Scott Clements, 28, is one of the best live tournament players in the world that many casual players haven't heard of yet. He has twice won bracelets at the WSOP, winning the $3k Omaha Hi-Lo in 2006 and the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event in 2007. He won the 2006 Canadian Open championship and in November 2007 he won the World Poker Tour's North American Poker Classic. Including his 15 cashes from the WSOP, he has total live tournament winnings that approach nearly $4 million. When not traveling for poker, he resides with his wife in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies, 26, is one of the most famous high stakes pot-limit Omaha players in the world. Ilari made his mark in the high stakes world, initially, as a wildly aggressive player who loved to gamble, drink, and poke fun at his high stakes opponents. His introduction to poker came at the age of 15, when he participated in a home game at fellow Finnish poker pro Patrik Antonius' home after meeting at a local billiard hall where he was a champion. With his trademark cleanly shaven head, Ilari has become a fixture in the highest PLO games in the world since 2006. His game and life have matured over the years and he now has ownership stakes in coinflip.com and PowerPoker as well as being seen regularly on high stakes TV poker shows. When not traveling around the world for poker, he resides in Helsinki, Finland. In conjunction with the exclusive Poker Curious Ziigmund bounty freeroll on PowerPoker March 21st, Ilari took a few minutes to answer some of our questions.

Maria 'Maridu' Mayrinck, 30, is a well known PokerStars professional from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has built up her roll and climbed the poker ladder over the past few years to become one of the most liked players on the circuit. In March 2009, she took 3rd in the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan for $29k and just returned home from 7 months playing poker around the world. Having been featured on ESPN's coverage of the World Series of Poker multiple times she is now taking her game to new heights. She is a consummate professional and a wonderful ambassador for the game and you also quickly come to realise that poker is her passion and is in her blood.

Christian Kruel, 29, is the top Brazilian all time online money list leader for poker with over $1 million in career tournament earnings. He has been playing extensively since a fateful 1999 trip to Las Vegas to compete in a backgammon tournament. He found himself drawn to the poker tables and by the end of the week he was hooked. Christian worked hard for two years, in the pre-poker boom era, to perfect his game without the resources available today. 2005 was a breakout year for him with three WPT live final tables under his belt...

Joao 'joaoMathias' Mathias Baumgarten, 25, is the number two ranked Brazilian player in the world, both online and offline. He lives in the south of Brazil, in Porto Alegre. Joao finished 4th in the PokerStars Sunday Million in November for $90,770 and followed that up with a win in the Party Poker $100K High Roller Tournament for an additional $29,970. He has also won the $1k on Full Tilt. With the growing number of Brazilian members at Poker Curious, we are pleased to contribute his insight into the poker world while sharing his rise up through the ranks to become one of the most successful and feared players.