His seven-foot frame makes him a presence on a basketball court, but Earl Barron can mix it up on the felt, too.
Barron played Event #16: Millionaire Maker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em at the2015 World Series of Poker and spent his Day 2 grinding a short stack of about 10 big blinds during the time PokerNews sweated him. He wasn't able to find a spot to double up, but ultimately outlasted enough players to sneak into the money with a 613th-place finish worth $3,044.
"I got in with jack-nine of hearts," said a slightly disappointed Barron, who was clad in a jacket representing his alma mater, the Memphis Tigers.