Dont Let Bad Poker Ruin Your Life

Winning in Poker

DANIEL NEGREANU

A native of Toronto, Daniel Negreanu recognized early on in his life he had a knack for gambling and, more specfically, poker. He moved to Las Vegas to pursue poker full-time at the mere age of 21. Daniel has written more than a hundred articles on the sport, and even contributed to Doyle Brunson's 'Super System II.' He currently resides in Las Vegas with his wife, Lori, and continues to be the model of composure and success for the new generation of poker players.

Daniel took the world of tournament poker by storm in 1997 and since then has never looked back. With two first place finishes at the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods. He has since added three World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles and more than thirty victories in tournaments across the globe.

GREGORY P. RAYMER

Greg "Fossilman" Raymer - named so for his habit of collecting fossils, which he uses as card protectors - started playing "nickel-dime" poker in college with his fraternity buddies and eventually moved up to 3-6, 20-40, 150-300, and then made his way to Connecticut and the Foxwoods Casino where he played in their weekly tournaments and faired well in cash games.

In the 2004 World Series of Poker main event, Greg at the age of 39, shot to international poker fame by defeating 2,575 other players to take first place and won $5,000,000.

Raymer paid only $160 to enter an online tournament, which he won, securing his seat in the main event. His favorite Poker Game is “No Limit Texas Hold'em”

After winning the WSOP '04, he spends little time playing tournaments, focusing instead on paying quality attention to his wife and daughter.

JOE HACHEM

Joseph Hachem has to his credit 5618 players, including the second place finisher Steve Dannenmann, to win the main event at the 2005 World Series of Poker. He is a winner of a record breaking $7.5 million dollars. It was amazing to see how many fellow Australians were there to see Joe Hachem become the 2005 WSOP Champion. Joe Hachem lives with his family in Melbourne, Australia originated from Lebanon. He is married and has four children. He enjoys playing golf. Joe is a true family man and that his win would be used to benefit his family first and foremost.

JOHN JUANDA

Indonesian John Juanda came to the United States in 1990 to attend the University of Oklahoma. He had been a school track star, and even spent some time doing door-todoor selling before starting his career as a professional poker player.

John is revered by his fellow poker players for his calm demeanor at the table. As of now he has 3 WSOP bracelets and has appeared at five World Poker Tour final tables.

Juanda would someday like to be a doctor. He currently resides in Marina Del Rey, California and is single.

PHIL HELLMUTH

Phil Hellmuth, Jr. was just 24 when he took home Ist place in the 1989 WSOP. His age record remains till date.

Phil attended the University of Wisconsin, and it was here that his poker career began at a $20 buy-in game hosted by friends. He regularly beat this game, and eventually moved to higher stakes. He then dropped out of college and began playing poker professionally.

Phil has an awe-inspiring 9 WSOP bracelets to his credit, along with five top-ten finishes in World Poker Tour events. Phil, also known as “The Poker Brat”, is perhaps best known for his caustic table image, needling his opponents and frequently acting out in the event of a bad-beat. Regardless of his table image, one cannot escape Phil Hellmuth's track record. In addition to almost $6,000,000 in lifetime tournament earnings, Phil has multiple endorsement deals, books, and merchandise, making him perhaps the bestknown face in poker.

He is happily married and has two sons and enjoys to Rock and Roll to the 80s and 90s music.