Preferred Screen Name: t soprano
Hometown: Silver Spring
Country of Origin: United States 
Parker was actually born John Parker, but prefers to be called Brock.
Parker first started playing poker around 2000, but was introduced to the game by other Magic: the Gathering players. The game is very similar to poker in that it combines sill with element of luck. Other prominent Magic players include David Williams, Alex Borteh and Eric Froehlich.
The Silver Springs, Maryland resident had been a prominent online poker player for quite some time under the names "tsoprano" and "marianuccia' but finally broke through the live circuit with two bracelet wins at the 2009 World Series of Poker.
Parker defeated Daniel Negreanu heads-up in event no. 14, a $2,500 six-handed limit hold'em tournament for $223,697. Just days later, Parker won his second in event no. 19, a $2,500 six-handed no-limit hold'em tournament. His combined winnings totaled nearly $900,000 for his two victories.
