Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown Join Team PokerStars

It was announced today that Gavin Griffin and Chad Brown  have both signed on as Team PokerStars members.

The following are the players’ bios provided by the CardPlayer.com Player Database:

Gavin Griffin:

Gavin Griffin was born in Darien, Illinois on August 28, 1981. At such a young age, Griffin is a seasoned pro with the world’s most prestigious poker titles already under his belt.

He began playing poker the summer of his freshman year at Texas Christian University with his friends in a home game. He learned to become a better player through online forums and books. During his fourth year in college, Griffin began a job as a dealer for a private poker room in Arlington, Texas. When off duty, he honed his game by playing the small stakes games. He quit school that year to turn professional.

His first summer as a pro grinder, Griffin played in the 2004 World Series of Poker. He won the $3,000 buy-in pot-limit event and briefly held the record of youngest bracelet winner ever. He continued to accumulate tournament winnings and made history again by winning the European Poker Tour Grand Final Championship which boasted the biggest prize pool in EPT history. He took home a little more than $2.4 million. As if that wasn't enough, Griffin continued his quest for major titles. At the 2008 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Classic, Griffin snagged a triple-crown by winning the coveted WPT title and the $1.4 million first-place prize.

Chad Brown:

Chad Brown grew up playing poker in Italian cafés in the Bronx. In 1990, he moved to Los Angeles to become a Hollywood actor. He had some success in acting, but sharpened his talent at the poker tables to supplement his income. He has given up his acting career to focus on poker, and has found similar fame and fortune on the tournament circuit.

Brown’s biggest accomplishments have come in seven-card stud tournaments. He won events at the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic and L.A. Poker Classic, and finished second in a WSOP stud event. Proving he is talented in more than one variation, Brown has had much success in no-limit hold’em as well. He made back-to-back final tables in WSOP Tournament Circuit events in 2005, and in 2007, he finished as the runner-up in the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.

"I'm ecstatic to be with Team PokerStars Pro," said Brown in a press release. "I am obviously familiar with the team from the tournament circuit and it’s great to be on a Team that includes legends like Daniel Negreanu and Joe Hachem. I am looking forward to winning a few bracelets and contributing to the team."

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