Shaun Frank Deeb (born March 1, 1986) is an American professional poker player from Troy, New York. He has three World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles and seventeen World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the money finishes.Deeb started playing poker at age 16 in high school by hosting $20 rebuy tournaments with about 30 guests. He attended Bentley University, but gave up class to play poker. He is an avid online poker multi-table tournament player who plays 15–20 tournaments simultaneously. He plays a wide variety of versions of poker with the goal of improving his Texas hold 'em game. Before 2007, he had never been to Las Vegas. At age 24, he announced his retirement from poker, but has since returned to play in 2010. In 2008 and 2009, he finished in fifth place in the Card Player Online Poker Player of the Year competition. His retirement lasted only two months. Since returning to play, he plays more live games at casinos and a greater variety of game types. Wikipedia