- Nicknamed “Birdguts”
- 2006 WPT “Player of the Year”
- Numerous big cashes in the last year
Gavin Smith plays online at Full Tilt Poker.
Gavin has been playing poker since 1994, when he discovered the roving charity casinos in the Toronto area. He turned pro in 1998. That year, Gavin played in his first poker tournaments during the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods and he made two final tables.
His first major tournament win came in the 1999 World Poker Finals, when Gavin won a No-Limit Hold ‘em tournament. The next year at Foxwoods, he won a 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better tournament. Since then, he’s made a dozen more final tables.
Without question, 2005 has been his best year. At the Mirage Poker Showdown, Gavin won two tournaments, taking home more than $155,000 in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold ‘em event and more than $1.1 Million in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Poker Tour event. Read the rest of this entry »
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David has been playing poker for a living since 1996. For the first five years, he played 7-Card Stud exclusively, honing his skills at Foxwoods and at a private club in New York. Stud is still his favorite cash game.
Swedish player Johan Storakers is based in Stockholm, where he was born and raised. He was introduced to poker by a friend who taught him how to play Seven-Card Stud. While working various jobs, Johan joined a private members club where he played live low-stakes ring games and tournaments. He was mentored by well-known Swedish poker player Gunnar Ostling, focusing his attention on Pot-Limit and No-Limit Hold ‘em, as well as Pot-Limit Omaha. He gradually built his bankroll and decided to play poker full time in 1997. 
Italian player Bruno Stefanelli has been playing poker since the age of 18. He was introduced to Seven-Card Stud in his local casino, and started out by playing cash games. As his game improved, he began playing tournaments and now enjoys a 50/50 approach.
Beth is a woman of many talents, only one of which happens to be playing poker. When she’s not managing her family or her various business interests, you’ll often find her building a chip stack at the tournament tables.
If you ask a lot of pros how they developed their poker skills, they’ll tell you, “Poker was big in my family.” When Paul Sexton tells you that story, he’s not kidding.
If the ability to play poker professionally is hereditary, then Matt Sexton should be a natural. Son of Keith Sexton and brother to Paul Sexton, both Full Tilt Poker pros, Matt is just starting a professional career of his own.
In 1988, Keith moved his family to Las Vegas. It turns out his timing was excellent. He started building homes and speculating on real estate right before the housing market in Vegas exploded.
Huckleberry won his first 
Although Alexander Schwab has only been playing since 2007, he has already made an impression on the world of poker. The Darmstadt born player became interested in the game after watching several televised poker tournaments, and decided he wanted a piece of the action. Alexander turned his hand to poker, starting out with local home games.
