In a Superman-like feat, player Andy McLEOD (that’s his screen name, not his real one) had managed to keep his true identity secret to the entire poker world for quite some time. The little we knew about him is that he was a young man based out of Australia (that narrowed it down …), and he was one of the sickest players online. Based on CardPlayer.com’s rare strategy interview with him, it was clear that Andy McLEOD had a deep understanding of the game.

His skill has led to a fortune in winnings, including a win in the Full Tilt Online Poker Series IV event No. 9, a $100 (with rebuys) no-limit hold’em tournament, for $75,482. He also took down the Full Tilt $1K Monday for a $52,260 score. He is one of the top-ranked players across the Internet, and by mid-August he was ranked third in the Online Player of the Year standings.

The reason for Andy McLEOD's secrecy came out in late 2007 when he was revealed to be James Obst, an under-aged 17-year-old. Obst was kicked off of all of the major sites, but when he turned 18 in 2008, he came back punching with a final-table finish in the PokerStars Sunday Million.