Famous Players

Martin de Knijff

When Martin was 15 years old, he began playing 5-Card Draw with his friends at school in 1987. After moving to Stockholm in 1992, he was introduced to Texas Hold’em and Omaha. His love for the game propelled him to buy his first poker book , Doyle Brunson’s “Super System."? He credits Super System as being the greatest books he has ever read, and used it to improve his skill, as evidenced in ‘practice’ games he would search out in London.

Martin often watches previous tapes of tournaments he as played in before he plays a new one. This helps him to strategize game-plans for certain opponents based on evident strengths and weaknesses. Having seen much success in tournament circuits in general, Martin’s strategically developed perception of his opponents finally led him to break through and win his first major tournament, the WPT Championship at Bellagio in 2004.


Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu is rated the number one poker player in the world in 2004. He has been playing poker since a youth in Canada and is now considered to be one of the toughest player to ever sat down at a poker table. He is known for his aggressive play that makes cash games his primary source of income. He has won two WSOP bracelets and win continue to be a factor for many years. He is often seen with poker legend, TJ Cloutier, his friend and coach. Daniel is one of the nice people that play professional poker and always has time to visit with fans, sign autograph and pose for pictures.




Bill Boyd

Regarded as one of the best five-card stud players of all time, Bill was several times champion of the event at the World Series of Poker. He was ceremonially dealt the first poker hands at both the Golden Nugget and Mirage cardrooms. Retired from professional poker, Boyd was selected to be a Hall-of-Famer in 1981, and lived in Las Vegas until his death on Nov. 21, 1997.