• Holds two electrical engineering degrees from MIT and a law degree from Harvard
  
• Finished 2nd to the late Chip Reese at the 2006 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, and was runner-up to Chris Ferguson in the 2008 NHPC
  
• Lifetime tournament winnings in excess of $4.02 million
  
• Former member of the MIT blackjack team, the subject of a book entitled Bringing Down the House
  
• Began wearing his unique hat full time to play poker about 2 years ago, but wore it prior from time to time as part of an Irish rock star costume

NHPC record: 8-2

2007: Defeated Jennifer Harman, Allen Cunningham and Mike Matusow before losing to Gavin Smith in Round 4 ($75,000 )
2008:  Defeated Shannon Elizabeth, Vanessa Rousso, Scott Fischman, Orel Hershiser, and Huck Seed before losing to Chris Ferguson in the finals ($250,000)

PAD record: 0-3

Match 4: 4th
Match 17: 5th
Match 25: 2nd