ME Final 27

[Talking Poker]

As for the rest of those chumps... way more "pro" players in here that you might have guessed:

Gert Andersen (Herning, Denmark)
-- Age 25
-- Controller
-- Earned a degree in economics, specializing in accounting

Joe Bishop (Cincinnati, OH)
-- Age 35
-- Salesman
-- Married, with two children
-- Graduated from Manchester College in Indiana, with a degree in history
-- Won a seat to play at the WSOP by winning a series of small buy-in tournaments at his local poker club

Michael Carroll (Carson, CA)
-- Age 29
-- Professional Poker Player
-- Has played in cash games at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles for a living since the 1990s

Brandon Cantu (Las Vegas, NV)
-- Age 27
-- Professional Poker Player
-- Won the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2006 WSOP

Judet Cristian (Bucharest, Romania)
-- Age 29
-- Professional Poker Player
-- Plays cash games and sit n' goes at casino in downtown Bucharest

Owen Crowe (Halifax, NS – Canada)
-- Age 25
-- Professional Poker Player

Ivan Demidov (Moscow, Russia)
-- Age 27
-- Professional Poker Player

Peter Nicolas Eastgate (Odense, Denmark)
-- Age 22
-- Professional Poker Player

Niklas Flisberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
-- Age 36
-- Managing Director for a Consultancy Company
-- Earned a Masters Degree in science
-- Finished 65th in the WSOP Main Event in 2005

Aaron Gordon (Brighton, England)
-- Age 21
-- Student
-- Currently studying business at university
-- Won his way into this event by winning satellite played at the Rio

Dean Hamrick (East Lansing, MI)
-- Age 25
-- Professional Poker Player

Albert Kim (Staten Island, NY
-- Age 26
-- Professional Poker Player
-- Born in Korea
-- Earned a degree in economics from the University of Michigan
-- Graduated with a law degree from Hofstra University, in 2007
-- Won seat into tournament via mega-satellite played at the Rio

Kelly Kim (Whittier, CA)
-- Age 31
-- Professional Poker Player
-- Born in Korea
-- Used to work as a business analyst
-- Earned his college degree from the UC-San Diego

Chris Klodnicki (Voorhees, NJ)
-- Age 23
-- Professional Poker Player
-- Graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in finance
-- Was the runner up in the Razz championship at this year's WSOP

Tim Loecke (Highland Park, IL)
-- Age 37
-- Director of Sales
-- Works at Staples retail store
-- Graduated from Drake University

Scott Montgomery (Perth, Ontario – Canada)
-- Age 26
-- Professional Poker Player

Craig Marquis (Arlington, TX)
-- Age 23
-- College Student

Tiffany Michelle (Los Angeles, CA)
-- Age 24
-- Actress and On-Camera Host
-- Was home schooled from kindergarten through grade 12
-- Plays the piano, sings, and writes music
-- Helps to run various poker charity tournaments
-- Has worked in the poker media at recent WSOPs

Phi Nguyen (Hawaiian Garden City, CA)
-- Age 42
-- Professional Poker Player / Casino Host
-- Works at Hawaiian Gardens Casino

Dennis Phillips (St. Louis, MO)
-- Age 53
-- Commercial Account Manager for a Trucking Company
-- Gained entry by winning a WSOP satellite held at Harrahs Casino in St. Louis

Jason Riesenberg (Las Vegas, NV)
-- Age 25
-- Professional Poker Player
-- Earned degree in sports management from Iowa State University
-- Brother is in the Army and is currently serving duty in Iraq

David "Chino" Rheem (Los Angeles, CA)
-- Age 28
-- Professional Poker Player

Ylon Schwartz
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Anthony Scherer (Truckee, CA)
-- Age 35
-- Has duel citizenship, both American and Swiss
-- Once attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicholas Sliwinski (Las Vegas, NV)
-- Age 23
-- Recent College Graduate
-- Earned his degree from the University of Pittsburgh in psychology
-- Won his entry by winning a WSOP satellite at the Rio

Paul Snead (Kings Park, NY)
-- Age 42
-- Certified Public Accountant
-- Married, with three children
-- Earned a college degree from Hofstra University

Darus Suharto
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