Fri, 02/18/2011 – 18:34 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Puggy Pearson
Our fifth place is held by the late Puggy Pearson, who said: “The real things to know is that folks will stand to lose more than they will to win.  That is the most important percentage there is.  I mean, if they lose, they’re willing’ to lose everything.  If they win, they are usually satisfied to win enough to pay for dinner and a show.  The best gamblers know that.”

#4 – Brian Koppelman and David Levien
These two penned the script for the excellent 1998 poker-themed movie “Rounders,” which contained the unforgettable line:  “If, after the first twenty minutes, you don’t know who the sucker at the table is, it’s you.”

#3 – Doyle Brunson
The Texas veteran can be relied upon to deliver words of wisdom and this is one of our favorites: “You don’t stop playing because you get old; you get old because you stop playing.”  Doyle has been playing for half a century and has ten WSOP bracelets to his name, so we figure he knows what he’s talking about.

#2 – Amarillo Slim
Another veteran of the game, Thomas Austin Jr, seizes the runner up slot.  He’s better known throughout the poker world as Amarillo Slim, of course: “It never hurts for potential opponents to think you’re more than a little stupid and can hardly count all the money in your hip pocket, much less hold on to it.”

#1 – Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott
This may be a little harsh, but we cannot help but place it in the number one slot because it is also very funny.  During a game with Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott, Dutch Boyd cheekily remarked, “Devilfish, you look like my father.”  To which the latter replied, “Well if I was your father, you’d be a lot better looking and a lot freaking’ smarter.”

Tue, 02/22/2011 – 01:33 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Sam Trickett
This young man from Nottingham once had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player but a knee injury put paid to that.  He discovered his outstanding talents at poker whilst recovering, aged just 17.  His huge win at the Aussie Millions in January simply confirms his ever growing ability; he’s now amassed $2,918,735 in poker winnings.

#4 – John Duthie
Just a little ahead of Sam Trickett with total poker winnings of $2,918,735 is successful TV director John Duthie.  Let me get this right: he not only shines as a director, making shows like The Young Indian Jones Chronicles, but he also dazzles at poker, too.  Oh, and he founded the European Poker Tour in his spare time.

#3 – Chris Bjorin
OK, with a name like Bjorin you just know this guy had to have come from Sweden.  But he now regards London as his home, so we’re classing him as a Brit.  The quiet man of poker has been a success throughout his long career, and now has total winnings of $4,353,839.  And that’s not to mention his 2 WSOP bracelets.

#2 – Roland de Wolfe
A former writer for the poker magazine Inside Edge, Roland spectacularly won the Major Grand Prix de Paris event of the 2005 World Poker Tour and has been making hefty cashes ever since.  He has 1 WSOP bracelet and his poker fortune now stands at $4,716,185

#1 – Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott
Soaring into first place, though, is the “Devilfish” from Hull, who overcame a tough and poverty-stricken start in life with his breathtaking poker skills to become a multi-millionaire pro.  His total winnings now stand at $5,643,366 and he’s still going strong.