He is a brother of World Series of Poker bracelet winner Puggy Pearson.
He followed in his brother's footsteps and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to play poker and has been an active player since the early 1980s.
He won one WSOP bracelet: at the 1994 World Series of Poker in the $2,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split event, defeating Matthias Rohnacher during heads-up play.
Earlier in the same series, Pearson finished runner-up to O'Neil Longson in the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event.
Pearson also cashed in the $10,000 No Limit Holdem Main Event in 1994, finishing in 19th place and earning $16,800.