Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken—Log onto almost any internet poker room and you’ll see a version of the screen name "Gigabet." Some of the players behind the names are mere pretenders, but behind the rest of the names is Waterloo, Iowa’s Darrell Dicken. Not yet 30 years old, Dicken has emerged in the online poker world as one of the most feared tournament players in recent memory.

In recent years, Dicken has moved his game from the ethereal poker realm and into brick and mortar casinos. Rather than stay home in the Midwest, Dicken moved his home base to the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. Since then, Dicken has proved his online poker skills translate very well to live play.

"I’ve been doing this for a long time, so I am more like 50 years old," Dicken half-joked. "This wears on you. Traveling every week, going somewhere different, it wears on you."
Perhaps the only thing that remains a mystery is how Dicken makes his decisions at the table. His ability to process information frustrates opponents and often rockets Dicken to the top of the field.

"I take the information that is available and I use it," Dicken said. "Some of my plays at the table may seem ridiculous, but if you actually take into account all of the information available, it is almost always the most correct play at the given time, given the image the table has of me and the image that I have of the table."