Dennis Waterman was a chess master and an expert in backgammon before becoming a full-time poker player in 1982. He now writes a column for pokernews called Inside the Tour and is writing poker books as well as CD's for general release in 2006. He also has been on many television shows, radio shows, in magazines, in the World Series of Poker Activision game, and is one of those featured in the book - "Tournament Aces: the Stars of Tournament Poker".