Professional poker players or beginners who are hoping to make a name for them in the world of poker have several people to look up to. The world of online poker has seen several legendary people so far that have managed to make a name for them based on their skills. These are the players that have won money, fame as well as recognition in cash games as well as in tournaments over the years. Given below are the top 5 inspirational online poker players.
Isaac Baron
Known to be among the best cash game and poker tournament players in online poker, Isaac Baron is a true professional. He had been named CardPlayer Online Player of The Year in the year 2007 and during his career he has managed to win over $3,000,000 as prize money. He has also won 13 titles and is one of the most widely known online players today. Some of the best victories of his career have been PokerStars Rebuy Events, Full Tilt Guarantee 750,000 and PokerStars Sunday Million.
Alex Kamberis
Known as AJKHoosier1, Alex has winnings of over $3,300,000 during his career and is among the best known players today. His tournament winnings consist of $ 2.8 million since 2006 and he has already accumulated 9 titles and 122 cashes during his short but successful career. Other than online tournaments, Alex also participates in live tournaments and is a tough competitor.
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb is a name widely recognized today in the online poker circuit. During his career, Shaun managed to win second place in Full Tilt Sunday Brawl and Pokerstars Super Tuesday along with a 1st place $75,000 win at Guarantee. His tournament winnings amount to over $2,000,000 with 120 cashes and 20 titles. Deeb is known as the poker grinder since he plays around 30 tournaments on an average everyday!
Annette Obrestad
Her win at the Main Event at the 2007 WSOP Europe made Annette a household name. Though she is not yet old enough to legally play live poker in the US, she has already won $3,400,000 so far through her tournament winnings which is quite impressive! She has turned her online freerolls to millions without making a single deposit on a poker site! There are several legendary tales about Annette Obrestad which only go to show that this Poker Pro is here to stay.
Kevin Saul
Kevin Saul is a dominant force in the early poker tournaments online. One of his earliest victories had been the WPT title and a prize of $1,300,000 at the Bellagio Cup 2007. Kevin Saul had been among those responsible to move online tournament to the next big level. Saul had been mostly known for his dominating and aggressive playing styles which forced the opponents to bow out of the game or change their playing style. Although his dominance has been slowly fading away, his name is still known as a force to be reckoned with on the poker tournament circuit.