2008 World Series of Poker
Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 3
This is Seth's first year to enter the World Series of Poker tournament. The 25-year-old poker pro was born in Dunedin, Florida, and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. The Emory University graduate says if he wins the bracelet today he will go to Disneyland.
Today will be John's second cash in his poker career. This will be his first World Series cash and he could become the second winner from Ireland in the past two years.
Stuart is a risk manager from Chicago, Illinois. This is his first final table at the World Series of Poker in his first year entering the tournament. He says if he were to win a bracelet he would let his two-year-old niece wear it around the house. Stuart is the short stack at the beginning of play today.
This 23-year-old poker pro is today's starting chip leader. After three years of playing at the World Series of Poker, he hopes to take home a bracelet. Although this Roman has sat at numerous final tables, today is his first appearance at a World Series of Poker final table.
Justin is making his first appearance at the World Series of Poker final table. Just a couple days ago he cashed for the first time in a no-limit hold'em event. No matter what happens today, Justin will take home his biggest career cash.
This Korean native is no stranger to the World Series of Poker final table. In 1997 he won his first bracelet in the limit hold'em event and is going for number two today. With eleven first-place finishes, Kevin's total career winnings stand at a little over $2,000,000.
Seat 1: Kevin Song (Rowland Heights, California) -- 1,173,000
Seat 2: Justin Filtz (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) -- 891,000
Seat 3: Dario Minieri (Rome, Italy) -- 1,721,000
Seat 4: Stuart Marshak (Chicago, Illinois) -- 183,000
Seat 5: John O'Shea (Dublin, Ireland) -- 589,000
Seat 6: Seth Fischer (Palm Harbor, Florida) -- 508,000