News / nono / 25 June 2008 / Leave a comment

The 2008 Mixed Hold'em champion is Frank Gary, from Fort Meyers, FL. He is a 42-year-old retiree. Gary sold off his small high-tech company a few years ago. He worked as a software engineer for many years.

Gary was born in Fort Wayne, IN. He is single.

Since retiring, Gary has traveled around the country in his RV, mostly spending his time playing poker. He tends to travel about half the year, going off to travel and play poker in three-month intervals.

As part of his travel schedule, Gary decided to stop in Las Vegas and enter a few tournaments at this year's WSOP.

Gary is a man of strong personal faith and conviction. He stated that God made his victory possible in a post-tournament interview and wanted to make certain that he acknowledged the critical role of his faith in the victory.

Gary won $219,562 for first place. He stated that he will invest most of the prize money. However, he plans to play in a few more events at this year's WSOP.