The Hero in poker is the player who always strives to make optimal decisions to maximize his winnings, regardless of other immediate side effects such as conveyed stress or bankroll swings. The Hero knows deep down that his greatness will show long-term, no matter how variance can affect each particular hand he plays on his way to glory.

Our sponsored players represent that ideal. They are not necessarily the most 'baller' players out there, neither are they random players who got a free buy-in one day and lucked into millions of dollars one-time, without ever winning anything again afterward, fading away from the top just as fast as they climbed up.

They may not represent the gamble factor or the lottery hype in poker very well, but they are the real deal.

These players have gone through the swings, sky highs and hell lows.

They have read, studied and discussed countless books and hand histories.

They are out there every day, playing live poker and online poker like it's nobody's business, fighting other gladiators in the poker arenas with hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake.

They are some of the youngest WSOP bracelet winners in history.

They are fearless, they never back down.

They are the pros of Hero Poker.

You can find our pros playing on Hero Poker under their real names.

You will be able to follow them on Twitter and on Facebook shortly. While the links are up, the updates will be forthcoming in the following weeks.