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| Tom "durrrr" Dwan has one of the more famous &interesting nicknames in poker |
Listed are all World Champions and runner-ups with at least 1 other WSOP bracelet and a nickname
Johnny Moss
"The Grand Old Man of Poker"
1970, 1971, 1974 Main Event Champion, 9 Bracelets, 1979 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Walter Pearson
"Puggy"
1973 Main Event Champion, 4 Bracelets, 1987 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Thomas Preston
"Amarillo Slim"
1972 Main Event Champion, 4 Bracelets, 1992 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Crandell Addington
"Dandy"
1974, 1978 Main Event Runner-up, 2005 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Brian Roberts
"Sailor"
1975 Main Event Champion, 2 Bracelets, 2012 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Doyle Brunson
"Texas Dolly", "Big Papa", "The Godfather of Poker"
1976, 1977 Main Event Champion, 10 Bracelets, 1988 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Bobby Baldwin
"The Owl"
1978 Main Event Champion, 4 Bracelets, 2004 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Stu Ungar
"The Kid", "Stuey", "The Comeback Kid"
1980, 1981, 1997 Main Event Champion, 5 Bracelets, 2001 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Perry Green
"Alaska's Poker Guru"
1981 Main Event Runner-up, 3 Bracelets
Jack Straus
"Treetop"
1982 Main Event Champion, 2 Bracelets, 1988 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Jack Keller
"Gentleman"
1984 Main Event Champion, 3 Bracelets, 1993 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Byron Wolford
"Cowboy"
1984 Main Event Runner-up, 1 Bracelet
Berry Johnston
"Numbers"
1986 Main Event Champion, 5 Bracelets
Johnny Chan
"Orient Express"
1987, 1988 Main Event Champion, 1989 Runner-up, 10 Bracelets, 2002 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Frank Henderson
"Hollywood"
1987 Main Event Runner-up, 1 Bracelet
Erik Seidel
"Sly", "Seiborg"
1988 Main Event Runner-up, 8 Bracelets, 2010 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Phil Hellmuth
"The Poker Brat"
1989 Main Event Champion, 13 Bracelets, 2007 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Hans Lund
"Tuna"
1990 Main Event Runner-up, 2 Bracelets
Don Holt
"Tucson"
1991 Main Event Runner-up, 1 Bracelet
Dan Harrington
"Action Dan"
1995 Main Event Champion, 2 Bracelets, 2010 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Scotty Nguyen
"The Prince of Poker", "The Train"
1998 Main Event Champion, 5 Bracelets
Chris Ferguson
"Jesus"
2000 Main Event Champion, 5 Bracelets
Carlos Mortensen
"El Matador"
2001 Main Event Champion, 2 Bracelets
Sammy Farha
"Mister Cool"
2003 Main Event Runner-up, 3 Bracelets
Greg Raymer
"Fossilman"
2004 Main Event Champion
Joe Hachem
"Diamond Joe"
2005 Main Event Champion
Jerry Yang
"The Shadow"
2007 Main Event Runner-up
Peter Eastgate
"Icegate", "Isser"
2008 Main Event Champion
Joe Cada
"The Kid"
2009 Main Event Champion
Poker Hall of Fame Inductees not mentioned above
Listed are Poker Hall of Fame Inductees with a nickname not mentioned above
Felton McCorquodale
"Corky"
Brought Hold'em to Las Vegas in the 60's, 1979 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
James Hickok
"Wild Bill Hickock"
Died while playing poker (Dead Man's Hand), 1979 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Fred Ferris
"Sarge"
Elite cash game player, 1 Bracelet, 1989 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
David Reese
"Chip"
Elite cash game player, 3 Bracelets, 1991 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee (youngest inductee at that point)
Julias Popwell
"Little Man"
1996 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Lyle Berman
"The Caveman"
3 Bracelets, 2002 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Mike Sexton
"The Ambassador of Poker"
1 Bracelet, 2009 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Barry Greenstein
"The Robin Hood of Poker"
3 Bracelets, Gives his tournament winnings to charity, 2011 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Linda Johnson
"The First Lady of Poker"
1 Bracelet, 2011 Poker Hall of Fame Inductee
Other Top Pros with Nicknames
Phil Ivey
"The Tiger Woods of Poker", "No Home Jerome"
8 Bracelets, Widely regarded as the best all-around poker player in the world
Daniel Negreanu
"Kid Poker"
4 Bracelets
Patrick Antonius
"The Finn"
Heads-up Cash Game Specialist
Tom Dwan
"durrrr"
Online Poker Phenom
Bertrand Grospellier
"ElkY"
1 Bracelet
Phil Galfond
"OMGClayAiken"
1 Bracelet
Online Poker Phenom
Jeff Lisandro
"Iceman"
5 Bracelets
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