Can You Name All of These Pro Poker Players from an Image?
By: Kennita
3 min
Image: By Photo by flipchip from Wikimedia Commons / LasVegasVegas.com from Wikimedia Commons / Royal Flush via Youtube
About This Quiz
If you've ever played poker, you'd know that it is a mix of three things: skill, strategy and a healthy dose of gambling luck. You know that you have to make bets based on what is hidden and what cards the other players carry, which is no easy task, especially if you're a professional. Of course, the game varies based on who plays it and how many cards are dealt to each player, but the basic rules remain the same. And the pros in our quiz know it.
Do you know who Stephen Chidwick is? You know, the guy who has managed to win more than eleven million dollars at casinos? Or what about Hafiz Khan? He recently won the 2018 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley. And do you know the Frenchman Benjamin Pollak? He's also managed to win big (over eight million dollars) at casinos and was once ranked 25th in the world.Â
So if you're a fan of the game as an amateur, if you love watching the pros play it on television or if you were a pro yourself, take this quiz to see if you can identify who is blowing up the poker world right now.
Doug Polk Poker via Youtube
Who is this?
Thomas Muller
Doyle Brunson
A former illegal game player, Doyle Brunson has played poker for more than fifty years. He was the first player to earn one million dollars in tournaments.
An American poker player, Christopher "Jesus" Ferguson was accused of running an online fraud site in 2011. He made away with millions in customers' money.
By flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com via Wikimedia Commons
Who is this?
Thomas Muller
Sam Farha
Best-known for being the runner-up of the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event, Ihsan Sam Farha moved to the United States from Lebanon after the Lebanese Civil War broke out.
One of the best online poker players, Hafiz Khan recently won the 2018 World Series of Poker Circuit Thunder Valley after taking a two-year break from playing.
Jennifer Harman is one of three women to have ever won two World Series of Poker bracelets. Her first bracelet was won in a 2000 tournament after receiving coaching from Howard Lederer.
Considered the best poker player of 2014 - but known by many as one of the best 'readers' of all time - and known as "Kid Poker," Canadian-born Daniel Negreanu has won a total of six World Series of Poker bracelets.
Considered to be the world's best all-round player, Phil Ivey began playing poker as a teenager in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he used a fake ID to start playing the game.
Born Amir Esfandiari in Iran, Antonio Esfandiari changed his name at the age of 19 to fit his dreams of becoming a professional magician, which he accomplished before going into poker.
Olivia Boeree was born in Kent, England and is the only female poker player to be a champion of both the World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour.
By Photo by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com via Wikimedia Commons
Who is this?
Diego Maradona
Robin van Persie
Scotty Nguyen
Vietnam-born prince of poker, Thuan B Scotty Nguyen began playing poker at a very young age. In fact, he was expelled from high school in the United States for playing in underground games.
Indonesian born, John Juanda moved to the United States in 1990 to further his education at Oklahoma State University. He currently holds five World Series of Poker bracelets.
Considered by many to be the world's best female poker player, New Yorker Vanessa Selbst has won three World Series of Poker bracelets and over $11 million in live tournaments.
Daniel Colman is primarily an online poker player who is best-known for defeating Daniel Negreanu for one of the largest prizes to be paid out in poker.
Phillip Gordon is a graduate of Georgia Tech, where he studied computer science. He then became employed in the technology industry where he made a fortune before retiring to play poker.
A citizen of both the United States and France, Vanessa Rousso, although not a current active poker player, ranks as one of the best female poker players in history.
By Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com via Wikimedia Commons
Who is this?
Gareth Bale
Wayne Rooney
Tom Schneider
Born in Indiana, four-time winner of a World Series of Poker bracelet, Tom Schneider worked as a certified public accountant before becoming a poker player.
By flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com via Wikimedia Commons
Who is this?
Ben Lamb
Benjamin Lamb began his poker career in 2004 and has since won one World Series of Poker bracelet and the title of 2011 Player of the Year award from Card Player.
After fleeing Vietnam in the 1970s, Chau Giang became a chef in Florida before moving to Las Vegas (aka Sin City) where he became a professional poker player.
By Photos by flipchip / LasVegasVegas.com via Wikimedia Commons
Who is this?
Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert "Bobby" Bellande was born to Haitian parents in New York in 1970. Besides being a poker player, he is also an entrepreneur and reality TV actor.
One of the highest-ranked online players, North Carolina-born Jon Turner gained interest in poker while studying computer science at North Carolina State University.