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  If your name happens to be Huckleberry Seed, people will probably have made up their mind about you before you even open your mouth. Chances are they will expect that you have a rich uncle named "Jed" and refer to the swimming pool as a "cement pond". The words "World Class Poker Pro" will most likely never be immediately associated with anybody named Huckleberry. This is ironic seeing as one of the most decorated poker players in the world happens to carry that particular moniker.

  Russ Hamilton began to play poker at the age of 7. In 1984 he moved to Las Vegas. He said that he made it for better weather, but I don’t belive. Back in 1984 he was already a succesful gambler. In 1994, he won at the WSOP and took $1,000,000. In addition he won his weight in silver because 1994 was the year of the silver annivesary of the WSOP. It seems that after that Hamilton calmed down. Since that he didn’t try to win the title. He played only for money.

  Jim Bechtel is the most quiet player in the WSOP history. He was rather popular in late 80-ies because of his wins in 1986, 1988 and 1989 when he finished in the money at the main event. Jim Bechtel won only one WSOP bracelet. In 1993 he took $1,000,000. Now he lives in Arizona and doesn’t play in many tournaments. He chooses only the biggest ones: WSOP and some WPT events.

Hamid Dastmalchi began to play poker at the age of 12 in Iran. Then he moved to the United States and became a real-estate investor. Though Dastmalchi is famous only for the year 1992 he is No. 6 on the roster of all-time tournament money winners. The other thing that can be said about Hamid Dastmalchi is a legal dispute that occurred in 1999. Hamid won $800,000 in chips before Becky Binion Behnen replaced Jack Binion. In the end the chips were cashed due to decision of a gaming commission.

  Dan Harrington (aka “Action Dan”) is known for his 1st placement at the WSOP 1995, but he is also a backgammon player and champion. Moreover he works a regular job (bankruptcy lawyer) being at the same time a professional poker player.

  Noel Furlong. In 1999 he won $1,000,000 at the WSOP. A big sum, but Noel Furlong is not the one who really does need it. He has a big carpet distribution business that does $100 million a year on the two manufacturing plants. Yes, it is still a big business in Ireland.

  Scotty Nguyen likes the idea that he was born with a deck in his hand. He says that during his birth his hand was deformed into a fist. When doctors at last managed to open his little fist there was a deck of card in it. So, his destiny was predetermined. In 1979 Scotty came to the United States (from South Vietnam) to become a poker player. But unlike many players who first of all began to try their skills in all known types of games he began as a dealer. This experience gave him an opportunity to make his own list of great poker mistakes.

  Chris Ferguson, 2000 WSOP winner. Unlike most of the WSOP winners poker he’s not crazy about poker. And he doesn’t think that it is his only true calling. He’s also fond of ballroom dancing: “I do all ballroom dances… the foxtrot, waltz, tango, mambo, but these days I mostly dance the West Coast swing, the latest form of swing dance”. Though I know another man who is simultaneously a poker player and a dancer. You know him: Mike Sexton.

  Brad Daugherty was "infected" with poker frenzy in 1968 by his schoolmates. And after that he used any opportunity to play poker though his first prize was only $3. But this "big" prize didn't stop Big man: he began to play poker more than ever. After graduating High School he worked as a welder or a constructor, but his true calling was poker.