Jesse Sylvia, 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Chip Leader
The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table is set. The nine players are on a three-month hiatus and will find their way back to Las Vegas in October to play for the diamond-encrusted bracelet and the $8.5 million first-place prize.
The chip leader, with 43,875,000 going into play in October, is 26-year-old Jesse Sylvia. A graduate of Cal Lutheran University, Sylvia is a professional poker player who resides in Las Vegas. He had one WSOP cash prior to his run in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event.
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