Education
Prior to poker, Hilger graduated from University of Georgia with a Bachelor"s degree in Finance (1989) and a Master"s degree from Georgia State University in Finance in(1991).
Prior to poker, Hilger graduated from University of Georgia with a Bachelor"s degree in Finance (1989) and a Master"s degree from Georgia State University in Finance in(1991).
He also operates his own poker-related website. He received a second Master"s in International business from Thunderbird School of Global Management (1996), then worked for Accenture (then Andersen Consulting) in numerous positions. Hilger became an online poker professional during 2001 and made over $100,000 playing online in his first year, playing limit poker from $1/$2 to $30/$60.
At the time he wrote his first book, he had played over 7,000 hours of online poker.
His writings include:
Internet Texas Hold "em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro ()
Texas Hold "em Odds and Probabilities: Limit, Number-limit and Tournament Strategies ()
Card Player Magazine (numerous articles)
The Hendon Mob website (numerous articles)
As of 2009, his total live tournament winnings exceed $270,000. Hilger has recently stopped being a professional poker and now works an office job at PokerStars on the Isle of Manitoba
The Poker Mindset: Essential Attitudes for Poker Success (with Ian Taylor) ().