Hometown: Rancho Mirage
Country of Origin: United States
A medical doctor from Rancho Mirage, California, Roy Winston has been cashing in major tournaments for nearly two years. At the 2007 World Series of Poker main event, Winston finished in 26th place out of 6,358 players to walk home with more than $333,000. Then, at the 2007 World Poker Tour Borgata Poker Open, he won the nearly $1.6 million first-place prize after outlasting pros like Mike Matusow and Haralabos Voulgaris at the final table.