Kassem Ibrahim "Freddy" Deeb[1] (Arabic: قاسم إبراهيم ديب; born 27 November 1955[2] in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese professional poker player.
Deeb was attending Utah State University when civil war broke out in Lebanon in 1975.
Deeb was unable to gain employment due to the restrictions of his student visa, so he began gambling.
Deeb was forced to leave school, just 12 credits away from graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering.
At the 1996 World Series of Poker (WSOP), he won the $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw event, receiving $146,250 and besting a field that also contained Mickey Appleman, Gabe Kaplan, David Grey, and Doyle Brunson.