Benjamin Lin Benjamin Lin was born in Rockville, MD and only started playing high-stakes poker at the 2005 WSOP, where he came in 12th at the $3,000 Limit Hold'em event, earning $13,445. This year was a bit better a pay off for Ben, however, with a gold bracelet at the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event and $256,620 in winnings. See More Profiled World Series Of Poker Players