· Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and currently resides in Dublin

· Made the final table in the 2005 WSOP Main Event, finishing 5th, good for $1.75 million

· Lifetime tournament winnings in excess of $3.98 million

· Left poker in the late 90’s and discarded all of his possessions to live in a semi-monastic Buddhist environment in England for 5 years, a faith he still practices

· Returned to poker in 2004, and is the top money winner on the All-Ireland all-time money list

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