Southern California was Scotty's introduction to casino poker, where he took a job as a poker dealer to make ends meet.
Scotty was immortalized in the 1998 World Series of Poker Championship, saying to Kevin McBride: "You call this one, and it's all over, baby!" McBride called, and it was all over. That was Scotty Nguyen's $1,000,000 hand, and second WSOP bracelet.
Name: Scotty Nguyen
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Cashes: 180
Total Winnings: $9,126,566
First Place Finishes: 31
WSOP Bracelets: 5
Daniel Negreanu
A native of Toronto, Daniel Negreanu recognized early on in his life he had a knack for gambling and, more specifically, poker. So confident was he that at the age of 21 Daniel dropped out of college - just one credit shy of graduation - and moved to Las Vegas to pursue poker full-time. With two first place finishes at the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, Daniel took the world of tournament poker by storm and never looked back. He has since added three World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles, and more than thirty victories in tournaments across the globe. Negreanu currently resides in Las Vegas with his wife, Lori, and continues to be the model of composure and success for the new generation of poker players.
Name: Daniel Negreanu aka "Kid Poker"
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Cashes: 108
Total Winnings: $10,010,299
First Place Finishes: 24
WSOP Bracelets: 4
Phil Ivey
At 27 years old, Phil Ivey has become a force to be reckoned with. Often referred to as the "Tiger Woods," of poker - though he will say he's not deserving of such a comparison - Phil is an ambassador for a new generation of players.
Phil grew up in New Jersey, got his start on the green felt in Atlantic City. It wouldn't take long for his career to get a big boost, when he won his first three World Series of Poker title at the age of 23. Married to his highschool sweetheart, currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Name: Phil Ivey
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Cashes: 92
Total Winnings: $9,154,051
First Place Finishes: 16
WSOP Bracelets: 5
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth dropped out of the University of Wisconsin to pursue a poker career. His phenomenal WSOP run over the past 19 years all started in 1988, when he placed fifth in a Seven-Card Stud High-Low tournament. He won the main event the following year, the youngest player in history to do so – at age 24. He is also one of only three players in history to win three gold bracelets within a single year. He holds a record which is unlikely and perhaps impossible to break – three consecutive WSOP wins in three consecutive days (April 26-28, 1993). In addition to have won over $7,000,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, Phil has multiple endorsement deals, books, and merchandise, making him perhaps the best-known face in poker.
Name: Phil Hellmuth Jr
Location: Palo Alto, CA, United States
Cashes: 134
Total Winnings: $8,644,691
First Place Finishes: 20
WSOP Bracelets: 11
Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson a true Poker Legend. WSOP champion in 1976 and 1977 Doyle Brunson is widely regarded by many as the best poker player of all time. He is in 2nd place along with Johnny Chan in holding 10 WSOP braclets each. Last year 2007 Phil Hellmuth has won his 11th WSOP bracelet. Doyle Brunson proved that age is no factor in poker by winning the 2004 Legends of Poker World Poker Tour Event collecting $1,198,290 in what was the biggest ever WPT field at the time. He is regularly to be found at the Bellagio in Las Vegas playing High Stakes Poker with the best players in the game. Doyle Brunson wrote Super System which is regarded as the premier Poker book published and is a must read for all aspiring Poker players. Doyle, along with Gus Hansen and James Gardner were the first 3 players to be inducted into the WPT Poker Walk of Fame.
Name: Doyle Brunson
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Cashes: 41
Total Winnings: $5,086,751
First Place Finishes: 12
WSOP Bracelets: 10
Patrik Antonius
Widely regarded as one of the best online players in the world, Patrik Antonius was a tennis coach and model before becoming a professional poker player.
2005 was a big year for the young up-and-comer, seeing eight major tournament cashes, including a first place win on the European Poker Tour. His total winnings for 2007 reached over $2 Million.
Name: Patrik Antonius
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Cashes: 24
Total Winnings: $2,574,578
First Place Finishes: 1
Chris Ferguson
This 2000 WSOP Champion is easily the most recognized face in poker. He is a top professional poker player, both a mathematician and computer scientist with a photographic memory. As of 2004, he had the most cashes ever in a single year at the WSOP. Its hard to miss Chris Ferguson's tall shadowy frame at a tournament. His signature black hat, duster and long hair bring to poker an atmosphere of both excitement and foreboding. Though his clothing may disguise a genuinely nice guy, Chris Ferguson's poker skills are no act. He's played the best all over the world and has found the money more times than anyone can count. He's become a living poker legend, easily recognized and named by people with only passing poker knowledge.
Name: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
Location: Pacific Palisades & Las Vegas, CA, United States
Cashes: 113
Total Winnings: $6,978,862
First Place Finishes: 11
WSOP Bracelets: 5
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