Hometown: Newton
Country of Origin: United States
Brian Haveson was born in 1964 in Trenton, N.J. He has been playing poker since he was three. His parents taught him the game, but he did not start taking it seriously until after some big business ventures.
After graduating from Purdue with a degree in Business, Haveson became a partner in the NutriSystem Corporation, and ultimately sold his share for seven figures.
He finished first in the 2006 World Poker Tour's Mandalay Bay Poker Championship event. Haveson is married with three children and resides in Newton, Pa.