Seat 4: Antonio Matias, 54, Setubal, near Lisbon, Portugal - 3,003,000 chips | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

António Matias couldn't have hoped for a better experience at his very first EPT. The 54-year-old Portuguese businessman usually plays cash games but didn't want to miss the first EPT in his home country. He is thrilled to have reached his first final table in a live tournament, even though he admits that he almost never plays live. He said: "I'm an economist and the General Director of a travelling agency. Poker is really just a hobby for me as my work means I spend a lot of time abroad - in Luanda, Angola - or I'm at home in Setúbal with my wife and two daughters. "No Limit Hold'em is my beach", says Matias, who also likes watching football in his free time and is a keen supporter of Benfica, one of the top three teams in Portugal.