Seat 2: Kevin MacPhee (31, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) – 1,115,000
Kevin MacPhee started playing poker with college friends in 2003 after seeing Chris Moneymaker win the World Series Main Event. The former Magic: the Gathering player has been a pro for about five years, but first came to notice in April 2008 when he broke the PokerStars Tournament Leader Board record.
He then started competing in live events, qualifying for PokerStars tourneys all over the globe including APPT Macau, LAPT San Jose in Costa Rica and at least 14 EPTs.
In Season 6 he achieved his goal, winning EPT Berlin for €1 million -- one of the biggest EPT payouts ever. He crowned Season 6 by cashing in the Grand Final and winning the EPT Players’ Choice Award.
In July 2010, he cashed in four WSOP events; he also came ninth in the PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles $5,000 No-Limit Bounty Shootout tourney in November 2010 and ninth at EPT Prague the following month.
MacPhee will enter the final table as the shortest stack in eighth place.
Bio courtesy of PokerStars.