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There are a lot of people that many of us have dealt with in life where the term “They aren’t exactly a rocket scientist” aptly applies. This descriptive phrase is most often pointed at the sort of guy who got his physique out of a bottle of steroids, or a women whose best bits are probably made of silicone. Those who find themselves matched up against Livee Boeree at the poker table can stuff those words away and save them for later. Before making the turn to entertainment and poker, Livee was student of physics with astrophysics at the University of Manchester.

When you look at Di “Urindanger” Dang’s nickname, it either looks vaguely naughty it seems like the sort of words that would appear on a report from the sort of doctor that deals with prostate issues. While it looks rather silly, the sentiment behind it should be observed; anybody who finds themselves at either an online poker table, or at a casino, against this player is in some real bankroll danger.

In most cases “durrr” is universally recognized as the sound of dumb people trying to think. This noise is heard most commonly outside the offices of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Gordon Brown, and Michael Jackson. If you are playing poker and you hear someone uttering the sound “durrr” it means they probably just got their posterior stomped at hold’em or Omaha by Tom “durrr” Dwan.

Usually when a guy starts his professional career playing the game “Magic: The Gathering”, their highest aspiration in life is to eventually move out of their mother’s basement and start dating some real women. David Williams began his career with cards by playing this game that is one of the staples of Geek culture. To the surprise of most folks outside of this little cultural subset, he actually made good money playing this game. David banked over thirty thousand dollars at Magic: The Gathering tournaments.

  Like many high end poker players - Curt Kohlberg of Weston, Massachusetts started playing poker with friends just for fun. He still insists that he has no desire to be considered a true professional poker player. Kohlberg was introduced to the sport as a young, ambitious college student at the University of Massachusetts where he was a five-card draw and seven-card stud ace. Along with poker he played paddleball, racquetball, wrote a sports column for his college newspaper, and was an entrepreneur selling shirts at rock concerts.

  Kianoush Abolfathi may not be a household name (and perhaps not the one easily pronounced) in the world of poker, but there are a lot of game announcers who are practicing the pronunciation of his name these days. And for good reason.

  In poker, other than filling out the registration form, paying your entry fee and proving who you are before you sit in at a professional poker tournament, a lot of players (at least this is the impression we often get watching poker events on TV) happily hide behind sunglasses and under baseball caps – not really the best way to make yourself unique and stand out for yourself. Some players will tell you that's just part of the game, and that you need to be prepared for "faceless" opponents when you take a seat at the table these days.

  Call him underdog if you want, but Americans have a love affair with the underdog, no matter the sport. It's one of those endearing qualities that the rest of the world loves about them (we are half-joking here). However, what qualifies as an "underdog" in the world of poker?