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World Series of Poker 2011 November Nine
SEAT 1: Matt Giannetti
From: USA
Age: 26
Note: Known online with the nick “hazards21”, he is above all a cash game pro player, but in spite of this he has won $500,000 in live tournaments during his career.
Chip Count: 24,750,000
SEAT 2: Badih Bou-Nahra
From: Belize
Age: 49
Note: Lebanese of origin, he has a good experience with live tournaments, winning a side event at LAPT in San Josè.
Chip Count: 19,700,000
SEAT 3: Eoghan O’Dea
From: Irlanda
Age: 26
Note: Know with the nick "Tiltpaddy", he is a pro arrived at the fifth placement in the money at the WSOP (4 times just this year). He gained about 800.000$ in live tournaments in career and the second place at WPT of Marrakech in 2009. Son of famous Donnacha O’Dea, ‘The Don’, winner of a gold bracelet at WSOP 1998, he will try to make the same 13 years after his father.
Chip Count: 33,925,000
SEAT 4: Phil Collins
From: USA
Age: 26
Note: Phil "USCphildo" Collins has already won more than 3 million dollars at online tournaments and 9 ITM at WSOP. Surely one of the most interesting players among the November Nine.
Chip Count: 23,875,000
SEAT 5: Anton Makiievskyi
From: Ukraine
Age: 21
Note: It is his first time at the WSOP. He is the first in his country to become a Novemebr Nine.
Chip Count: 13,825,000
SEAT 6: Sam Holden
From: Great Britain
Age: 22
Note: It is his first time at the WSOP and the most prestigious result in career. In live tournaments winnings he had less than $10,000 ... until now. He’ll receive at least a $782.000 check. He is the shortest stack at the table..
Chip Count: 12,375,000
SEAT 7: Pius Heinz
From: Germany
Age: 22
Note: His start at the WSOP was brilliant with a seventh place at the 1.500$ No Limit Hold’em. He is the first German to gain access at the Main Event final table.
Chip Count: 16,425,000
SEAT 8: Ben Lamb
From: USA
Age: 26
Note: Benjamin "Ben" Lamb from Tulsa has been in the top 10 for almost the whole tournament. He is for sure one of the hottest and most comeptitive players in Pot Limit Omaha: third in the $1.000 PLO; runner-up in the $3.000 event and winner in the $10.000 tourney. But he is very strong in all disciplines with a final table in the $50.000 Championship and a 12th place in $10.000 Six Handed NLHE. He also won the leaderboard for the WSOP ‘Player of The Year’. He has already won 2,5 million dollars in live tournaments in career.
Chip Count: 20,875,000
SEAT 9: Martin Staszko
From: Czech Republic
Age: 35
Note: He is the first player of his country to reach the WSOP main event final table and, at the moment, the chipleader. He has already 5 flags at this year WSOP. Among his previous results there are: 11th at EPT Deauville 2010, 10th at Unibet Poker Open Praga. Known online as "filfedra" he recently won 91.539$ in event 5 of SCOOP 2011 of PokerStars.
Chip Count: 40,175,000
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