Poker Pro Nicknames: Nouns I Trivia Quiz

Answer: Carlos Mortenson

Carlos Mortenson is the first player to win both the WSOP Main Event(2001) and the WPT Championship Event(2007). He has also won another WSOP bracelet and another WPT title. Antonio Esfandiari is "The Magician". Mike Matusow is "The Mouth". Steve Zolotow is "The Bald Eagle".

Answer: Phil Laak

Phil Laak got his nickname because of wearing his trademark hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses at the table, which make him look like the infamous Ted Kaczynski. He has won one WPT event and is noted for playing in the biggest cash games in Las Vegas. He is currently dating actress/poker player Jennifer Tilly. Michael Mizrachi is "The Grinder". David Pham is "The Dragon". Jeffrey Lisandro is "Iceman".

Answer: Antonio Esfandiari

Antonio Esfandiari was actually a magician before becoming a professional poker player. He has won one WSOP bracelet and one WPT event. In 2009 he made a deep run in the WSOP Main Event finishing 24th out of 6494 players. Mike Matusow is "The Mouth". Phil Laak is "The Unabomber". David Tran is "The Big Dragon".

Answer: Michael Mizrachi

Michael Mizrachi earned his nickname because of his style of play, grinding it out. He has won two WPT titles and made four final tables. In 2006 he was named Card Player Magazine's Player of the Year. He has two brothers who are also professional poker players, Robert and Eric. Humberto Brenes is "The Shark". Carlos Mortenson is "The Matador". Antonio Esfandiari is "The Magician".

Answer: Stu Ungar

Stu Ungar was known as "The Kid" because he looked so young. He won the WSOP Main Event three times, including back to back. He won five bracelets overall. He is considered by many to have been the greatest tournament player of all time. Chip Reese's real name was David Edward Reese. Johnny Moss was "The Grand Old Man of Poker" and is the only other player to win the WSOP Main Event three times. Daniel Negreanu is "Kid Poker".

Answer: Michael Binger

Michael Binger finished 3rd in the 2006 WSOP Main Event, the biggest field to date for any poker tournament with 8773 players entered. He is a theoretical physicist with a Ph.D from Stanford and uses poker to support himself and his research. Daniel Negreanu is "Kid Poker". Tom Dwan is "Durrrr". Chad Brown is "Downtown".

Answer: Andy Black

Andy Black is the poster boy for what poker can do to a man if he does not know how to control the emotions that come along with the game. After two years of devastating losses at the WSOP Main Event in 1997 and 98, Black quit poker, gave away his possessions and became a Buddhist. After five years he finally returned to the poker table and finished fifth in the 2005 WSOP Main Event. He has since had numerous impressive finishes but no big wins. David Sklansky is "The Mathematician". Surindar Sunar is "The Cobra". Hevad Khan is "RaiNKhAN".

Answer: Roy Winston

Roy Winston burst onto the poker secene in 2007 by winning the WPT Borgata Poker Open. Earlier that year, he finished 26th out of 6358 in the WSOP Main Event. Prior to playing poker professionally he was an accomplished doctor. Bobby Baldwin is "The Owl". Greg Mueller is "FBT". Erik Seidel is "Sly".

Answer: John Phan

John Phan got his name because of his aggressive style of play and because he raises a lot(raiser). He has two WSOP bracelets to his credit and four WPT final tables with one win. David Tran is "The Big Dragon". David Pham is "The Dragon". Men Nguyen is "The Master".

Answer: Perry Friedman

Perry Friedman is an original member of the Tiltboys, whose exploits are told in the book "Tales From The Tiltboys". He has made four WSOP final tables and won one bracelet. His nickname is an inside joke/pun which is explained at http://www.cardschat.com/perry-friedman-interview.php . Roy Winston is "The Oracle". Andy Black is "The Monk". Mike Matusow is "The Mouth".