World Poker Tour

Vivek Rajkumar “Psyduck“

Total Winnings
$1,658,575

Vivek Rajkumar is an easy-going 22-year-old online poker pro who plays under the name "Psyduck." He's a likable guy who gets a lot of respect from his peers as an excellent poker player. With this televised WPT final table, he'll get a chance to showcase his skills to a much larger audience.

Born in India and raised in Seattle, Rajkumar worked for Microsoft for a year before becoming a full-time poker pro. I'm not sure what he did for Microsoft, but it's unlikely his salary approached $300,000 -- the amount he's earned in live tournaments over the past 12 months. (And that's not counting his online earnings or his six- or seven-figure score from this final table.)

The biggest live score of Rajkumar's career was a victory in $2,500 no-limit hold'em at this year's L.A. Poker Classic, earning $113,000. (He's already guaranteed to top that number today.) Online, his biggest accomplishment was winning back-to-back major tournaments on PartyPoker.

Rajkumar's live tournament resume includes eight WSOP cashes, three WPT cashes, and a WSOP final table. (This is his first WPT final table.) An impressive accomplishment considering that he just reached the U.S. legal gambling age last year. Heading to the final table with the chip lead, his skills make him the clear favorite to come out on top tonight.