Perrins is a resident of Rochdale.[1] He learned to play poker by playing with Jake Cody,[2] whom he has known his whole life.[3] Prior to becoming a professional poker player, Perrins was an engineer.[4]
When Perrins won the 275-entrant $1,500 2–7 Draw Lowball (No Limit) 2011 World Series of Poker Event 9 against a final table that included Jason Mercier, Bernard Lee and eventual runner-up Chris Björin, it was the first time he had ever played no-limit deuce-to-seven drawlowball.[7] He won the 784-entrant $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 2013 World Series of Poker Event 57, earning nearly $800,000.[8] Among those he defeated at the final table was Matt Berkey, who was at his third final table of the 2013 series.[9] The victory came on the last day before the 2013 Main Event began on 6 July.[10]
Online at Full Tilt Poker, where Perrins plays under the nickname "pez102". On 18 October 2009, he won the 2,606-entrant $200 buy-in Sunday Brawl for a prize of $105,803.60.[11]
