Grayson "The_Dean221" Nichols lists his full-time occupation as student, and his hobby as poker player. Based on the amount of money he has made online, it could be time to swap the two. The University of Florida student from Windermere, Florida, has been playing poker with the best... more

Grayson “The_Dean221” Nichols lists his full-time occupation as student, and his hobby as poker player. Based on the amount of money he has made online, it could be time to swap the two. The University of Florida student from Windermere, Florida, has been playing poker with the best professionals, and beating them.

Nichols’ biggest Online Player of the Year (OPOY)-qualified cash came in the online proving grounds, the PokerStars daily $100 (with rebuys) event. He finished in third place, behind Chad “lilholdem954” Batista for a cash worth $15,806. He also has demonstrated abilities in games other than hold’em, making the final table of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series IV pot-limit Omaha (with rebuys) tournament, for $6,863. Nichols also earned his first recorded live cashes, making the money twice in the 2007 World Series of Poker. close bio