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''' Name (Age): Eamon Honeychurch (28)'''

Tribe Designation: TBD

Current Residence: Atlantic City, New Jersey

Occupation: Professional Poker Player 

Personal Claim to Fame: Winning my first ever Poker tournament, taking down a 20 year veteran in the process. It was like my own David vs. Goliath! Poker is extremely difficult and the adrenaline that came with winning the first tournament of my career was amazing.

Inspiration in Life: My dad. My mom was furious when I told her I wanted to play poker for a living. She wanted me to get a "real" job, like a doctor, teacher, or play sport professionally. Dad, however, stuck by me. He believed in me, and I had the confidence to stick it to my mom and play poker! I make a lot of money. Who's laughing now?

Hobbies: Aside from playing poker, I like to surf (come on, I live in Atlantic City!), play basketball and go out to fancy restaurants.

Pet Peeves: The stigma that comes with richness. People think I'm a snob. People think I don't need money, that I have too much, that money is all I care about. That's not true, and the fear of stigma is the reason I'll keep my earnings hidden in-game. I'm not a snob at all. Yes I enjoy some luxuries (as would anyone) but I make donations to charity and volunteer at homeless shelters too. Money isn't my life, you know.

3 Words to Describe You:  resilient, cautious, cunning

If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be?

1) A deck of cards- come on, this is obvious. Plus card games make for good downtime, and there will be a lot of downtime out here.

2) Photos of family

3) My lucky shamrock medallion. I guess I believe in luck of the Irish. Luck does play a big part in my life.

Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: I think I'm most like Peih-Gee Law. I refuse to stop fighting until my torch goes out, and I'm always going to be looking for ways to get myself on top. Being a poker player, I watch for facial expressions, any giveaways, so I will definitely use this to my advantage.

Reason for Being on Survivor: For the experience! As far as I'm concerned, the money is just a reward for completing the experience. I want to live on rations, to sleep on the floor, to boil water before I drink it... I want it all!

<p style="font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:22px;">Why You Think You’ll “Survive” SURVIVOR: My profession as a poker player has taught me to sit back and think about moves before I make them, and not to jump into any foolish alliances with people who make promises they can't keep. I can spot liars, and I'm physically strong, too. All these factors will work to my advantage.

<p style="font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:22px;"> (P.S. to pronounce his name, pretend the E isn't there. :) so like Ae-muhn.)