Seat 5: Amos Ben, 42, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Amos Ben is arguably the most decorated player at the final table of the Main Event of the PokerStars Festival Chile. His earnings amass more than $800,000 in live tournaments, including two victories in Latin America Poker Tour High Roller events: $5,000 High Roller LAPT Panama 2013 ($49,070) and $3k High Roller LAPT Uruguay 2016 ($ 61,010).
In 2013, Ben was also crowned the "Player of the Year" on the Latin America Poker Tour, accumulating notable results at the Sao Paolo, Panama, Punta del Este and Viña del Mar stops.
Since 2008, he has been competing professionally in the poker world, although he was previously a professional soccer player.
Ben comes in as the chip leader with more than two million, good for over a quarter of the chips in play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Amos Ben | 2,237,000 |