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· Is of Pakistani descent but was born and lives in San Jose, CA, and is nicknamed “The Toilet” for playing any two suited cards when he first started playing online as a freshman in college in hopes of making a flush

· Was named the World Poker Tour Player of the Year for Season VIII where he made two final tables and earned nearly $1.4 million

· Lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of $2.36 million

· Is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Axis CasterBoarding, a company that makes caster board parts and related products, and invests his poker earnings in real estate

· Received a bachelor degrees in economics and business from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

2011: Eliminated in Round 1 by Eugene Katchalov

PAD record: No appearances