When Brock "t soprano" Parker made the final table of the UltimateBet Online Championship main event in December of 2006 (playing at Maria Nuccia), even Phil Hellmuth took notice. Hellmuth was commentating on the final table via a live streaming Internet radio broadcast at the time, and... more

When Brock “t soprano” Parker made the final table of the UltimateBet Online Championship main event in December of 2006 (playing at Maria Nuccia), even Phil Hellmuth took notice.

Hellmuth was commentating on the final table via a live streaming Internet radio broadcast at the time, and upon finding out that Maria Nuccia was also t soprano on PokerStars, he commented that he’d played with t soprano before and had a “great deal of respect” for him as a player. When someone gets a compliment like that from a 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, it’s usually a sign that he's a player to watch out for.

By the way, Parker ended up taking down the tournament and earning almost $170,000. Oh well, his opponents at the final table had been warned. (Read about his win here)

Until recently, Parker focused heavily on high-stakes cash games as t soprano on PokerStars, where he was winning truckloads of money. He branched out into multitable tournaments not too long ago and it’s safe to say he hasn’t regretted his decision. He’s gone on to take second place in the UltimateBet Sunday $200,000-guaranteed tournament twice (Jan. 28 and March 18) since his win in the UBOC main event, earning $26,500 each time. He’s also made tons of final-table finishes in high-profile tournaments on PokerStars.

While Parker has recently been venturing into live-poker tournaments, he’s still been keeping a relatively low profile, and not much is known about him personally. Regardless of the semi-anonymity of his personal life, he remains a noteworthy — and incredibly imposing — figure at the online poker tables. close bio