Dr. Michael Binger is a former physicist turned professional poker player. Born in Delray Beach, Florida, Binger now resides in Las Vegas, NV. Binger earned a PhD in theoretical physics from Stanford University in 2006. The 33-year-old has more than $6.5 million in career tournament earnings to his name – more than any other player at the final table – the bulk of which he earned for his third-place finish at the 2006 WSOP Main Event ($4,123,310). Dr. Binger credited “Aliens” with teaching him how to play poker. He enters the final table with 1,670,000 in chips.
Joe Tehan was a poker-made millionaire by the age of 25. Born in Utica, New York, Tehan now resides in Las Vegas and plays poker professionally. Now 30, Tehan is engaged and plays golf in his spare time. Tehan owns a WPT title (Mandalay Bay, 2006), has 17 money-finishes at the WSOP and has earned more than $2.3 million tournament winnings throughout the course of his career. Tehan has 1,907,000 in chips heading into the final table.
Jake Toole is a 21-year-old student from State College, Pennsylvania. A former tennis player at Penn State University, Toole credits friend and fellow Nittany Lion Andrew Gershenfeld for teaching him the game of poker. Toole has had considerable success online, but is still earning his stripes in the live arena. His biggest live cash to date is a $95,000 score in an EPT German Open side event in 2009. Toole enters the final table with 1,975,000 in chips.
