Player profile: LaiBin
Meet Heads Up Grand Slam qualifier LaiBin...
A PKR Heads Up Grand Slam seat and an Aussie Classic win to boot - 2009 has been a good year for LaiBin...
How long have you been playing poker and how did you start?
I've played for about 3 years. A friend of my introduced me to internet poker and I've been hooked ever since!
How did you get started on PKR?
I saw an ad on TV and got interested, mostly because PKR seemed to be more friendly and more like a community than other poker sites.
Where do you live?
At the moment in Vaasa - a city in Finland.
What’s your day job?
I'm studying for a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. I also work occasionally as an assembler in a factory in that produces engines.
Who are your best mates on PKR?
Here I'd like to mention 4KINGDONKEY and nikola3 who I often speak with.
What do you love most about poker?
I like the fact that the same situation never emerge twice, it's always something new.
What’s your biggest poker achievement to date?
Qualifying for the Heads Up Grand Slam Final in London and my Oktoberfest 2008 Limit Hold ‘em win.
What drives you nuts?
People who win big and don't even seem to care that much.
Who would you be sat with at your fantasy table?
I really want a re-match against Juha Helppi... (Jonas was beaten by Helppi at the recent PKR Heads Up Grand Slam)
What do you like to do to unwind when you’re not playing poker?
Orienteering (running around a terrain looking for checkpoints) is one thing I love to do in my spare time.
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