Mark Buff was born in Neptune, New Jersey and grew up in a small town named Rumson. He has been in sales for 27 years. He became a semi-professional poker player several years ago and his goal is to win the WSOP. He has been salesman of the month at several car dealerships in Gainesville, Florida. He is also a music producer and his talent's name is Pher with pop songs called Satellite and Cards Cut Deeper. He is currently working on his next non-fiction book.