Eric Seidel is a name no passionate poker player can be ignorant of. And the veteran poker pro has been proving it consistently that he is not an easy adversary. His last triumph was seen at the LA Poker Classic's $25k where he defeated a huge field of players winning almost $150k. His total poker cash-ins so far have thus amounted to something around $3.5 million. His latest achievements include Aussie Millions High Roller or the Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure. When taking over the trophy that comes along with the winnings at the LA Poker Classic, he had to admit it himself that one has to be damn good to get as far as he did. Along with Seidel, another rising star started proving himself – that is Darren Elias who already claimed several big cash prizes and it seems like he’ll make it into more headlines in 2011 than many may be expecting.