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· Is a professional poker player from Boucherville, Quebec, Canada

· Is the reigning World Champion, defeating 7,318 players to win the 2010 WSOP Main Event at the age of 23, good for $8.94 million

· Lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of $9.54 million, and ranks 15th on the all-time money list

· Became the first Canadian to win the WSOP Championship which has turned him into a national hero, and was even nominated for the 2010 Canadian Athlete of the Year award

· An avid fan of the Montreal Canadians hockey team, he donated $100,000 of his winnings to the Montreal Canadians Children’s Foundation, the largest donation ever made to the organization

NHPC record: 4-1
NHPC total winnings: $125,000

2011: Defeated Melburn Whitmire, Antonio Esfandiari, Ayaz Mahmood, and Olivier Busquet before losing to Chris Moneymaker in the semifinals ($125,000)

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