His name is Hatmaker, but he's a poker player.

PokerNews caught up with Pennsylvania poker pro Casey Hatmaker after his final table finish in $1,100 NLH. He went out in ninth place, but was still in good spirits after qualifying online into the $3,000 Main Event.

"Came in the final table seven out of nine (in chips), and got an ace queen suited versus jacks, so yeah," Hatmaker said.

Hatmaker also had high praise for MGM National Harbor. It's a place where the East Coaster with over $1.5 million in live earnings had his share of poker results. Earlier this year, he finished sixth in the Potomac Winter Poker Open Main Event for $37,221.

"I've been coming out for these Main Events since they brought them back and after COVID ... probably this is like my seventh Main Event here and (I'm) trying to top my 6th place finish from last time."

"The dealers and staff are great here," he continued. "The tournaments are run super well, the casino is incredible. I feel like it's nicer than a lot of Vegas casinos."

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