I don’t really gamble or bet outside of poker so I’d probably make the fish bet and just bet on whoever has the most ridiculous odds, who happens to be Fernando – so I’d probably throw a 20 ball on Fernando to win. *

PocketFives: If you knew you were going to be stranded on a deserted island for one year and could only bring three non-living things with you, what would you bring and why?

This is a good one that I’ve put a lot of thought into and tried to come at from a very practical angle.*So growing up the first show I was absolutely obsessed with was LOST.*It was the first show that I (and I think a lot of people) totally immersed myself in 100%.*This is a bit of a spoiler alert, but if you haven’t watched LOST at this point, you’ve probably missed the boat – but in later seasons Locke’s mortality is sort of up in the air, so technically I think he’d qualify as non-living.*So my first “thing” I’d bring to this island is the character of John Locke.*I honestly don’t think I’d need anything else after that to survive, but to round out my three I’d probably bring a knife (for practical purposes) and an iPod (for when Locke gets too annoying rambling on about said deserted island’s meaning).

PocketFives: If you win the Main Event and the $8 million, what is the first extravagant purchase you will make?

I don’t think it would be one extravagant single purchase.*I’m a pretty big music nut and try to go to as many concerts and music festivals as possible.*I also really love to travel.*I think I would try to combine these two passions and plot a really awesome (and expensive) trip that included different places I’ve been wanting to visit that had a cool music festival or band playing at the same time. *

PocketFives: If a major Hollywood movie studio were to make a movie about your life, who would you cast in the lead role?

I’ve been told that I resemble anywhere from Michael Shannon to Robert Pattinson to Leo, himself.*To answer the question, if a Hollywood studio was serious about this idea, I’d embark on a global journey to find this mystical creature who looks like a combination of all three of these actors.*I’d then offer this person an exorbitant amount of money (so this actually might be my most extravagant purchase) to portray me in a major motion picture. *

PocketFives: If you and your brother Sean (also a professional poker player) had to play heads-up against each other in a winner-take-all scenario, who wins and why?

Depends when this match takes place. If it takes place before the Final Table, Sean would for sure let me win to give me a nice confidence boost. If it’s after the Final Table, it’s a real toss up.*Sean is huge lightweight though, so my strategy would be to act as if this heads-up match was a fun, light-hearted brotherly match where we’d have a few beers and have a good time.* I’d then get Sean absolutely bombed, rendering him incapable of defeating me.*In theory, I think it’d be virtually impossible for the poor guy to win.