Good Evening Pokerworld !

It’s time for the next episode of my marvellous list: The Most Famous Poker Players top 100 ! As we move forward to the last fifty players you’ll hopefully recognize them some what quicker than the first pro’s that I showed you. But we still have fifteen players to go before getting to the top-50, so I’m not going to waste anymore time as I hope that you become more and more curious about the future as we are getting closer to Numero Uno :

(65)  =>   KRISTY   GAZES

> born 28/10/1967, Torrance, California (USA).

> lives now in Hollywood, California.

> was formerly married to poker player Bill Gazes.

> Nickname :  ‘ Mixed Games ‘

> won the Full Tilt Poker Championship in 2005.

> plays online at Full Tilt Poker.

> won almost one million dollar in Live Tournament play (until 2009).

She began her pokercareer as a high stakes cash game player, but preferring the mixed games more like Horse or Hose. Kirsty made 2 final tables in the 2007 Aussie Millions, namely at the Main Event and at the Pot Limit Omaha Event. She recently went more from playing poker to the stock market and she became a very successful business woman.

(64)  =>   KENNY   TRAN

> Phuong ” Kenny ” Tran

> born in 1974, Vietnam.

> lives now in Arcadia, California (USA).

> married and has 3 children.

> Nickname :  ‘ The Kid ‘  or  ‘ Sick Call Kenny ‘ .

> won 1 Bracelet (2008 Heads-Up NL Hold’em World Championship).

> plays online at Full Tilt Poker as a sponsored pro.

> has Live Tournament winnings over $ 2,100,000 (until 2009).

Besides several cashes at the WSOP and World Poker Tour, he’s well-known as a high stakes cash game specialist, which he showed on several episodes of the famous show Poker After Dark. Kenny discovered the game of poker in a bar in 1992, while working at McDonalds that time. He also donates 10% of his winnings to his family and relatives in Vietnam.

(63)  =>   DAVID   GREY

> David F. Grey

> is married and from Henderson, Nevada (USA).

> Nickname :  ‘ Vegas Stud ‘ .

> won 2 Bracelets (1999 – 7 Card Stud / 2005 – NL 2-7 Draw Lowball).

> plays online at Full Tilt Poker as a sponsored Pro.

> won over $ 1,500,000 in Live Tournament play (until 2009).

He’s best known for his cash game play, but he has also some good tournament results like his 8th place at the 2003 WSOP Main Event where later winner Chris Moneymaker busted him out. Nevertheless David only plays tournaments around Vegas. David appeared as a high stakes cash game specialist on the most famous pokershow High Stakes Poker and on a few occasions at Poker After Dark. His other passion besides Poker is to play golf, like many other pro’s such as Daniel Negreanu and Doyle Brunson.

(62)  =>   MICHAEL   MIZRACHI

> Michael David Mizrachi

> born 05/01/1981, Miami, Florida (USA).

> lives now in Hollywood, California.

> married to poker pro Aidiliy and they got 2 children.

> Nickname :  ‘ The Grinder ‘

> won 2 WPT titles (2005 / 2006).

> plays online at Full Tilt Poker.

> has almost $ 7,000,000 in live tournament earnings (until 2009).

He has an Iraqi, Jewish origin and he’s probably the most famous of the brothers Mizrachi (with Robert and Eric as fellow poker players). Michael’s first dream was to become a doctor. In 2006 he was nominated by Card Player Magazine as Player of the Year. Michael likes the big cash game play which he showed on the second season of High Stakes Poker.

(61)  =>   CARLOS   MORTENSEN

> Juan Carlos Mortensen

> born 13/04/1972, Ambato (ECU).

> lives now in Madrid, Spain.

> Nickname :  ‘ El Matador ‘

> was the 2001 WSOP Main Event winner beating Dewey Tomko heads-up.

> won 1 other Bracelet (2003 – Limit Hold’em).

> won 2 WPT titles (2004 / 2007 WPT Championship Event).

> plays online at Full Tilt Poker.

> has over $ 8,700,000 in Live Tournament cashes (until 2009).

He was the first player ever to win the world championship events at both World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the World Poker Tour (WPT). Carlos is wildly considered as the last real poker pro who have won the Main Event and upon now still the only Hispanic one. Mortensen is well-known for his loose play, bluffing tactics and for his original style to stack his chips.

Well, that was it for today.Have you noticed that all the 5 players today actually play online at Full Tilt Poker? Maybe I should give it a try there !

See you soon,

J.M.

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