Seat 1: Ryan Franklin, 18, Lake Tahoe, USA - PokerStars player - 1,047,000 chips | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Despite living in the one of the best casino destinations in the world, Ryan is still way too young to play in his home town and has had to come all the way to Portugal to play in his first live tournament. Since turning 18, Ryan has been playing a lot online, and has had some outstanding results including $94k for second place in a $750k guaranteed event, and $71k for winning a $200k rebuy event last month. Ryan, who just graduated from high school, is now taking a year off to focus on poker before going to university next year. He said he was "super-excited" to have made a final table in his very first live event.