the semi-finals by Jennifer Harman when his pocket Kings ran into pocket Aces.

In August 2005, Kenna James finished in second place behind Alex Kahaner at the World Poker Tour Legends of Poker $5,000 No Limit hold 'em tournament, earning a $588,210 prize.

In March 2006, Kenna James finished second to Mike Schneider in the fifth annual PartyPoker Million Cruise. Kenna James received $700,000 for this finish.

Kenna James most recent victory came in February 2006 at the LA Poker Classic when he won $242,251 playing no limit hold 'em.

As of 2008, Kenna James total live tournament winnings exceed $3,100,000.

Official site
American Poker Player Magazine feature
Hendon Mob tournament results
PokerListings.com Player Profile



Liz "Poker Diva" Lieu




Liz Lieu is a Vietnamese professional poker player. Liz Lieu wasborn August 2, 1974 in Vietnam. Her sense of style and love of clothing earned her the nickname "Poker Diva".

Liz Lieu was primarily a limit Texas hold 'em cash games player for a number of years, before embracing tournament play at the 2005 World Series of Poker. When John Phan encouraged her to enter the $1500 no-limit hold'em event, she ended up in fifth place with over $168,000 in prize money. Liz Lieu went on to place 12th in the $5000 no-limit hold'em event the same year and cashed in the $3000 tournament as well.

The next stop was the Bellagio's 2005 Festa Al Lago tournament, where Liz Lieu placed fourth in the $2500 no limit hold'em event and 16th in two other top tournaments in the series, taking home more than $80,000 for less than a week's worth of work. Liz Lieu went on to finish in the top ten spots at the World Poker Finals, Five Diamond World Poker Classic, and the Gold Strike World Poker Open.

Liz Lieu's first tournament win came at the 2006 L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino, where she won the $1000 limit hold'em event. Her second tournament win came when she won the same event in 2007.

In 2006, Liz Lieu was honored by the WSOP and ESPN as a "Final Table Grand Marshall" along with Johnny Chan.

Back in September 2007 Lieu signed an exclusive partnership with Chilipoker and acts as an Ambassador for the poker room.

Liz Lieu has donated 20% of her tournament earnings to charity since her first cash in 2005. Liz splits her time between L.A., Las Vegas and London since July 2007. She has worked as a casino dealer and speaks Chinese, Vietnamese and English.

As of 2008, Liz Lieu has earned over $690,000 in live tournament play.

Official site
Pokerlistings.com profile
TexasHoldemForums.com interview
InsidePoker magazine interview
Hendon Mob Database: Liz Lieu



Amarillo Slim Preston


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Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. known as Amarillo Slim, is a professional gambler, famous for his poker skills and proposition bets. Amarillo Slim Preston wasborn December 31, 1928 in Johnson, Arkansas.

Amarillo Slim Preston won the main event at the 1972 World Series of Poker. Amarillo Slim has been a member of the Poker Hall of Fame since 1992.

In 1973, Amarillo Slim Preston and Bill G. Cox authored Play Poker to Win, published by Grosset and Dunlap. a revised edition was published by HarperCollins in 2005 as Amarillo Slim's Play Poker to Win.

In May 2003, Amarillo Slim Preston published his autobiography Amarillo Slim in a World Full of Fat People, where he revealed tales of playing poker with Larry Flynt, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon, among others. The book is the basis for a biopic under development by Nicolas Cage since 2004; Cage will reportedly play Preston, and Miloš Forman is scheduled to direct.

In April 2007, Amarillo Slim Preston opened a website and released an E-Book All In: An E-guide To No Limit Texas Hold'em, by Amarillo Slim.

Amarillo Slim Preston is divorced, has three children, and currently resides in Amarillo, Texas. Preston was the best friend of casino owner Benny Binion; when Binion died in 1989, he left his horse to Preston.

Since 2003, Amarillo Slim Prestonhas had several encounters with the law, both as convicted misdemeanor and as robbery victim.

In August 2003, Amarillo Slim Preston was indicted on three charges of indecency with a 12-year-old family member. The charges were reduced to misdemeanor assault in a plea bargain and on February 10, 2004, he pled guilty to the reduced charges, receiving a $4,000 fine and two years deferred adjudication.

Early on the morning of October 4, 2006, Preston was approached on a street by a would-be robber. He sped away, but not before the gunman fired three bullets at his car. Preston was not injured. On January 28, 2007, Preston was robbed at gunpoint in his own home.

Before becoming a well-known tournament player, Amarillo Slim Preston was a rounder, touring the United States looking for gambling action along with Doyle Brunson and Sailor Roberts.

Following his WSOP victory he appeared on several talk shows, including The Tonight Show, and had a bit part in the 1974 Robert Altman movie California Split. Amarillo Slim Preston appeared on I've Got a Secret, where his secret involved losing $190,000 in one night of poker.

As of 2008, Amarillo Slim Preston has a total of four WSOP bracelets, including two in Omaha, with his most recent WSOP win in 1990. He has won over $590,000 in tournament play.

In January/February 1980 Amarillo Slim hosted the Second Annual Poker Classic which became the second most prestigious poker tournament during its time. This series would eventually be called the Super Bowl of Poker and would continue until 1990. Gabe Kaplan became the first tournament winner of this series and Stu Ungar won the title three times.

World Series of Poker bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1972 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $60,000
1974 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em $11,100
1985 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha $85,000
1990 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha $142,000

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Joe "The Elegance" Beevers


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Joseph Charles "The Elegance" Beevers is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. Joe Beevers was born 9 December 1967 in Marylebone, London)

Joe Beevers nickname "The Elegance" originates from the lifestyle he has been able to live through his poker winnings. Joe Beevers drives a Porsche 911 with the personalised number-plate Joe 911. In fact, Beevers is the only member of The Hendon Mob who kept his original nickname given by Victoria Coren in the first article on them, in the Evening Standard in September 2000. Joe Beevers is a season ticket holder at West Ham United F.C.

Joe Beevers lives in Hendon with his wife Claire, whom he married at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada at the conclusion of the 2005 WSOP. Joe Beevers has twin daughters, born February 21, 2006 named Millie and Lola.

During his lengthy poker career, Beevers became one of the pioneers of poker on television by appearing in every series of Late Night Poker, where he made a record 3 grand finals.Joe Beevers also won the 2007 Poker Million and finished runner-up in two further televised poker events.

Beevers' father taught him how to count cards in blackjack from age 10. His father also taught Joe Beevers how to work out permutations and probabilities on a Sinclair ZX81 computer. Beevers left school at age 16, and became a part of a card-counting team with his father and two others at age 18. They often played at the Sergeant Yorkes Casino in Luton, where they found a croupier who often paid out 3-1 on blackjacks, and sometimes also paid out when a player's hand was bust. The team eventually stopped playing as their success led to Beevers being banned from 4 London casinos, and his father being banned from 19. Between them they were banned from 21 out of 23 London casinos. They also went to gamble on horse racing events about three times a week.

Joe Beevers worked first for NatWest then for Citibank in Hammersmith. Joe Beevers went on to attend Middlesex University as a mature student towards of the end of his 4 years playing regular blackjack, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Honour's degree in Finance and Accounting at the age of 24.

Around this time, Beevers placed dog racing bets for future Hendon Mobster Ram Vaswani in Harrow, and they later met in Luton, starting an ongoing friendship.

Joe Beevers began playing poker by entering a $10 pot limit stud rebuy poker tournament during a blackjack session in Luton. He went on to regularly play in a seven-card stud game in North London, where he estimates he won $35,000 to start his bankroll. By the time he finished university, he was earning well enough from playing poker and giving lessons to teachers and other students that he never returned to office work.

Prior to the emergance of televised poker, Beevers ran private poker games with Ram Vaswani. They played much pot limit Omaha there, which Beevers considers to be his preferred poker variant. It was in this game that they met Barny and Ross Boatman, the other two members of the Hendon Mob. Beevers began to travel to tournaments and won his first major event in Amsterdam in 1997. Upon winning, Beevers called his flatmate at 3am and sang Queen's "We Are the Champions" down the phone to him.

Beevers and the rest of The Hendon Mob were invited by Nic Szeremeta to appear in the brand new Late Night Poker television series, and supported the then-questionable idea of using a hole cam to make poker into a spectator sport. Beevers appeared in all 6 series of the show, and is tied with Dave Colclough for a record 10 appearances. Beevers made the Grand Final in seasons 1,4 and 5.

Beevers was the first member of The Hendon Mob to cash in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event, placing 14th in the $2,500 pot limit Texas hold 'em event in the 1996 World Series of Poker.

Joe Beevers also finished as the runner-up both to Jimmy White in the 2003 Poker Million and to Xuyen Pham in The Gaming Club World Poker Championship. He also finished on the TV bubble of the World Poker Tour (WPT) season 3 championship and finished in the money of the 2005 WSOP $10,000 no limit hold'em main event.

Joe Beevers major titles include:

$2500 No Limit Hold'em, Great British Poker Tour - Grand Final 2007 Hold'em 100, 2000
$200 pot limit Omaha, British Open 2002
$1,000 no limit hold'em, Irish Open 2003
$300 pot limit hold'em, Poker Classics 2003
$5,000 no limit hold'em, Four Queens Poker Classic 2004 Poker Nations Cup 2007 Poker Million

As of 2007, Joe Beevers total live tournament winnings exceed $2,300,000.

He is sponsored by Full Tilt Poker.

Full Tilt Poker Site
Official Site
The HendonMob Website
Hendon Mob tournament results



Kristy Gazes


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Kristy Gazes is a professional poker player originally from California. Kristy Gazes was born October 28, 1967.

Kristy Gazes has been playing poker since 1986. Kristy Gazes made a living for years as a high stakes cash game player in Los Angeles, California.

Kristy Gazes preference for high-low split and mixed games like H.O.R.S.E and H.O.S.E. has earned her the nickname "Mixed Games". She made the 2002 World Series Of Poker S.H.O.E. final table.

Kristy Gazes biggest career win came in 2005, when she took first place in the Full Tilt Poker Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas, besting a live televised final table that included among others Ted Forrest, Clonie Gowen and Daniel Negreanu. Kristy Gazes took a $250,000 payout for her victory.

In 2003, Kristy Gazes won the World Championship of Online Poker Omaha high low split title.

Kristy Gazes made multiple final tables during the first season of the Ultimate Poker Challenge and appeared as a guest commentator on that program. Kristy Gazes appeared in the GSN series Poker Royale Battle of the Sexes.

In 2007, Kristy Gazes made two final tables at the Aussie Millions, the Main Event & Pot Limit Omaha event, taking home over $230,000.

In August 2007, Kristy Gazes won the World Poker Tour Season Six Ladies Invitational.

As of 2008, Kristy Gazes live tournament winnings exceed $910,000.

Kristy was formerly married to poker pro Bill Gazes.

In recent years she has shifted her career focus from poker to the stock market and now owns a successful options trading business.

Official site
fulltiltpoker.com profile
Hendon Mob tournament results
pokerbeauties.com profile



Charles "Chip" Jett


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Charles "Chip" Jett is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. Charles "Chip" Jett was born September 22 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Charles Jett has been known as "Chip" ever since he left the hospital when he was born. The nickname was suggested by a nurse to Jett's parents.

Charles "Chip" Jett began working as a poker dealer in an Indian casino, but turned into a professional player when he realized he was making more money as a player.

Charles "Chip" Jett finished 2nd to Howard Lederer in the World Poker Tour (WPT) PartyPoker.com Million II cruise event in March 2003. Later in the same year he made 2 World Series of Poker (WSOP) final tables, and another WPT final table in the Legends of Poker event won by Mel Judah.

Charles "Chip" Jett also had a 3rd place finish in the 2005 WSOP $5,000 seven-card stud event.

Charles "Chip" Jett is married to fellow poker professional Karina Jett.

In August 2005, they both made the same final table, at the London Open event in Old Billingsgate Market. They have one daughter and one son.

Charles "Chip" Jett has written articles for Card Player Magazine and he and Karina write a column together, answering reader questions in a "he said/she said" format.

As of 2008, Charles "Chip" Jett total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000.

Full Tilt Profile
Full Tilt Poker Official Site
World Poker Tour profile
Hendon Mob tournament results



Amanda “Mandy B” Baker


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Amanda “Mandy B” Baker is 27 years old and a rising poker star. Amanda “Mandy B” Baker admits that the game helped her pay her way through college. The pro, who resides in Las Vegas, NV and quit an internship with a non-profit teaching businesses how to be more socially responsible so she could focus on the game, has won over $150,000 in major tournament events since 2005. This includes her recent first-place finish at the World Series of Poker Circuit in Indiana.

It all started with a friendly visit back in June of 2003. Amanda stopped by to visit a friend, a friend who happened to be watching the WPT. Within a few hours, he had taught her the basics of Hold ‘em and played a few hands with her. That was it – Mandy B had a new passion.

Amanda “Mandy B” Baker won Event #10, a No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $1,000 buy-in. She played impressive poker, knocking out six out of her eight opponents at the final table alone. Amanda “Mandy B” Baker, who earned $88,368 to her tournament take for the win, loves tourneys because they’re ‘more fun’. However, like many other pros, she finds that cash games, especially in the $5 - $10 limit range, to be more profitable.

Before the win at the WSOPC, Amanda “Mandy B” Baker’s biggest cash was her 253rd finish at this summer’s WSOP Main Event. Amanda “Mandy B” Baker earned over $44,000 for that.

Amanda “Mandy B” Baker, an active environmentalist, proved that she is willing to put her money where her mouth is. She plans to donate 50% of her bank from the WSOPC to environmental groups.

Full Tilt Poker announced earlier this week that they’ve signed this up-and-comer to their growing roster of pros. She joins other newbies such as Julian Gardner, Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby, Nikolaus “kaibuxxe” Jedlicka, Jon “PearlJammer” Turner, Peter “Nordberg” Feldman and Peter Jepson.

Full Tilt Poker Site
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Cardplayer.com Profile
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Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies





Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is from Finland. is one of the most aggressive pot-limit Omaha players around. Coming from Finland and learning poker together with another great player Patrik Antonius can help a lot. Ilari and Patrik met playing pool (Ilari is also a two time national champion in pool) and decided to start playing poker together.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies started to go regularly to Helsinkis Grand Casino to lose his money. Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies managed to get money for his new hobby by working at a gas-stations, construction-yards and even as an telephone-operator. First year didn’t go too well - but by the end of the second year he managed to book winnings for around $100,000.

Nowadays we can find "Ziigmund" playing at the highest level of competition. "Ziigmund" can be found regularly playing at the big pot-limit Omaha tables at Full Tilt Poker where the blinds are $200/400. "Ziigmund" will never back down from a challenge - he will play (and has played numerous times) anyone especially heads-up. He has fought with the likes of Phil Ivey and David Benymine.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is dominating the high stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker as of late, and is currently the biggest winner for the month of September. The volatile Finnish player is up almost $1.9 million dollars for the month of September over a total of 13,869 hands (according to HighStakesDB.com).

With his recent performance, "Ziigmund" has dug himself out of a million dollar plus hole and is now up just over $600k on the year. "Ziigmund" typically makes most of his money from Pot Limit Omaha. September has been no different, as "Ziigmund" has made just over $900k from the high stakes PLO games that have been running on the site. Surprisingly though, Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies has done very well in the high stakes NLHE and Omaha Hi/Lo games, making an additional $900k+ in those two games.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies also visited The Big Game this summer - booking some nice winnings. He was playing (of course) drunk and fearlessly. Barry Greenstein complimented Ilari by telling that he thinks Ilari is one of the best pot-limit Omaha players in the world. Many call him also “The Omaha Kid”.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is also quite a characted at the online-tables. He can mock people and tell it straight to their faces - for example calling Gus Hansen “the biggest fish online” or David Benyamine as a “a fat gay guy”.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is also know for favouring coinflips - he tries to get people to do coinflips for huge amounts. Largest were against Phil Ivey when they agreed to do first a series of coinflips for $40,000 each and in the end they went for $80,000 flip.

Quote from Ziigmund: “Playing it safe will never get you to the top. More important is that you have the balls to bet at the right time. If you want to succeed you need to have a gamblers attitude”

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Steve Zolotow


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Steve Zolotow is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. Steve Zolotow was one of the regulars at the famed Mayfair Club.

Steve Zolotow plays on Full Tilt Poker and is a member of Team Full Tilt.

Steve 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), and for winning the 2001 $3000 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament (which also featured John Juanda, Tom McEvoy, Kathy Liebert, Chris Ferguson and Scotty Nguyen.)

Despite his successes at the World Series, his biggest cash win to date came for a 4th place on the World Poker Tour's season 2 PartyPoker.com Million Cruise, which saw him sharing a final table with Scotty Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu and eventual winner Erick Lindgren. Zolotow won $259,684 from the tournament's prize pool.

As of 2008, Steve Zolotow's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000.

WSOP Bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1995 $5,000 Chinese Poker $112,500
2001 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em $243,335

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Paul Wasicka


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Paul Wasicka is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul Wasicka was born February 17, 1981 in Dallas, Texas. Paul Wasicka was the runner-up at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event and the winner of the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

World Series of Poker
Paul Wasicka started playing poker in 2004 when he attended an underground tournament in Denver, Colorado. He formerly worked as a bartender and restaurant manager before shifting over to poker. Wasicka finished as runner-up to Jamie Gold in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, winning over $6,000,000.

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Paul Wasicka's tournament accomplishments since that World Series of Poker finish include winning the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship by defeating Eli Elezra, Joe Hachem, T.J. Cloutier, Nam Le, Shannon Elizabeth, and finally Chad Brown in the finals 2-0. For the win he earned $500,000. He also made a World Poker Tour final table at the Commerce Casino's LA Poker Classic, finishing fourth and taking home $455,615.

At the World Poker Tour (WPT) $9,900 No Limit Hold'em held at the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic, Paul Wasicka made the final table which also included poker players J. C. Tran and Eric Hershler, he finished in fourth place, earning $455,615. Paul Wasicka has also cashed in three other WPT Championship events and has made a total of over $700,000 from WPT events alone.

At the 2007 Aussie Millions A$10,000 Main Event, Paul Wasicka just missed making the final table coming in 12th and earning A$120,000 ($95,434). The event was won by fellow professional poker player Gus Hansen.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,500,000

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Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan


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Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan plays online at Full Tilt Poker. When Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan not playing poker, Jordan can be found on the golf course or at home with his wife and two English Bulldogs in Norman, Oklahoma.


Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan is former physics student from Oklahoma University, Jordan Morgan started playing online at low limits and in home games just over five years ago and quickly earned a reputation as one of the best young players in the game.

Like many players, Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan steadily built his bankroll by playing in a variety of low-limit ring games and tournaments both live and online. Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan also spent a great deal of time perfecting his final table play by playing in SNG tournaments.

Looking at his impressive tournament record, it's easy to see that the work paid off. Some of Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan accomplishments include a second-place finish in the 2006 United States Poker Championship and winning the WSOPC $5K No-Limit Hold ‘em event in Tunica in September 2007. Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan has also cashed on eight separate occasions at WSOP events and has won numerous online tournaments, including Full Tilt Poker's weekly $750K event.

02/10/2008 - $109 buy-in, $109+R NL Hold'em on PokerStars. 5th place for $14,074.50

04/27/2008 - $215 buy-in, Sunday Warm-Up $500K guaranteed [$215 NLHE] on PokerStars. 48th place for $1,595.52

08/31/2008 - $215 buy-in, $215 Fixed Limit Omaha H/L [$30, 000 guaranteed] on PokerStars, 6th place for $1,575.00

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John D'Agostino


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John D'Agostino is an American professional poker player. John D'Agostino was born on November 3, 1982 in Seymour, Connecticut. John D'Agostino is from Seymour, Connecticut. He had previously lived in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.

John D'Agostino has been playing high-stakes pokere since 2003. John D'Agostino plays online at Full Tilt Poker as a memeber of Team Full Tilt.

John D'Agostino's tournament career began shortly after of his 21st birthday. By the he had already won more than $500,000 at poker. Half of that came from his second-place finish to Phil Ivey, broadcast live from Turning Stone. That broadcast earned John D'Agostino the respect of his peers. Four months after he won at the Borgata Poker Open, John D'Agostino placed second at the Borgata Winter open, beating his personal earnings record.

John D'Agostino placed 5th in the second season World Poker Tour (WPT) PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure event, winning $99,450.

At the 2004 United States Poker Championship, John D'Agostino had a huge chip lead heading into the final table. However, a bad beat against Hoyt Corkins (which prompted D'Agostino to angrily push his chip Corkins' way) led to D'Agostino's pocket 10s losing to quad 7s, leaving John with just one chip before he was eliminated in 6th place.

John D'Agostino made a second WPT final table in the fourth season Borgata Poker Open event, where he finished in 4th place, earning $349,685. Later in the season he finished 2nd to Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi in the 2006 Borgata Winter Poker Open, earning $591,312.

John D'Agostino had a poor year playing cards in 2007, which he has discussed candidly on Phil Gordon's Podcast, The Poker Edge.

As of 2008, John D'Agostino's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.

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Kathy Liebert


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Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player. Kathy Liebert was born October 1, 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee. Liebert now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and Downey, California. Kathy Liebert is the first woman ever to win a tournament with a first prize of $1,000,000.

Although Kathy Liebert has made a career out of poker, she still uses her financial acumen to invest in the stock market. She also holds a blue belt in karate.

Kathy Liebert grew up on Long Island in New York. She attended Marist College in Poughkeepsie where she earned a bachelors degree in business and finance. She was hired by Dun & Bradstreet, but left, unhappy with corporate life. Successful stock investments allowed her to quit her job and travel the country.

Kathy Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado. Kathy Liebert would later go on to enter tournaments and she won the first Party Poker Million event in 2002, the first limit poker tournament with a $1 million prize. Kathy Liebert has made several final tables of the World Poker Tour (WPT), including a third place finish in the 2005 Borgata Poker Open, making her the highest finishing woman on the WPT until a runner-up finish by J. J. Liu in 2007.

At the 2004 World Series of Poker, Kathy Liebert won a gold bracelet in a $1,500 limit Texas hold 'em Shootout event. She was one of three women (Cyndy Violette and Annie Duke being the other two) to win an open event in that year's WSOP.

Kathy Liebert also appeared on and won the series Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes.

After being eliminated from the World Speed Poker Open in London in September 2005, Kathy Liebert provided commentary on the final alongside Gary Jones.

On June 1, Liebert made the Final Table of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship at the 2008 World Series of Poker and finished in 3rd place, earning $306,064.

As of 2008, Kathy Liebert has one World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and over $4,500,000 in live tournament winnings. She has won more prize money in open field tournaments than any other woman in poker history.

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Scott "Big Riskky" Clements


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Scott Clements is a professional poker player from Mount Vernon, Washington, United States, who has won titles in both World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP) events.

When not travelling, Scott and his wife can be found at home in Mount Vernon, Washington where he spends his down time following his local football and baseball teams.

Scott Clements has twice won championship bracelets at the WSOP, winning the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament in 2006 and the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2007.

In addition to Scott Clements success in Omaha games at the WSOP, Clements has also claimed victory on the WPT, winning the 2006 Canadian Open Championship and taking home over $250,000. In November 2007 he won the second annual World Poker Tour's (WPT) North American Poker Classic at Fallsview Casino after defeating Jonathan Little heads-up winning over $1,137,593.

As of 2008, Scott Clements total live tournament winnings exceed $3,100,000.

World Series of Poker Bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2006 $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-better $301,175
2007 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha $194,206

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Roland De Wolfe


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Roland De Wolfe is an English professional poker player and was formerly a writer for the poker magazine Inside Edge. Roland De Wolfe was born 1979 in London.

After winning first prize in the Gutshot Poker Festival, Roland De Wolfe went on to make a money finish in the $1,000 No Limit event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.

In July 2005, Roland De Wolfe won first place in the Major Grand Prix de Paris event of the World Poker Tour (WPT)'s fourth season, defeating former champion Juha Helppi in the final heads-up battle.

In April 2006, he finished 3rd out of 605 runners in the WPT $25,000 Championship event at the Bellagio, winning over $1,000,000.

In October 2006, Roland De Wolfe won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Dublin event, and the €554,300 first prize. In the process, he became the first person to win an event in the WPT and the EPT. This achievement was superseded in January 2008 when Gavin Griffin won a WPT event to follow up on his WSOP and EPT wins, thus becoming the first person to win titles in all 3 competitions.

Roland De Wolfe also reached the final table of the 2008 edition of Late Night Poker, finishing in 2nd place.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.

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David Singer


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David Singer is a professional poker player. David Singer was born in Brooklyn, New York.

David Singer is a former environmental lawyer who worked on issues and lawsuits related to cleaning up the Long Island Sound for a non-profit organization.

David Singer has been playing poker professionally since 1996, concentrating on seven-card stud before moving to mostly Texas hold 'em tournaments.

In October 2007, David Singer won the Caesars Palace Classic $9,800 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event, winning $1,000,000.

In May 2008, David Singer earned $560,000 by winning the $25,000 Full Tilt Poker Heads Up World Championship. The tournament featured 64 players in the largest buy-in in online poker history.

As of 2008, David Singers total live tournament winnings exceed $4,100,000.

World Series of Poker
David Singer has had quite a bit of success in World Series of Poker play. He is the only person to make the final table of the three largest buy-in No-Limit Hold'em events in a single year at the World Series of Poker.

At the 2003 series, David Singer made the final table of the Main Event, busting out in ninth place. Singer's biggest result at the 2006 World Series of Poker was a sixth place finish in the $50,000 HORSE event.

After being away from the majority of the 2007 WSOP for personal reasons, David Singer became the first player to make back-to-back final tables in the $50,000 HORSE event, again finishing sixth.

At the 2008 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event David Singer won his first bracelet earning $214,131.

World Series of Poker Bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2008 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em $214,131


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