Seat 7: Jose De Noronha (568,000)
The second-shortest stack today belongs to Jose De Noronha of Lisbon, Portugal. A businessman dealing in antiques, De Noronha has been playing more and more poker events as of late including the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, European Poker Tours, and plans on playing the World Series of Poker this summer. He has been looking for that elusive big score, but is assured the biggest cash of his career here today.
Throughout the tournament De Noronha has carried a notepad that he diligently writes in. Supposedly his notes serve as a guide and constantly reminds him of relevant information such as having so many big blinds in such and such level. We'll soon see if De Noronha's homework pays off and if he can work his short stack back in to contention.