Michael Jacob Linn is a professional poker

Poker

Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...

 player who won event number 49 at the 2010 World Series of Poker

2010 World Series of Poker

The 2010 World Series of Poker was the 41st annual World Series of Poker , held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 28 to July 17. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Championship that began on July 5...

 for $609,493. He was self taught at no-limit hold'em, however his uncle is bracelet winner Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein is a professional poker player. He has won a number of major events, including three at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour. Greenstein donates his profit from tournament winnings to charities, primarily Children, Incorporated, earning him the nickname "the...

. Mike Linn is a student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is from San Diego, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. He grew up in La Jolla with his brother Joe Linn, father Dan Linn, and mother Sandie Linn. He currently lives in San Luis Obispo with two other high stakes poker players, Daniel Ketchum and Noah Raynor.