G2GPros


	Screenname: Lippy Adam Lippert has an impressive 5 titles, including 2 WSOP Circuit Events, and over 50 cashes in major tournaments since he set his sights as a professional poker player in 2006. He currently has 10 final table appearances in 2009 and is also in 1st place in the PokerPages 'ProRank2' rankings in the world. Adam is one of the hardest working players on the tournament circuit, who travels throughout the country playing a vigorous tournament schedule throughout the year. He is well respected amongst pokers elite. His consistency and passion for the sport will lead him to many more big wins in the future.

	Screenname: Chainsaw Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler has amassed an incredible 100+ cashes, 79 of which have come in the past three years. Along the way, he has picked up over $1,500,000 and a cult following to go along with the cash. Allen has proven himself to be an expert of all poker disciplines and further that he can seal the deal, with 6 impressive major tournament wins. One of his greatest poker accomplishments to date was earning a WSOP ring at the Caesars Circuit Event in 2007 in NLHE. He also has major wins in Stud, Stud Hi/Lo and Omaha Hi/Lo. Allen is also one of the few players with multiple WPT and WSOP final table finishes.

	Screenname: BarbEnright A fearless tournament player whose best game is probably limit hold'em; she's won the ladies championship twice, was the first woman to win a major open event at the WSOP (pot-limit hold'em in 1996), and the only woman to make the final table in the $10,000 main event (fifth in 1995). Barbara Enright began playing poker at home at the age of 4, playing five card draw against her older brother - usually making him cry. Her passion for the game persisted, and Enright started playing in card rooms for the first time in 1976. She placed first in numerous tournaments, not the least of which being her three World Series of Poker Bracelets.

	Screenname: 10bigblinds Brandon began his poker career as a cash game specialist, primarily playing no-limit Holdem and dominating the tables online. In 2008 he began to play tournaments and made an immediate impact by cashing in 5 major events in just a 3 month period. He won two of those tournaments outright, earning over $70,000. With his quick start and success on the tournament circuit, Brandon quickly became a rising star in the poker world. He has now earned over $160,000 in less than 12 months playing very few events. As time allows, he plans to become more active on the tournament circuit and there is no telling how high that winnings figure might go.

	Screenname: ChazMarchese Charlie Marchese burst on the poker scene late in 2008. In his first 10k event, he finished 3rd at the WPT World Poker Finals at Foxwoods for over $300k. After several other final tables on the east coast, he has amassed over $550k in less than a year on the tournament trail. With many final tables and over $250k in tournament cashes on the internet, Charlie is a fierce competitor in any form of poker. He has expanded his schedule to include worldwide events now and will continue to be heard from in the future.

	Screenname: FoxWallace Chris 'Fox' Wallace is a professional poker player, poker coach and writer. Known as one of the best poker coaches in the business, Fox has worked with some a number of poker training websites and is currently the head cash game instructor at PokerXFactor.com. His column - The Online Fox - is featured monthly in Poker Pro magazine and Poker Pro Europe. He is known as a game theory and bankroll management expert on pocketfives.com where he has published more front page articles than any other writer since the site's inception.

	Screenname: ChrisReslock Chris Reslock is a WSOP Bracelet winner (2007 7-Card Stud) with an incredible 17 major titles in his 70 major cashes. He also owns 3 WSOP Circuit rings and 8 Trump watches (from USPC and Trump Classic). Chris has an incredible (and unofficially a record amongst players with 40 cashes or more) 24% cash-to-win rate. He defeated Phil Ivey heads-up to win his bracelet and also defeated John Juanda heads-up in 2005 for his victory in the 10k WSOP Circuit Event at Showboat in Atlantic City. He is a master of all games and has had numerous deep runs and final tables in FTOPS and WCOOP events. These accolades have earned Chris the respect of his peers and many consider him the best all-around tournament player in the world. A former cab driver, Chris is a phenomenal success story and proof that hard work and dedication can pay off in poker.

	Screenname: dan_dodet Daniel Dodet is one of the rising stars amongst Belgian poker players. After finishing a strong 386th in the 2006 WSOP main event, Daniel then went on to win a €500 no limit event at the Barcelona Open. Since then he has taken 4th in the EPT Baden event, earning himself a further €110,000.

	Screenname: DavidFox Dave has an impressive 4 titles and 60 cashes in major tournaments for over $1,000,000 and has established himself as one of the most respected players on tour. In 2007 (his first full year on the tournament circuit) this native of Coram, NY had 11 final tables finishing 6th in Cardplayer's Player of the Year rankings. With his deep understanding of the game and impressive track record, David is a dangerous opponent for anyone at the tables.

	Screenname: DavidLevi When his soccer career was derailed by a knee injury, David Levi packed up and headed to the United States from Tel Aviv. Los Angeles became his new home, and also the place where he was introduced to poker. Perhaps fueled by his love of competition, something that had been missing from his life since he quit his soccer career, it didn't take long for Levi to become a regular at the Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, Calif. Confidence was key for Levi, as was moving to medium stakes instead of trying to make big bets and big wins right away at the higher limits. With this change his game started to improve, as did his luck. Throughout his poker career, Levi has won more than $2 million in tournament money with several cashes at World Series events and quite a few tournament wins at various levels. Despite these achievements, he has remained a fairly low-profile poker pro. This may be the result of his tendency to play tight, which doesn’t always make for good TV when producers are picking what to show in televised events. Much of his poker career is now spent playing in tournaments, which he finds more fulfilling due to the focus on competition rather than cash - something he believes differentiates tournaments from cash games.

	Screenname: EricDoerr Eric "ClownFish" Doerr began playing professionally in high stakes cash games in 2007, winning at the highest level documented by several appearances on Cash Poker TV and ESPN. This is how he got the nickname "The ClownFish" by wearing a huge Clownfish hat on national TV. Eric began his tournament career in September 2008 and has had a stellar 2009 with several final tables and $370,000 in cashes, gathering enough PotY points to be ranked 121st in the world.

	Screenname: GCheatham Gerald is a master of all forms of poker and is considered one of the best all-round mixed game cash specialists in the world. With 2 titles and numerous major tournament cashes, he is a major threat to take down anything he enters. His fearless style has earned him the nickname 'All-In' and if you find yourself in that situation against him you are likely in deep trouble.

	Screenname: JackMcAdoo Jack McAdoo, also known as "jmac" is not just known in the online poker community because of the huge success of his show on pokerpodradio.com, but because players are starting to realize that he is becoming a major force at the online tables. He has a bracelet to go along with the cash he is winning as well. The former Spin32 Pro is ready for you to sit down at his table.

	Screenname: KrazyKanuck James Worth, fondly known as the KrazyKanuck has been playing the felt since early in 1992. He walked into a poker room in an Native Casino in Northern Michigan one night while out gambling with some friends and found out that playing 7 card stud was a much slower way to lose his money than playing craps and blackjack but that it had most of the same gambler's rush! In 1995 after moving out to Calgary Alberta in western Canada the local casinos spread a game called Holdem and James started to find his niche. He started playing the $3.00/$6.00 limit holdem and made his way up in limits over the next few years up to a $30.00/$60.00 limit holdem game. In 1999 James discovered Online Poker after watching a friend of his play cards online! What a concept! He could play at home, avoid the smokey tables and play any time he wanted with no waiting! In 2003 after a move to Toronto, James took a shot at playing the circuits as well as playing bigger events online and started to turn heads. By the end of 2003 KrazyKanuck was probably one of the most recognized and respected names in Online Poker.

	Screenname: JenaDelk In January 2008, Jena cashed in on her first World Poker Tour event. Three months later she would make back-to-back final tables at the Imperial Palace Poker Classic. In May 2008, she took first prize in the Bayou Poker Classic in New Orleans that paid out $16,700. Jena then set her sights on the World Series of Poker Ladies Main Event, where she would come in 13th and win another $10,000. In August of the same year, Jena would make her way to the Gulf Coast Poker Championship in Biloxi, Miss., where she made another final table. But the biggest breakthrough of Jena’s young poker career was yet to come. Jena looks to the future with a sense of determination. She plans on taking down a World Series of Poker – Circuit Main Event and finally getting the bracelet she’s always dreamed of. Jena has already had much success in her three short years as a poker player. Now Jena’s road leads directly to her future as an accomplished poker professional.

	Screenname: JoeSimmons Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Joe Simmons has been a staple on the East Coast poker scene for the past six years. He has earned a living at cash games playing limit hold'em, Omaha Hi-Low and Eight or Better Stud and more recently, no-limit hold'em. He has generated over $750,000 in tournament income during that period and earned a coveted TV spot on the World Poker Tour. A random weekend trip to Atlantic City in 2003 sparked his interest in poker and after tasting some initial success he was hooked because "he could work on music during the week and potentially make a week's pay on Friday and Saturday". Upon witnessing the poker boom he turned all of his attention to poker and has become a dedicated student of the game.

	Screenname: JohnRacener John Racener took the live tournament poker world by storm. On his 21st birthday he chopped his very first live tournament, taking 190k at the WSOP 2006 Harrah's Circuit Event. The very next year, he won that event and the Circuit Ring to go along with it. He has gone on to amass over 1.2 Million in live earnings and another 500k online.

	Screenname: JoshBrikis Josh has been a consistent and feared player on the tournament trail since 2006. He had his break out year in 2009 and has been atop the CardPlayer of the Year leaderboard throughout his spectacular rise to the top, finishing 2009 ranked #24 in the world. He has amassed over $850,000 in career earnings in his relatively short career as a poker professional. His 2nd place finish for over $600,000 at the 2009 WSOP six handed event proved to the poker world that he can compete at any and all levels of competition. His follow up to his remarkable WSOP showing was another 2nd place finish at the WPT Borgata Poker Open 6 handed event.

	Screenname: KeithCrowder The Borgata in Atlantic City is where Keith made his name playing cash earning the nicknames Chief Keith, Killer Keith and the self proclaimed "The Aether" (because he's everywhere). In 2009, he made a strategic decision to focus more on tournaments and Pot Limit Omaha and fewer no limit holdem cash games. In his three years playing Keith has made 4 (3 WPT) final tables and recently took 5th in the Borgata "T.V." Championship event in September. He has numerous other cashes, well over 25 but has lost count. He also has an Accounting degree and an MBA.

	Screenname: MarioOrozco A high stakes player from Texas, when not playing poker Mario spends his time promoting poker tournaments throughout the United States involving professional poker players, celebrities and sports legends.

	Screenname: Mwaggoner Marsha Waggoner was born and raised in Australia. She spent some time as a blackjack dealer in Sydney but made most of her money playing in poker games on her nights off. In the 1980s, Waggoner moved to the United States with her three children. While in Las Vegas, Waggoner began to exhibit her talent for tournament-style Hold'em and Seven-Card Stud events, and soon was establishing herself as a perennial contender in freezeout poker. "Back then it wasn't a big deal for me to finish in the money," Waggoner tells the WPT. "I guess I took it for granted because I was doing so well." Despite her success, Waggoner's stay in Las Vegas lasted only one year. In 1987 she moved to Southern California while continuing to play poker professionally, and in the late 1980s and early 1990s, continued to build a name for herself as a solid and patient tournament player whose results continually proved she belonged in the game's upper echelons. Among her high-profile victories was a $52,500 cash for a second-place finish in the Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo event at the World Series of Poker, which was followed up by a $35,700 haul for a third-place finish in the Limit Omaha Hi-Lo event at the 1995 WSOP. She settled in the Los Angeles area and supported her family by playing poker. Waggoner has cashed in more than 100 major tournaments, including 18 times at the World Series of Poker and has earned more than $768,000.

	Screenname: MCasterella Matt Casterella was born and resides in White Plains, New York. A 2004 graduate of Fairfield University, Matt decided to give tournament poker a shot as a professional. In just a few short years, Matt has amassed nearly $2,ooo,ooo in earnings with 2 WPT Final Tables and a win at the 2007 Borgata Open 5k Main Event. Matt is also a fantastic cash game player and can usually be found playing high stakes poker at his home casino, Foxwoods.

	Screenname: MikeLeanos Over the past decade, Michael Leanos has made a name for himself in the Los Angeles poker scene. Anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in card rooms will know Mike's face, not to mention his intimidating presence on the felt. He initially worked hard on his Limit Hold'em game, and eventually moved back to San Luis Obispo where he took a job as a proposition player at a local card room. Working as a prop for the next two years, Leanos learned other card games including Pot-Limit Hold'em and Omaha. Feeling confident in his game and ready to play on his own, Leanos moved back to LA to test his game against seasoned professionals at the Commerce Casino. While playing $10/$20 Pot Limit Hold'em (before No Limit was widely spread), Leanos learned from some of the best, and his game soared to the next level. It was in 2003 that the young player had his first tournament cash at the Hustler Casino, the first of many to come. Over the next few years, Leanos dedicated himself to poker. He grinded cash games and tournaments in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, finding several wins and accumulating over $300,000 in tournament winnings alone. In recent years, Leanos has focused more on playing poker online and considers himself a Heads-Up specialist. Always bringing his aggressive style to the tables, Leanos is a feared competitor that will surely test your abilities as a player.

	Screenname: PaulDarden Paul started his more serious poker playing at Foxwoods. He later went to Atlantic City where he had a significant and divining encounter with Phil Ivey. Phil saw Paul's natural talent and took it upon himself to mentor him. Up until that point, Paul had mainly been playing Seven-Card Stud but Phil tried to steer him in the direction of No-Limit Hold'em. Unsure of how wise it would be to play a game in which he could lose everything in one bum hand, Paul first tried Limit Hold'em. Shortly after, he took his first trip to Las Vegas. As he remembers it: "I wasn't doing very well on the first trip to Vegas. Phil told me again that I ought to play No-Limit, but I told him I couldn't afford it. I didn't have the money, so he loaned it to me! He told me I had to take the $10,000 shot at a million. I entered the big tournament and survived the first day." For a time, Paul seemed destined to come in second when he played tournaments. Phil kept feeding him pointers on how to improve his game and by 2001 at the World Series of Poker he took first place and won $147,440 in the $2,500 Seven-Card Stud event.

	Screenname: PaulKobel Paul Kobel is a poker player and holistic practitioner from Oakland, California. Kobel has the distinction of winning the biggest prize in the world of poker - the gold bracelet. At the 37th WSOP in Las Vegas, Paul Kobel won a $1500 No Limit Hold'em event against over 1,000 othe rentrants.

	Screenname: TJCloutier TJ has a list of poker successes as long as your arm. He has won more major tournaments than any player alive or dead and collecting six World Series of Poker bracelets in the process. He is regarded as one of the top players in the world, and for good reason. The one major gap in his poker resume is the main event at the WSOP where he has made the final table four times but has been denied each time; most cruelly in 2000 when he was beaten heads up by Chris Ferguson with AQ v A9.

	Screenname: WarrenKarp Warren Karp worked in the poker industry in Las Vegas, not only as a player, but as a dealer, a floor man, and a shift boss. While playing, he took the opportunity to enter the Tournament of Champions at the Gold Coast, as he had finished in first place in the daily Omaha Hi/Lo tournament. He finished in second place in the Texas Hold'em daily tournament. Moving back to California was where his "destiny" really started to take shape. In the summer, he played in The Legends of Poker at the Bike, with some success, winning 3 events and making cash wins in 5 others. The hard work was paying off, and Warren Karp turned Professional. By the end of 2002 he had finished in the Top 100 list of Card Players of the year. In 2003, he had moved up to the Top 50 Card Player of the Year list. Most of all though, Warren has one singular motto that he continues to live by "I'm better than I was yesterday and not as good as I hope to be tomorrow."

	Screenname: WillTheThrill Will "The Thrill" Failla has been a dominant force on the poker scene for years. With 4 titles, and over 50 major cashes for over $1,175,000 he has earned the fear and respect of his peers. Will also has numerous major online scores including FTOPS final tables and deep WCOOP runs. He is especially adept at high stakes SnG and heads-up tournaments. His table talk has put many a player on tilt, but has provided immeasurable entertainment for his multitude of fans.

	Screenname: YoungPhan A true gentleman, and a tested poker veteran, Young Phan typifies in both his character and his play, the ultimate professional poker player. With over $4 million in career winnings, Young Phan is well known for his fearlessness and his ability to quickly and accurately assess the play of his opponents.