About the Author

Curtis Mayfield III

Curtis Mayfield III is a freelance poker writer with several years of online and live experience.

He is also the son of R&B superstar Curtis Mayfield. As a player Curtis excels in all forms of poker and prefers No Limit Deep Stacks tournaments.

Curtis is author of the Do or Die Poker blog

He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and 2 daughters.

Favorite Quote: “In order to live, you must be willing to die!” –Amir Vahedi

John Juanda Finally Getting the Credit He Deserves

Finally, John Juanda is getting the credit he deserves as one of the best tournament poker players in the world. I know John tends to come off as being extremely quiet with a laid back demeanor but who can blame him? He is a silent assisin. Johns relaxed approach to the game can easily lull you to sleep while he slits your throat at the table. Year after year we have all witnessed John make one WPT final table after another only to be knocked out or short stacked before reaching his goal. Lately, John has been on a bit of a tear. Over the past three years John Junada has taken down titles on the Professional Poker Tour, Aussie Millions Crown Poker Championship 2006, and most recently the World Series of Poker  Europe Championship Main Event.


John Juanda has career tournament earnings that total $8.8 Million dollars! This former medical student has long established himself as one of the best in the business and now his game has certainly caught up to his reputation.