Seat 8: Marcin Horecki, 33, Warsaw, Poland – Team PokerStars Pro - 3,290,000
Born in Poland, Marcin Horecki is a former member of the national alpine skiing team but was forced to quit the sport because of injury. Marcin studied for BA and MA degrees and then worked in corporate finance. He also began playing Magic: The Gathering around this time, a game that would introduce him to the poker tables at PokerStars. In 2006, he came close to making the final table of the €1,000 NLHE event at the Barcelona Open and this gave him the confidence he needed to turn pro. He has a total of six EPT cashes to date including his career-best third place finish at EPT London in Season 5 for £303,439. Marcin joined Team PokerStars Pro during the WSOP in July 2009. He is currently leading the Polish All Time Money List.