Seat 4: Shander De Vries, 26, Groningen, Netherlands - PokerStars player – 3,120,000 chips
Shander started playing poker four years ago and built his bankroll playing the $4.40 180-player Sit & Gos on PokerStars. He later specialized in MTTs with good results. Making the EPT Barcelona final is by far his best result although he has previously cashed at the 2008 WSOP and EPT Prague in Season 5 when he finished 27th for € 11,000. After graduating (in economics) in December, he plans to travel and, if he wins the EPT, buy himself a nice apartment. Shander is being cheered on in Barcelona by his girlfriend and another friend.