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Home >> Online Poker >> Poker Players >> WSOP Winners >> 1981-1990

21.08 01:14 ET

1981-1990

Phil Hellmuth: The Level of Frustration Involved with Going Broke Is Incredible

Phil Hellmuth is considered to be the most successful tournament poker player. But he is also known as a poker brat, a whiner.

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Johnny Chan: "There's Always Another Game Tomorrow"

Neither the flop, nor the turn changed this situation. The river brought Chan another nine, the title of the world champion and $625,000.

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Jack Straus: 'If Money Is Your God, You Can Forget No-Limit Poker'

Before the final table battle Jack Strauss went all-in and lost… in fact, he thought that he went all-in.

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Berry Johnston: 'Ok, Honey, We'll Go Eat If That's What You Want To Do'

His list of wins is one of the biggest. He has finished in the money at least 30 times.

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Bill Smith: 'When He Was Halfway Drunk, He Was The Best Player'

Of course Smith played poker in the backrooms as poker was prohibited. Once he even set a record for being arrested for illegal gambling.

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Mansour Matloubi, The Most Incredible Hand

The ace of spades came. Matloubi was very nervous. He got up. He was ready to leave the table. But the river brought another T.

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Jack Keller, The Murderous Player

And the answer to the question: “Is Jack a good lowball player?” was always the same: “Murderous”.

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Tom McEvoy: 'Poker Is About More Than Luck.'

Of course, their parents were unpleased with that… but as once Tom’s mother had said: “If little Johnny (Tom’s friend) is dumb enough to lose his money there is nothing I can do about it”.

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