Date of Birth: 5/10/67 Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA Now Resides: Wynnewood, PA (just outside of Philadelphia) Marital Status: Married Children: None Started playing poker: 1994 Favorite poker game: Tournament No-Limit Hold'em Ambition: I'd like to finish second at the WSOP main event when my opponent outdraws my aces full with quad deuces on the river. I'd also like to write a few more books.

Hobbies: Hacking, reading, writing, web design

Favorite Music: Buddy Guy, David Bowie, Giuseppe Verdi

Favorite Place in the world: Las Vegas

Major Poker Accomplishments:

1. Writing Serious Poker (a darned good book if you ask me).

2. Finishing at the final table (just barely) in my only "major" tournament, $500 no-limit hold'em at the 2000 USPC.

If you could change anything in the world, what would it be?
Good things flow from literacy.

If you could change anything in the poker world, what would it be?
I would like to see poker perceived as a game of skill by the general public.