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The October Nine: Jesse Sylvia

Source: WSOP Facebook page

Jesse was born in West Tisbury, Massachusetts and moved to Las Vegas because he is a full-time live cash game player. He got a Bachelor of Science from California Lutheran University and his hobbies are snowboarding, reading, writing and longboarding.

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The October Nine: Andras Koroknai

Source: WSOP Facebook page

30-year-old Andras Koroknai from Debrecen, Hungary will be the only non-American player at the final table. He is actually the first Hungarian player ever at the Main Event final table. Andras Koroknai attended the University of Debrecen.

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The October Nine: Greg Merson

Source: WSOP Facebook page

24-year-old Greg Merson was born in Laurel, Maryland and moved to Toronto, Canada because of the banishment for US players on online poker clients. The young profi player was down to a few big blind on day 5 of the Main Event but was able to double up his stack [...]

The October Nine: Russell Thomas

Source: WSOP Facebook page

Russell Thomas was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and moved to Hartford, Connecticut. He works there an an actuary and graduated at Temple University.

Russell was able to finish three WSOP events in the money. He became 248th in the last Main Event and reached a final table in event [...]

The October Nine: Steven Gee

Source: WSOP Facebook page

Steven Gee is originally from China but lives in Sacramento, California now. He is a rounder for a very long time, played in California casinos when he was underage and tried shots at low buy-in tournaments from time to time. He was able to make a few $1,000+ cashes over [...]

The October Nine: Michael Esposito

Source: WSOP Facebook page

Michael Esposito lives in Seaford, NY and he is the oldest player at the WSOP Main Event final table with 58 years. Maybe he is the most experienced, too. He played a lot of live tournaments at the East Coast for more than 10 years.

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The October Nine: Robert Salaburu

Source: WSOP Facebook page

Robert Salaburu from San Antonio plays poker for about ten years now. He started with playing home games friends. Since then he played a lot of online poker and turned his focus on live tournaments. He is going to start a car lot business to make money on the side. [...]