It was not a smooth ride for him, but with his determination, he manged to make it big in the poker scene. In this decade long career, he managed to win four World Series of Poker Bracelets. He won his first bracelet in 1998 at the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em and went home with $169,460. At that time, he was the youngest, at 23, to win a World series bracelet. His second bracelet was in 2003 for the $2,000 S.H.O.E. event where he won $100,000. In 2004, he walked away with a bracelet and $169,100 from the $2,000 Limit hold’em event. Four years later, he proved that he still has the what it takes and got his fourth bracelet along with $204,874 from the $2,000 Limit Hold’em event. He is on the all time money list with winning amounting to more than $12 million with 4s cashes from the World Series of Poker alone.

Aside from winning big time, Daniel also published his own book entitled Power Hold’em Strategy. It contained a collection of articles from other poker players. He also contributes to poker magazines and books of other poker stars. This laid-back guy enjoys a game of pool with his buddies or golf with his fellow poker players. He also appeared in a number of films, poker tournaments and TV shows.

Brenes worked as an industrial engineer who ventured out to different businesses. His vast empire includes hotels, construction firms and real estate just to name a few. His gift for manging his business made him a busy man, but this did not stop him from establishing his poker career which brought him big bucks. He learned playing cards from his father. Later on, he made it big playing Baccarat all over the Bahamas. The growing popularity of poker drove him to learn the game and eventually transition to it. He first landed at the top spot in 1993 at the World Series of Poker $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha and the $2,500 Limit Hold’em and walked away with $128,000 and $149,000 respectively.  He got his two bracelets from the two events and has a total of 55 cashes from the World Series of Poker. He also did well in the World Poker Tournament bagging more than $1,735,780.

Humberto is easy to spot in a crowded venue. He is famous for his bright tracksuits, visor and the toy shark he uses as a card protector. Fellow player have high respect for him because of his impressive record. He spends his time managing his empire and gives back to the community by supporting shark conservation efforts. This family man takes time off to teach others the tricks in poker. Truly, this Costa Rican poker star is an inspiration to a lot of people.

Coming from a game characterized by skill and numbers, it was not hard for Mattern to learn poker. He started playing online poker, learning as much as he could from Limit and No Limit variations. In December of 2007, he won the the European Poker Tournament Prague beating 554 player and walking away with a cash prize of $1,038,010. He also won 5^th in the European Poker Tournament €5,400 No Limit Hold’em Main event with a prize of $91,230. He also tried his luck across the Atlantic at the World Series of Poker Event and finished 23^rd earning $42,729. He can now be seen playing all over the world and is fast becoming one of the highest earners. He is currently part of Team PokerStars Pro.

One can see his dedication and passion for the game. He gives his 101%every time he plays and makes sure that he finishes well. He is gearing up to be the first to win two Europea Poker Tour titles. With his determination, there is no doubt that he will be able to achieve that in the years to come establish himself not only as a backgammon king but also as a poker champion.

He is one of the most popular and influential sportsman of France. When he moved to the UK, the fans coined the term ‘SeaBass’ after him. The media called the phenomenon as ‘Chabalmania’. His rugby career spanned for more than ten years. With his distinct full beard and long hair, he is not hard to miss in the field. All of this combined his rough tackling skills earned him the nickname the Caveman. This led to more endorsements and deals making him the highest paid rugby player in 2007.

Recently, Chabal joined others like Becker and signed to be part of Team PokerStars France. He has been actively playing online with the screen name ‘Chabal’ and would want to bring his game to the live poker scene. He takes part in celebrity poker tournaments for charity along with other athletes and professional poker players. His aggressive tactics on the field could come in handy in the poker table. With his huge fan base, there is no doubt that he will still have a huge following behind him when he plays poker. Equipped with the skills of an athlete and the experience of a fighter, Chabal is one force to watch out for in the professional poker arena.

Also known as ElkY in the gaming world, Grospellier became one of the top earners of Pokerstars and was the first to attain the Supernova Elite level in the VIP club. From online gaming, he ventured to live poker. In 2007, he landed second place at the European Poker Tour Copenhagen Dkr 37,500 Main Event and walked away with $399,953. He got his biggest prize when he finished on the top spot in the 2008 EPT Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure with a whopping  $2,000,000! October of the same year, he won the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago $15,000 with a prize of $1,411,015. Talk about making millions in just a year alone. He is the third person to win a title in both World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour thus awarded World Poker Tour’s Player of the Year.

ElkY moved to London so he could be closer to all the great poker tournaments in Europe. In his spare time, he still spends it in the gaming world. Surely, we can expect more from this guy in the years to come. There is no stopping ElkY from taking the poker world by storm.

Kravchenko has made a name for himself in the world of poker. He was able to achieve the reputation of being the first Russian citizen professional poker player to win the World Series of Poker tournament. The Russian national specializes in Stud Poker and Holdem games. His success in poker tournaments is just amazing. He was able to secure fourth place in the Main Event. He has also reflected his hard-earned success by securing a spot in the World Series of Poker millionaires club. He was able to collect an amount that exceeded $1.8 million. Kravchenko has also participated in the World Series of Poker Europe. He was able to secure fifth place in the tournament as well as a buy-in H.O.R.S.E. Event. He was able to secure 3rd place in the Moscow Millions.

Kravchenko continues to excite many poker enthusiasts due to his confidence and stylish way of playing. He is also one of the classiest players, having won a remarkable total of $3,000,000 live tournament winnings. Thanks to this man, poker is very much alive and kicking all over the world.

Ivan Demidov is born in Moscow, Russia, and has grown to be a professional poker player. Demidov was first recognized when he was able to make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event back in 2008. Demidov is famous for being one of the original November Nine in the event. Demidov was able to compete with Peter Eastgate during the heads-up stage. Demidov was able to finish second place in the event. He was able to collect $5,809,595. Demidov has also achieved success in the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event which was held in London. He was able to make it to the final table of the event, and finished third place. As a result, Demidov is greatly known for being the first person to be able to make it to the final table of the two main events in a single year. A year later, James Akenhead and Antoine Saout were able to match Demidov’s success

Juan slowly established himself in the poker world by gaining experience in various tournaments in Spain. Soon, Juan was able to seize the opportunity to participate in the European Poker Tour, which is a very prestigious major tournament event in the world. He was able to rise in this tournament by reaching the final table in Season 4 of the European Poker Tour in Barcelona. Juan also participated in the main event of the European Poker Tour Warsaw in the following year. HE got his major break when he won six for $148,196. Juan also participated in other tournaments such as the European Poker Tour San Remo, the European Poker Tour Prague, as well as overseas tournaments in Las Vegas. Juan has also succeeded in online poker games such as PokerStars events consisting of Wednesday Quarter Million in January 2009, Sunday Million, Sunday Warm-Up, and the Nightly Hundred Grand.

Juan is already considered one of the best players to hail out of Spain. He continues to impress a lot of people with his solid poker skills, and looks to win more major trophies. He also wishes to continue to represent Spain in various worldwide tournaments. Juan Maceiras is definitely on the watch list.

Like other well-know poker professionals, Juan Manuel Pastor only unleashed his passion for professional poker later in life. But pastor already played poker at such a young age of 6 through his grandfather. The Spaniard was formerly affiliated with the marketing industry. Pastor has also taken Industrial Engineering and Journalism during his college days. Little did he know that his current profession would stem from what was only regarded as an exciting home game. Today, Pastor is one of the greatest poker players in his country.

Juan Manuel Pastor deserves to be on top with the greatest players in the world. Pastor first drew attention during the World Heads-Up Poker Championships which was held in Barcelona. Pastor was able to secure an eight place. After that, Pastor got his first major taste of glory when he participated in the Campeonato Espana de Poker, which was a regional poker tour in Spain. He was able to win the $600 No Limit Holdem event at Valladolid in 2008. He was able to obtain $35,045. Soon, Pastor also participated in the European Poker Tour, which is the ultimate event in Europe. He was able to obtain cash finishes amounting to $31,000 at Warsaw, Prague, and Dortmund. This is probably his most successful performance. Juan Manuel Pastor is one of the best poker professionals who is part of the PokerStars Pro Team. Because of Poker, Pastor enjoys his success and inspires more people to play poker.

Prior to his successful poker career, Allemann engaged in various interests in his younger years. The young Allemann enjoyed playing chess and video games. As he grew, he developed a desire in sports betting. Then, it was when he first watched a poker tournament on television that unleashed his hidden passion for poker. He watched the European Poker Tournament and quickly became interested. As a psychology student back then, he was fascinated with the mathematical aspect of the game, which greatly contributes to his professional playing style. As a result of his interest in the game, Allemann decided to learn more and understand poker. After watching the European Poker Tour, he knew that his desire was to be a professional poker player.

Allemann strived to achieve his dream by starting with low stakes Limit Holdem at Poker Stars. From there, he would slowly establish and improve his poker skill until he was able to play in bigger games online. In no time, he was able to make money out of tournaments. He participated in PokerStars Sunday tournaments. Eventually, he claimed victory in the Sunday Second Chance. His biggest taste of glory arrived when he secured eighth place in the European Poker Tour Baden Season 4. Allemann walked away with $78,000.