Seat 8: Jim Anderson (235,000)
Jim Anderson used to pour drinks before he stacked poker chips. Hailing from Wooster, Ohio, Anderson is a former bartender who cashed twice at this past summer’s WSOP in Las Vegas. He placed in the money in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event and then finished 242nd in the Main Event for nearly $50,000.
Anderson managed to clear a field of 226 to become the first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit Regional Champion, taking down the Midwest stop in Hammond, Indiana for $525,000. The key turning point for Anderson in that tournament came when runner-up Gabe Patgorski had a minor blow up during three-handed play. Anderson called Patgorski's all-in, five-bet shove with pocket jacks and held against the 
offsuit for Patgorski. That pot catapulted Anderson to the chip lead and he never looked back from there.
It looks like Anderson has made the right choice when he decided to turn to poker rather than tips. This televised final table, his second of the season, will no doubt showcase his poker skills as he looks to complement his ring with a WSOP gold bracelet.