Date of Birth: June 29, 1950 Birthplace: Spruce Pine, NC Now Resides: Spruce Pine, NC Marital Status: Married Children: 2 Sons Started playing poker: January 1971 Favorite poker game: Omaha Pot Limit and Limit Holdem Ambition: Win a World Series and World Poker Open bracelet!

Hobbies: Poker, golf and travelling

Favorite Movie: The Sting

Favorite Music: Beach music and Soul music

Favorite Place in the world: Las Vegas

Favorite Celebrities: Matt Damon and Julia Roberts

Major Poker Accomplishments:
3rd Place in the Omaha Pot Limit events at this year's Jack Binion WPO

Most respected poker players: T.J. Cloutier and Chris Ferguson

If you could change anything in the world, what would it be?
I would have started my career in Tournament Poker sooner.

If you could change anything in the poker world, what would it be?
I would make it legal in all 50 states.