If mental endowment was the sole basis for being rich and famous, then Bill Chen would be a combination of Donald Trump and Paris Hilton. The quantitative analyst for Susquehanna (a highly-successful financial services firm founded by poker players) holds a PhD in mathematics from Cal-Berkeley. With all respect to other scholarly powerhouses in the game of poker, such as Chris “Jesus” Ferguson (hold a PhD from UCLA) and Andy Bloch (a graduate of MIT and Harvard Law School), Chen may very well be the most brilliant mind in the game today.

And now, he is experiencing a huge personal breakthrough Most poker players would be thrilled to win a WSOP gold bracelet once in a lifetime.