Adrian "chardrian" Dresel-Velasquez has a law degree from the University of Wisconsin and worked for a couple of years as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin before becoming a professional poker player in 2007. Chardrian is a midstakes MTT grinder and has been a massive contributor to the FTR forums since 2005. His most notable scores are a 3rd in the FTOPs Main Event in 2007 and a WSOP final table in both 2009 and 2010.
A former PokerStars player, Josh now spends most of his time at the live tables. He counts baseball and books among his other passions. Follow him on Twitter @JWuss.
Aryan has been involved in online poker for three years. As an American, Black Friday hindered his poker career and put it at a temporary halt. Recently, he moved to South Korea to teach English while attempting to get his poker career back on track.
Dan is an aspiring writer under the pseudonym "surviva." He's in his final semester of graduate school to get an MFA in Creative Writing. He'd been playing poker professionally for just over two years when Black Friday hit. Now, he freelance edits, writes for blogs (both on FTR and his own blog) and works on his novel while finishing up school.
Matthew LeLacheur is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Alberta and has had an interest in poker for many years. Matthew plays mostly No-Limit Hold'em tournaments, but also has a solid background in Fixed Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha. His hobbies include reading, writing and volunteering. His favourite food is sushi.
Kristen is a 2008 Economics graduate, with a knack for editing. She enjoys watching others play poker, though doesn't play much herself, and closely follows the current legislation battle over poker in the US. Other passions include conservation, human rights, exercise, and healthy eating.
Edward has been writing about his poker passion for a few years. As a semi-professional poker player, Edward is well informed about the poker industry. He has toured almost every poker room of the major American casinos, balances his play between tournaments and cash games, and plays in major poker tournaments throughout the year.