Seat 7: Ricky Kroesen (Gold Coast, Queensland) - 241,000 chips
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33-year old Ricky Kroesen is a full time poker player with six years experience in the game after getting started in a $10 home game with mates. He is now one of the most consistent live players on the Australia and New Zealand tours, with this being his 8th cash in APPT/ANZPT events which includes a 4th place in this very event last year. Kroesen's biggest live result was his 2nd place finish at the ANZPT Gold Coast in 2010 for over $116,000.
Away from the tables, Kroesen keeps busy being a new dad, as well as running triathlons and making the occasional embarrassing YouTube video.
Kroesen was extremely short stacked at the start of Day 2 but managed to claw his way back, and after eliminating Jackson Zheng on the final table bubble, he finds himself right in contention for the title.
Bio courtesy of the PokerStarsBlog