Amanda “Mandy B” Baker

Date: Sun, Sep 28, 2008

Amanda “Mandy B” Baker is 27 years old and a rising poker star. Amanda “Mandy B” Baker admits that the game helped her pay her way through college. The pro, who resides in Las Vegas, NV and quit an internship with a non-profit teaching businesses how to be more socially responsible so she could focus on the game, has won over $150,000 in major tournament events since 2005. This includes her recent first-place finish at the World Series of Poker Circuit in Indiana.

It all started with a friendly visit back in June of 2003. Amanda stopped by to visit a friend, a friend who happened to be watching the WPT. Within a few hours, he had taught her the basics of Hold ‘em and played a few hands with her. That was it – Mandy B had a new passion.

Amanda “Mandy B” Baker won Event #10, a No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $1,000 buy-in. She played impressive poker, knocking out six out of her eight opponents at the final table alone. Amanda “Mandy B” Baker, who earned $88,368 to her tournament take for the win, loves tourneys because they’re ‘more fun’. However, like many other pros, she finds that cash games, especially in the $5 - $10 limit range, to be more profitable.

Before the win at the WSOPC, Amanda “Mandy B” Baker’s biggest cash was her 253rd finish at this summer’s WSOP Main Event. Amanda “Mandy B” Baker earned over $44,000 for that.

Amanda “Mandy B” Baker, an active environmentalist, proved that she is willing to put her money where her mouth is. She plans to donate 50% of her bank from the WSOPC to environmental groups.

Full Tilt Poker announced earlier this week that they’ve signed this up-and-comer to their growing roster of pros. She joins other newbies such as Julian Gardner, Jared “TheWacoKidd” Hamby, Nikolaus “kaibuxxe” Jedlicka, Jon “PearlJammer” Turner, Peter “Nordberg” Feldman and Peter Jepson.

Full Tilt Poker Site
Official Mandy Baker Blog
Cardplayer.com Profile
Hendonmob.com Results

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Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies

Date: Sun, Sep 28, 2008

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is from Finland. is one of the most aggressive pot-limit Omaha players around. Coming from Finland and learning poker together with another great player Patrik Antonius can help a lot. Ilari and Patrik met playing pool (Ilari is also a two time national champion in pool) and decided to start playing poker together.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies started to go regularly to Helsinkis Grand Casino to lose his money. Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies managed to get money for his new hobby by working at a gas-stations, construction-yards and even as an telephone-operator. First year didn’t go too well - but by the end of the second year he managed to book winnings for around $100,000.

Nowadays we can find "Ziigmund" playing at the highest level of competition. "Ziigmund" can be found regularly playing at the big pot-limit Omaha tables at Full Tilt Poker where the blinds are $200/400. "Ziigmund" will never back down from a challenge - he will play (and has played numerous times) anyone especially heads-up. He has fought with the likes of Phil Ivey and David Benymine.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is dominating the high stakes cash games on Full Tilt Poker as of late, and is currently the biggest winner for the month of September. The volatile Finnish player is up almost $1.9 million dollars for the month of September over a total of 13,869 hands (according to HighStakesDB.com).

With his recent performance, "Ziigmund" has dug himself out of a million dollar plus hole and is now up just over $600k on the year. "Ziigmund" typically makes most of his money from Pot Limit Omaha. September has been no different, as "Ziigmund" has made just over $900k from the high stakes PLO games that have been running on the site. Surprisingly though, Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies has done very well in the high stakes NLHE and Omaha Hi/Lo games, making an additional $900k+ in those two games.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies also visited The Big Game this summer - booking some nice winnings. He was playing (of course) drunk and fearlessly. Barry Greenstein complimented Ilari by telling that he thinks Ilari is one of the best pot-limit Omaha players in the world. Many call him also “The Omaha Kid”.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is also quite a characted at the online-tables. He can mock people and tell it straight to their faces - for example calling Gus Hansen “the biggest fish online” or David Benyamine as a “a fat gay guy”.

Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies is also know for favouring coinflips - he tries to get people to do coinflips for huge amounts. Largest were against Phil Ivey when they agreed to do first a series of coinflips for $40,000 each and in the end they went for $80,000 flip.

Quote from Ziigmund: “Playing it safe will never get you to the top. More important is that you have the balls to bet at the right time. If you want to succeed you need to have a gamblers attitude”

Official Blog
Ziigmund Down $3,000,000

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Steve Zolotow

Date: Sun, Sep 28, 2008

Steve Zolotow is an American professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. Steve Zolotow was one of the regulars at the famed Mayfair Club.

Steve Zolotow plays on Full Tilt Poker and is a member of Team Full Tilt.

Steve Zolotow has been on the poker circuit since 1988, when he finished in 5th place in that year's World Series of Poker $2500 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. In the years to come, he would earn bracelets for winning the 1995 Chinese Poker tournament (which also featured Doyle Brunson and Howard Lederer), and for winning the 2001 $3000 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament (which also featured John Juanda, Tom McEvoy, Kathy Liebert, Chris Ferguson and Scotty Nguyen.)

Despite his successes at the World Series, his biggest cash win to date came for a 4th place on the World Poker Tour's season 2 PartyPoker.com Million Cruise, which saw him sharing a final table with Scotty Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu and eventual winner Erick Lindgren. Zolotow won $259,684 from the tournament's prize pool.

As of 2008, Steve Zolotow's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,800,000.

WSOP Bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
1995 $5,000 Chinese Poker $112,500
2001 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em $243,335

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Paul Wasicka

Date: Sun, Sep 28, 2008

Paul Wasicka is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul Wasicka was born February 17, 1981 in Dallas, Texas. Paul Wasicka was the runner-up at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event and the winner of the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

World Series of Poker
Paul Wasicka started playing poker in 2004 when he attended an underground tournament in Denver, Colorado. He formerly worked as a bartender and restaurant manager before shifting over to poker. Wasicka finished as runner-up to Jamie Gold in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, winning over $6,000,000.

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Paul Wasicka's tournament accomplishments since that World Series of Poker finish include winning the 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship by defeating Eli Elezra, Joe Hachem, T.J. Cloutier, Nam Le, Shannon Elizabeth, and finally Chad Brown in the finals 2-0. For the win he earned $500,000. He also made a World Poker Tour final table at the Commerce Casino's LA Poker Classic, finishing fourth and taking home $455,615.

At the World Poker Tour (WPT) $9,900 No Limit Hold'em held at the 2007 L.A. Poker Classic, Paul Wasicka made the final table which also included poker players J. C. Tran and Eric Hershler, he finished in fourth place, earning $455,615. Paul Wasicka has also cashed in three other WPT Championship events and has made a total of over $700,000 from WPT events alone.

At the 2007 Aussie Millions A$10,000 Main Event, Paul Wasicka just missed making the final table coming in 12th and earning A$120,000 ($95,434). The event was won by fellow professional poker player Gus Hansen.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $7,500,000

Official website
PokerPages profile
Rocky Mountain News profile
PokerLizard.com Interview

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Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan

Date: Sun, Sep 28, 2008

Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan plays online at Full Tilt Poker. When Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan not playing poker, Jordan can be found on the golf course or at home with his wife and two English Bulldogs in Norman, Oklahoma.


Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan is former physics student from Oklahoma University, Jordan Morgan started playing online at low limits and in home games just over five years ago and quickly earned a reputation as one of the best young players in the game.

Like many players, Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan steadily built his bankroll by playing in a variety of low-limit ring games and tournaments both live and online. Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan also spent a great deal of time perfecting his final table play by playing in SNG tournaments.

Looking at his impressive tournament record, it's easy to see that the work paid off. Some of Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan accomplishments include a second-place finish in the 2006 United States Poker Championship and winning the WSOPC $5K No-Limit Hold ‘em event in Tunica in September 2007. Jordan “iMsoLucky0” Morgan has also cashed on eight separate occasions at WSOP events and has won numerous online tournaments, including Full Tilt Poker's weekly $750K event.

02/10/2008 - $109 buy-in, $109+R NL Hold'em on PokerStars. 5th place for $14,074.50

04/27/2008 - $215 buy-in, Sunday Warm-Up $500K guaranteed [$215 NLHE] on PokerStars. 48th place for $1,595.52

08/31/2008 - $215 buy-in, $215 Fixed Limit Omaha H/L [$30, 000 guaranteed] on PokerStars, 6th place for $1,575.00

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John D'Agostino

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

John D'Agostino is an American professional poker player. John D'Agostino was born on November 3, 1982 in Seymour, Connecticut. John D'Agostino is from Seymour, Connecticut. He had previously lived in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey.

John D'Agostino has been playing high-stakes pokere since 2003. John D'Agostino plays online at Full Tilt Poker as a memeber of Team Full Tilt.

John D'Agostino's tournament career began shortly after of his 21st birthday. By the he had already won more than $500,000 at poker. Half of that came from his second-place finish to Phil Ivey, broadcast live from Turning Stone. That broadcast earned John D'Agostino the respect of his peers. Four months after he won at the Borgata Poker Open, John D'Agostino placed second at the Borgata Winter open, beating his personal earnings record.

John D'Agostino placed 5th in the second season World Poker Tour (WPT) PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure event, winning $99,450.

At the 2004 United States Poker Championship, John D'Agostino had a huge chip lead heading into the final table. However, a bad beat against Hoyt Corkins (which prompted D'Agostino to angrily push his chip Corkins' way) led to D'Agostino's pocket 10s losing to quad 7s, leaving John with just one chip before he was eliminated in 6th place.

John D'Agostino made a second WPT final table in the fourth season Borgata Poker Open event, where he finished in 4th place, earning $349,685. Later in the season he finished 2nd to Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi in the 2006 Borgata Winter Poker Open, earning $591,312.

John D'Agostino had a poor year playing cards in 2007, which he has discussed candidly on Phil Gordon's Podcast, The Poker Edge.

As of 2008, John D'Agostino's total live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.

Official Site on Fulltilt Poker
World Poker Tour profile

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Kathy Liebert

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player. Kathy Liebert was born October 1, 1967 in Nashville, Tennessee. Liebert now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and Downey, California. Kathy Liebert is the first woman ever to win a tournament with a first prize of $1,000,000.

Although Kathy Liebert has made a career out of poker, she still uses her financial acumen to invest in the stock market. She also holds a blue belt in karate.

Kathy Liebert grew up on Long Island in New York. She attended Marist College in Poughkeepsie where she earned a bachelors degree in business and finance. She was hired by Dun & Bradstreet, but left, unhappy with corporate life. Successful stock investments allowed her to quit her job and travel the country.

Kathy Liebert started her professional poker career as a prop player in Colorado. Kathy Liebert would later go on to enter tournaments and she won the first Party Poker Million event in 2002, the first limit poker tournament with a $1 million prize. Kathy Liebert has made several final tables of the World Poker Tour (WPT), including a third place finish in the 2005 Borgata Poker Open, making her the highest finishing woman on the WPT until a runner-up finish by J. J. Liu in 2007.

At the 2004 World Series of Poker, Kathy Liebert won a gold bracelet in a $1,500 limit Texas hold 'em Shootout event. She was one of three women (Cyndy Violette and Annie Duke being the other two) to win an open event in that year's WSOP.

Kathy Liebert also appeared on and won the series Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes.

After being eliminated from the World Speed Poker Open in London in September 2005, Kathy Liebert provided commentary on the final alongside Gary Jones.

On June 1, Liebert made the Final Table of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship at the 2008 World Series of Poker and finished in 3rd place, earning $306,064.

As of 2008, Kathy Liebert has one World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and over $4,500,000 in live tournament winnings. She has won more prize money in open field tournaments than any other woman in poker history.

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WSOP player profile
Hendon Mob tournament results
World Poker Tour profile

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Scott "Big Riskky" Clements

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Scott Clements is a professional poker player from Mount Vernon, Washington, United States, who has won titles in both World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP) events.

When not travelling, Scott and his wife can be found at home in Mount Vernon, Washington where he spends his down time following his local football and baseball teams.

Scott Clements has twice won championship bracelets at the WSOP, winning the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament in 2006 and the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2007.

In addition to Scott Clements success in Omaha games at the WSOP, Clements has also claimed victory on the WPT, winning the 2006 Canadian Open Championship and taking home over $250,000. In November 2007 he won the second annual World Poker Tour's (WPT) North American Poker Classic at Fallsview Casino after defeating Jonathan Little heads-up winning over $1,137,593.

As of 2008, Scott Clements total live tournament winnings exceed $3,100,000.

World Series of Poker Bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2006 $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8-or-better $301,175
2007 $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha $194,206

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cardplayer.com - Bio - Scott Clements
Hendon Mob Database: Scott Clements

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Roland De Wolfe

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Roland De Wolfe is an English professional poker player and was formerly a writer for the poker magazine Inside Edge. Roland De Wolfe was born 1979 in London.

After winning first prize in the Gutshot Poker Festival, Roland De Wolfe went on to make a money finish in the $1,000 No Limit event of the 2005 World Series of Poker.

In July 2005, Roland De Wolfe won first place in the Major Grand Prix de Paris event of the World Poker Tour (WPT)'s fourth season, defeating former champion Juha Helppi in the final heads-up battle.

In April 2006, he finished 3rd out of 605 runners in the WPT $25,000 Championship event at the Bellagio, winning over $1,000,000.

In October 2006, Roland De Wolfe won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Dublin event, and the €554,300 first prize. In the process, he became the first person to win an event in the WPT and the EPT. This achievement was superseded in January 2008 when Gavin Griffin won a WPT event to follow up on his WSOP and EPT wins, thus becoming the first person to win titles in all 3 competitions.

Roland De Wolfe also reached the final table of the 2008 edition of Late Night Poker, finishing in 2nd place.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.

World Poker Tour profile
Hendon Mob tournament results
PokerListings.com Player Profile
InsidePoker magazine interview

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David Singer

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

David Singer is a professional poker player. David Singer was born in Brooklyn, New York.

David Singer is a former environmental lawyer who worked on issues and lawsuits related to cleaning up the Long Island Sound for a non-profit organization.

David Singer has been playing poker professionally since 1996, concentrating on seven-card stud before moving to mostly Texas hold 'em tournaments.

In October 2007, David Singer won the Caesars Palace Classic $9,800 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event, winning $1,000,000.

In May 2008, David Singer earned $560,000 by winning the $25,000 Full Tilt Poker Heads Up World Championship. The tournament featured 64 players in the largest buy-in in online poker history.

As of 2008, David Singers total live tournament winnings exceed $4,100,000.

World Series of Poker
David Singer has had quite a bit of success in World Series of Poker play. He is the only person to make the final table of the three largest buy-in No-Limit Hold'em events in a single year at the World Series of Poker.

At the 2003 series, David Singer made the final table of the Main Event, busting out in ninth place. Singer's biggest result at the 2006 World Series of Poker was a sixth place finish in the $50,000 HORSE event.

After being away from the majority of the 2007 WSOP for personal reasons, David Singer became the first player to make back-to-back final tables in the $50,000 HORSE event, again finishing sixth.

At the 2008 World Series of Poker in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event David Singer won his first bracelet earning $214,131.

World Series of Poker Bracelets
Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2008 $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em $214,131


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PokerListing.com interview and photos
Hendon Mob tournament results

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Jon "PearlJammed" Turner

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Jon "PearlJammed" Turner plays online at Full Tilt Poker. Away from the table, Jon spends much of his time at home in Las Vegas with his girlfriend or travelling to hear his favorite band, Pearl Jam.

Like many other young pros, Jon "PearlJammed" Turner credits Chris Moneymaker with jump starting his career. While still a Computer Science student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, Jon watched as the amateur Chris Moneymaker defeated established pro Sammy Farha to win the 2003 WSOP Main Event. The characters, drama, and simple fun of the game piqued his interest and soon, he began playing Freeroll tournaments play money games online.

Eventually, Jon "PearlJammed" Turner decided to begin playing with real money, and slowly began building a bankroll by playing low-limit ring game tables, Multi-table tournaments, and Sit & Gos. While he found the online games enjoyable and educational, it wasn’t until he started playing live poker with several of his friends that he truly got hooked.

Jon "PearlJammed" Turner bubbled in his first small live tournament, but walked away with a new-found desire to pursue poker full time. Jon "PearlJammed" Turner quickly became involved in regular games and tournaments around Raleigh and soon quit his job at Circuit City when he began making more at cards than he did in retail.

As Jon's local games grew in size, he realized he might be able to earn a living playing cards. While continuing to hone his skills around Raleigh, he soon began travelling to Atlantic City and Las Vegas where he would test himself against more experienced competition. Again, Jon "PearlJammed" Turner found that he was winning more than he lost, and in 2005, he made the move to Las Vegas to pursue his new-found career.

Jon "PearlJammed" Turner played his first WSOP events in 2005 and finished 18th in the $3K No-Limit event, pocketing $20,000 that helped cement his growing bankroll.

In October 2005, Jon "PearlJammed" Turner discovered high buy-in online tournaments and hasn’t looked back since. Since October 2005, he has won more than $1.6 million as an online tournament pro known as PearlJammed, and has racked up 21 tournament victories on Full Tilt Poker.

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Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Niki Jedlicka (Nikolaus Jedlicka) lives in Australia. Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka was first introduced to poker about three years ago, when he started playing with his older brother and friends. Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka has established himself as a formidable opponent online and on the tournament scene.

Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka steadily built a name for himself – and quite a bankroll – playing online under the name "KaiBuxxe". Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka gained a lot of attention for his performance at the Pot-Limit Omaha tables, playing at the highest stakes games on Full Tilt Poker. He is clearly not afraid to mix it up with the biggest names in the game - going heads-up with the likes of Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen and scoring some big wins.

As his online game developed, so did his interest in live tournaments. Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka made his first live appearance during the summer of 2006. Since that time, he's made numerous final tables, clearly demonstrating that his prowess extends beyond the digital felt. Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka took first place in several No-Limit Hold 'em tournaments in Austria before going to the 2007 EPT in Barcelona.

Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka took 7th place in the €7.7K No-Limit Hold 'em Event and took home over €150K. His overall performance earned him a nomination for the 2007 European Poker Awards "Rookie of the Year".

When he's not playing in live tournaments, Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka can be found in his native Vienna. He's an avid movie buff and enjoys fine cuisine. Look for him playing online at Full Tilt Poker.

Although Niki Jedlicka is young only 19 years old, he’s been both a millionaire and broke several times over, through online poker. His largest win to date is $2.1 Million in July, playing the 200/400 PLO games as KaiBuxxe on Full Tllt.

Niki Jedlicka got his start playing limit holdem online, moving all the way up to 300/600, which was the highest limits at the time. Then he started playing Pot Limit Omaha on Full Tilt and decided to focus on that game from then on. He actually worked his way up from 10/20PLO to 200/400 simply by taking shots at the higher games. He ran well and then just settled at the top.

Even though Niki plays very well, he’s shown to practice little to no bankroll management or table selection online. You might see lose $500,000 one session, but then win $750,000 the next. So don’t be surprised to see him drop down a couple limits one day to rebuild.

However, despite his lack of game selection, Niki’s loose, aggressive, and fearless playing style loosens up tight tables and creates plenty of action for him. He’s able to control tables by forcing other players to adjust to his style.

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Rafe Furst

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Rafe Furst is an American professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before becoming a professional poker player, Rafe Furst was a web entrepreneur in online games and promotions, and before that a computer science researcher specializing in artificial intelligence. Furst holds a B.S. in Symbolic Systems and M.S. in Computer Science, both from Stanford University.

At the 2003 World Series of Poker, Rafe Furst gained a small measure of infamy when he was eliminated first from the $10,000 Main Event, lasting only 11 minutes.

In 2005, Rafe Furst finished first in the $1,500 no limit Texas hold 'em Ultimate Poker Challenge. Furst also finished 5th in a Ladies Only poker event at Bay101 dressed in drag.

Rafe Furst picked up his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2006 when he won a $1,500 pot limit hold'em preliminary event. Rafe Furst beat over 1100 other players to win almost $350,000 in that one event.

Rafe Furst is also an exclusive professional poker player at Full Tilt Poker, an online poker website that opened in July 2004.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $440,000.

Rafe Furst spent several years doing research and putting together multi-million dollar joint ventures in Silicon Valley at Kestrel Institute. Following his dream of weaving sports and entrepreneurship, Rafe Furst has notably formed Pick’em Sports in 1996 to bring promotional sports contests to the then-nascent World Wide Web.

Rafe Furst has an interest in complex systems and blogs about it actively.

Rafe Furst is also one of the founders of a new educational media company called Expert Insight, where he spends most of his time these days.

Rafe Furst is the first member of the Tiltboys, a group that started a weekly poker game in college that still exists 17 years later. Along with Phil Gordon, he was featured on a national public radio show called "This American Life" during the 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Gordon and Furst were also the first to give daily national radio updates from the WSOP in 2003 on Sporting News Radio.

While travelling the country during the Ultimate Sports Adventure, he proselytized for the poker lifestyle and discussed poker in over a hundred different radio, newspaper and television interviews across the U.S. and Canada.

Rafe Furst has been keen to carry out fundraising as a Board Member of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, a charity he has supported since he and fellow poker pro, Phil Gordon, embarked on their Ultimate Sports Adventure tour in 2003-04. Their most successful initiative, Bad Beat on Cancer, asks members of the greater poker community to pledge 1% of their poker winnings to cancer prevention and early detection.


Official site
Rafe's profile by Full Tilt Poker
Expert Insight - Rafe is CTO of this company
Rafe Furst MySpace Profile
PokerListings.com interview
Hendon Mob tournament results

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Scott Fischman

Date: Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Scott Fischman is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scott Fischman was born 1980 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

Scott Fischman grew up in South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. Scott Fischman was introduced to poker by a schoolfriend and went on to become a poker dealer at the Sahara and the Mirage. At the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Scott Fischman became the youngest person ever to win two WSOP bracelets, winning one bracelet in a no limit Texas hold'em and a second in a H.O.R.S.E. tournament.

In 2003, Scott Fischman became a member of the poker-playing group "The Crew," which also included Dutch Boyd, Bobby Boyd, David Smyth, Joe Bartholdi Jr, Tony Lazar and Brett Jungblut (Jungblut and Bartholdi have both since left the group).

In 2004, Fischman defeated Joe Cassidy to win the World Poker Tour (WPT) Young Guns of Poker invitational event. In 2005 he finished 2nd to Allen Cunningham in the WSOP $1,500 no-limit hold'em event.

Scott Fischman has competed in and served as a guest commentator for the Ultimate Poker Challenge. As "emptyseat88", he plays on numerous online poker cardrooms. Scott Fischman has cashed a record 13 times at the World Championship of Online Poker.

As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000.

Year Tournament Prize (US$)
2004 $2,000 H.O.R.S.E. $100,200
2004 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em $300,000

Official site
World Poker Tour profile
PokerLizard.com interview
BarStoolSports interview
Hendon Mob tournament results

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