· Quiet, focused, and unassuming at the tables, preferring to let his stellar play do the talking

· Winner of five WSOP bracelets, the latest coming in 2007, and was named the 2006 Player of the Year by ALL IN magazine

· Lifetime tournament winnings in excess of $10.30 million, and ranks 5th on the all-time money list

· Finished 4th in the 2006 World Series of Poker Championship Event, collecting more than $3.6 million, and won the 2008 WSOP circuit event at Caesars Palace

· Studied civil engineering at UCLA before becoming a professional poker player

NHPC record: 2-3

2006: Eliminated in Round 1 by Howard Lederer
2007: Defeated John Michael before losing to Andy Bloch in Round 2
2008:  Defeated Chad Brown before losing to Orel Hershiser in Round 2

PAD record: 1-1

Match 9: 2nd
Match 18: 1st ($300,000)
Week 31:  Cash game participant