Seat 1: Anthony Roux (Provence, France) - 2,839,000 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Prague

Roux, 26, was studying accountancy when he first tried online poker. He used to spend his evenings playing the video game Quake 3 when a friend suggested he try Texas Hold'em instead. He deposited a dollar and has never looked back. He is now a well-respected high stakes online cash game player at the $10/$20 and $20/$50 limits. He turned pro nearly three years ago. Although Roux has played numerous EPTs, making the EPT Prague final is actually his first EPT cash. He came fifth at the WSOP $2k NLHE event this summer for $120,311 and followed that up at the WSOPE in London a few months later with another fifth place finish in the £1k NLHE event for £28,181 but has never gone deep at an EPT. He currently share a house in London with EPT Live "Voice of France" presenter Benjamin Gallen who says Roux is "an exceptional player."

(Bio courtesy of PokerStars)