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Here are the profiles of the famous Poker players.

T.J. Cloutier

The well-respected players in tournament scene, T.J. wrote a book, Championship No-Limit and Pot-Limit Hold'em. He takes part in many activities and was the leading winner at the World Series of Poker in 2001.

Phil Hellmuth

Phil is a well-known name in the poker community. He holds 6 WSOP Bracelets, such as 1989 WSOP No Limit Hold'em Main event. His website can be reached at www.philhellmuth.com. His other webpage at Ultimatebet.com has his list of 50 most esteemed Poker Tournaments.

Johnny Chan

Johnny came up to international recognition after his main event victory at WSOP in 1987. Johnny continued to remain as one of the best known names in poker in 1988. He is a really experienced player who recounts his early years when he had some hard lessons to learned “when to quit”.

Miami John Cernuto

Miami won his first big pot and seven card stud title at the 1988 Superbowl of Poker. He has a fair amount of skill and continues to rise in importance in the scene of poker game. In 2003, he won the Heads Up Poker Tournament in Vienna. He got 381 players beaten at No Limit Hold'em at the L.A. Poker Classic. He was placed fourth in the Limit 7 Card Stud Championship in the United States Poker Championship.

Thuan "Scotty" Nguyen

Nguyen won the WSOP championship title in 1998. He is amongst the highest earning players of all time. He is nicknamed “The Prince”.

Doyle Brunson

Doyle has won eight WSOP bracelets to his name. He has been introduced as the Poker Hall of Fame. His nickname is Texas Dolly.

Stu Ungar

Stu Ungar, now deceased, is considered as one of the contemporaries to be the best No Limit Hold'em player the game of poker has ever seen. He holds to his credit three WSOP championship titles.

Eric Seidel

Eric is an extremely skillful player. In the 1988 WSOP championship event, he came second to Johnny Chan in a really outstanding and worth seen form.

Johnny Moss

In Poker, Johnny Moss is popularly known as the “Grand Old Man”. He has been the champion of the World Series of World Championship three times.

'Amarillo Slim' Preston

Amarillo Slim is Poker Ambassador and author of Tall Tales. He has participated in the WSOP events from the time of their inception.

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