Seat 2: Van Marcus, Australia - 346,000
Van Marcus is a 28-year-old professional poker player from Melbourne, Australia. Perhaps the player at the final table with the most global notoriety, Marcus has been playing poker for 10 years. In 2008, Marcus won the PokerStars.net APPT Manila Main Event, collecting just over USD $160,000 in prize money. Marcus has three WSOP final tables under his belt, and career tournament earnings of more than $1.2 million. Marcus considers himself an online pro and noted that Tom Dwan and Phil Galfond have influenced his approach to the game.
The APPT Melbourne Main Event final table will be a family affair for Van, as his great uncle Steve Bouya will be sitting across the table in the six seat. When Van’s not playing cards, he enjoys traveling, watching movies and partying. Marcus will begin the final table with the second-shortest stack.
Bio courtesy of PokerStars