Juan Carlos Alvarado - Bio

A young gun on the tournament trial, Juan Carlos "J.C." Alvarado has shown that online skills can translate into the live game.

A class act both on and off the felt, the young man from McAllen, Texas, has amassed a resume that positions him to make a run as one of the best new players of 2007.

Alvarado finished second in a 2007 L.A. Poker Classic preliminary event, cashing for $108,275.

A month later Alvarado booked his biggest cash for $366,798 when he finished in second place to J.C. Tran in the televised main event of the 2007 World Poker Challenge. Alvarado is another high caliber member of the internet generation, and it is just a matter of time until he books his first major win.