Poker Players Database

Joanne Liu
Erick Lindgren
Erik Seidel
John Cernuto
Tom Dwan
Victoria Coren
Sandra Naujoks
Huck Seed
Gavin Smith
Lee Watkinson
Jennifer Harman
Max Pescatori
Paul Wasicka
David Benyamine
Gus Hansen
Phil Ivey
Jeff Madsen

Poker Players

Poker Players become well known for many reasons. Maybe they have won a major tournament, appeared on televised poker shows, are authors of well read poker books, are legends of poker that have told us many a tale of times gone by or just a darn good player that has earned the respect of their peers in the poker community.

We have researched and interviewed popular players and collated data on their poker career. The result being our Poker Players Database containing detailed written profiles of the poker player and their life stories together with the stats behind their poker career

Find out where your favourite player ranks in one of our top lists, from the Top Earning Players to WSOP Bracelet Winners. Alternatively just search through our A-Z listing of all Player Profiles to discover things you never knew about the players we see at the poker tables.

Player Profiles

Ireland Andy Black – The Monk – Mixing Poker and Buddhism
Andy Black is known in poker circles as “The Monk”. After 5 years away from Poker living monastic life as a Buddhist devotee he returned to great success. [more...]

USA Annie Duke – Controversy Runs in the Family
Successful poker player Annie Duke has had her fair share of controversy. With a brother like poker hate figure Howard Lederer guess it runs in the family! [more...]

Norway Annette Obrestad – Humiliating Opponents as a 15 year old Girl
Annette Obrestad earned her fearsome reputation after humiliating opponents by beating them whilst she was still underage at the young age of just 15. [more...]

USA Vanessa Selbst – Giving the Men a Run for their Money
Vanessa Selbst isn't just a female poker player, she is one of the best poker players on the planet and represents a growing community of female players with the skill and ability to take on their fellow players and win big. [more...]

Italy Max Pescatori – Soccer or Poker? $3m says he made the right choice
In his youth, Max Pescatori was torn between playing soccer and poker. With over $3m in winnings as a Poker Pro, he thinks he made the right choice [more...]

Spain Carlos Mortenson – First Ever to Win both the WSOP & WPT Championships
Carlos Mortenson is the first player to ever win both the WSOP and WPT world championship events. Known for the imaginative way he arranges his chip stacks [more...]