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Daniel Cates

· Known as “Jungleman12”, is considered by some as one of the top heads-up NLHE players in the game today

· Got his start in poker playing $5 SNGs during his lunch break in high school, and now plays in the highest-stakes cash games, all in a period of just a couple of years

· Is a featured coach at CardRunners.com, commanding as much as $1000 for a single coaching session

· Describes his childhood “as weird, a bit aloof, and mostly spent alone,” spending a great deal of time fueling an obsession for video games

· Is reputed to have won more money in cash games in 2010 than any other player

NHPC record: 1-1
NHPC total winnings: $0

2011: Defeated Phil Ivey before losing to Chris Moneymaker in Round 2

PAD record: No appearances


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