Pros of Full Tilt Poker
PokerMan Dan
There are poker players that consider themselves pros, and there are some pros that don't need to think anything about themselves they are good enough where everyone else around them will make the decision for them. There was a time when all of the big name poker pros did not play at full tilt back in those days ultimate bet was one of the biggest online poker rooms. Since the big name pros started playing at full tilt poker a lot of the general poker public has followed suite and made full tilt poker one of the biggest online poker rooms to date. Full tilt sports quite the list of pros. Starting with Clonie Gowen, Eric Seidel, Eric Lindgren,Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, Howard Lederer, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, and John Juanda. At this point we'll do a quick rundown of a few players.
1. Chris Ferguson. Chris is a man that no one can mistake. He really has a look all his own. People often refer to him as "Jesus". With his long dark hair, and long dark beard it is pretty easy to see where this nickname came from. The owner of a PhD in computer science. The skills he learned from the computer industry have crossed over to the poker world very well. He has earned a reputation of being very meticulous and analytical. These skills earned him a spot at the final table of the 2000 World Series of Poker. And since that time he has earned somewhere close to $5,000,000.
2. Phil Ivey. Phil Ivey has the reputation of being of the most formidable poker players in the world. He is even considered one of if not the smartest players in the world. He learned poker at a very young age at the hand of his grandfather. Where he got his poker education is very evident. His play style does not allow for jumping up and down yelling when he wins a big hand, and also does not allow for getting angry and whining when he takes a tough beat. With these characteristics and his vast poker intellect it is very easy to see why Phil is so respected and well liked in the poker world. 2005 was a great year for "The Tiger Woods of Poker", he took home 5 bracelets and was close to taking home player of the year honors. Eight million dollars is roughly what Phil Has taken home to this point, and he will surely take home quite a bit more.
3. Howard Lederer. Most commonly know as "The Professor". One of the most brilliant poker minds in the game today. Earned the nickname the professor superior poker intellect that he brings to the table, and being a linguistics professor doesn't hurt either. He is one the the most feared high limit cash game players in the world. Howard took a few years off the of tournament tour to focus on cash games. Since 2002 he has turned his attention back to tournaments much to the dislike of other tournament players. He is one of the most well respected and liked professional players today.
Many of the pros can be regularly found playing games at full tilt poker. Most of them even play the lower limit games so the average player can join in and test their skills against the pros.
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