The final nine players in the World Series of Poker main event, as determined July 18 after an eighth session of no-limit Texas Hold 'em at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The finalists emerged from a field of 7,319 players and will compete Saturday and Monday for the tournament's top prize of $8.94 million. Ninth place was paid $811,823 in
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1. Jason Senti
AGE: 26HOMETOWN: St. Louis Park, Minn.OCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1 series cash in 2009 for $17,987FINAL TABLE START: 7,625,000 chips (9th, 3.5 percent of total on table)___2. Joseph CheongAGE: 24HOMETOWN: La Mirada, Calif.OCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: two series cashes this year for $31,064; four circuit cashes for $20,890, including one win this year in a no-limit Hold 'em tournament at Harrah's RinconFINAL TABLE START: 23,525,000 chips (3rd, 10.7 percent)___3. John Dolan (46,250,000)AGE: 24HOMETOWN: Bonita Springs, Fla.OCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: five series cashes for $105,340; two circuit cashes for $3,333FINAL TABLE START: 46,250,000 chips (2nd, 21 percent)___4. Jonathan DuhamelAGE: 23HOMETOWN: Boucherville, QuebecOCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: two cashes for $43,000FINAL TABLE START: 65,975,000 chips (1st, 30 percent)___5. Michael "The Grinder" MizrachiAGE: 29HOMETOWN: Miramar, Fla.OCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: one bracelet, 23 series cashes for $2.27 million; six circuit cashes for $323,258FINAL TABLE START: 14,450,000 chips (7th, 6.6 percent)___6. Matthew JarvisAGE: 26HOMETOWN: Surrey, British ColumbiaOCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: one cash at the World Series of Poker Europe for $4,270FINAL TABLE START: 16,700,000 chips (5th, 7.6 percent)___7. John RacenerAGE: 24HOMETOWN: Port Richey, Fla.OCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 11 cashes for $219,209, four circuit cashes for $543,637FINAL TABLE START: 19,050,000 chips (4th, 8.6 percent)___8. Filippo CandioAGE: 26HOMETOWN: Cagliari, ItalyOCCUPATION: poker playerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: one cash for $3,460.FINAL TABLE START: 16,400,000 chips (6th, 7.4 percent)___9. Cuong "Soi" NguyenAGE: 37HOMETOWN: Santa Ana, Calif.OCCUPATION: medical supply company managerPRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: none.THE BUST: Eliminated in ninth place by Jason Senti, winning $811,823. Nguyen pushed all-in with an ace-king and Senti called with pocket queens, putting Senti slightly ahead in the hand. The community cards gave Senti three of a kind and Nguyen one pair.___Information from: World Series of Poker, Associated Press interviews, game play.Powered by WizardRSS | Full Text RSS Feeds
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