Career
Upon winning his first bracelet after several years of trying, he was quoted in the The Bismarck Tribune as comparing poker with farming saying "some years are better than others"
His first in the money finish was a 477th place finish in the 2005 5619-player $10,000 Number-Limit Hold"em Championship (2005 Main Event) Event 42 for a prize of $14,135. His first final table was an 8th place finish at the 2009 359-player $1,500 Seven Card Study Event 16 for a prize of $13,373. At the 2011 WSOP, he finished in 1st place finish, which earned him his first bracelet, at the 606-player $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha/Hold"em Event 39 for a prize of $310,225.
