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Ian Johns Ian Johns is an American professional poker player born in Seattle, Washington and now living in Newcastle, Washington. He has won three bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He won his first bracelet in 2006 and won two bracelets in 2016.
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World Series of Poker The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment Corporation (known as Harrah's Entertainment until 2010). It dates its origins to 1970, when Benny Binion invited seven of the best-known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament, with a set start and stop time, and a winner determined by a secret ballot of the seven players.
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Ian Williams (musician) Ian Williams (born August 31, 1970 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American rock guitarist. He became noted for his finger tapping guitar playing in bands such as Don Caballero, Storm & Stress and currently in Battles.
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Jaime Staples Jaime Staples (born May 27, 1991) also known by his alias Jimmy is a Canadian poker player from Alberta, Canada who specializes in live streaming of online low-high stakes multi-table tournaments on Twitch.tv. With over 73,000 followers on Twitch Jaime is one of the biggest poker streamers, behind Jason Somerville, in 2016. He primarily plays on PokerStars and became a 'Friend of PokerStars' in April 2015. Since joining PokerMarket in October 2015 he regularly sells action for tournaments he streams on Twitch.tv.
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Vasilis Lazarou Vasilis Lazarou is a Greek professional poker player who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He is mainly a seven card stud player, but he has cashed in various other poker tournament games as well.
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Pat Poels Patrick "Pat" Poels (born 1968) is an American professional poker player from Mesa, Arizona and a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. He currently leads the engineering team at Eventbrite as the VP of Engineering.
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1998 World Series of Poker The 1998 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
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John Phan Bon "John" Phan (born October 10, 1974 in Da Nang, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player based in Stockton, California who is a two time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and is a winner and four time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.
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Sarge Ferris Fred Bernard "Sarge" Ferris (December 1, 1928 – March 12, 1989) was an American professional poker player. In 1978, Ferris was considered among the top 12 poker players in the world at that time, as ranked by Poker Magazine.
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World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions The World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions is an invitational freeroll poker event. Wins in this event do not count as official WSOP bracelets, but the winner receives a large trophy in the shape of the official World Series of Poker logo. In 2010, the WSOP Tournament of Champions returned with a new format more akin to a typical sports league All-Star Event format. 27 players vied for $1 million, with 20 of those players selected by the fans via online vote at the WSOP's website.
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Joe Hachem Joseph Hachem (Arabic: جوزف هاشم‎ ‎ ; ; born 11 March 1966) is a Lebanese Australian professional poker player known for winning the Main Event of the 2005 World Series of Poker. He was the first Australian to win the Main Event, which earned him $7.5 million, then a record for all-time biggest tournament prize.
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Evan Johns Evan Johns (July 12, 1956 – March 11, 2017) was an American guitarist specializing in a variety of music, including rockabilly.
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Jason DeWitt Jason DeWitt (born in Mishawaka, Indiana) is a professional poker player from Mishawaka, Indiana who won the 2010 World Series of Poker event. and the 2016 World Series of Poker $1,500 Millionaire Maker.
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Anders Henriksson (poker player) Anders Henriksson (born 1981) is a Swedish poker player who won a bracelet at the World Series of Poker in 2006.
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Jerry Yang (poker player) Xao "Jerry" Yang (; born 1967) is an ethnic Hmong poker player from Temecula, California and the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
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Hung Doan Hung Doan is an American poker player and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner.
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Mark Banin Mark ""Prince Charles"" Banin is a semi-professional poker player and television presenter on Poker Night Live and Sky Poker. Mark is known for his refreshing style, distinctive voice and excellent Poker mind.
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1973 World Series of Poker The 1973 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. The 1973 series marked the first time a single player won more than one preliminary World Series of Poker event.
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Milton Johns Milton Johns (born 13 May 1938) is an English actor whose thin features and talent for obsequious or oily characters has often influenced the many television parts he has received. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Michael Greco (actor) Michael Greco (born 12 November 1970) is a British actor and poker player.
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Jon Friedberg Jon Friedberg is an American professional poker player and business owner. In his World Series of Poker career he has finished in the money 14 times including two Final Tables and one WSOP bracelet.
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Alex Millar Alexander Millar (born 29 July 1985) is a British professional poker player who specializes in online high-stakes heads-up cash games, specifically No Limit Hold'em, playing under the alias Kanu7 on PokerStars and IReadYrSoul on Full Tilt Poker.