Eddy would always strive to make time for his poker education, in between taking care of his family and learning to fly those jumbo passenger planes. It wasn’t until 1995 that Eddy decided to make the career switch from aviation to poker. His favorite variations were Omaha Poker and Stud Poker. Across Europe, his face was one of the regulars in the final tables of poker tournaments. He won consistently, raking in thousands of dollars. He already owns the much coveted World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet twice, and he was able to win more than a quarter of a million US dollars overnight. Eddy is currently known as Germany’s top poker player and can be seen regularly on their sports channel, serving as the commentator for their poker games.

Because of his dedication to learning, Damian’s poker skills improved greatly since the first time he played. His game of choice was short handed No Limit Hold ‘em. His best year is 2009. He set his focus on live tournaments and was able to cash in on two big events. He won 52,000 US dollars for finishing third during the Latin American Poker Tour, and 21,000 US dollars for finishing fifteenth. He continues to hone his poker skills with hopes of playing the perfect game someday. Currently, Damian still resides in Argentina with his family.

She started playing in the year 1987 and within five months she was already signing up to join her first tournament, the Ladies Seven Card Stud event back in the 1988 WSOP. Amazingly, this newbie was able to finish in second place! She  won a pot of prize money amounting to more than 10,000 US dollars. She used this money as an investment to kick start her career in poker. What a smart investment this proved to be, because she was able to make the money grow thirty-fold – definitely better than any company stocks or bank interest rates!

Two years after her big win at the WSOP, Esther joined the Seven Card Stud event at Amarillo Slim’s Superbowl of Poker held at Las Vegas. The results? She was able to take home just a little over 50,000 US dollars. More recent events include a 389 place finish during the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, which earned her more than 18,000 US dollars. She was also able to finish in fourth place at the 2008 World Series of Poker HORSE Event, winning more than 68,000 US dollars.

Andrew was attracted to the game while he studied Media as well as English and Economics. He began to learn and understand poker researching and observing the more experienced players. Soon, he gained the confidence to participate in live tournaments. The first tournament he ever participated in was Sit-n-Go. Slowly, Andrew tried his luck at low stake ring games. In no time, Andrew possessed impressive poker skills. Then, he moved on to establish his bank account and began playing in more tournaments that involved bigger buy-ins. Even though most of his time was invested in his studies, he was still able to gain sufficient experience which will later on help him in his professional poker career.

His experience has indeed paid off significantly. After Andrew completed his studies, he decided to  play professionally for poker. He made the right decision and was able to display his brilliance in many tournaments. Andrew secured third place in the UK Grosvenor Poker Tour £750 No-limit Holdem event which was held in 2007. He was able to obtain an amount of $17,000 for this event alone. After that, Andrew made it to the top of the UK Open IV Finals which was held in Maidstone in the same year. He obtained an amount of $250,000. He also secured fourth place in the European Poker Tour €2,000 No-limit Holdem event which was held in Prague. The following year, Andrew participated in the Aussie Millions Main Event. Although he was not able to win the tournament, he was able to obtain $21,000. Andrew won’t stop achieving success and will continue to play and impress many fans.

Eli took the opportunity to travel around the world. Soon, he traveled to Las Vegas where he decided to establish himself as a poker player. Eli was able to make lots of money playing poker. Though he has made a fortune out of his talents and skills, Eli considers himself as a mere enthusiast of the game. Outside poker, he has already made himself as a multi-million dollar businessman. In fact, he owns a nightclub on the Vegas Strip, which was one of the most profitable establishments in the area.

Eli Elezra has established himself in the world of poker in no time. He succeeded in live tournaments such as the World Series of Poker. Eli was able to reach the final tables in five events of the World Series of Poker. Fortunately, Eli was able to win the most prized possession, which is the World Series of Poker tournament bracelet in 2007. He was also able to accumulate $198,000 in the same year. Eli also made an excellent performance when he won the $3,000 Seven-card Stud Hi-low Split 8 or Better event. This was a revy memorable moment since he was able to come out on top of 236 players. Eli also reflected his dominance in the World Poker Tour. He won $1 million in the $10,000 No-limit Holdem event which was held at the Mirage. Eli Elezra is indeed a very successful person inside and outside the world of poker.

Aside from football, Trond has been passionate about poker ever since he learned about the game. Before he became a professional poker player, Trond has spent most of his time gaining experience in freerolls and low stakes ring games. Trond has also engaged in online tournaments as well, which improved his game. In no time, Trond participated in live tournaments that allowed him to establish himself in the world of poker.

Trond did not fail to impress others with his live tournament performances. He was able to land third place in the Scottish Poker Championships £1,000 No-limit Holdem event. He won $28,000 in the event that was held in 2007. He landed fifth place in the €7,700 European Poker Tour Barcelona Open, where he won $340,000. Trond landed 4th place in the €7,700 European Poker Tour which was held in Dublin. He obtained $183,937. Finally, he landed the first place in the Master Classics of Poker €5,000 No-limit Holdem which was held in Amsterdam. Trond was able to gather a total of around $900,000 in the live tournaments. He was able to make $1.5 million from career tournaments. As a result of his successful runs, Trond was named the Best Newcomer and Scandinavian Rookie of the Year in poker. He also ranks 4th in the Norway All Time Money List.

Bill slowly developed himself to become one of the most successful players in poker. Prior to his professional poker career, Bill was first exposed to the game while he was a law student at the University of California Berkley. After he completed law school, Bill invested more time in playing the game than preparing for his bar exam. Bill played the game more often than ever, and spent much of his time at the Casino San Pablo near San Francisco. Bill became better and better in poker and eventually landed the poker room manager job in the casino.

Bill continued to improve his poker skills in many tournaments in 2005. Fortunately, he was able to participate and do well in the World Series of Poker $2,500 Limit Holdem, the $5,000 Pot-limit Holdem, and the World Poker Tour $10,000 Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship which was held at the Bellagio. Bill finally reached the final table of the World Series of Poker $1,000 7-card Stud Hi/Lo in 2006. He was able to finish fifth in the tournament. Bill had a very significant run on the following year, in a couple of live tournaments. He participated in the $10,000 No-limit Holdem Championships and won the tournament. He was also able to make it to the final tables of back-to-back World Poker Tour LA Poker Classic and Bay 101 Shooting Stars events. He finished seventh in the LA Poker Classic, and sixth in the Bay 101 Shooting Stars events. He was able to obtain his first World Series of Poker bracelet by winning the $5,000 No-limit Holdem Short-Handed event. Talk about success, Bill is absolutely an amazing poker player.

Early in his career, Ryan engaged in small stakes Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo. Ryan started exploring other variations of poker such as the famous Texas Holdem. Soon, he found this variation to be very exciting, and decided to invest his time and effort in improving his Texas Holdem skills. After some time, he was able to take his game to a higher level, and decided to play in live tournaments. Ryan’s confidence grew even more, and began to participate in more competitive tournaments that required bigger buy-ins.

Ryan has gained enough experience to be able to participate in popular poker tournaments. Ryan was able to finish as runner-up in the Poker Ace Event which was held at Gold Reef City Casino in 2007. Ryan was also able to win the $3K No-limit Holdem event which was held at the Million Dollar Sun City Shuffle-Up Poker Tournament. He gathered $650,000 in this event alone. Ryan was able to win another tournament known as the Poker Ace Tournament and the World Series of Poker $1.5 Seven-card Stud Hi/Lo Event in 2008. Due to his successful campaigns, he was considered as the number one live tournament player in South Africa. He was also considered second on the South Africa All Time Money List. Ryan is not only a competent professional poker player, but also a brilliant golfer as well. In fact he has won the 2009 South African Amateur Championship. Ryan has truly achieved success.