T.J. is considered one of the best tournament players of all time. He has won more than fifty major events with buy-ins of $500 or more. For years, he has been the leading or in the top five of cash winners at the World Series of Poker. Speaking of the World Series, T.J. has placed four times in the top five of the $10,000 Main Event including two second place finishes to Chris Ferguson in 2000 and Bill Smith in 1985. He has four bracelets for his wins in Omaha in 1987, Pot Limit Hold’em and Omaha 8 or Better in 1994, and Omaha Pot Limit in 1998. He has also placed on the World Poker Tour, at the Reno Hilton and the Bicycle Casino .
