· Learned to play poker while serving in the U.S. Army

· Winner of six WSOP bracelets, but has not won the main event

· Career tournament winnings in excess of $9.37 million, and ranks 8th on the all-time money list

· Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2006

· Has co-authored several books on poker along with 1983 WSOP champion Tom McEvoy

NHPC record: 9-4

2005: Defeated Nick Frangos, Mike Caro, John Hennigan and John Juanda before losing to Chris Ferguson in the semifinals ($125,000)
2006: Defeated Jeff Shulman and Phil Laak before losing to Daniel Negreanu in Round 3 ($25,000)
2007: Defeated Cyndy Violette and Tuan Le before losing to eventual winner Paul Wasicka in Round 3 ($25,000)
2008:  Defeated Daniel Schreiber before losing to J.C. Tran in Round 2

PAD record: 0-1

Match 14: 3rd