Ben Roberts plays online at Full Tilt Poker.

Ben was born in Persia, but moved to London when he was a teenager. A few years later, he also started playing poker. He was on holiday, sitting with friends on a beach, when someone took out a deck of cards. Ben was hooked from the first deal, and it's never let him go.

Since then, he's honed his skills by playing all over Europe. He focuses on all the No-Limit and Pot-Limit games, mostly out of necessity because those are the only games available on the continent.

Ben's predominately a cash game player, working those tables so he can build up the money necessary for tournament entry fees and expenses. Of the tournaments Ben's played, he's made it to the final table several times, including the $3K Pot-Limit Hold 'em tournament at the 2001 World Series of Poker, the $10K No-Limit Hold 'em tournament at the 2004 Grand Prix de Paris, and the $3K No-Limit Hold 'em tournament at the 2005 Five Diamond Poker Classic.

In 2006, Ben cashed in the Pot Limit Omaha and Short Handed No Limit Hold 'em events at the World Series of Poker. So far, Ben's best finish came in 1998, when he took sixth place at the WSOP Main Event.

Even though he's played poker for years, the game wasn't Ben's first passion. For a long time, he wanted to be a professional snooker player. Even though he was good and had the dedication to make a go of it, there was, as he says, an important element missing from his game... talent. He could see it others, but not in himself. But that all changed when he started playing more and more poker.

Ben still lives in London, and when he's not playing poker, he spends his free time with his children and reading as much as he can.

If you want to learn more about Ben, join him at the table on FullTiltPoker.com.