Hossein Ensan

Biography Hossein Ensan is an Iranian-German poker player who won the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. He topped a field of 8,569 players and defeated Italy’s Dario Sammartino heads-up to win $10,000,000. Biography Born in Iran, Ensan moved to Germany in his 20s before studying civil engineering at the University of Munster. He took up poker late in life, and burst onto the scene in August 2014 when he won the EPT Barcelona Seniors Event, before finishing third in the Main Event for 652,000.

Mikita Badziakouski

Biography Mikita Badziakouski is a Belarussian poker player and WSOP bracelet winner with over $31 million in lifetime earnings (Jan. 2022). He was also a partypoker Ambassador from 2019-2022, and is known as the 2023 WPT Big One for One Drop $1 million buy-in winner ($7,114,500). Poker Achievements Badziakouski’s first live tournament cashes came in Ukraine in the early 2010s, with his first six-figure score coming at EPT Monte Carlo in 2016.

Daniel Rezaei

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris1,100 FPS Main Event 491st €2,170 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship 224th $12,100 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #11: $800 Flip & Go 76th $1,600 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship 21st $90,700 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #1: $1,500 Mystery Millions 122nd $3,690 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #13: 10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship 60th €24,300 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #11: 1,100 NLH Turbo Bounty Hunter 28th €1,890 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$25,000 NL Hold’em VI 4th $81,800 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$1,100 Eureka Main Event 243rd $2,225 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 847th €2,020 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series$3,300 Main Event 122nd $4,390 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty 91st $10,856 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 7th $96,265 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha 12th $26,341 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series$3,300 Main Event 30th $11,660 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party$10,400 MPP High Roller 18th $25,000 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party$5,300 MPP Main Event 118th $12,500 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party$2,200 MPP Warm Up 53rd $7,500 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller 154th €5,090 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 18th $32,025 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 435th $31,900 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #62: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 369th $1,502 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 49th $23,929 2022 Wynn Summer Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty 127th $6,464 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #27: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold’em 75th $5,835 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo25,000 High Roller 15th €74,050 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo5,300 Main Event 116th €10,410 2022 Wynn Millions$1,600 Mystery Bounty $1,500,000 GTD 116th $3,801 2021 Wynn Winter Classic$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event 21st $26,491 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #14: 10,350 WSOPE Main Event 59th €22,154 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$1,600 Mystery Bounty 202nd $3,030 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event 184th $3,061 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha 74th $8,070 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 37th $24,655 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 91st $1,362 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty 4th $125,160 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 38th $7,329 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st Final Day, $5M GTD 470th $2,472 2021 partypoker MILLIONS OnlineMain Event 142nd $10,912 PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max, Main Event 19t $50,596 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #10: $25,500 High Roller Championship, $5m GTD 5th $259,979 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #9: $3,200 Heads-Up Championship, $500k GTD 32nd $5,000 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #83: $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD 25th $42,189 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship, $3m GTD 26th $15,300 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD 1034th $1,650 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold’em 10th $22,946 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st 566th $2,459 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #45: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold’em 271st $923 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #41: $400 COLOSSUS Day 2, $3M GTD 834th $1,216 2020 PokerStars Stadium SeriesStadium Series Freezeout Weekly Final - High: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max, $1.

Gaelle Baumann

Biography Gaelle Baumann is a French poker player with over $1.2 million in career earnings. She is currently sponsored by French poker site Winamax. Baumann is best known for being the final table bubble girl at the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event. She was also the last woman standing in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, finishing 102nd for $49,108. Biography Gaelle Baumann was born in 1983 in Strasbourg, France.

Ethan Yau

Biography WPT Global ambassador Ethan Yau is one of the absolute titans in the poker vlogging space and has gone from playing $1/$2 to some of the highest stakes games imaginable in just a few years. Yau has found success not just on YouTube, but also on the green felt itself and is a WSOP bracelet winner as well as a two-time WPT Champion. In addition to those titles, he’s found success on the WSOP Circuit and has WSOPC five rings to his name.

Raigo Aasmaa

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2020 Kings of Tallinn1,100 Main Event 63rd €2,280 2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn1,100 Main Event 30th €2,110 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo BOUNTY 176th $1,142 2014 PokerStars.com EPT Season 11 Barcelona5,300 Main Event 115th €12,050 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 44: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 275th $1,937 2011 PokerStars.com EPT TallinnMain Event 3rd €110,000

Daniel Negreanu

Biography Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian poker player and GGPoker Ambassador. A six-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion, he won the WSOP Asia-Pacific Main Event in 2013. Negreanu can be seen on the first season of GGPoker’sGame of Gold, a poker reality competition on the GGPoker YouTube channel. He was named WSOP Player of the Year in 2004 and 2013 the only player to achieve the feat twice. He has also won two World Poker Tour (WPT) titles and amassed over $46 million in lifetime earnings.

Xuan Liu

Biography Xuan Liu is a Canadian poker player and former poker ambassador for 888poker and Natural8. She has amassed over $2 million in career live earnings. The largest cash of her career came in 2012 when she finished fourth in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $600,000. Aa year before that she placed third in the European Poker Tour Sanremo Main Event for $524,705. Where Are They Now: Xuan Liu Swaps Poker Passion for eSports

Alex Foxen

Biography Alex Foxen is an American professional poker player and is the husband of three-time WSOP Bracelet winner Kristen Foxen. Prior to poker, he was a college football player for Boston College, where he played tight end. Interestingly, Foxen won the very first WSOP Circuit event he entered in May 2012 in New Orleans for $22,421. He has come a long way since then, having recorded over $21 million in total live earnings which includes a plethora of first-place finishes.

Joni Jouhkimainen

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller 21st $82,754 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker$10,300 Main Event 58th $23,045 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship 72nd $53,400 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PCA PLO High Roller 6th $73,950 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$10,300 PCA Main Event 85th $22,300 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship 154th €3,010 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha 9th $54,313 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller 10th $104,950 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #10: 25,000 NLH Platinum High Roller 2nd €320,415 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #7: 5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 2nd €126,091 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha 5th $125,940 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #47: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed 19th $13,707 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 11th $22,044 2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North CyprusMILLIONS North Cyprus $5,300 Main Event 10th $50,560 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-109: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million 6th $226,808 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-92: $10,300 Thursday Thriller Bounty 4th $73,751 2021 GG Spring FestivalGGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD 46th $40,100 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-72: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event 14th $10,218 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-15: $10,300 Super Tuesday 16th $18,783 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-06: $25,500 Sunday Five Million 2-Day Event 22nd $48,577 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-03: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event 45th $6,929 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online CircuitWSOPC #18: $1,700 MAIN EVENT, $10M GTD 5th $389,295 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online CircuitWSOPC #5: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha 50th $1,996 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #83: $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD 73rd $25,029 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold’em 250th $1,332 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #41: $400 COLOSSUS Day 2, $3M GTD 3rd $308,904 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #33: $1,111 Every 1 for Covid Relief Caesars Cares 65th $4,710 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #2: $3,200 Pot Limit Omaha Championship, $1m GTD 41st $5,856 2020 Aussie MillionsA$10,600 Main Event 43rd 25,420 AUD 2019 PokerStars.

Justin Zaki

Biography Justin Zaki is an American poker player with over $3.5 million in career earnings. The largest cash of his career came in 2018, finishing second in the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship for $434,614. In 2013, he finished fourth in the WSOP Little One for One Drop for $218,771. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship 44th $58,700 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) 75th $10,074 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty 100th $4,158 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty 2nd $496,801 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 438th $5,539 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em 260th $3,202 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions 773rd $2,000 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship 162nd $35,100 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$10,300 PCA Main Event 39th $33,800 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Summer Heater Series$1,500 Main Event 43rd $2,671 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #71: $1,111 One More for One Drop 755th $1,778 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em 131st $4,355 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 622nd $3,480 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 60th $7,966 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em 411th $4,007 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 15th $22,722 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #5: $500 The Housewarming No-Limit Hold’em 626th $2,160 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event $10,000,000 GTD 28th $55,235 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Series Open$2,000 NLH Main Event 37th $4,026 2021 Wynn Winter Classic$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event 26th $23,136 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $1,000 Double Stack 45th $10,824 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 358th $876 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $800 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 88th $2,614 $10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD) 58th $46,406 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Seriesbestbet Jacksonville Spring Series $2,500 Main Event 35th $5,049 2021 bestbet Jacksonville Winter Openbestbet Jacksonville Winter Open $2,000 Main Event 30th $5,508 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas$1,700 Main Event 76th $2,756 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa$1,700 Main Event 156th $2,547 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship 40th $16,852 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #89: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 51st $10,382 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 351st $2,424 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 867th $1,859 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #59: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship 511th $1,256 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em 187th $3,900 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 159th $2,144 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold’em 2017th $1,258 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #9: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 432nd $1,388 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee 261st $3,102 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #66: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 12th $18,988 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #54: Big Blind Antes $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 93rd $5,025 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #7: $565 COLOSSUS No-Limit Holdem 857th $1,259 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 44th $13,129 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels) 106th $1,804 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed 380th $3,814 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em MILLIONAIRE MAKER 238th $6,043 2015 PokerStars Caribbean AdventureMain Event 115th $17,800 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #62: The $1,111 Little One for One Drop 367th $2,023 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $1,500 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold’em 17th $15,930 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack 526th $4,033 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 100th $5,145 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 18th $10,345 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 132nd $3,170 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #23: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em 90th $2,532 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 172nd $2,872 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 81st $5,041 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em 4th $218,771 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 11th $33,421 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 99th $3,732 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #11: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em (Six Handed) 34th $9,543 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 96th $3,388 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 160th $3,119 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 72nd $5,450 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 44: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 174th $2,336 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 36: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout 27th $9,086 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 14th $19,847 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $10,000 Main Event 467th $27,103 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #4: $5,000 No-Limit Holdem 66th $11,424 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 7th $78,067

Pavel Plesuv

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 PokerStars WCOOPWCOOP 98-H $10,300 NLHE (World Championship of NLHE / Main Event), $6M GTD 53rd $26,390 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #20: $777 No-Limit Hold’em Lucky 7’s 117th $1,523 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship 90th $1,864 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 1st $1,201,564 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship 68th $1,759 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 64th $11,876 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker$10,300 Main Event 34th $29,432 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker$1,050 Main Event 407th $2,788 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris1,100 FPS Paris Main Event 75th €3,980 2022 PokerStars EPT London10,300 EPT High Roller 23rd £17,800 2022 PokerStars EPT London3,000 Platinum Pass Mystery Bounty 1st £154,426 2022 Mediterranean Poker Party$2,200 MPP Warm Up 9th $21,000 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 2nd $509,674 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 263rd $876 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 11th $33,924 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $600 Deepstack Championship 2nd $92,350 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em 638th $3,000 2021 Wynn Winter Classic$5,300 Wynn Winter Classic Main Event 19th $30,332 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 622nd $20,000 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event 247th $2,435 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 17th $33,042 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 75th $6,278 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em 73rd $7,223 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #4: $500 The Reunion No-Limit Hold’em 421st $2,060 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief No-Limit Hold’em Charity Event 25th $1,817 2021 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #7: $5,300 Main Event 131st $11,816 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #6: $200 FLIP & GO NO-Limit Hold’em Go Stage, $1M GTD 179th $1,632 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st Final Day, $5M GTD 526th $2,472 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event 34th $5,228 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-58: $10,300 Thursday Thriller Bounty 15th $15,029 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ WeekEvent #4: Sunday High Rollers ME $1,050, $1M Gtd.

Simeon Spasov

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$5,300 EPT Main Event 65th $16,250 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $1,500 Shootout 14th $5,759 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em 251st $4,377 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship 62nd $2,795 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 70th $6,035 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 361st $1,883 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series$3,300 Main Event 4th $125,900 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series$5,300 High Roller 4th $68,900 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris10,300 EPT Paris High Roller 45th €18,800 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty 60th €4,100 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris2,200 FPS Paris High Roller 4th €104,650 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Prague Main Event 137th €9,950 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague1,100 Eureka Main Event 128th €4,630 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 480th $28,400 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em 1st $527,944 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 1007th $2,400 2022 Wynn Summer Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty 272nd $3,325 2022 MSPT Venetian$1,600 Main Event 197 $2,000,000 GTD 14th $24,364 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 70th $5,763 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague1,100 Eureka Main Event 54th €6,940 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $1,000 Double Stack 574th $1,602 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #46: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 19th $8,033 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 305th $1,431 2019 PokerStars.

Lex Veldhuis

Biography Lex Veldhuis is a Dutch poker player and PokerStars Ambassador. A popular Twitch streamer, Veldhuis regularly broadcasts his play to thousands of viewers on his Twitch channel. “Ive been fortunate to have a few deep runs in COOP in the last few years, but my word, it feels like youre in a stadium full of people,” he told PokerNews in 2021. “At a certain point, thats kind of what it is as well.

Wiktor Malinowski

Biography Wiktor Malinowski is a Polish poker player. In September 2021, he won the Super High Roller Bowl Europe Main Event for a career-best $3,690,000. Malinowski famously took down one of the biggest pots in online No-Limit Texas Hold’em cash game history, beating Michael Addamo to win $824,000 in a single hand. He is also a three-time GGPoker Super MILLION$ champion, triumphing in May 2021, June 2022 and July 2022.

Doyle Brunson

Biography Doyle Brunson was an American poker player, often referred to as ‘The Godfather of Poker’. He was arguably one of, if not the greatest poker player of all time and a true legend of the game. Brunson passed away in May 2023 at the age of 89. Brunson was best known for winning the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in 1976 and 1977. He was one of only four players to have won the Main Event on more than one occasion.

Eric Ting Yi Tsai

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2021 MSPT Venetian$1,600 Main Event 18th $18,536

Patrick Tardif

Biography Patrick ‘Egption’ Taridf is a Canadian poker Twitch streamer and member of the GGPoker Twitch Squad. Having graduated from the University of Western Ontario, Patrick relocated to South Korea to teach English as a foreign language. However, he quit his career as a teacher in 2017 and transitioned full time to Twitch poker streamer. Tardif has amassed more than $112K in tournament earnings including a career-best $56,800 for finishing 65th in Januarys $25,000 PSPC PokerStars Players Championship.

Fahredin Mustafov

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris3,000 Mystery Bounty 18th €10,650 2024 Merit Poker Western Series$2,200 Warm Up 5th $41,300 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$2,200 Eureka High Roller 199th $3,350 2023 The Grand Big Wrap2,350 Main Event 20th €7,133 2023 Merit Poker Retro Series$2,200 Warmup 77th $3,720 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller 64th $40,179 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Monster Stack 856th $2,626 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series$5,300 High Roller 2nd $143,800 2023 Merit Poker Carmen Series$2,200 NL Warmup 37th $5,470 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris10,300 EPT Paris High Roller 10th €72,000 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Prague Main Event 97th €11,450 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague2,200 Eureka High Roller 20th €16,620 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 1020th $17,000 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #62: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 188th $2,063 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha 57th $11,694 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #41: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 13th $10,630 2022 Wynn Summer Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty 239th $3,475 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 177th $4,804 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 136th $3,541 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #14: 10,350 WSOPE Main Event 28th €35,709 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #11: 1,650 NLH 6-Max 10th €9,480 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #10: 25,000 NLH Platinum High Roller 9th €48,620 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #6: 1,650 PLO/NLH Mixed 8th €9,734 2021 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North CyprusMILLIONS North Cyprus $2,200 Warm-Up 2nd $156,293 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #5: $315 Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 55th $1,275 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event 71st $3,990 PokerStars SCOOP 2021SCOOP-64-M: $530 NLHE Progressive KO, $1M Gtd 279th $740 PokerStars SCOOP 2021SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE Progressive KO, $1M Gtd 71st $1,788 PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-02-M: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam, $2M Gtd 26th $4,171 PokerStars SCOOP 2020SCOOP-14-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE, $500K Gtd 28th $4,424 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague10,300 EPT High Roller 13th €40,320 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 37th $12,248 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria$10,300 Main Event 12th $45,000 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em 67th $8,685 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $2,620 No-Limit Hold’em Marathon 67th $6,110 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 25th $47,820 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague10,300 EPT High Roller 31st €19,600 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague2,200 EPT National High Roller 135th €3,440 2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #5: 1,100 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold’em 39th €2,637 2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #4: 1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty Hunter 52nd €1,162 2018 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #2: 1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Deepstack 32nd €2,371 2018 PokerStars.

Andrei Cosmin

Biography Andrei “andreicoz” Cosmin is a Romanian poker player and member of 888poker’s Stream Team. He became a Twitch partner in November 2019, and successfully completed a bankroll challenge from $100 to $10,000 one month later. “I am really happy to be part of the 888poker StreamTeam, as I already know and follow my great new team members. Im sure we are going to make a great team together and promise to bring my best to the team.

Thomas Amarillo Slim Preston

Biography Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston was an American poker player who won the 1972 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. He went on to win three other bracelets in three different decades, the last of which came in 1990. Following his success, he appeared on national television including the The Tonight Show, Good Morning America and 60 Minutes. In 1992, Preston was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, recognising his WSOP success and attempts to change the image of poker.

Martin Zamani

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 107th €17,900 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 342nd €4,650 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,200 Mystery Bounty 9th €11,600 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship 9th $29,028 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em 98th $2,316 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty 15th $16,659 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #83: $1,500 Short Deck 54th $2,413 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #17: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Championship 102nd $1,685 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 18th $24,509 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship 336th $1,299 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty 156th $1,658 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #45: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 24th $8,846 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) 23rd $56,931 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha 21st $17,826 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship 65th $61,400 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PCA High Roller 20th $57,900 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$10,300 PCA Main Event 95th $22,300 2022 MSPT Venetian November$1,600 Main Event 10th $19,203 2022 WSOP OnlineEvent #25: $2,000 NLH 8-Max 7th $13,286 2022 WSOP OnlineEvent #18: $1,000 NLH Turbo Deepstack 40th $2,198 2022 WSOP OnlineEvent #4: $1,000 PLO 6-Max 9th $4,152 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 7th $86,472 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 456th $31,900 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty 803rd $1,900 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 45th $12,013 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $600 Deepstack Championship 159th $1,126 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $1,000 PLO 6-Max 44th $2,780 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 93rd $6,428 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 154th $3,541 2022 World Series of PokerOnline No-Limit Hold’em BIG $500 157th $959 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold’em 225th $2,400 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.

Irene Albarran

PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 704th €2,290 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em 359th $2,678

Julien Sitbon

Biography Julien Sitbon is a French poker player with over $2,000,000 in lifetime earnings. In 2015, he won the Unibet Open Cannes for 80,000. In 2018 he narrowly missed out on a WSOP bracelet, finishing fourth in the WSOPE Event #6: 1,650 NLH/PLO Mixed Event for 25,618. He narrowly missed out on an Aussie Millions ring two years later, after finishing second in Event #2: $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. for A$27,000. The largest cash of his career came in 2022 when his won the APO High Roller for 81,136 in Paris, France.