Names You Should Know
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While many players here are looking to make their first big splash on the poker tournament scene, we have countless players with impressive poker resumes. Here are just a few of the names that are taking part in the poker action here today:
Ryan Austin, Westerville, OH - $330,077 in live earnings. His highlights include 6 WSOP cashes and a win in a $1,600 NLHE tournament in 2012 that was good for $74,282 - a career best for Austin.
Shawn Cunix, Delaware, OH - $1,363,482 in live earnings. Cunix is fresh off a win four days ago here for $7,741. He's looking to add to an impressive resume that includes a WPT title which was good for an impressive $426,100. He also has three other six figure scores to his name.
Joseph Couden, Blacklick, OH - $461,446 in live earnings. Couden has been around the tournament scene since 2008 and has 13 WSOP cashes to his name. His best result is a 4th place finish in the 2012 WSOP 8 Game Tournament for $76,841.
Nick Guagenti, Columbus, OH - $644,330 in live earnings. Guagenti has been around a while with his first reported tournament cash coming back in 2006. He has 12 WSOP cashes including a deep run in last years Main Event. He is fresh off his biggest score ever, a win at the 2014 Queen City Classic Main Even in Cincinnati for $153,548.
Chris Moneymaker, Memphis, TN - $3,572,591 in live earnings. One of the most recognized faces in poker and largely thought to be responsible for the start of the poker boom, Moneymaker has had a long career at the tables. Of course his most notable victory was for $2.5 million at the 2003 WSOP Main Event but he's not faded quietly into the night since then. Just two months ago he won the Hollywood Poker Open Main Event in St. Louis taking home $36,259 for his efforts.