Date of Birth: September 26, 1974

Birthplace: Rochester, New York

Hometown: Atlanta

Previous Occupation: Law Firm Courier

Personal Information: Married, with two children

Official Web Site: www.josharieh.com

World Series of Poker Highlights: Winner of 2005 Pot Limit Omaha ($381,600), third place in 2004 Championship Event ($2.5 million), second place in 2000 Pot Limit Omaha ($80,000), winner of 1999 Limit Holdem ($202,800).

Josh Arieh was born in 1975 in Rochester, New York and in 1984, his family relocated to Atlanta, Georgia. Now he is married to Angela Arieh with whom he has two children. Josh began playing poker as a teenager with a group of friends that would hang out in a pool hall late after closing. Josh quickly discovered he was making more money at poker then at hustling pool and borrowed ID from his brother to participate in Biloxi, Mississippi tournament. His early successes led him to the 1999 World Series of Poker (WSOP), when he confidently won a first-place in Limit-Holdem. In 2005, Arieh won his second World Series of Poker Bracelet in Pot Limit Omaha. He also finished third in the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event, and was the runner-up in the 2000 World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha event. In addition to these games, he has also specialized as a high-limit player in No-Limit Holdem, Omaha 8-or-better and 7-Card Stud.

Josh Arieh has reputation of aggressive player. His poker style symbolizes "new breed" of a professional poker player. This method combines experience and intuition with relentless aggression. Josh Arieh makes his opponents guess while he maximizes his potential profit. The dollar bills he has acquired from poker also confirm his high level of confidence. In the 2004 Top Money List, he is number five, an achievement made more remarkable by his age of 29. In addition, he has ninth place in the Top-10 All-time WSOP Millionaires, as of 2005, with total winnings of 3,188,590 dollars. Josh has played poker for over fourteen years and has gained a reputation as a tough high-limit poker player specializing in all poker games such as No-Limit Holdem, Limit Holdem, Pot-Limit Omaha, Omaha 8-or-better and 7-Card Stud. Aside from operating his own web site and Poker School, Josh Arieh pursues his non-poker passions: golf and sport. Do you think this man runs mediocre life style? I do not think so!