Gavin Griffin
This American Professional poker player was born on the 28th of August 1981 in Darien, Illinois.
He started playing poker on the internet and went on to win the most prestigious of all poker tournaments the WSOP in 2004. He was the youngest poker player to win this prestigious title and WSOP poker bracelet winning a $3,000 at the Pot Limit Texas hold'em event
This young poker pro has studied speech pathology in Texas and has also worked as a dealer. He has been an active volunteer for spreading awareness of breast cancer.
His other notable winnings are –
- Winner of the $2.4 million 2007 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo
- 6th place in 39th World Series of Poker 2008, Event 25 - WSOP Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $54,144 (June 2008)
- 251st place in 39th World Series of Poker 2008, Event #2 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em, earning $3,754 (May 2008)
- 1st place in Borgata Winter Open / WPT Event Season 6, Event13 - WPT No Limit Hold'em, earning $1,375,609 (January 2008)
- 20th place in Legends of Poker / WPT Event Season 6, WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship, earning $25,150 (August 2007)
- 56th place in 38th Annual World Series of Poker, Event 31 - WSOP Heads Up - No Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $9,212 (June 2007)
- 7th place in 38th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #13 - WSOP Pot Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $58,924 (June 2007)
- 24th place in 38th Annual World Series of Poker, Event #8 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em, earning $16,212 (June 2007)
- 1st place in EPT Grand Final, EPT No Limit Hold'em, earning $2,391,895 (March 2007)
- 3rd place in Harrah's Rincon Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event, Event 11 - WSOP Circuit No Limit Hold'em Championship, earning $86,685 (February 2007)
