MFPP : Nrs. 85-81
Good Morning Pokerpeople !
I’m still learning for my exams so I’m just going to present you the next five players out of the list very quick. This time they’re quite divergent and different, here they are :
(85) => NOAH BOEKEN
> born 06/01/1981, Amsterdam (NED).
> still lives there
> Nickname : Exclusive
> won 1 EPT-title (2005- Copenhagen)
> has several WSOP cashes
> plays at PokerStars as a member of TeamPokerStars.
> won over one million $ in live tournament play ( until 2009).
He is being tutored and companied by Marcel Luske, and become a good friend of him. They made several poker shows together on the Dutch television. Noah is also well-known for his PokerStars commercial spot, watched in the Benelux.
(84) => DAVID PHAM
> born 10/02/1967, South Vietnam.
> lives now with his wife in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
> Nickname : The Dragon
> won 2 Bracelets (2001- S.H.O.E. / 2006 – NL Hold’em Shootout)
> made 7 (!) WPT final tables but still yet to win one.
> plays online at Full Tilt Poker
> has live tournament winnings of over 8 million $ (until 2009)
He came to the United States on a boat when he was just seventeen, together with 145 other people, but only 46 people actually survived the trip. He learned the game from his famous cousin, Men ‘ The Master’ Nguyen. David was also named two times Player of the Year by Card Player.
(83) => CHAD BROWN
> born in 1961, Manhattan, New York (USA).
> lives now in Los Angeles, California.
> married to Poker Pro Vanessa Rousso (the lucky bastard).
> Nickname : Downtown
> made several final tables at WPT and WSOP.
> plays at PokerStars as a member of TeamPokerStars.
> won over $2.500.000 in live tournament play (until 2009).
He began as an actor in Hollywood with some small roles in Tv series and films, like Miami Hustle. He’s well-known as the presenter of the Ultimate Poker Challenge television series and became second in the 2006 National Heads-up Poker Championship on NBC losing to Paul Wasicka in the final.
(82) => DARIO MINIERI

> born in 1985, Rome (ITA)
> still lives there.
> Nickname : Supernova
> won 1 Bracelet (2008- NL Hold’em Six handed)
> made 3 final tables on the EPT circuit.
> plays at PokerStars as a member of TeamPokerStars.
> has live tournament winnings of $1.600.000 (until 2009).
He is one of the most famous online guns in the poker world, proved in 2007 when he was the first person ever to earn a Porsche Cayman S at PokerStars with his Frequent Player Points (FPP of over 3.000.000). Dario is also known at the table as a big fan of the famous footballteam AS Roma, which he express a lot by wearing his scarf.
(81) => ISABELLE MERCIER

> born 05/08/1975, Québec ( CAN).
> still lives there
> Nickname : No Mercy
> won 1 WPT title (2004- Ladies Night Tournament)
> plays at PokerStars as a member of TeamPokerStars.
> won over $800.000 in live tournament play.
She holds a law degree from the University of Montreal. Isabelle was first introduced in the poker world when she worked as a Poker room manager in a French Cardhouse when she moved to Paris. She’s well-known for her intense stare at the table and she was being tutored by David Benyamine and Dave ‘ The Devilfish’ Ulliott.
So now you know the first 20 players out of my list , I hope you recognize the most of them but that will improve when we move to the top of the list.
See you next time guys,
J.M.
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