Event 29 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-17-2008 11:26 UTC-8

Seat 9: Tony Dunst (Melbourne, Australia) -- 333,000

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This is Dunst’s third cash at this year’s WSOP and his first-ever World Series final table. Dunst’s live career earnings are just over $100,000, but he is well known for his online achievements as 'Bond18'. He has several deep tournament runs in both the United States and Austrailia, but still seeks his first tournament win.

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06-17-2008 11:23 UTC-8

Seat 8: Johnny Neckar (Madison, Wisconsin) -- 796,000

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This is Neckar’s second cash at this year’s World Series. He is known for his success online. Neckar has around $77,000 in career earnings and is seeking his first major tournament win. He starts today second in chips.

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06-17-2008 11:19 UTC-8

Seat 7: Stewart Newman (Coral Gables, Florida) -- 398,000

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Today’s final table is Newman’s first WSOP cash and only his third tournament cash overall. Newman starts the day fourth in chips overall. Newman's journey through this tournament has been mostly a quiet one. It will be interesting to see if his strategy changes now that we are at the final table.

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06-17-2008 11:18 UTC-8

Seat 6: Matt Vengrin (Red Hook, New York) -- 1,007,500

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This is Vengrin’s second WSOP final table. Vengrin has lifetime earnings of over $244,000, but still seeks his first major tournament win. Vengrin heads into this final table as the chip leader, but still has a solid field left between him and his first bracelet.

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06-17-2008 11:16 UTC-8

Seat 5: John Phan (Stockton, California) -- 396,500

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John Phan is by far the most experienced player at today’s final table. He has 13 tournament wins and over $3.3 million in lifetime earnings. He also holds a WSOP-C circuit title. One trophy that has eluded Phan so far is a WSOP bracelet. He has two runner-up finishes, but would desperately like to win this event.

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06-17-2008 11:16 UTC-8

Seat 4: Thuyen Doan (Williamsburg, Virginia) -- 369,500

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Thuyen Doan is the last woman standing in this event. She outlasted a lot of solid players, both men and women, to get to this point. At the start of Day 2, Doan was one of the tournament short stacks, but a key pot against John Phan on the bubble allowed her to survive to the money, and from that point she didn't look back. She seeks to be the second woman to take a WSOP bracelet in an open event this year. Doan starts the day as the third-lowest stack at the table, so she has some work ahead of her if she wants to have a shot at this title.

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06-17-2008 11:15 UTC-8

Seat 3: David Singer (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 334,000 Chips

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David Singer has been having an amazing World Series. This will be Singer’s fourth cash this series, including his first bracelet in Event #3. He also holds the distinction of making the final table in both of the first two $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. events. Singer clearly would love to win his second bracelet today, but he has a long row to hoe starting off as one of the short stacks.

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06-17-2008 11:15 UTC-8

Seat 2: Alex Bolotin (Brooklyn, New York) -- 534,000 Chips

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This is the second final table of this year's World Series for Alex Bolotin and his fifth one overall. Bolotin has lifetime earnings exceeding $1.3 Million, including a win at this year's Borgata Winter Open.

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06-17-2008 11:14 UTC-8

Seat 1: Sebastian Segovia (Guatemala) -- 128,500 Chips

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Sebastian Segovia starts today as our short stack. Today's event will mark his first live major tournament cash and first live final table. Segovia will have to mix it up early in order to pick up some chips and make a run at this final table.

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06-17-2008 03:29 UTC-8

Day 3 Seat Assignments Announced

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The seat assignments have now been announced for today's finale of Event 29, #3,000 No-Limit Hold'em. Matt Vengrin holds the lead as the final table begins at 2pm PDT, with the complete lineup as follows:

Seat 1: Sebastian Segovia (Guatemala) -- 128,500
Seat 2: Alex Bolotin (Brooklyn, New York) -- 534,000
Seat 3: David Singer (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 334,000
Seat 4: Thuy Doan (Williamsburg, Virginia) -- 369,500
Seat 5: John Phan (Stockton, California) -- 396,500
Seat 6: Matt Vengrin (Red Hook, New York) -- 1,007,500
Seat 7: Stewart Newman (Coral Gables, Florida) -- 398,000
Seat 8: Johnny Neckar (Madison, Wisconsin) -- 796,000
Seat 9: Tony Dunst (Melbourne, Australia) -- 333,000

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