Aaron "abarone68" Barone is a 23 year old professional poker player, originally from Santa Rosa, CA, now living in San Diego.

Aaron's first poker game was a small, friendly affair – although his competitive nature soon drove him to seek out information toward improving his skills and crushing the game.

Primarily a SNG grinder, Aaron has never had a losing month. Towards the end of 2007, he began playing professionally and quickly gained notoriety as one of the best low to mid stakes SNG players. He is known for 30 tabling and only recently began using a HUD. When he took a break from poker in June to focus on law school, he was on top of Sharkscope's 2008 total profit leader board for $16-$35 SNGs.

After finishing his first year of law school, Aaron decided to refocus his efforts on poker, leaving the courtroom behind in favor of life on the felt – and is back to making fellow grinders game select around him. You can read his frequently updated blog, 'The Rant,' at www.acbarone.blogspot.com.