Poker Pro Nicknames: Types of People Quiz

Answer: Greg Raymer

Greg Raymer is "Fossilman". He won the 2004 WSOP Main Event, which had 2,576 players, and then followed that up with an impressive result in the 2005 Main Event, finishing 25th out of 5,619 players. He has made five other WSOP final tables, including a noteworthy third place finish in the 2009 WSOP 40th Annual $40k Event. Joe Hachem is "Diamond Joe", Jerry Yang is "The Shadow", and Jamie Gold is "Golden Boy".

Answer: Ted Forrest

Ted Forrest got his nickname because of his unconventional style of play. He has five WSOP bracelets and eleven other WSOP final tables. Along with that success he also has one WPT title and five WPT final tables. His other nicknames include "The Suicide King", "The Hitman", and "Spooky". David Grey is "Vegas Stud", Todd Brunson is "Darkhorse", and Mike Sexton is "The Ambassador of Poker".

Answer: Peter Costa

Peter "The Poet" Costa is more well known in Europe and Australia, where he won the 2003 Aussie Millions. He has also made four WSOP final tables but has no wins. Tony G is "The Mouth from Down Under", John Gale is "Gentleman John", and Barry Greenstein is "The Robinhood of Poker" or "The Bear".

Answer: Jeffrey Lisandro

Jeffrey "The Iceman" Lisandro had a historic year in 2009 at the WSOP. He won three bracelets to become the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year. He has one other WSOP bracelet and one EPT final table. He is probably best known for the "Ante-gate" incident involving Prahlad Friedman from the 2006 WSOP Main Event. Mel Judah is "The Silver Fox", Tony G is "The Mouth from Down Under", and Billy Argyros is "The Croc".

Answer: Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Yevgeniy Timoshenko burst onto the poker scene in 2009 by winning the WPT Championship. He then went on to win the Pokerstars WCOOP Championship later that year. Martin De Knijff is "The Knife", Alan Goehring and Joe Bartholdi Jr have no nicknames.

Answer: David Bach

David "Gunslinger" Bach is best known for winning the 2009 WSOP $50k HORSE Championship. The final table of that event lasted 20 hours and 492 hands. He has also one WPT final table to his credit. Hoyt Corkins is "Cowboy" or "Nightmare" or "Mr. Move All In", Doyle Brunson is "The Godfather of Poker" or Texas Dolly", and Gabe Kaplan is "The Gimp".

Answer: John Gale

John Gale is known for his civility at the table, hence the nickname. He has won one WSOP bracelet and one WPT title. He has also made one other WSOP and WPT final table. John D'Agostino is "JDags", John Juanda is "Luckbox" or "JJ", and John Phan is "The Razor".

Answer: Jamie Gold

Jamie "Golden Boy" Gold is best known for beating the biggest tournament field to date, 8,773, and winning the 2006 WSOP Main Event. He was chip leader from Day 4 onwards and never relinquished that lead. First place prize was a cool $12 million. Chris Ferguson is "Jesus", Joe Hachem is "Diamond Joe", and Jerry Yang is "The Shadow".

Answer: Donnacha O'Dea

Donnacha O'Dea is an Irish proker player. He has made the WSOP Main Event final table twice in his career, finishing 6th and 9th. He has made four other WSOP final tables and won one bracelet. Andy Black is "The Monk". Noel Furlong's real name if J.J., he is called Noel because he was born on Christmas day. Ciaran O'Leary is "Big C".

Answer: Dennis Phillips

Dennis "Fordman" Phillips was the chip leader going into the first November Nine of the 2008 WSOP Main Event. He ended up finishing third. He followed that up by going deep in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, finishing an impressive 45th. David Bach is "Gunslinger", Greg Mueller is "FBT", and Peter Eastgate is "Icegate" or "Isser".