Poker player who won the 2012 and 2010 World Series of Poker tournaments. Nicknamed "The Grinder," he was the 2006 recipient of a CardPlayer Magazine award.
He dropped out of college to pursue poker full- time.
By 2012, he had won more than fourteen million dollars.
He settled in Florida with his wife Aidiliy and his two children.
He has competed against fellow World Series of Poker champion Greg Raymer.