Poker Players Database

Gavin Smith
Paul Wasicka
Gus Hansen
Allen Cunningham
Jennifer Harman
Tom Dwan
Vanessa Selbst
Mike Matusow
Hendon Mob
Eddy Scharf
John Cernuto
Aaron Bartley
Sandra Naujoks
Erica Schoenberg
Liv Boeree
David Benyamine
Carlos Mortensen

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

USA Jeff Madsen – Exploded into Poker Winning $1.4m at his First WSOP
Jeff Madsen borrowed money from his college fund and his Parents to go to the 2006 World Series of Poker. He came away with 2 Bracelets and $1.4million [more...]

USA John Cernuto – Air Traffic Controller now controls the Poker Tables
John Cernuto has been around the professional poker circuit for over 18 years. After packing in his job as an Air Traffic Controller and moving to Las Vegas [more...]

USA Andy Bloch – From MIT Blackjack Team Movie Star to Top Poker Player
Andy Bloch was grounded in the world of Gambling by being a member of the Famous MIT Blackjack team which the movie "21" was based on. These days he is a top Poker player [more...]

United Kingdom Roland de Wolfe – Journalist Who is Now Creating the News
Roland de Wolfe started life as a Journalist reporting on Poker Tournaments for Inside Edge magazine. Now he wins millions at those same poker tournaments [more...]

Germany Eddy Scharf – Airline Pilot Flying High at the Poker Tables
Eddie "Eddy" Scharf is a commercial airline pilot who is also one of the most experienced poker players in Germany with 2 WSOP bracelets to his name. [more...]

Denmark Gus Hansen – The Most Aggressive Poker Player on the Planet?
Lets take a closer look at Gus ‘The Great Dane’ Hansen who is highly respected due to the way that he stood up for the players of Full Tilt Poker during the difficult Full Tilt Poker black Friday situation. [more...]