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Thanks to the World Series of Poker, The World Poker Tour and many other television events, some poker players are becoming household names. One of the best examples is Chris Moneymaker. After everyone saw him win the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN, he became extremely famous.

At one point or another, every serious poker player dreams of winning big and making a name for himself. Folks see certain players do well on television and then they want to find out more about these remarkable players. This section is here so that people can read more about their favorite players.

Most of the players in this section are professionals but there are some exceptions. For example, when Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker in 2003, he was not a professional. He was an accountant and poker was only part of his income. Nonetheless he made poker famous and people want to learn more about him.

You will also find a profile for every member of Team Full Tilt, including Phil Ivey, Allen Cunningham, Mike Matusow, Chris Ferguson, and the newest addition of Patrik Antonius. Many of the new up and coming internet poker professionals are also featured, including Niki Jedlicka aka KaiBuxxe, and Jared Hamby aka TheWacoKidd. These players may not be as well known but have played millions of hands online and are seasoned professionals.

Our exclusive pro player interviews are a nice way to learn more about the best players in poker. The Barry Greenstein Interview allows us to get to know one of the nicest pros in poker. The Greg Raymer Interview is neat because our most special forum members were able to come up with some terrific questions. We are hoping to add more interviews on a regular basis. We also have interviews with Andy Bloch , Doyle Brunson , Jennifer Harman , Phil Gordon and Phil Hellmuth . Stay tuned for more updates.

The history of WSOP Main Event Winners is below. Note that FTR has exclusive interviews with the 2002 and 2004 main event winners!

1970 - Johnny Moss

1971 - Johnny Moss

1972 - Amarillo Slim Preston

1973 - Puggy Pearson

1974 - Johnny Moss

1975 - Sailor Roberts

1976 - Doyle Brunson

1977 - Doyle Brunson

1978 - Bobby Baldwin

1979 - Hal Fowler

1980 - Stu Ungar

1981 - Stu Ungar

1982 - Jack Straus

1983 - Tom McEvoy

1984 - Jack Keller

1985 - Bill Smith

1986 - Berry Johnston

1987 - Johnny Chan

1988 - Johnny Chan

1989 - Phil Hellmuth Jr.

1990 - Mansour Matloubi

1991 - Brad Daugherty

1992 - Hamid Datsmalchi

1993 - Jim Bechtel

1994 - Russ Hamilton

1995 - Dan Harrington

1996 - Huck Seed

1997 - Stu Ungar

1998 - Scotty Nguyen

1999 - Noel Furlong

2000 - Chris Ferguson

2001 - Carlos Mortensen

2002 - Robert Varkonyi

2003 - Chris Moneymaker

2004 - Greg Raymer

2005 - Joseph Hachem

2006 - Jamie Gold

2007 - Jerry Yang

2008 - Peter Eastgate

2009 - Joe Cada

2010 - It could be you!

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