John Tabatabai is reported to have joined Team Betfair.

A 23-year-old member, the game’s latest rising star, is from Cardiff, but now he is living in London. Before turning to poker, Tabatabai played chess.

In 2007 Tabatabai almost defeated Obrestad, Betfair-sponsored pro, at the WSOPE 2007. thus he first hit the headlines. Later he won the All-Africa Poker Tournament.

Big things are expected from the new member of the Betfair team. They consider him to be a very aggressive poker strategist and an absolute class act at the table.

Tabatabai would be playing for Team Betfair at World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, in July.