Seat 1: Dwyte Pilgrim (408,000)
"Where Broolyn at! Where Brooklyn at! We gonna do it like this. Anytime you're ready, check it!" - Notorious B.I.G.
This man needs no introduction on the World Series of Poker Circuit tour. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Pilgrim has three WSOP Circuit gold rings, one World Poker Tour title where he "shocked the world", and nearly $1.7 million in live tournament earnings.
Pilgrim came onto the scene in 2008 with a few small cashes before he won his first gold ring at the WSOP Circuit event held at Caesars Atlantic City. Pilgrim won $83,955 in that performance, which was back in March 2009. In the same month, Pilgrim won the Harrah's Rincon WSOP Circuit Championship Event for $125,775.
Fast forward to 2010 where Pilgrim had his greatest year on the felt ever. He started off the year with a couple of wins at the Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi before heading up to Connecticut and winning an event at the Foxwoods Mega Stack Challenge XV. In March 2010, Pilgrim won his third WSOP Circuit gold ring back in Rincon.
After a fairly successful WSOP that saw him run deep in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, final table the $2,500 Limit/No-Limit Hold'em event and cash in the Main Event, Pilgrim kept up his winning ways by capturing the largest-ever World Poker Tour event. In September, Pilgrim won the 2010 Borgata Poker Open that had a field of 1,042 players. He earned himself his largest score ever with $733,802 before ending out the year with over $1.18 million in earnings.
If Pilgrim can win this event, he'll earn his fourth gold ring and tie Mark “Pegasus” Smith and Men “the Master” Nguyen. He enters the final table third in chips with 408,000.