WSOP Big One For One Drop Final Table Determined – Phil Hellmuth Makes the Cut
What is promising to be one of the most exciting tournaments ever, the World Series of Poker Big One For One Drop Final table has been determined and WSOP record bracelet holder Phil Hellmuth is among the final eight.
Hellmuth joins the likes of Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Trickett, Guy Laliberté, Brian Rast, David Einhorn, Richard Yong and Bobby Baldwin.
The self-proclaimed “Poker Brat”, Hellmuth is looking for his 13th bracelet.
In an interesting development there will be equal part professional poker players and equal part businessmen taking part in this year’s Big One For One Drop Final table.
Gambling911.com has the breakdown below.
The Final Table
|
Seat |
Player |
Country |
Age |
Chip Count |
|
1 |
Guy Laliberté |
Canada |
52 |
21,700,000 |
|
2 |
Brian Rast |
USA |
30 |
11,350,000 |
|
3 |
Phil Hellmuth |
USA |
47 |
10,925,000 |
|
4 |
Antonio Esfandiari |
USA |
33 |
39,925,000 |
|
5 |
Bobby Baldwin |
USA |
62 |
7,150,000 |
|
6 |
Sam Trickett |
UK |
26 |
37,000,000 |
|
7 |
Richard Yong |
China |
54 |
7,475,000 |
|
8 |
David Einhorn |
USA |
43 |
8,375,000 |
David Einhorn is a 43-year-old hedge fund manager from Rye, New York. He is the Founder and President of Greenlight Capital. Greenlight Capital is a "long-short value-oriented hedge fund." Started in 1996 with $900,000, Greenlight's annualized return for investors is about 22 percent. When not running his successful business, Einhorn has been known to play cards, and play them well. In the 2006 WSOP Main Event — the largest poker tournament in history with 8,773 entrants — Einhorn finished in 18th place and went on to donate his $659,000 in winnings to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
An active philanthropist, Einhorn has stated his intent to donate to the City Year Foundation for this event. City Year is an education-focused non-profit that partners with high-need public schools to provide full-time targeted student interventions.
Biggest Cash: 18th-place finish in 2006 WSOP Main Event — $659,730.
Guy Laliberté is the 52-year-old founder and chief executive officer of Canada's famous Cirque du Soleil circus troupe. Originally a street performer, Laliberté currently owns 95 percent of the company. According to Forbes Magazine, his net worth is $1.5 billion (U.S.), making him the 654th richest man in the world. His most notable tournament success came in the form of a fourth-place finish in a 2007 World Poker Tour event. He became Canada's first private explorer in space and the first to engage in a Poetic Social Mission in space. He is also the founder of the One Drop Foundation, a philanthropic foundation to fight poverty in the world by giving everyone access to water and of course the beneficiary in this great event.
Biggest Cash: 4th-place finish in 2007 WPT Five Star World Poker Classic — $696,220.
Sam TrickettProfessional Poker PlayerEast Retford, England.
Richard YongAsian BusinessmanKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Bobby BaldwinChief Design and Construction Officer, MGM Resorts Intl.Las Vegas, NV
Antonio EsfandiariProfessional Poker PlayerLas Vegas, NV
Brian RastProfessional Poker PlayerLas Vegas, NV
- Ace King, Gambling911.com
