Event 1 - £1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker Europe

09-22-2008 11:35 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 6, Jesper Hougaard (89,000)

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Jesper Hougaard is a professional poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark. The 24-year old was once a member of the Danish Junior Table Tennis team and won a live tournament put on by Betfair and the Danish poker publication ACE to earn his seat in this event. Hougaard has already made three cashes at this year's WSOP, and captured his first bracelet in Event #36, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, where he was cheered on to victory by a band of rowdy supporters weilding plastic axes and earned $610,304. This is his fifth WSOP cash and second final table.

09-22-2008 11:34 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, Ian Woodley (153,000)

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Market trader turned poker pro Ian Woodley hails from right here in London. The 48-year old has a long resume of cashes in U.K. tournaments, including wins on the Grovensor U.K. Poker Tour and at the European Poker Classics. Woodley has also appeared on a number of televised poker programs including the Party Poker World Open, the Poker Den, and the 888.com U.K. Open. Interestingly enough, he was also the first person in the world to win a million pounds on a TV game show. This is his fourth WSOP cash and his first final table.

09-22-2008 11:34 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 4, John Dwyer (511,000)

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Coming into the final table second in chips is 44-year old John Dwyer. Hailing from Dundalk, Ireland, Dwyer works as an accountant and is the father of two children aged 4 and 2. Dwyer has numerous recorded cashes in U.K. tournaments, as well as two cashes at the 2007 WSOP-- one in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and the other a 19th place finish in the $5,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em. This is his third WSOP cash and his first final table.

09-22-2008 11:33 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 3, Yevgeniy Timoshenko (345,000)

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20-year old Yevgeniy Timoshenko is riding a massive hot streak in 2008. After making two final tables at the Aussie Millions this past January, he won the $5,000 Main Event of the Asian Poker Tour-Macau less than a month ago for a $500,000 score. Also a prolific online player, Timoshenko was once ranked the #1 online tournament player on Pocket Fives and has dozens of online tournament wins to his credit. Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, Timoshenko moved to the United States at age 10 and now makes his home in Mukilteo, Washington. This is his first WSOP final table.

09-22-2008 11:33 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 2, Daniel Nutt (207,000)

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Daniel Nutt earned his seat in this tournament in quite an unusual way, parlaying a £50 bet on a Roulette table into his £1,575 buy-in. This 29-year old poker professional hails from Byfleet, England and before turning to cards, made a living as a warehouseman. Engaged to be married and a father of two, Nutt enjoys horse racing and soccer when he's not playing poker. This is his first WSOP final table.

09-22-2008 11:32 UTC+1

Final Table Bios: Seat 1, Fuad Serham (61,000)

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Entering final table play as the shortest stack is 58-year old Fuad Serham. Hailing from Cobham, U.K. Serham is a retiree making his first WSOP final table appearance. Previously, he's cashed in a few small tournaments around the U.K., his largest one coming at the Victoria casino about 2 years ago where a runner-up finish earned him £1,000.