Oct 19 2010

100+ Pro Poker Players on Twitter

written by: Sara under Poker Pros Comments: 2

You can pick which of your favorites to follow, or include them all by following this list: http://twitter.com/onlinepoker/poker-pros

15 Most Famous:

Andy Bloch – @andy_bloch

Bio: Plays exclusively at FullTiltPoker.com. Holds two electrical engineering degrees from MIT and a JD from Harvard Law. As of 2009 his total live tournament winnings exceed 4.2 mil, half of which were earned at various WSOP events.

Annie Duke – @AnnieDuke

Bio: Columbia University graduate who holds the women’s record for most “in the money” finishes at the World Series of Poker. As of 2010 her total live tourney winnings exceeded 4.27 mil. Her 38 cashes at the WSOP account for 1.12 mil of those winnings. She is also the sister of Howard Lederer.

Barry Greenstein – @BarryGreenstein

Bio: Holds a BS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Holds 3 World Series of Poker bracelets and 2 World Poker Tour titles. As of 2010, his total live tourney winnings exceed 7.1 mil. His 46 WSOP cashes account for 2.28 mil of those winnings. Is the step-dad of pro poker player Joe Sebok.

Daniel Negreanu – @RealKidPoker

Bio: Is a Canadian pro poker player of Romanian descent with 4 World Series of Poker bracelets and 2 World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is ranked 2nd in the all-time career earnings list behind Phil Ivey and is also currently the star of the poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. As of May 2010, his total live tourney winnings exceed 12.5 mil. His 43 cashes at the WSOP account for 3.3 mil of those winnings.

Doyle Brunson – @TexDolly

Bio: Has played poker professionally for over 50 years. He is a two-time WSOP main event champ, a Poker Hall of Fame inductee and author. He has won 10 WSOP bracelets. He has also only 1 of 5 players to win both the WSOP Main Event and the World Poker Tour title. In 2006, Bluff Magazine voted him as the #1 most influential force in the world of poker. As of 2010, his total live tourney winnings exceed 5.9 mil with 2.94 mil of those earnings from the WSOP.

Erik Seidel – @Erik_Seidel

Bio: Originally a tournament backgammon player for eight years, Seidel is a famous pro poker player. He has won 8 WSOP bracelets and as of 2010 has a total live tourney winnings exceed 10.35 mil. His total WSOP earnings are 4.35 mil and his 60 WSOP cashes put him 4th for all time, tied with Berry Johnston.

Greg Raymer – @FossilMan

Bio: Is a former patent lawyer who worked for Pfizer. He is nicknamed “Fossilman” because of his hobby of collecting fossils. He has 1 WSOP bracelet and as of 2010 his total live tourney winnings exceed 6.85 mil. Most of his winnings have come from his places in money at WSOP tourney events.

Howard Lederer – @HowardHLederer

Bio: Known as “the Professor” due to his demeanor, analytical style and long history of wins in poker. He has won 2 World Series of Poker bracelets & 2 World Poker Tour titles. As of 2010 his total live tourney winnings exceed 5.9 mil. His 43 cashes at the WSOP account for 1.54 mil of those winnings. Is the brother of Annie Duke.

John Juanda – @LuckBoxJuanda

Bio: Is an Indonesian pro poker player residing in Los Angeles. Has an MBA from Seattle University and had a job as a door to door salesman selling Bibles. Has earned 4 WSOP bracelets and made 6 World Poker Tour final tables, although never captured the World Poker Tour title. As of 2010 his total live tourney winnings exceed 10.4 mil and his 54 cashes at the WSOP account for 3.9 mil of that total.

Johnny Chan – @ItsJohnnyChan

Bio: Is a Chinese pro poker player residing in Las Vegas. He is a two time World Series of Poker Main Event winner. Overall he has 10 World Seried of Poker bracelets, tied for 2nd with Doyle Brunson in most aquired against Phil Hellmuth’s 11. As of 2010, his live tourney winnings exceed 8.5 mil. His 43 WSOP cashes account for 4.3 mil of those winnings.

Joseph Hachem – @JosephHachem

Bio: Is a Lebanese-Australian pro poker player and is best known for his Main Event win at the 2005 World Series of Poker and his calm, graceful demeanor during poker games. As of late 2009 his total live tourney winnings exceed 10.85 mil. More than 7.9 mil of this total comes from World Series of Poker events.

Mike Matusow – @TheMouthMatusow

Bio: Known at Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, “Mike Matusow Blow-Up” or “Mike Matusow Meltdown” for his reputation of trash-talking at the poker table. He has earned 3 World Series of Poker bracelets and as of 2010 his total live tourney winnings exceed 7.4 mil. 3.1 mil of his winnings have come at the World Series of Poker.

Phil Hellmuth – @Phil_Hellmuth

Bio: Best known for holding 11 World Series of Poker bracelets which is the most of anyone in history and also for his “poker brat” personality. As of May 2010 his total live tourney winnings were 11.3 mil. He is also a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.

Phil Ivey – @PhilIvey

Bio: Nicknamed the “Tiger Woods of Poker” he is regarded by numerous poker observers as the best all-around player in the world today. He has won 8 World Series of Poker bracelets and 1 World Poker Tour title and appeared at 9 World Poker Tour final tables. As of 2010 his total live tourney winnings exceed 13.5 mil, 5.2 mil of which have come from cashes at the WSOP.

Scotty Nguyen – @TheScottyNguyen

Bio: Is a Vietnamese American pro poker player and is known as a very active pro poker player and for playing with lots of emotion. He has earned 5 World Series of Poker bracelets and as of 2010 his total live tournament winnings exceed 11.25 mil. Of those winnings 4.7 mil of them have come from the WSOP.

Other Poker Pros:

Aaron Bartley – @GambleAB

Adam Levy – @Roothlus

Adam Schoenfeld – @adamschoenfeld

Adam Shulman – @adamkshulman

Alex Outhred – @alexpokerguy

Alex Todd – @Atodd79

Allen Cunningham – @Fowlervshoff

Allen Kessler – @allenkessler

Amit Makhija – @amak316

Andreas Hoivold – @AndreasHoivold

Anna Wroblewski – @annawroblewski

Annette Obrestad – @Annette_15

Annie LePage – @AnnieLePage

Antonio Esfandiari – @magicAntonio101

Barry Shulman – @barry_shulman

Beth Shak – @bethshak

Brad Booth – @YukonBrad

Brett Jungblut – @gank

Brian Schneider – @Schneids13

Bryan Micon – @bryanmicon

Carter King – @ckingusc

Chris Klodnicki – @SLOPPYKLOD

Chris Moneymaker – @CMONEYMAKER

Christian Harder – @realcharder30

Christina Lindley – @lindleyloo

Clayton Newman – @clayton27

Clonie Gowen – @cgowen

Cody Pryor – @Mr_Soprano

Cyndy Violette – @CyndyViolette

Dag Martin Mikkelsen – @dmmikkel

Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott – @daveulliott

Dave Stann – @Hollywood_Dave

David Williams III – @dwpoker

Dutch Boyd – @DutchBoyd

Dwyte Pilgrim – @DwytePilgrim

Eric “Rizen” Lynch – @Rizen1020

Eric Mizrachi – @EricMizrachi

Eric Stiglets – @Stiglets

Erica Schoenberg – @thehitwoman

Erick Lindgren – @EdogPoker

Evelyn Ng – @evybabee

Fabrice Soulier – @fabsoul

Frank Frisina – @frankfrisina

Gary Wise – @Gary_Wise

Gavin Griffin – @NHGG

Gavin Smith – @OleGSmith

Gus Hansen – @GustavHansen

Harald Gaerttner – @ShadowBJ21

James Atkin – @Atkinator

Jamie Gold – @JamieGold_

Jason Potter – @JPOSU

Jean-Robert Bellande – @BrokeLivingJRB

Jeff Madsen – @JeffMadsenobv

Jeff Williams – @yellowsub86

Jennifer Harman – @REALJenHarman

Jennifer Leigh – @Jennicide

Jennifer Tilly – @JenniferTilly21

Jimmy Fricke – @jvfricke

Joe Sebok – @JoeSebok

John Tabatabai – @Kunkuwap

Jon Kalmar – @skalie

Jonas Molander – @MolleTeamRK

Jonathan Little – @JonathanLittle

Jose Tavares – @JJCOMMERCE

Josh Brikis – @JBrikis

JR Mayhew – @JRMayhew

Juha Helppi – @JuhaHelppi

Justin Bonomo – @JustinBonomo

Justin Filtz – @JustinFiltz

Justin Smith – @BoostedJ

Justin Truesdell – @theycallmetrues

Kara Scott – @KaraOTR

Kathy Liebert – @pokerkat

Katja Thater – @katjathater

Keith Brookes – @KeithABrookes

Kenna James – @Kenna_James

Kevin Saul – @BeL0WaB0Ve

Kristy Gazes – @kristygazes

Lacey Jones – @LaceyJones

Layne Flack – @back2backflack

Lee Childs – @leechilds

Liv Boeree – @liv_boeree

Liz Lieu – @LizLieu

Marcel Luske – @MarcelLuske

Maria Ho – @MariaHo

Mark Hope – @MarkHope

Mark Seif – @markseif

Matt Dean – @MWWDEAN

Matt Vance – @Matt238poker

Matthew Glantz – @MattGlantz

Men Nguyen – @MenNguyen

Michael Craig – @MikeCraigIsAmok

Michael Mizrachi – @TheGrinder44

Michael Prepelica – @mprepelica

Michele Lewis – @michelelewis

Michelle Lau – @michelle_lau

Mike Hefer – @Naked_Cowboy

Mike Caro – @MikeCaro

Nenad Medic – @_serb_

Pamela Brunson – @Pamela_Brunson

Paul Wasicka – @Kwickfish

Peter Jepsen – @PeterJepsen

Phil Gordon – @PhilNoLimits

Phil Laak – @RealPhilLaak

Rafe Furst – @RafeFurst

Ramzi Jelassi – @RamziTeamRK

Richard Prew – @tighty

Rob Perelman – @veeRob

Robert Lawless – @funluv

Robert Williamson III – @RWILLIAMSONIII

Ryan Welch – @gutshtallin

Scott Bohlman – @xmrstyle

Shannon Elizabeth – @ShannonElizab

Shaun Deeb – @shaundeeb

Steve Sung – @ssung41585

Thomas Berglund – @TBerglund

Tiffany Michelle – @TiffnyMichelle

Todd Brunson – @ToddBrunson

Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan – @Tom_Dwan

Vanessa Rousso – @VanessaRousso

Victoria Coren – @VictoriaCoren

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