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Players Player's Bio Video Interviews
seat 1
Name:
Dan Pugliese
Winnings:
$1,700
Brooklyn-born Dan Pugliese says, "I've always gambled. I started gambling in grammar school, pitching pennies, flipping baseball cards, and poker probably when I was nine or ten years old. "

1. How do you deal with having a short stack?

2. What got you into poker?
seat 2
Name:
Rich Lister
Winnings:
$1,200
Rich Lister is from Costa Mesa, California. He works professionally as a sports psychologist.  
seat 3
Name:
Miami John Cernuto
Winnings:
$6,800 + 4k Trip
Miami John Cernuto is based in Las Vegas, Nevada and has been playing in poker tournaments since the 80's. He recently won real big at the 2005 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Paradise Island.  
seat 4
Name:
Scott Epstein
Winnings:
$3,400
Scott Epstein is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He's playing the tournament circuit for a few years and did quite well at the 35th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2004, Las Vegas.  
seat 5
Name:
Tahoe Andrew
Winnings:
$1,250
His real name is Howard Andrew, but he played so much poker in Lake Tahoe, he received the nickname "Tahoe." He's played for more than half a century.
1. What are these young players coming up like?
2. Now that you got some chips, are you feeling good?
seat 6
Name:
Kenny Robbins
Winnings:
$1,178
Kenny Robbins looks for clues in a specific player. "When he talks a lot during a hand, he wants to get called. When he's quiet, it usually means he's bluffing."

1. Did you get any big hands today?

2. What do you watch for in other players?
seat 7
Name:
Nicholas Bouyea
Winnings:
$1,350
New York-born Nicholas Bouyea says, "There's always a learning experience when you play with great players. I try and notice how many pots they are in and how they play in those pots."

1. Any strategies for today?

2.What do you see for your future?
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