Sat, 02/19/2011 – 02:55 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – J. C. Tran
This guy has been rising inexorably in the professional poker world since his 7th place finish at the 2004 World Poker Tour.  Tran made two final tables at his very first WSOP and can now claim bragging rights over two bracelets and $7,358,892 in poker winnings.

#4 – David “The Dragon” Pham
A boat-person who fled his war-torn South Vietnamese birthplace at the age of just 17, David Pham began helping his cousin out in his laundry business in the US.  He simultaneously got acquainted with poker – hardly surprising when you consider that cousin was Men Nguyen.  David has made $8,350,010 in poker winnings, and boasts 29 first places finishes and two WSOP bracelets.

#3 – Men “The Master” Nguyen
Known for his generous donations to charity and for helping rookie players to hone their poker talents, Men Nguyen discovered poker in the early 1980s.  After a shaky start, he hasn’t looked back.  Composed, masterfully skilful and good-hearted, Men has accrued 7 WSOP bracelets, 59 first place finishes and total poker winnings of $8,646,988.

#2 – Scotty Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen also fled South Vietnam as a young teenager, and began working as a poker dealer in his new home of South California as a young man.  Thanks to his outstanding talent, he was 5 WSOP bracelets, 32 first place finishes and a stunning $10,828,112 in total poker winnings.

#1 – John Juanda
This native of Indonesia has become one of the top five poker players in the whole world, with total a winnings of $11,268,551.  He also has three WSOP bracelets and 23 first place finishes to his name.  Calm, relaxed and quietly brilliant, this guy’s a true poker genius.

Thu, 02/17/2011 – 00:23 – PokerPages Staff

Poker programming airing the week of February 17, 2011:

Full Tilt Poker 2010 Doubles Poker Championship
The Doubles Poker Championship’s unique structure pairs players in a team to compete for the one million dollar first place prize.  Thirty-two of the top professional poker players competed as two-person teams, each team sharing each hand.  The first place prize, awarded to the winning team, is $1M.  The championship began with 16 teams.  The final four teams are Allen Cunningham and Huck Seed, Antanas ‘Tony G’ Guoga and David Benyamine, Phil Gordon and Howard Lederer, and Phil Ivey and Chris Ferguson.  The 2010 Doubles Poker Championship is airing on Versus.

Poker After Dark
On NBC, Poker After Dark Director’s Cut wraps up the previous week’s action, including comments from the winning player and the week’s contenders:  David Peat, Howard Lederer, Eli Elezra, Phil Laak, Greg Mueller, and Olivier Busquet.

Full Tilt Poker 2010 the Poker Lounge
The Poker Lounge features one Full Tilt Poker (FTP) qualifier battling against five FTP Pros.  The qualifier is staked for the $20K buy-in to compete in six handed, winner take all action.  The 2010 The FTP Pros include Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen.  The Poker Lounge airs on Versus. 

Full Tilt Poker 2010 Aussie Millions
Check out the 2010 Aussie Millions, hosted by the Crown Casino, Melbourne, Victoria
Australia, airing on Versus.  Twenty one events ran in the 2010 Aussie Millions.  Winning the Main Event of the Aussie Millions was Australian Tyron Krost, cashing for AUD $2,000,000 from the AUD $7,500,000.00 prize pool.

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