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    <first_name>Eric</first_name>
    <last_name>Baldwin</last_name>
    <city>Beaver Dam</city>
    <state>WI</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Eric Baldwin was born in Peoria, Illinois but grew up in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. He started playing poker in college while attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he earned his degree in psychology. In 2005, Baldwin played right field as a member of the UW-Whitewater collegiate baseball team that won the Division III National Championship.

In 2009, Baldwin won his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in event no. 34, a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament, where he earned $521,932.

]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/45898-eric-baldwin</link>
    <rank>1</rank>
    <points>5898</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2331837</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>54844</id>
    <first_name>Yevgeniy</first_name>
    <last_name>Timoshenko</last_name>
    <city>Mukilteo</city>
    <state>WA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/54844-yevgeniy-timoshenko</link>
    <rank>2</rank>
    <points>5463</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>6124217</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>3530</id>
    <first_name>Brock</first_name>
    <last_name>Parker</last_name>
    <city>Silver Spring</city>
    <state>MD</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Parker was actually born John Parker, but prefers to be called Brock.

Parker first started playing poker around 2000, but was introduced to the game by other Magic: the Gathering players. The game is very similar to poker in that it combines sill with element of luck. Other prominent Magic players include David Williams, Alex Borteh and Eric Froehlich.

The Silver Springs, Maryland resident had been a prominent online poker player for quite some time under the names "tsoprano" and "marianuccia' but finally broke through the live circuit with two bracelet wins at the 2009 World Series of Poker.

Parker defeated Daniel Negreanu heads-up in event no. 14, a $2,500 six-handed limit hold'em tournament for $223,697. Just days later, Parker won his second in event no. 19, a $2,500 six-handed no-limit hold'em tournament. His combined winnings totaled nearly $900,000 for his two victories.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/3530-brock-parker</link>
    <rank>4</rank>
    <points>3772</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1983747</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>81183</id>
    <first_name>Jason</first_name>
    <last_name>Mercier</last_name>
    <city>Davie</city>
    <state>FL</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Jason Mercier of Fort Lauderdale, Florida first learned poker while he was in high school. Once he graduated, he went to college to become a math teacher, but his success in poker changed his career path. His first major tournament cash came at the European Poker Tour San Remo main event. He didn't just cash, he won. Mercier took home $1.3 million. At the 2008 EPT Barcelona Open main event, he finished sixth for another $321,000. Mercier continued his tear through Europe in 2008 and made a final table at the WSOP Europe pot-limit Omaha event, and then won the EPT London High-Roller Showdown for $905,000.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/81183-jason-mercier</link>
    <rank>5</rank>
    <points>3711</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>4035594</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>445</id>
    <first_name>Cornel Andrew</first_name>
    <last_name>Cimpan</last_name>
    <city>League City</city>
    <state>TX</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Cornel Cimpan made two final tables at the 2009 L.A. Poker Classic before the start of the $10,000 championship event. Cimpan made the final table in the final event as well, and he made the third try the charm by winning his first major title and $1,686,760.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/445-cornel-andrew-cimpan</link>
    <rank>6</rank>
    <points>3570</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2021144</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>46805</id>
    <first_name>Mike</first_name>
    <last_name>Leah</last_name>
    <city>Innisfil</city>
    <state>Ontario</state>
    <country>CAN</country>
    <country_of_origin>CAN</country_of_origin>
    <bio>
      <![CDATA[Mike Leah was introduced to poker by a coworker in 2005 and got his start by playing online under the screen name “GoLeafsGoEh.” He made numerous online and live cashes, and after working for 16 years at the only job he’d ever had, Leah quit in September 2008 to pursue a poker career. His biggest cash to date came at the 2009 $500,000 Guaranteed tournament at the Borgata. He won the event and took home nearly $320,000. ]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/46805-mike-leah</link>
    <rank>7</rank>
    <points>3497</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1475293</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>96893</id>
    <first_name>Angel</first_name>
    <last_name>Guillen</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state></state>
    <country>MEX</country>
    <country_of_origin>MEX</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Angel Guillen burst onto the poker scene at the 2009 World Series of Poker by becoming the second Mexican National in history to win a gold bracelet. Guillen started off his series by finishing second in event no. 13, a $2,500 no-limit hold'em tournament. Nine days later, he made up for his runner-up performance by taking down event no. 32. His combined winnings for both events total more than $840,000.

In addition to playing poker, Guillen also enjoys playing chess, math puzzles, reading and travel.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/96893-angel-guillen</link>
    <rank>8</rank>
    <points>3492</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>980232</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>1185</id>
    <first_name>Daniel</first_name>
    <last_name>Negreanu</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Daniel Negreanu has often been called the unofficial ambassador of poker. His charm mixed with highly instinctive and effective play make him a huge fan favorite. He is one of the  highest-grossing tournament players of all time.

As a teen in Canada, Negreanu aspired to be a professional pool player, but he had a change of heart when he discovered poker. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets. His first bracelet came in a 1998 $2,000 pot-limit hold'em event, making him the (then) youngest player to win a bracelet. The other three came in the 2004 $2,000 S.H.O.E. event, the 2004 $2,000 limit hold'em event, and the 2008 $2,000 limit hold'em event. 

Negreanu also has two World Poker Tour titles. Both of those wins also came in 2004, in the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic and the Borgata Poker Open. He finished second in the Tournament of Champions at the 2006 WSOP the and the 2007 World Poker Open main event. 

In 2004, Negreanu was named the Card Player Player of the Year and the WSOP Toyota Player of the Year.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1185-daniel-negreanu</link>
    <rank>9</rank>
    <points>3342</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>12284153</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>80086</id>
    <first_name>Poorya</first_name>
    <last_name>Nazari</last_name>
    <city>Richmond Hill</city>
    <state>ONT</state>
    <country>CAN</country>
    <country_of_origin>CAN</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Poorya Nazari's largest tournament cash heading into the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure on the European Poker Tour was $29,616. Nazari greatly increased that number when he defeated a field of 1,347 players in the Bahamas to take a home a first-place prize worth $3 million for his first major tournament win.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/80086-poorya-nazari</link>
    <rank>12</rank>
    <points>3000</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3094832</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>14653</id>
    <first_name>Matt</first_name>
    <last_name>Hawrilenko</last_name>
    <city>Philadelphia</city>
    <state>PA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/14653-matt-hawrilenko</link>
    <rank>13</rank>
    <points>2994</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1847523</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>11043</id>
    <first_name>Tommy</first_name>
    <last_name>Vedes</last_name>
    <city>Queens</city>
    <state>NY</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/11043-tommy-vedes</link>
    <rank>14</rank>
    <points>2918</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1932440</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>15571</id>
    <first_name>Jon</first_name>
    <last_name>Turner</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Jon "Pearljammer" Turner rocks the online poker world almost as hard as the band Pearl Jam rocks the real one. The young man from Raleigh, North Carolina, has racked up over $87,000 in Online Player of the Year winnings since January. A multi-table tournament specialist with a devastating heads-up game, he has also netted over $361,000 in live tournaments. He cashed twice in the 2007 Winter Poker Open, first for third place ($59,138) in the $2,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em event and then twelfth in the $10,000-buy-in championship event, netting $72,003. 

Turner attended college but, like many other online pros, he was drawn to poker after Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker main event. He started in a home game he ran at his house. Instead of the usual $20-buy-in games, he was playing $1-$2 to $2-$4 no-limit. After repeatedly dominating his home game, he moved to Las Vegas to play professionally. He currently plays in live large-buy-in events as well as a large number of games online.

If you see him at your table, good luck; you'll need it.
]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/15571-jon-turner</link>
    <rank>17</rank>
    <points>2788</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2094569</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>5380</id>
    <first_name>James</first_name>
    <last_name>Van Alstyne</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[This southern boy has made the most of his education. Before embarking on a career in professional blackjack, Van Alstyne was an engineer with an amazing knack for card counting. Eventually he became so good that he had to start wearing baseball hats to disguise his identity. He still sports a baseball hat while playing poker. 

Van Alstyne has earned numerous cashes at  World Poker Tour events, but is best remembered for his bracelet in the 2009 World Series of Poker. Proving he is one of the top mixed games players in the world, Van Alstyne made final tables in Mixed Games and H.O.R.S.E. before taking down his bracelet in event no. 31.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/5380-james-van-alstyne</link>
    <rank>18</rank>
    <points>2756</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3368083</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>22069</id>
    <first_name>Todd</first_name>
    <last_name>Terry</last_name>
    <city>Hoboken</city>
    <state>NJ</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/22069-todd-terry</link>
    <rank>19</rank>
    <points>2716</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1645757</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>24458</id>
    <first_name>Chris</first_name>
    <last_name>Moore</last_name>
    <city>Chicago</city>
    <state>IL</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/24458-chris-moore</link>
    <rank>20</rank>
    <points>2710</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1554165</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>751</id>
    <first_name>Kathy</first_name>
    <last_name>Liebert</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Know online as "PokerKat," this top female player became the first woman to ever win a tournament with a buy-in of $5000 or more and was the first woman to win $1 million at the first PartyPoker Millions event in 2002.

A World Series of Poker bracelet owner, Liebert is a consummate professional at the table. She uses her skills from her previous career as a Wall Street business analyst to help her get the most in when the situation is good and taught her how to protect her chips when the cards aren&rsquo;t coming.

 She has more than $5 million in career winnings.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/751-kathy-liebert</link>
    <rank>21</rank>
    <points>2696</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>5657248</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>98107</id>
    <first_name>Carter</first_name>
    <last_name>Phillips</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state></state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/98107-carter-phillips</link>
    <rank>22</rank>
    <points>2656</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1678164</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>135702</id>
    <first_name>Peter</first_name>
    <last_name>Rho</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/135702-peter-rho</link>
    <rank>23</rank>
    <points>2642</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1275063</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>365</id>
    <first_name>Panayote</first_name>
    <last_name>Vilandos</last_name>
    <city>Houston</city>
    <state>TX</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/365-panayote-vilandos</link>
    <rank>24</rank>
    <points>2640</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1563078</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>66564</id>
    <first_name>Faraz</first_name>
    <last_name>Jaka</last_name>
    <city>San Jose</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/66564-faraz-jaka</link>
    <rank>26</rank>
    <points>2630</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2413270</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>74197</id>
    <first_name>Mike</first_name>
    <last_name>Sowers</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state>Thomasville, NC</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Mike Sowers can be found online playing under the screen names "Sowerss" and "SowersUNCC" on different online poker sites. He has won over $1 million in online poker tournaments.

He began to cross over into the live arena in 2007 and his first live tournament win came at the Borgata Winter Open in 2008, where he won a $5,000 no-limit hold'em preliminary to take home $399,000. Sowers has also made final tables at the World Series of Poker and on the World Poker Tour to establish his skill in live poker tournaments, and add to his online tournament success.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/74197-mike-sowers</link>
    <rank>28</rank>
    <points>2560</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3034555</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>11252</id>
    <first_name>Matt</first_name>
    <last_name>Woodward</last_name>
    <city>Waterboro </city>
    <state>ME</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/11252-matt-woodward</link>
    <rank>29</rank>
    <points>2540</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1947298</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>2050</id>
    <first_name>Barry</first_name>
    <last_name>Shulman</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[An ardent fan of poker and also an excellent player, Barry Shulman is the chairman of CardPlayer Media LLC, which publishes Card Player and Card Player Europe.

Shulman was born May 8, 1946, in Seattle, Washington, and began playing poker while in college. He took a 25-year hiatus from the game to work as a real estate developer. His goal was to retire and play golf, but in the mid-1990s, he went to Las Vegas and was bitten again by the poker bug.

In 2001, Shulman won the World Series of Poker stud eight-or-better tournament, the California State Poker Championship half hold'em/half Omaha event and the Four Queens Poker Classic championship. He has since added numerous cashes to his poker resume and has earned over $1.5 million on the circuit despite a very limited playing schedule.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/2050-barry-shulman</link>
    <rank>30</rank>
    <points>2535</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2876926</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>71652</id>
    <first_name>Christian</first_name>
    <last_name>Harder</last_name>
    <city>Annapolis</city>
    <state>MD</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
    <bio>
      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/71652-christian-harder</link>
    <rank>31</rank>
    <points>2532</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2395820</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>74302</id>
    <first_name>Anthony</first_name>
    <last_name>Gregg</last_name>
    <city>Columbia</city>
    <state>MD</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
    <bio>
      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/74302-anthony-gregg</link>
    <rank>32</rank>
    <points>2500</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1931940</lifetime_winnings>
  </player>
  <player>
    <id>93292</id>
    <first_name>Michael</first_name>
    <last_name>Noda</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
    <bio>
      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/93292-michael-noda</link>
    <rank>34</rank>
    <points>2489</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>393154</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>23282</id>
    <first_name>Matt</first_name>
    <last_name>Graham</last_name>
    <city>River Ridge</city>
    <state>LA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
    <bio>
      <![CDATA[Originally from New Orleans, Matt Graham is now a Las Vegas poker professional. After only a few years on the circuit, Graham has quickly commanded respect from top professionals. In his fourth cash at the 2008 World Series of Poker, he captured his first bracelet in the $1,500 buy-in limit hold'em shootout event for more than $278,000.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/23282-matt-graham</link>
    <rank>35</rank>
    <points>2480</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2508838</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>95640</id>
    <first_name>Josh</first_name>
    <last_name>Brikis</last_name>
    <city>Pittsburgh</city>
    <state>PA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/95640-josh-brikis</link>
    <rank>36</rank>
    <points>2448</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>801477</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>2622</id>
    <first_name>Steve</first_name>
    <last_name>Brecher</last_name>
    <city>Reno</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[One of the nicest tournament players in the game today, Steve Brecher has earned the respect of his peers across the country by cashing in numerous World Poker Tour tournaments. He scored a high tournament finish at the 2005 United States Poker Championship, where he finished third and collected a cool $218,250.

Having first tried poker in 1966 in Palo Alto, California, Brecher developed his poker repertoire and developed a deep passion for the game. After trying his hand at a number of games, Brecher decided that the 2003 no-limit hold'em poker boom was proof that hold'em was here to stay and has adjusted his game accordingly. That panned out in 2009 when he took down the Bay 101 Shooting Star event for more than $1 million and his first WPT title.

Always a thrill-seeker, Brecher moves through life the way he moves through tournament competition and is often challenging himself to constantly improve upon his game.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/2622-steve-brecher</link>
    <rank>37</rank>
    <points>2424</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1828309</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>1341</id>
    <first_name>Greg</first_name>
    <last_name>Mueller</last_name>
    <city>Vancouver</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>CAN</country>
    <country_of_origin>CAN</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Introduced to poker while traveling the country via bus for his professional hockey team's road trips, Mueller started to take the game seriously after he retired from hockey in 1999. 

"FBT" which is Mueller's online name at Full Tilt Poker, made the final table at the 2006 WPT's World Poker Challenge $5,000 championship event.

Originally a limit cash game specialist, Mueller set his sites on no-limit cash games and tournaments. At the World Series of Poker in 2007 and 2008, Mueller finished runner-up twice, but in 2009, Mueller snagged two gold bracelets after winning the $1,500 limit hold'em shootout event and the $10,000 World Championship limit hold'em event.]]>
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    <points>2370</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1788845</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Aaron</first_name>
    <last_name>Gustavson</last_name>
    <city>E. Northport</city>
    <state>NY</state>
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    <rank>41</rank>
    <points>2358</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1653094</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Bahador</first_name>
    <last_name>Ahmadi</last_name>
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    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <rank>42</rank>
    <points>2340</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>419143</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>41611</id>
    <first_name>Soheil</first_name>
    <last_name>Shamseddin</last_name>
    <city>Houston</city>
    <state>TX</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <rank>45</rank>
    <points>2335</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1009351</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Joseph</first_name>
    <last_name>Serock</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state>NM</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <points>2297</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>922134</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>J.C.</first_name>
    <last_name>Tran</last_name>
    <city>Sacramento</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[J.C. Tran, of Sacramento, California, is one of the most competent tournament players around. Born in Vietnam in 1977, he is the youngest of eight. He received a degree in business management information from California State University, but chose poker as his profession.

Tran had a break-out year in 2006, making more than $1.1 million with 10 final-table appearances in major tournaments, and finishing third in the Card Player Player of the Year race. He also won the World Championship of Online Poker main event on PokerStars in 2006. He has made the money in World Series of Poker events 17 times, with four final-tables finishes. His 2007 is going even better. He has made three World Poker Tour main event final tables, finishing sixth, second, and then first at the World Poker Challenge in Reno. He finished off the year by winning a $5,000 buy-in preliminary no-limit hold'em event during the  Five-Diamond World Poker Classic. That win was good for more than $523,000. After another spectacular year, Tran came in second in the 2007 Card Player Player of the Year race. Then, in 2008, Tran won his first WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament. Since there were 2,718 entrants, Tran took home more than $631,000 for first.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/231-j-c-tran</link>
    <rank>50</rank>
    <points>2268</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>8584954</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Chad</first_name>
    <last_name>Brown</last_name>
    <city>Los Angeles</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
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      <![CDATA[Chad Brown grew up playing poker in Italian cafes in the Bronx, NY. In 1990, he moved to Los Angeles to become a Hollywood actor. He had some success in acting, but sharpened his talent at the poker tables to supplement his income. He has since given up his acting career to focus on poker, and has found similar fame and fortune on the tournament circuit.

Some of Brown's biggest accomplishments have come in seven-card stud tournaments. He won the events at the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic and L.A. Poker Classic, and finished second in a WSOP stud event. Proving that he is talented in more than one variation of the game, Brown has had success in no-limit hold'em tournaments as well. He made back-to-back final tables in WSOP Tournament Circuit events in 2005 in no-limit hold'em. In 2007, he finished as the runner-up in the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Later that year, Brown nearly took home his first bracelet, finishing second in a 2-7 draw lowball tournament at the WSOP.

In 2006, Brown proved he could win online, by taking down the $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Championships of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars. He has since joined the site as a member of Team PokerStars Pro and is engaged to fellow team member Vanessa Rousso.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/991-chad-brown</link>
    <rank>51</rank>
    <points>2240</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2901686</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Brandon</first_name>
    <last_name>Cantu</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
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      <![CDATA[Originally from Vancouver, Washington, Brandon Cantu now resides in Las Vegas.  Cantu made a name for himself by winning the $1,500 no-limit hold'em event at the 2006 World Series of Poker, beating a field of 2,776 players. With a bracelet under his belt, Cantu went on to win an Ultimate Poker Challenge event, as well as finish second in a preliminary event at the Bellagio Five-Diamond World Poker Classic for over $130,000. 

Then, at the 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star Championship, Cantu took down the World Poker Tour title and  the $1 million first-place prize.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/41240-brandon-cantu</link>
    <rank>52</rank>
    <points>2186</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3249899</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Daniel</first_name>
    <last_name>Alaei</last_name>
    <city>Burlingame</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Daniel Alaei, from Santa Fe Springs, Calif., is primarily a high stakes cash game player. He began playing big tournament buy-ins in 2004 and since then, captured a World Series of Poker bracelet in the 2006 no-limit deuce-to-seven lowball event, and won over $1 million in tournament cashes. Alaei has been featured on GSN's High Stakes Poker.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/3046-daniel-alaei</link>
    <rank>53</rank>
    <points>2162</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2538063</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>15231</id>
    <first_name>Jordan</first_name>
    <last_name>Smith</last_name>
    <city>Tool</city>
    <state>TX</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/15231-jordan-smith</link>
    <rank>55</rank>
    <points>2160</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2722048</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>3305</id>
    <first_name>Craig</first_name>
    <last_name>Crivello</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/3305-craig-crivello</link>
    <rank>59</rank>
    <points>2080</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>951258</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>36113</id>
    <first_name>Adam</first_name>
    <last_name>Lippert</last_name>
    <city>Brooklyn</city>
    <state>NY</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <rank>60</rank>
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    <first_name>Steve</first_name>
    <last_name>Sung</last_name>
    <city>Torrance</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
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      <![CDATA[Steve Sung was born in Korea. His family doesn't know his exact birthday, other than the fact that it was sometime before April 15, 1985. Korean by birth, Sung has lived most of his life in the United States. 

Sung started playing poker with Danny Wong, and plays online under the name "MuGGyLiCiOuS." He started playing major live tournaments once he turned 21 (approximately), and has had solid results in that time.

During his fourth World Poker Tour cash, Sung made the televised final table. He had come close twice before, finishing ninth and 12th. His strongest tournament series was the 2006 Bellagio Five-Diamond Poker Classic. He finished third in a $5,000 preliminary event, and then ninth in the $15,000 main event. He also added two WSOP final tables to his resume in 2007, with a third place in the $1,500 seven-card stud event and ninth in the $10,000 pot-limit Omaha event, proving that he excels in games other than hold'em. He made a third WSOP final table in 2008, when he placed seventh at the $10,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better world championship. Then, at the 2008 Bay 101 Shooting Star event, Sung made another WPT televised final table. He went heads up for the title, but came in runner-up. He snagged $585,000 for his efforts.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/15304-steve-sung</link>
    <rank>62</rank>
    <points>2033</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2965326</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Richard</first_name>
    <last_name>Austin</last_name>
    <city>Louisville</city>
    <state>KY</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <rank>63</rank>
    <points>2028</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>501361</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Binh</first_name>
    <last_name>Nguyen</last_name>
    <city>San Jose</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/79296-binh-nguyen</link>
    <rank>65</rank>
    <points>2000</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>943791</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Niklas</first_name>
    <last_name>Heinecker</last_name>
    <city></city>
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    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <rank>65</rank>
    <points>2000</points>
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    <first_name>Justin</first_name>
    <last_name>Bonomo</last_name>
    <city>Los Angeles</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Known as "ZeeJustin" to the online poker community, Justin Bonomo proved at the 2006 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic he could play live poker as well. He made three final tables during preliminary events and then finished on the televised final table bubble in seventh place during the championship event. 
Bonomo's live tournament success continued at the 2007 World Series of Poker. He finished fourth in the $2,000 no-limit event. In 2008, Bonomo made another WSOP final table, this time finishing runner up at $5,000 mixed hold'em event to win $230,159.]]>
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    <first_name>Jean</first_name>
    <last_name>Gaspard</last_name>
    <city>Evanston</city>
    <state>IL</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/79662-jean-gaspard</link>
    <rank>69</rank>
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    <first_name>David</first_name>
    <last_name>Zeitlin</last_name>
    <city>New York</city>
    <state>NY</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <rank>72</rank>
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    <lifetime_winnings>1057013</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Michael</first_name>
    <last_name>Skomac</last_name>
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    <state>MI</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/68373-michael-skomac</link>
    <rank>74</rank>
    <points>1938</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>393995</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Rami</first_name>
    <last_name>Boukai</last_name>
    <city>Laguna Hills</city>
    <state>CA</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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    <rank>75</rank>
    <points>1920</points>
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