Seat 5: Farid Nasserazad (1,697,000)
Farid Nasserazad was born in Iran 47 years ago and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia where he works as a car dealer. He came to the U.S. in 1979 with his father and built a new life from scratch. "It has been a blessing and I love living here," Nasserazad exclaimed.
Nasserazad began playing poker in 2004 when his cousin taught him how to play. He believes in doing whatever it takes to stay focused and positive, a trait he developed as a chess champion in high school and swimming for pre-Olympic trials in 1978. Nasserazad hopes to one day become a WSOP champion, a feat he could certainly accomplish today since he is the owner of the second largest stack of 1,697,000.
Aside from poker, Nasserazad enjoys playing tennis and dabbling in photography.