CHRIS MONEYMAKER
With his friends cheering on and metallic shades glinting in the artificial lights, Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker with a full house consisting of three fives and two fours. The 27 year old accountant took home a first prize of $2.5 million dollars in the victory.

GREG RAYMER
Greg Raymer is the World's Champion of Poker. He has done the difficult, winning the final event of the World Series of Poker. There are so many superlatives that describe his feat. By winning five million dollars ($5,000,000.000) he is the winner of the largest prize in a poker tournament; the winner of the most money in WSOP history; and the winner of the largest first place prize in any competitive sporting event. By beating 2,575 opponents he wins the largest poker tournament ever held in a real (versus virtual) casino. He is, quite simply, the man. Lancy Howard would be proud (read The Cincinnati Kid if you don't know that reference).

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MIKE SEXTON
Mike Sexton is probably best known for his hosting of the World Poker Tour TV Series. Millions of viewers know him from the television and he is now the most recognized face in poker. Mike is an accomplished tournament poker player in his own right having won a WSOP event in 1989. He continues to play in major tournaments while juggling his hosting duties. he is also the host and game consultant for online giant, Party Poker. Mike coined the phrase that defines modern tournament no-limit hold'em, "It takes five minutes to learn but a lifetime to master."

NORMAN CHAD
Norman Chad one of the broadcasters covering the World Series on ESPN. Most people think he tries way too hard to be funny with his lame jokes.

SAM FARHA
Pokerstars (www.pokerstars.com) is holding a rematch of the 2003 WSOP finals, with champion Chris Moneymaker versus runner-up Sam Farha. The winner takes $40,000.

T.J. CLOUTIER
If you ask players on the tournament circuit who they think are the best poker players in the world, T. J. Cloutier's name always comes up. Not because he's won the Big One. He hasn't ... yet. And not because he's made the most money at the World Series of Poker. He hasn't ... although he was the first player to make more than $1 million at it without winning the main event. No, his name is always mentioned because his peers highly respect and fear him as an opponent. "T. J. is the number one no-limit poker player in the world," said Mansour Matloubi, the 1990 WSOP champion. WSOP tournament coordinator Jack McClelland concurs: "T. J. is one of the very best all-around players on the tournament trail today."

CHRIS FERGUSON
Chris Ferguson - Professional Poker Player This 2000 WSOP Champion is easily the most recognized face in poker. He is a top professional poker player, both a mathematician and computer scientist with a photographic memory. As of 2004, he had the most cashes ever in a single year at the WSOP

HOWARD LEDERER
Growing up in New Hampshire in a family of five, Howard spent much of his childhood on the family room floor engrossed in card games.

ANNIE DUKE
"The Duchess of Poker"
This 2004 World Series of Poker Champion is also the All Time Female World Series of Poker money winner. While she is busy consulting with Ultimatebet and teaching Ben Affleck to play poker, this mother of 4 is a serious poker player no matter who is at the table. Recently seen on Good Morning America, David Letterman, and featured in Entertainment Weekly and soon to be on the cover of Newsweek. Annie has also been the Cover of Card Player and Casino Player Magazines and has been interviewed by Newsweek for a cover and feature story. NBC has a sitcom pilot in production based on Annie's life.

JENNIFER HARMAN
Jennifer is unquestionably one of the world's best high stakes female player, and one of the top high stakes players in general. She currently wears two WSOP Bracelets and is the only female player at the inauguaral Professional Poker Tour Final table. In addition, Jennifer is the only female player who regularly participates in "The Big Game" at the Bellagio in Las Vegas- regularly battling it out against the best of the best, including Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Howard Lederer, Chau Giang, Barry Greenstein, Ted Forrest, Gus Hansen, Lee Salem, John Hennigan, Lyle Berman, Phil Ivey and Johnny Chan. Players who let Jennifer's attractive appearance affect their play with her soon learn that she is a fierce and worthy competitor. Jennifer was recently featured on the WPT "Ladies Night," the WPT Final Table of the Ultimate Poker Classic.

PHIL LAAK
"The Unabomber"
Players and fans alike are drawn to the Unabomber's Persona. A "genius" player, one of his own "speak", his "Phil-osophical" style and theatrical table manners make him player everyone wants to see. Phil's tournament record include a WPT First Place win, and top ten places in a variety of professional tournaments. Phil is one of the WPT Bad Boys of Poker and will teach you his own version of table manners and professional play in the Going All In Poker DVD releasing in November 2004. And, he can be seen in November on the Ultimate Poker Challenge.

ANDY BLOCH
"The Rock"
With a Law Degree from Harvard, and two from MIT, this versatile poker player is an expert in games theory and translates it into his tournament play. A Two Time WPT Finalist, Andy highlights his Black Jack acumen and other poker expertise in the Going All In DVD releasing November 2004.

HOYT CORKINS
"The Alabama Cowboy"
Capitalizing on his 2003 WPT Championship at Foxwoods, the Tournament Circuit has paid off for Hoyt during 2004. With Four Final Table appearances, Hoyt racks up Second, Third, Sixth and Eighth Place wins in a variety of poker games. His aggressive playing style and ability to read opponents makes him one of the best players in the world. He has also been dubbed "Mr. Move All-In" by Phil Hellmuth, Jr., and "Westworld Cowboy" by Vince Van Patton.

LAYNE FLACK
"Back to Back"
An Active WPT Tournament player, Layne has participated in Four Final Tables in 2004 alone. In 2003 he achieved an unprecedented Two First Place WSOP Titles earning him his moniker "Back to Back" Flack.

JENNIFER TILLY
Since the late 1980s Jennifer Tilly has been best known as an actress, having appeared in well over 100 movies and television shows such as Bound, Bride of Chucky, and Liar Liar. She may not be an "A" list star, but she works constantly and received an Oscar nomination in 1994 for her role in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway.

PHIL GORDON
One of the world's top poker players, Phil Gordon walks tall in the poker world, both literally and figuratively.

KATHY LIEBERT
With Kathy Liebert’s nationally televised victory in Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes this March, she showed that indeed women can be the superior sex in poker. Beating 11 other men and women in a show that aired on GSN, Liebert claimed a $100,000 first prize and lots of international recognition.

CYNDY VIOLETTE
There is a very small group of names at the top of the list of the world's top female poker players, and among the best known is Cyndy Violette.

BARBARA ENRIGHT
Legendary Female Poker Player, Barbara Enright, is a legend among poker players. She is the quintessence of a woman who championed her way into a once-dominated field of masculinity, and gained respect and a wide array of elite accomplishments along the way.

SCOTTY NGUYEN
Aggressive, flashy, and outlandish are just some of the ways to describe Poker legend Thuan (Scotty) Nguyen. Always with a grin on his face, Scotty is one of the true characters of Poker.

BARRY SHULMAN
Born in Seattle, Washington but now living in Las Vegas, Barry Shulman is known most people as the owner and publisher of CardPlayer Magazine. He is a former realtor and is the father of proffesional poker player Jeff Shulman.