Gavin Smith

Name: Gavin Smith
Nickname: Birdguts
Current Residence: Las Vegas, Nev.
Birth Date: September 4, 1968
Birth Place: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Poker Room: Full Tilt Poker

Known as one of the most aggressive players on the tournament circuit, Canadian pro Gavin Smith learned to play cards as a youngster; his father taught him cribbage and rummy at the kitchen table in his childhood home in Guelph, Ontario. His introduction to poker came years later, in 1994, when a traveling charity tournament was hosted at the golf course Gavin was working at.

Having earned a bachelors degree in economics, Gavin has a keen...

Trivia

Stars with fellow pro Joe Sebok in the show Prop Bets on RawVegas.tv, where the two gamble on stunts or contests
Named World Poker Tour Season 4 Player of the Year
Took first in the 2004 Mirage Poker Showdown Championship
Plays under the alias “birdguts” on Full Tilt Poker

Recent Tournament Placings

Tournament	Place	Winnings
WPT Season 7, Foxwoods World Poker Finals	22nd	$25,197
WPT Season 7, North American Poker Championship	2nd	$612,427
WPT Season 7, Bellagio Cup IV	44th	$25,855
2007 WSOPC, Harrah's Rincon San Diego North	6th	$35,340
2007 Special, United States Poker Championship	9th	$27,045
2007 WSOP, Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	592nd	$20,320
2007 WSOP, Event 26, H.O.R.S.E.	21st	$9,024
2007 WSOP, Event 4, Pot-Limit Hold'em	2nd	$155,446
2007 Special, NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship	4th	$125,000
2006 WSOPC, Harrah's Rincon	7th	$34,673
WPT Season 5, World Poker Open	19th	$17,137
2006 WSOP, Event 20, H.O.R.S.E.	11th	$205,920
2006 WSOP, Event 17, No-Limit Hold'em	214th	$1,578
2006 WSOP, Event 12, Omaha Hi-Lo Split	22nd	$7,473
2006 WSOP, Event 5, No-Limit Hold'em Short-Handed, 6/table	12th	$23,690
WPT Season 4, Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championships	3rd	$327,610
2005 WSOP, Event 42, No-Limit Hold'em Championship	471st	$14,135
2005 WSOP, Event 13, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	10th	$24,090
2005 WSOP, Event 7, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-buys	26th	$11,010
2005 WSOP, Event 3, $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em	10th	$16,260
WPT Season 4, The Mirage Poker Showdown	1st	$1,153,278
2004 WSOP, Event 33, World Championship No-Limit Texas...	52nd	$45,000