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Get to know poker's best

By Stephanie Moore

Complete player bios

Want to know more about the players competing in both Poker After Dark and NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship? Check out the bios of all the players including Phil Ivey and Johnny Chan.

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updated 12:37 p.m. ET June 27, 2009

Nicknamed “The Prince of Poker” and one of the game’s more flamboyant personalities
five World Series of Poker bracelets, including the World Championship in 1998 and the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event in 2008
Career tournament winnings in excess of $10.70 million, and ranks 6th on the all-time money list
Usually seen wearing sunglasses, sporting long hair and gold medallions, and with a smile on his face that the American Dental Association would envy
His trademark word “baby” can often be heard uttered at the end of many of his sentences

NHPC record: 3-5
NHPC total winnings: $75,000

2005: Eliminated in Round 1 by Mike Caro
2006: Eliminated in Round 1 by Ernie Durack
2007: Eliminated in Round 1 by Phil Gordon
2008: Defeated Bill Edler before losing to Gus Hansen in Round 2
2009: Defeated Hevad Khan and Ted Forrest before losing to Daniel Negreanu in Round 3 ($25,000)

PAD record: 0-1

Match 21: 4th