Jordan Smith is a professional poker player who is also known by his poker screen name, Scarface_79. Born in Tool, Texas, he is the owner of one WSOP bracelet, has had total winnings of nearly $2 million and finished first in three tournaments. He has accomplished all of these things before the age of 30. Smith began playing poker in 1999. In ten years, he has accomplished quite a bit and is one of the better, up and coming young players.

According to him, if he could, he would change the game of poker in the following ways - online poker would be made legal and regulated. poker tournament winnings would be spread out better amongst the participants and tax laws for professional gamblers would be much improved and more favorable.

Things weren’t always great for Jordan Smith on the poker felt. Three years after he began playing poker, he would drop out of college and turn pro. Things didn’t go great at first. In fact, he ended up having to be partially financially supported by others including his mom and dad. Those early years were a struggle and not surprisingly, there were doubts about whether or not he had made the right choice.

His win in the 2009 WSOP Event 36 $2000 No Limit Hold’em Event, caused him to see thing differently. This win would change things significantly giving him a renewed shot at becoming a successful professional poker player. He would win nearly $700,000. This enabled him to get back on his feet financially and also steadied his confidence.

Since Smith became a professional poker player and started competing in WSOP events, he has had 13 cashes and has won nearly $1 million in WSOP sanctioned events. Being a professional poker player was not always Jordan Smith’s dream. Instead, he wanted to be a professional baseball player. He was a good high school player and had aspirations of playing in college. Things didn’t work out as he planned. However, he is now able to satisfy some of that competitive drive on the poker felts.

Jordan Smith first began playing poker with his friends for fun. He had no plans of becoming a professional player. His game began to steadily improve and soon he was able to perform at a consistently decent level. In college, he began playing more and soon he was able to make money beating his friends. When he turned 21, he decided to drop out of college and become a professional poker player.

Because Smith was unlearned concerning bankroll management he ended up eventually having financial problems. His parents were very helpful in this regard and bailed him out from time to time. He was able to play in some very lucrative tournaments and was even able to score some six figure wins, but still struggled to make ends meet. His win in Event 36 in the WSOP tournament almost didn't happen because he didn't have enough cash to pay for the buy-in. He somehow found a way and the rest, as they say, is history.