Hello Poker people,

It’s time for another episode of my famous list. First I just want to say that I’m halfly recovered of my dreadful July pokermonth where I lost a lot online but I’m playing very good last weeks, especially in tournaments where I cashed several times and made a few final tables, even won one. So I think I’ll stay at PokerStars for now and defend my league standings. My live game was also very nice in August with a very positive result on my bankaccount;). Here are the five players in the spotlight for this time:

(80)  =>   BOB   SAFAI

> lives in Los Angeles, California.

> is a well-known businessman and closes every day million dollar deals like it’s peanuts.

> likes to play high stakes cash games and is an amateur with especially passive play.

> appeared on the 4th season of High Stakes Poker and on several episodes of Poker after dark.

> likes to gamble at the table and makes a lot of loose and steaming calls with rags, e.g. against Hellmuth and Dwan on Poker after dark, but that’s why he’s so funny to watch.

(79)  =>   STEVE   ZOLOTOW

> lives now in Las Vegas, Nevada.

> has 1 kid, not married.

> Nickname :  (Stevie) Z or  The Bold Eagle

> won 2 Bracelets (1995-Chinese Poker/ 2001-PL Hold’em)

> plays at Full Tilt Poker .

> has live tournament winnings of almost 2 million$ ( until 2009).

Steve is one of the old skool players and he likes to bring a theoretical vision to the table, especially by his backgrounds in statistics and economy. He also owns several bars, likes to travel a lot and to read books.

(78)  =>  MARCO   TRANIELLO

> born in 1974, Rome (ITA).

> lives now in Reno, Nevada.

> married to poker pro Jennifer Harman and they got twins together.

> plays on Full Tilt Poker and is sponsored by them.

> won over $500.000 in live tournament play (until 2009).

Marco learned the game by his wife Jen. They met each other in 1999 in the parking garage of The Bellagio with their cars standing side by side, when he was travelling through the States during a vacation. Marco is also a professional hairdresser and was a former captain of an oil ship and a real estate agent.

(77)  =>   FREDDY   DEEB

> Kassem Ibrahim “Freddy” Deeb

> born 27/11/1955, Beirut (LEB).

> lives now in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and 4 kids.

> Nickname :  Fast Freddy

> won 2 Bracelets (1996- 2-7 Draw/ 2007 H.O.R.S.E.)

> won 2 WPT titles

> has live tournament winnings of more than 6 million $ (until 2009).

He emigrated to the United States when he was 19, studying Mechanical Engineering at the university of Utah. But he had to stop studying later because he didn’t get any more fundings from his parents in Lebanon due to the civil war there so he started gambling for his living. Freddy appeared in the first season of High Stakes Poker where he was accused of Going South (= taking chips of the table while still playing).

(76)  =>  BERRY   JOHNSTON

> Berry Enfield Johnston

> born 1935, USA

> lives now in Bethany, Oklahoma.

> Nickname :  Numbers

> was the 1986 WSOP MAIN EVENT world champion.

> won 4 other Bracelets (1983 Match Play/1990 Limit Hold’em/1995 Limit Omaha/ 2001 Razz)

> plays at Full Tilt Poker.

> won around $3.300.000 in live tournament play (until 2009).

Berry made also two other final tables on the Main Event (1982-1990) and he cashed already 10 times there which’s a record. Until now he made 57 cashes in the World Series of Poker which ranks him 4th on the all time list. Berry was in 2004 introduced to the Poker Hall of Fame.

There were several Full Tilt pro’s in the picture today so that’s fun for a change. I can already tell you right now that’s going to be different next time. I hope to see you again,

J.M.