You can't be here at the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship without feeling the positivity of "Big" Al Harris jr, one of the most vibrant characters in the room.

When asked about goals in poker, most players will cite a tournament they want to win, or a monetary goal. Not Harris.

"Giving my presence. I'm blessed to be here. Lighting up a room everywhere I go"

Harris certainly does that, and the 35-year veteran poker player from Littlestown, PA who says he learned poker the "hard knocks way, no books" has been bringing that light to BPO events since 2018.

While he tells PokerNews that he's won or gone deep in a few nightly events in his home region, Harris says placing 26th in a BPO side event this week for just under $700 is his greatest poker achievement.

That's how much the Bar Poker Open means to one of its most popular and likeable members.