Top US Players

Top players

By Simon Hopper

Leading US players on the internet

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Gotcha55
Gotcha55, aka Aaron Kanter, has already made a final table at the WSOP Main Event and in 2007 so far has racked up nearly $500,000 in winnings
Gotcha55 profile here

t soprano
Another Magic man - Brock Parker excelled at Magic: The Gathering before turning his strategy skills towards poker and spectacularly reaping the rewards
t soprano profile here

Tmay420
Check out the stats - Tim West is a grindingly successful online player. and part of a circle of internet poker demons who rack up the prize money
Tmay420 profile here

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Durrr
Durr, aka Tom Dwan, is said to have more more than $2 million playing high-stakes games online
Durrrr profile here

westmenloAA
Another of the teenage super whizkids from the States, Isaac Baron is one of the fastest-rising stars on the scene
westmenloAA profile here

asiandude77
Terry Eischens has proved his prowess online and offline - he finished third at the Aruba Classic last year and has a host of big online prizes to his name
asiandudeprofile here

RandALLin
18-year-old Randal Flowers has been burning up the high level MTTs on Stars and Ultimate, winning the latter's $200k Guaranteed in early Feb 2007
RandALLin profile here

BeLoWaBoVe
He's volatile, aggressive and unpredictable - if you find yourself face-to-face with BeLoWaBoVe it will be impossible to know what he's going to do next
BeLoWaBoVe profile here

apestyles
He's a regular in the $100 and $200 buy-ins on PokerStars and a feared opponent who has racked up winnings of more than $300k
apestyles profile here

GB2005
By day he is a kit-folder for the New Jersey Nets basketball team... by night he is a fearsome poker fiend who pulls down some of the biggest prizes on the net
GB2005 profile here

Roothlus
A relentless player who racks up victories at a prolific rate, Adam Levy, "aka Roothlus", is one of the biggest online winners at the moment
Read Roothlus profile here

Jennicide
Now here's a player who has a face for offline tournaments rather than internet play. The one-woman poker whirlwind is a marketing man's dream - and she can play a bit, too
Jennicide profile here

BodogAri
His dad doesn't like it, but BodogAri has become a massively successful online player. He's now a star player - and all because he copied his university room-mate
BodogAri profile here

JohnnyBax
Everyone says he's aggressive - except the former stockbroker himself. "I know plenty of players who are way more aggressive than me," he says. You bluffing us, Johnny?
JohnnyBax profile here

Lacey Jones
One minute she was a model at a poker tournament - the next she's travelling the world as one of Absolute Poker's sponsored pros. Read about her amazing transformation
Lacey Jones profile here

kwob20
Kyle Bowker made the top 50 at the 2006 WSOP to claim just short of $250,000. Here he tells us how he did it
kwob20 profile here

thorladen
The former Wall Street trader turned to bridge and then poker and say the skills he learned making split-second decisions on the financial markets have stood him in good stead
thorladen profile here

Rizen
Wanna learn hos to play top-level poker? Rizen's your man - he has made videos and runs a poker blog. He collected a cool $495,000 at the WSOP last year
Rizen profile here

Erica Schoenberg
This former beach volleyball pro and qualified personal trainer is a big fan of Ultimate Fighting. Don't mess with the 28-year-old at the tables
Erica Schoenberg profile here

Sheets
Howard Lederer may be "The Professor", but this man's an academic, too - he used to teach students how to pass the bar exam and now he's putting his brain to use in online poker
Sheets profile here

strassa2
He's won nearly $1 million playing poker but is about to give up the pro life and hit Wall Street instead. What are the secrets that made him rich?
strassa2 profile here

Gobboboy
The online superstar became a tournament force to be reckoned with when he landed $800,000 at the 2007 Aussie Millions. Read about his dramatic rise to the top
Gobboboy profile here

sbrugby
The 25 year old is one of the world's top cash game players, going head-to-head with Phil Ivey among others in recent times. How did he climb to the top?
sbrugby profile here

ZeeJustin
The bad boy of poker was involved in a "cheating" scandal that caused outrage in the online world. Slow but surely he's rebuilding his reputation at the tables
ZeeJustin profile here

The-Toilet
He's already won two major tournaments in 2007 and looks set for a bright future after establishing himself as a major name on the online circuit
Read The-Toilet profile here

yellowsub86
The University of Georgia student burst on to the scene when he collected $1 million for winning the EPT Grand Final Event in Monte Carlo. He tells Poker Verdict how it felt to beat three world champions
Read yellowsub86 profile here

ActionJeff
Mouthy and aggressive, ActionJeff manages to irritate opponents while racking up huge wins online. And - why did he pretend to be Fast_Freddie?
Read ActionJeff profile here

Ozzy87
Arguably the most promising online player in the world today. The 18-year-old is a pure poker phenomenon who looks destined for greatness.
Read Ozzy87 profile here

Jhub3000
Described as the best six-man sit-and-go player in the world, Jhub3000 is undoubtably one of the biggest success stories of college poker scene.
Jhub3000 interview here

SlippyJacks
Not many players have put together a run quite like SlippyJacks, taking down the Full Tilt 750k and the PokerStars Sunday Million in consecutive Sundays - but not without controversy
SlippyJacks interview here

MrRain
He had a 237k pay day at last year's WSOP main event, but the Nebraska businessman is by no means a one-trick pony
MrRain interview here

RainKhan
Famous for his 2007 WSOP Final Table antics (where he finished sixth for 900k), RainKhan has been an online legend for years - playing more than 20 tournys at the same time
RainKhan interview here

Jamie Gold
One of the most controversial WSOP Main Event winners of all-time, Johnny Chan's pupil extrodinairre divides opinion wherever he goes - but you cant argue with his results
Jamie Gold interview here

Fouruhaters
A PokerStars Sunday Million winner, Noah Schwartz proved that was no fluke by cashing in the WSOP Main Event and final tabling the 2008 WPT Borgata Open.
Fouruhaters interview here

UFPokerStar
A weekly tournament leaderboard on Bodog gave UFPokerStar a heads-up match with Josh Arieh...which he won for the tune of 14k. And he's making waves offline, too
UFPokerStar interview here

DuckU
A regular at the top end of pocketfives' rankings, DuckU has been landing big events online for fun and shows no signs of stopping
DuckU profile here

AJunglen7
Another PokerStars Sunday Millions winner (he's final tabled another), AJunglen7 went offline for the first time last year - and final tabled the EPT Barcelona, netting 269k in the process
AJunglen7 profile here

$tinger88
Not as well-known as other online prodigys, $tinger88 lets his bankroll do the talking - turning a $50 deposit into over $1 million
$tinger88 profile here

TheWacoKidd
Going from online to offline has yielded some hefty cashes for TheWacoKidd - over $1.2 million in 2007 alone including a WPT second place.
TheWacoKidd profile here

Number1pen
Another off the production line of young Americans tearing up online poker, Peter Neff has made over 500k from MTT's and has gone deep in the WPT Bellagio Cup Main Event, too
Number1pen profile here

PearlJammer
After earning over 750k online, Jon Turner turned his hand to the 2007 WSOP - and cashed four times. With winnings of over 650k on PokerStars alone, its clear PearlJammer is to be feared
PearlJammer profile here

MrSmokey1
Being heralded as the best all round player on the net wasn't enough for MrSmokey1 - he took down his first WSOP event just two weeks after his 21st birthday, making him the youngest ever bracelet winner
MrSmokey1 profile here

THAY3R
Following up victory in the Full Tilt $1k with fourth in the PokerStars Millions, the Florida student also has an astounding six WSOP cashes to his name and pocketed $131k in the 2007 WPT Mandalay Bay event
THAY3R profile here

AK87
The 19 year-old already has a stunning online resume - winning the $200 re-buys on PokerStars and the Sunday night $200k guarenteed on Ultimate Bet.

AK87 profile here

Lilholdem954
To come out of jail with $50 in your pocket and turn it into $1million profit makes Chad Batista one of the most feared MTT players in the world
Lilholdem954 profile here

Pbdrunks
One of the most consistent online and live players around, Pbdrunks has final tabled two PokerStars Sunday Millions and cashed in three WSOP events with an ROI most players could only dream of
Pbdrunks profile here

JCamby33
Not a name you want to see at your table, this online machine has taken down just about every big internet event worth mentioning before turning 25
JCamby33 profile here

Shaundeeb
Not many players can claim to have turned $30 in $33k in two weeks - but when you play 30 MTT's at a time it's easy to see that Shaundeeb is a serious player
Shaundeeb profile here

AaronBeen
He's won just about every PokerStars re-buy above $50 and is an instructor on cardrunners.com at the tender age of 21. But it hasn't come without controversy
AaronBeen profile here

Bill Ivey
Racking up profits of around $200k after learning to play 18 months ago is impressive to say the least, but the 19 year-old blogger isn't everyones cup of tea
Bill Ivey profile here

Jeffbeesdat
The Texan IT salesman loves the PokerStars Sunday Million - he's racked up over $100k profit in that tournament alone. But he's much more than a one tournament specialist
Jeffbeesdat profile here

SCTrojans
Finishing 19th for $333k in the 2007 WSOP Main Event was no suprise for online conisseurs - Scott Freeman was one of the most consistent MTTers of 2007
SCTrojans profile here

Sowerss
The definition of an online phenomenon, Sowerss cashed over $500k on PokerStars in 2007 alone - and at 21, will surely be hitting the live events in no time
Sowerss profile here

Round42
With over $270,000 in live cashes since 2007 and a feared online reputation, Round42 may be a name for the 2008 WSOP...
Round42 profile here

Dutch Boyd
Poker Verdict profiles one of the most flamboyant characters of the modern game...
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