About
Professional poker player, coach, and author best known for his self-published books on poker and meditation. Since 2007, he has authored titles such as Elements of Poker, A Rubber Band Story and Other Poker Tales, Painless Poker, Waiting for Straighters, and Dailyness: How to Sustain a Meditation Practice. He has also contributed countless articles to publications such as Poker Digest Magazine, Bluff Magazine, and PokerNews.com.
Before Fame
His interest in poker was sparked when he was a young child. He became a full-time professional poker player in the year 1990 and started offering one-on-one coaching in the year 2003.
Trivia
He has been playing and creating music since he was eight years old. He is skilled at the piano, drums, guitar, bass, harmonica, and the banjo. He has released albums such as, "A Work of Aardvark" and "I'm Running Bad." He has also produced numerous poker training videos and has been featured on podcasts like Texas Hold 'Em Radio and Badugi All-Stars.
Family Life
He is a relative of the fashion designer Willie Angelo.
Associated With
Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, and Chris Ferguson are also famous professional poker players.