Seat 1: Patrick Karschamroon (585,000)
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Coming into the day in fourth place with an above-average stack is Patrick Karschamroon.
A 29-year-old poker pro from Los Angeles, California, Karschamroon was a lowly retail salesman before making the jump to the felt full time. In 2009, he binked a $1,000 event at the Legends of Poker to scribe his first real mark onto the tournament scoreboard. He improved on that result in a big way one year later at the California State Poker Championships where he took down a $3,085 event, besting a stacked final table to take more than $160,000 in cash. He went on to add two small cashes to his credit as last year's WSOP.
Wherever he finishes today, Karschamroon will top $250,000 in career earnings. Will he snag his first gold ring as well?