A look at the final 9 players in the WSOP
A look at the final 9 players in the World Series of Poker main event in Las Vegas
The nine remaining players who will make up the Final Table in November for the World Series of Poker pose for a photo, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Las Vegas. From left, they are, Sylvain Loosli, Michiel Brummelhuis, Mark Newhouse, Ryan Riess, Amir Lehavot, Marc McLaughlin, J.C. Tran, David Benefield and Jay Farber. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
The final table in the World Series of Poker main event was determined in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. These nine men beat out a field of more than 6,000 in the annual $10,000 buy in no-limit Texas Hold 'em contest at the Rio Hotel-Casino off the Las Vegas strip. They will meet again on Nov. 4, when play begins to determine who will take home the $8.4 million top prize and golden bracelet. The other eight players will share $18.3 million.
Players are in order of their finish.
JC Tran (38,000,000 in chips)
AGE: 36
HOMETOWN: Sacramento, Calif.
OCCUPATION: Poker pro
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 44 cashes totaling $2.25 million
FACTOID: Won back-to-back WSOP gold bracelets in 2008 and 2009
Amir Lehavot (29,700,000 in chips)
AGE: 38
HOMETOWN: Weston, Fla.
OCCUPATION: Poker pro
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 12 cashes totaling more than $800,000
FACTOID: Originally from Israel
Marc McLaughlin (26,525,000 in chips)
AGE: 25
HOMETOWN: Brossard, Quebec, Canada
OCCUPATION: Tattoo artist
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Five consecutive year playing in the main event championship, and six main event cashes for a total of $639,128
FACTOID: Ping pong fan
Jay Farber (25,975,000 in chips)
AGE: 28
HOMETOWN: Doylestown, Pa.
OCCUPATION: Host at the megaclub Hakkasan on the Las Vegas Strip
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: None
FACTOID: Entered the WSOP for the first time last year; sees poker as just a hobby
Ryan Riess (25,875,000 in chips)
AGE: 23
HOMETOWN: Poker pro
OCCUPATION: East Lansing, Mich.
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 13 cashes for $296,918
FACTOID: First time entering the WSOP main event
Sylvain Loosli (19,600,000 in chips)
AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Toulon, France
OCCUPATION: Poker pro
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Zero career WSOP cashes
FACTOID: Claims more than $1 million in winnings from online poker
Michiel Brummelhuis (11,275,000 in chips)
AGE: 32
HOMETOWN: Amsterdam, Netherlands
OCCUPATION: Poker pro
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Seven cashes totaling $174, 179
FACTOID: Expecting his first child in September
Marc Newhouse (7,350,000 in chips)
AGE: 28
HOMETOWN: Chapel Hill, N.C.
OCCUPATION: Poker pro
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Seven cashes for $162,386
FACTOID: Finished in 207th place in the 2011 WSOP main event
David Benefield (6,375,000 in chips)
AGE: 27
HOMETOWN: Fort Worth, Texas
OCCUPATION: Poker pro
PRIOR SERIES ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 12 cashes totaling $455,713
FACTOID: Studying Political Science at Columbia University
