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| The "Octo 9" Compete for the World Champion Bracelet in 9 days |
These nine players outlasted a field of 6,598 players in the $10k No-Limit Hold'em Main Event in July to make the Final Table, which will take place on October 29-30. Out of a total prizepool of $62,021,200, each of the finalists are guaranteed $754,798. 1st place will receive $8,527,982, the 6th biggest Main Event first place payout in the 43-year history of the WSOP. Here are some stats and bios on our 2012 October Nine.
Level: 34 (150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante)
Total Chips in Play: 197,970,000
Average Chip Stack: 21,996,667 (73.32 Big Blinds)
Average Age: 31.7
Average prior live tournament earnings: $501,123
2 WSOP Bracelets total
8 Americans, 1 Hungarian (Koroknai)
Prizepool for Octo 9: $27,247,840 (43.93% of total prizepool)
Place:
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Earnings:
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1
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$8,527,982
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2
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$5,292,889
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3
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$3,797,558
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4
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$2,850,494
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5
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$2,154,616
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6
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$1,640,461
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7
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$1,257,790
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8
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$971,252
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9
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$754,798
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Jesse Sylvia
26 years old
West Tisbury, MA, USA
Seat 6
43,875,000 chips (#1, 22.16% of total)
Poker Pro
$58,478 prior live tournament earnings
Ex-roommate with Russell Thomas (Seat 1)
EV: $6,038,789
Andras Koroknai
30 years old
Debrecen, Hungary
Seat 8
29,375,000 chips (#2, 14.84%)
97.92 Big Blinds, M = 36.27
$1,829,451 in prior live tournament earnings
1 WPT Title (2010 $10k NLHE Championship)
Only-non American at the table
Could be the first Hungarian World Champ
EV: $4,043,064
Gregory Merson
24 years old
Laurel, MD, USA
Seat 5
28,725,000 chips (#3, 14.51%)
95.75 Big Blinds, M = 35.46
$1,319,704 in prior live tournament earnings
1 WSOP Bracelet (2012 $10k 6-Handed NLHE)
EV: $3,953,600
Russell Thomas
24 years old
Hartford, CT, USA
Actuary at Aetna Insurance
Seat 1
24,800,000 chips (#4, 12.53%)
82.67 Big Blinds, M = 30.62
$137,199 in prior live tournament earnings
1 WSOP Final Table (2010 $1500 6-Handed NLHE)
Cashed in 2011 Main Event (248th)
EV: $3,413,378
Steven Gee
57 years old
Sacramento, CA, USA
Poker Pro
Seat 4
16,860,000 chips (#5, 8.52%)
56.2 Big Blinds, M = 20.81
$498,402 in prior live tournament earnings
1 WSOP Bracelet (2010 $1k NLHE)
Oldest player by 13 years
EV: $2,320,546
Michael Esposito
44 years old
Seaford, NY, USA
Commodity Broker
Seat 9
16,260,000 chips (#6, 8.21%)
54.2 Big Blinds, M = 20.07
$173,299 in prior live tournament earnings
Cashed in 2006 WSOP Main Event (540th)
EV: $2,237,965
Robert Salaburu
27 years old
San Antonio, TX, USA
Poker Pro
Seat 7
15,155,000 chips (#7, 7.66%)
50.52 Big Blinds, M = 18.72
$62,588 in prior live tournament earnings
First WSOP Cash
EV: $2,085,877
Jacob Balsiger
21 years old
Tempe, AZ, USA
Student (Arizona State University)
Seat 2
13,115,000 chips (#8, 6.62%)
43.72 Big Blinds, M = 16.19
$3,844 in prior live tournament earnings
Could be youngest World Champ ever
EV: $1,805,099
Jeremy Ausmus
32 years old
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Poker Pro
Seat 3
9,805,000 chips (#9, 4.95%)
32.68 Big Blinds, M = 12.10
$427,145 in prior live tournament earnings
9 cashes in 2012 WSOP
EV: $1,349,523
Note: EV (Expected Value) is calculated using chip stacks and relative percentages of total chips
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