
· Nicknamed “The Magician” for having been a professional magician before becoming a poker player
· Winner of two WPT open events, the latest in the 2010 Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic good for $870,000, and one WSOP bracelet
· Career live tournament winnings in excess of $4.56 million
· Went deep in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, finishing 24th, collecting his biggest WSOP payday ever of nearly $353,000
· Has appeared on all seven seasons of High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark, one of just a handful of players who can make that claim
NHPC record: 5-7
NHPC total winnings: $125,000
2005: Defeated Howard Lederer, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, and Scott Fischman before losing to eventual winner Phil Hellmuth in the semifinals ($125,000)
2006: Eliminated in Round 1 by Barry Shulman
2007: Eliminated in Round 1 by Tuan Le
2008: Eliminated in Round 1 by Vanessa Rousso
2009: Eliminated in Round 1 by Kenny Tran
2010: Eliminated in Round 1 by Sam Farha
2011: Defeated Nicolas Chouity before losing to Jonathan Duhamel in Round 2
PAD record: 0-7
Match 5: 2nd
Match 16: 3rd
Match 19: 4th
Match 27: 2nd
Weeks 44-45: Cash game participant
Match 46: 5th
Match 55: 2nd
Weeks 56-57: Cash game participant
Match 62: 5th