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Rick Saelee
United States
Rick Saelee is an American poker player from Oakland, California, with a recorded cash in the 2018 Ante Up World Championship Event #1 for $282. He is a low-stakes tournament grinder with limited public results.
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Bill Melms
United States
Bill Melms is an American poker player known for his runner-up finish in the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs Main Event, where he earned $13,958. Despite limited public records, his deep run in this $250 buy-in tournament showcased his ability to navigate a large field and make critical shoves.
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Brian Goble
United States
Brian Goble is an American poker player from Phoenix, Arizona, with career earnings of $11,176. He notably held the overall chip lead after Day 1B of the 2019 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship and finished 5th in the Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass Main Event.
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Alexis Flores
United States
Alexis Flores is an American poker player from Scottsdale, Arizona, with live tournament earnings of $117,819 and a best cash of $14,345. His most notable victory came in 2019 when he won Event #1 of the Ante Up Spring Poker Classic.
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Phil Morgan
United States
Phil Morgan is an American professional poker player, commentator, and author known for his deep run in the 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event and his victory in the 2004 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament. With over $3 million in live tournament earnings and four poker books published, he has also raised over $50 million through charity poker events.
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Donald Deeds
United States
Donald Deeds is an American poker player from Orland, California, with over $49,000 in live tournament earnings. He has accumulated 27 cashes and two tournament wins, including a first-place finish at the 2012 World Poker Challenge. Deeds is best known for his consistent performance in WSOP Circuit events, with a notable fifth-place finish at Thunder Valley in 2017.
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Jon Godwin
United States
Jon Godwin is an American poker player from Clearwater, Florida, with live tournament earnings exceeding $60,000. His best recorded cash came in 2014 when he placed 7th in a WSOP Circuit event at Palm Beach Kennel Club for $32,346. Godwin has also cashed in smaller events and was noted as a chip leader in a Seminole Hard Rock Tampa tournament.
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Joseph Giertuga
United States
Joseph 'Chicago Joe' Giertuga is an American poker promoter and player known for winning the first online Ante Up Poker Tour main event in 2016. He has been a fixture in the Chicago poker scene for decades, serving as an ambassador for Ante Up Magazine and promoting charity events.
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