Poker Pro Nicknames: Animals Trivia Quiz

Answer: Billy Argyros

Billy Argyros is an Australian poker pro with a lengthy poker resume. He was the resident expert on the TV show "Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge". If you ever see him on TV he will probably be wearing his trademark Croc hat or shirt. He is a Full Tilt pro.

In 1995 he finished 15th in the WSOP Main Event and in 2008 he finished 4th in WSOP $10K World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha event. Dan Harrington is "Action Dan". Paul Darden is "The Truth". Gavin Smith is "Birdguts" or "Caveman".

Answer: David Pham

David Pham is the cousin of Men "The Master" Nguyen, who mentored him. He is an accomplished player in his own right having won two WSOP bracelets and made seven WPT final tables. He escaped Vietnam as one of the boat people at age 17. John Phan is "The Razor". Scotty Nguyen is "The Prince of Poker". Johnny Chan is "The Orient Express".

Answer: Humberto Brenes

Humberto Brenes got his nickname from his card protector, a toy shark. He has won two WSOP bracelets and made three WPT final tables. He has two brothers who have each won a WPT title, Alex and Erick. Greg Raymer is "Fossilman". Carlos Mortenson is "The Matador". Phil Laak is "The Unabomber".

Answer: Bobby Baldwin

Bobby Baldwin won the 1978 WSOP Main Event and has won four bracelets overall. Baldwin moved from the poker table to managing and overseeing casinos and casino operations. Bobby's Room at the Bellagio is named after him. He wrote a section of Doyle Brunson's "Super System" and was the subject of a book by "The Mad Genuis of Poker", Mike Caro. Berry Johnston is "Numbers". David Sklansky is "The Mathematician". Mel Judah is "The Silver Fox".

Answer: Steve Zolotow

Steve Zolotow got his nickname because he resembles a bald eagle. He is a renowned game theorist and has two WSOP bracelets to his credit. He also has one WPT final table appearance. He was a regular at the Mayfair Club in NY City where the likes of Howard Lederer and Dan Harrington used to play. Mike Sexton is "The Ambassador of Poker". Michael Binger is "The Machine". Randy Jensen is "The Dream Crusher".

Answer: Mel Judah

Mel Judah is an Australian poker pro who now resides in London. He has won two WSOP bracelets and one WPT title out of two final table appearances. He finished third in the WSOP Main Event in 1997. Doyle Brunson is "Texas Dolly" or "The Godfather of Poker". Barry Greenstein is "The Bear" or "The Robin Hood of Poker". Mike Sexton is "The Ambassador of Poker".

Answer: Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein is also known as "The Robin Hood of Poker" for his huge charitable contributions. He has three WSOP bracelets and two WPT titles to his credit. He has also won two WPT special event titles (invitation only events). Billy Argyros is "The Croc". Erick Lindgren is "E-Dog". Bobby Baldwin is "The Owl".

Answer: David Tran

David Tran is a poker pro from California where he is known for playing high stakes cash games. He has made one WPT final table where he finished second and has made two WSOP circuit event final tables. He also finished 14th in the 2007 WSOP Main Event.

He was mentored by David "The Dragon" Pham. Men Nguyen is "The Master". Scotty Nguyen is "The Prince of Poker". Johnny Chan is "The Orient Express".

Answer: Richard Brodie

Richard Brodie started out as the original programmer for Microsoft Word. After seeing his friend Andy Bloch do well in two WPT tournaments he turned his attention to poker. He chronicles his poker career on his site, Lion's Tales. Nenad Medic is "Serb". Brock Parker is "tsoprano". Brandon Cantu is "The Bounty Hunter".

Answer: Surinder Sunar

Surinder Sunar is a British poker pro who gained fame on the UK TV show Late Night Poker. He has won one WPT title and made eleven WSOP final tables. He is stoic at the table and this served him well in his WPT victory where he had to endure the trash talking of Tony G, "The Mouth From Down Under". Nick Shulman is "The Takeover". Berry Johnston is "Numbers".