...As a young boy I would stay up late watching, learning, and afterward playing against him and his adult friends at the card table. By the time I turned 21 I had already played in hundreds of poker games and had established myself as a ranking intermediate player. About 10 years ago I discovered "No-Limit-Texas-Hold-Em" and have been participating in table games locally and otherwise. (read more)
...My father was born and raised in Egypt and my mother was born in Lebanon with a Lebanese mother and Palestinian father. I have volunteered in public speaking and teaching to Arabic-speaking audiences in the US for the last 4 years. I started playing the guitar a little over 13 years ago. (read more)