Seat 6: Jason "jdtjpoker" Wheeler, 40, United States
Jason Wheeler is a poker veteran who has been around for over a decade. The 40-year-old has racked up nearly $8 million in online tournament winnings and over $3 million in live cashes. Originally rom Chicago, Illinois, the 40-year-old American pro has been a familiar face on the European live poker circuit for almost a decade. Wheeler relocated to Amsterdam years ago, and he's no stranger to Prague either; his girlfriend comes from the Czech capital.
Wheeler's career-best result dates back to 2009 when he fell just shy of winning a WSOP bracelet, finishing second in the $1,500 NL Hold'em event for a sweet $418,122. This is his debut on a PokerStars main tour Main Event final table, with the previous closest attempt coming at the EPT8 Grand Final (18th for €40,000).
Wheeler envisioned his success here in the Main Event as he described at the end of Day 4: "I feel amazing. Last week, I had a dream. I was at the final table of this tournament. This is unusual, I've never dreamt about poker before. I told my dream to my friend Ludovic Geilich and he reached two final tables this week. Now I start thinking that the dream could become true for me."
Prolific on both live and online felt, Wheeler's main forte has been the PokerStars $1,050 Super Tuesday. He conquered the prestigious weekly event four times in his career, using his famous moniker "jdtjpoker". His other accolades from the virtual realm include a WCOOP bracelet as well as a final table in the SCOOP $25k High Roller.
Wheeler's Main Event run:
| Chips | Position | |
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| Ended Day 1 with | 104,000 | 61 / 415 |
| Ended Day 2 with | 221,000 | 44 / 140 |
| Ended Day 3 with | 931,000 | 3 / 49 |
| Ended Day 4 with | 2,400,000 | 4 / 15 |
| Ended Day 5 with | 8,100,000 | 2 / 6 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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