Binger took third place in 2006 WSOP Main Event after Jamie Gold and Paul Wasicka, a great achievement that gave him more than $4 million worth of prize money.

With a Ph.D. in particle physics from Stanford University, he has been living from poker since 2002, while pursuing a part-time research career within theoretical physics.

Binger also cashed in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event during the same WSOP, as well as in the Fourth Annual Five Star World Poker Classic in 2006.