Seat 8: Antoine Saout (9,500,000)
Coming into the final table second-to-last in chips is Antoine Saout. The former engineering student may be an unknown name to many, but since reaching the November Nine Saout's been racking up cashes all over the world along the tournament circuit.
Prior to his big splash here at the Main Event, Saout had two cashes on record coming from the 2008 and 2009 Spanish Poker Tour. Since, he's cashed five times. Two of those in-the-money finishes include the Partouche Poker Tour and the Barriere Poker Tour. His biggest and most prominent finish since reaching the final nine is a seventh place at the WSOP Europe Main Event. Combining his two cashes in WSOP events puts Saout at nearly $1.5 million earned at the WSOP alone. He'll have a chance to better that today if he can improve at the final table.
Saout was born in Morlaix, France, but now calls Saint Martin des Champs his home. An avid online player, he was able to win his way to this year's Main Event via an online satellite. He regularly multitables online and attributes his math and analytical skills for his success on the felt. Saout will be looking to apply those skills on the biggest poker stage in the world as he attempts to engineer a win.