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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>6058</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2342690</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.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/445-cornel-andrew-cimpan</link>
    <rank>2</rank>
    <points>5670</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2931202</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>3</rank>
    <points>5463</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>6125564</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>46479</id>
    <first_name>Vitaly</first_name>
    <last_name>Lunkin</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state></state>
    <country>RUS</country>
    <country_of_origin>RUS</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Russian player Vitaly Lunkin bested a field of 2,706 players in a 2008 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold'em event to win his first bracelet. It was only his second major tournament cash. He made just over $628,000.
Lunkin followed up that success with two major wins in 2009. He won the inaugural PokerStars Russian Poker Tour main event in Moscow in May to take home $433,741. At his first event of the 2009 WSOP, Lunkin won the 40th annual no-limit hold'em tournament to take home $1,891,012. He beat a field of 201 of the top professionals in the world to secure his spot as a world-respected professional. ]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/46479-vitaly-lunkin</link>
    <rank>4</rank>
    <points>4473</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3890924</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <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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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/41611-soheil-shamseddin</link>
    <rank>5</rank>
    <points>4085</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1472683</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.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/3530-brock-parker</link>
    <rank>6</rank>
    <points>3772</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2035582</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>7</rank>
    <points>3764</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>4062165</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>123919</id>
    <first_name>Joseph</first_name>
    <last_name>Cada</last_name>
    <city>Shelby Township</city>
    <state>MI</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Just a few months after he was legally allowed to play in Las Vegas poker rooms, Joe Cada announced his arrival to the poker world loud and clear. The young pro made the 2009 final table at the age of 21, with an opportunity to beat Peter Eastgate’s fresh record to become the youngest main-event champion in history. 

Prior to his huge WSOP  score, Cada had won Full Tilt’s $750,000 guarantee in January 2008 for $147,488, and followed it up with a win in the Sunday Mulligan  for $49,590 in October of the same year. 

Still, he considers himself a cash-game player rather than a tournament specialist. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/123919-joseph-cada</link>
    <rank>8</rank>
    <points>3600</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>9075017</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>
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      <![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>9</rank>
    <points>3497</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1485877</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>10</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>11</rank>
    <points>3342</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>12284153</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>69433</id>
    <first_name>Michael</first_name>
    <last_name>Tureniec</last_name>
    <city>Solna</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>SWE</country>
    <country_of_origin>SWE</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/69433-michael-tureniec</link>
    <rank>12</rank>
    <points>3240</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1373705</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>13</rank>
    <points>3128</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1953997</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>85771</id>
    <first_name>Alexandre</first_name>
    <last_name>Gomes</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state></state>
    <country>BRA</country>
    <country_of_origin>BRA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Alexandre Gomes won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet in 2008, when he won a $2,000 no-limit hold'em event to take home $770,540. He nearly matched that amount in early 2009, when he finished in fourth place out of 1,347 players at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure to win $750,000. Later that year, Gomes earned the second piece of Poker's Triple Crown by winning the World Poker Tour Bellagio Cup V for $1,187,670.

Gomes is a member of Team PokerStars Pro.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/85771-alexandre-gomes</link>
    <rank>14</rank>
    <points>3120</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3027195</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>2941</id>
    <first_name>Jeffrey</first_name>
    <last_name>Lisandro</last_name>
    <city>Salerno</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>ITA</country>
    <country_of_origin>ITA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Jeff Lisandro is a professional poker player who was born in Italy and now hails from Australia.

He started playing at the age of five with his mother. Lisandro had primarily been a cash game player but made a name for himself on the tournament circuit as well. 

At the 2007 WSOP, Lisandro finished runner-up in the $5,000 buy-in pot-limit hold'em event, and then went on to win a bracelet in the $2,000 buy-in seven-card stud tournament.

In 2009, Lisandro earned WSOP Player of the Year honors by winning an astonishing three gold bracelets. Proving to be one of the best stud players on the planet, Lisandro earned bracelets in Stud, Stud eight-or-better and Razz. All told, he banked more than $800,000 for his summer performance.

]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/2941-jeffrey-lisandro</link>
    <rank>15</rank>
    <points>3018</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3936325</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>16</rank>
    <points>3000</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3094832</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>142462</id>
    <first_name>Darvin</first_name>
    <last_name>Moon</last_name>
    <city>Oakland</city>
    <state>MD</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Darvin Moon may be more comfortable with a chainsaw in his hands and work boots on his feet, but the small-town logger from Oakland, Maryland more than held his own at the 2009 WSOP main event, rising from anonymity to enter the November Nine as the tournament’s chip leader.

Moon won a $130 qualifying tournament from neighboring West Virginia to win his seat in the 2009 main event. He almost took the $10,000 and invested it into his small, three-man logging business that also employed his brother and his brother-in-law. But his brother convinced him to play, and two weeks later, the humble Moon had become a millionaire.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/142462-darvin-moon</link>
    <rank>16</rank>
    <points>3000</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>5182601</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>18</rank>
    <points>2994</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1847523</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>55106</id>
    <first_name>Peter</first_name>
    <last_name>Eastgate</last_name>
    <city>Odense</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>DNK</country>
    <country_of_origin>DNK</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[At age 22, Peter Eastgate of Odense, Denmark, plopped down the $10,000 in cash to buy into the 2008 World Series of Poker main event. He waded his way through the 6,844-player field and secured his spot in the November Nine. Eastgate headed in to the final table fourth in chips with a shot to break Phil Hellmuth's record for youngest main-event winner. After the longest main event final table in WSOP history, Eastgate defeated Ivan Demidov heads up to receive the more than $9.1 million first-place prize.

His previous major-tournament cashes include a final-table appearance at the 2007 Irish Poker Open, as well as a cash at the 2008 European Poker Tour Scandinavian Open main event.

Eastgate went on to quickly post results after his 2008 main event victory. He won a $5,000 preliminary no-limit hold'em event at the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, and then cashed in 84th place out of 1,347 players in the EPT main event. ]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/55106-peter-eastgate</link>
    <rank>19</rank>
    <points>2896</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>10686966</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>96161</id>
    <first_name>Antoine</first_name>
    <last_name>Saout</last_name>
    <city>Paris</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>FRA</country>
    <country_of_origin>FRA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Ten months. That’s how long Antoine Saout had played live poker before final tabling the 2009 WSOP  main event. 

The former engineering student from France won his main-event seat on the online poker site Everest Poker. He was one of a number of his countrymen to make a deep run in the 2009 main event, including the highly touted Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier and Ludovic Lacay. ]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/96161-antoine-saout</link>
    <rank>20</rank>
    <points>2895</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3735381</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>54706</id>
    <first_name>Jude</first_name>
    <last_name>Ainsworth</last_name>
    <city>Galway</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>IRL</country>
    <country_of_origin>IRL</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Jude Ainsworth won the 2009 Spring Championship of Online Poker $10,000 main event on PokerStars to win his first major title. He took home $963,338 in prize money for the win.]]>
    </bio>
    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/54706-jude-ainsworth</link>
    <rank>21</rank>
    <points>2840</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1520414</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>22</rank>
    <points>2821</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1707256</lifetime_winnings>
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  <player>
    <id>3100</id>
    <first_name>Phil</first_name>
    <last_name>Ivey</last_name>
    <city>Las Vegas</city>
    <state>NV</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
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      <![CDATA[Phil Ivey is a force to be reckoned with at any limit and any game. He was born on Feb. 1, 1976, in Riverside, California. By the age of 16, he told his family he was going to become a professional gambler.

Ivey has seven World Series of Poker bracelets, in the 2000 pot-limit Omaha, 2002 seven-card stud eight-or-better, 2002 S.H.O.E., 2002 seven-card stud, 2005 pot-limit Omaha, 2009 2-7 lowball and 2009 Omaha/Stud eight-or-better events. He took home $1 million in the 2005 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Millions event. Some of Ivey's near-wins include second place in the 2006 EPT Barcelona Open, third in the 2006 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, and second in the 2006 WSOP Omaha eight-or-better event.  Ivey has also made eight final tables in World Poker Tour events and finally snagged his first title at the 2008 L.A. Poker Classic. For that win, he received nearly $1.6 million.

In 2009, Ivey continued his dominating run through the WSOP by making the final table and becoming a member of the November Nine.

Ivey is married to his high-school sweetheart and resides in Las Vegas. He is a founding member and representative of Team Full Tilt. ]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/3100-phil-ivey</link>
    <rank>23</rank>
    <points>2808</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>11611283</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>24</rank>
    <points>2788</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2108962</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>25</rank>
    <points>2774</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1927950</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.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/5380-james-van-alstyne</link>
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    <points>2756</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3368083</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/24458-chris-moore</link>
    <rank>27</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>
    <bio>
      <![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.]]>
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    <rank>28</rank>
    <points>2708</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>5658439</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/98107-carter-phillips</link>
    <rank>29</rank>
    <points>2656</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1722642</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/135702-peter-rho</link>
    <rank>30</rank>
    <points>2642</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1275063</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Benjamin</first_name>
    <last_name>Spindler</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state></state>
    <country>DEU</country>
    <country_of_origin>DEU</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/89989-benjamin-spindler</link>
    <rank>31</rank>
    <points>2640</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1756379</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/365-panayote-vilandos</link>
    <rank>31</rank>
    <points>2640</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1563078</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/71652-christian-harder</link>
    <rank>33</rank>
    <points>2637</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2457500</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/66564-faraz-jaka</link>
    <rank>34</rank>
    <points>2630</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2414547</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>92595</id>
    <first_name>Martin</first_name>
    <last_name>Jacobson</last_name>
    <city></city>
    <state></state>
    <country>SWE</country>
    <country_of_origin>SWE</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/92595-martin-jacobson</link>
    <rank>35</rank>
    <points>2608</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>774621</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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>36</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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/11252-matt-woodward</link>
    <rank>37</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.]]>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/2050-barry-shulman</link>
    <rank>38</rank>
    <points>2535</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2876926</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/74302-anthony-gregg</link>
    <rank>39</rank>
    <points>2500</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1931940</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>7432</id>
    <first_name>Ville</first_name>
    <last_name>Wahlbeck</last_name>
    <city>Helsinki </city>
    <state></state>
    <country>FIN</country>
    <country_of_origin>FIN</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/7432-ville-wahlbeck</link>
    <rank>40</rank>
    <points>2494</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1196096</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/93292-michael-noda</link>
    <rank>41</rank>
    <points>2489</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>397314</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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>42</rank>
    <points>2480</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2554837</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/95640-josh-brikis</link>
    <rank>43</rank>
    <points>2448</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>804027</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Constant</first_name>
    <last_name>Rijkenberg</last_name>
    <city>Amsterdam</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>NLD</country>
    <country_of_origin>NLD</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/102908-constant-rijkenberg</link>
    <rank>44</rank>
    <points>2400</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1960400</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>103671</id>
    <first_name>Pieter</first_name>
    <last_name>De Korver</last_name>
    <city>Leeuwarden</city>
    <state></state>
    <country>NLD</country>
    <country_of_origin>NLD</country_of_origin>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/103671-pieter-de-korver</link>
    <rank>44</rank>
    <points>2400</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>3008930</lifetime_winnings>
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    <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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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/1341-greg-mueller</link>
    <rank>46</rank>
    <points>2370</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1788845</lifetime_winnings>
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    <id>46988</id>
    <first_name>Aaron</first_name>
    <last_name>Gustavson</last_name>
    <city>E. Northport</city>
    <state>NY</state>
    <country>USA</country>
    <country_of_origin>USA</country_of_origin>
    <bio>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/46988-aaron-gustavson</link>
    <rank>47</rank>
    <points>2358</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>1655310</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>
    <bio>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/50978-joseph-serock</link>
    <rank>48</rank>
    <points>2350</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>963704</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>
    <bio>
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    <link>http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/15231-jordan-smith</link>
    <rank>49</rank>
    <points>2340</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>2810420</lifetime_winnings>
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    <first_name>Bahador</first_name>
    <last_name>Ahmadi</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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    <rank>49</rank>
    <points>2340</points>
    <lifetime_winnings>419143</lifetime_winnings>
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