Chef to professional poker player - not the most common road traveled, but it is one that worked for the newest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit champion, Ben Hock.

Hailing from Brookfield, Wisc., Hock turned professional just eight months ago with aspirations of poker greatness.

After he played very conservatively for three days, his dreams became reality when he won the WSOP Circuit Main Event at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Repeatedly battling back from a short stack on Days 1 and 2, Hock entered the final table third in chips.