2001-2007

Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad: WSOP Europe Main Event Winner

Annette Obrestad started playing poker at an age when most girls were getting stress ulcers from waiting for the high school QB to ask them to the senior prom. The game quickly consumed her and she began to play poker with the same sort of passion that most young ladies usually reserve for shoes or chocolate.

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Jerry Yang: A Winner With a Heart

Nothing is better than a classic rags to riches story. Nothing is better than rooting for someone who will appreciate a big win. And nothing is better than a humble, big-hearted winner. All such things define the makings of the newly crowned WSOP champ - 2007 Main Event winner Jerry Yang.

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Greg Raymer: "So, I Reraised All In"

Think about his game - he acts like a typical poker star. But he doesn’t have their skills. Monsters like Phil Hellmuth are always confident. And unlike Raymer they never go all in at pre flop.

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Joseph Hachem: "Thank you, America!"

The face of poker has changed. Once again. And it’s not an American face. It’s Lebanese-Australian.

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Jamie Gold - 2006 World Series of Poker Champion

Hailing from a place known for its golden beaches, Malibu, California, is 36-year-old television producer Jamie Gold, the winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event. Born in New York City, Gold went on to become a successful Hollywood agent representing many talented actors, including one of the biggest stars of the hit HBO TV show The Sopranos, James Gandolfini, as well as one of the co-stars of another hit show Desperate Housewives, Felicity Huffman. Gold moved on from representing actors to running his own television studio.

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