2008 World Series of Poker

Event 31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-handed
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♦q♥
Prize
$528,418
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,327,600
Entries
1,012
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Final-table Seat Assignments

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[user33020]
Dario Minieri hopes to secure his first WSOP bracelet on Wednesday
Dario Minieri hopes to secure his first WSOP bracelet on Wednesday
Today's final table in Event 31, $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, will get underway this afternoon at 2pm PDT. Below are the seat assignments, home towns and starting chip counts for each f today's finalists:

Seat 1: Kevin Song (Rowland Heights, California) -- 1,173,000
Seat 2: Justin Filtz (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) -- 891,000
Seat 3: Dario Minieri (Rome, Italy) -- 1,721,000
Seat 4: Stuart Marshak (Chicago, Illinois) -- 183,000
Seat 5: John O'Shea (Dublin, Ireland) -- 589,000
Seat 6: Seth Fischer (Palm Harbor, Florida) -- 508,000

Tags: Dario Minieri

Seat 1: Kevin Song -- 1,173,000

[user46392]
[user46392]
Hometown: Rowland Heights, California

This Korean native is no stranger to the World Series of Poker final table. In 1997 he won his first bracelet in the limit hold'em event and is going for number two today. With eleven first-place finishes, Kevin's total career winnings stand at a little over $2,000,000.

Tags: Kevin Song

Seat 2: Justin Filtz -- 891,000

[user46392]
[user46392]
Hometown: Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Justin is making his first appearance at the World Series of Poker final table. Just a couple days ago he cashed for the first time in a no-limit hold'em event. No matter what happens today, Justin will take home his biggest career cash.

Tags: Justin Filtz

Seat 3: Dario Minieri -- 1,721,000

[user46392]
[user46392]
Hometown: Rome, Italy

This 23-year-old poker pro is today's starting chip leader. After three years of playing at the World Series of Poker, he hopes to take home a bracelet. Although this Roman has sat at numerous final tables, today is his first appearance at a World Series of Poker final table.

Tags: Dario Minieri

Seat 4: Stuart Marshak -- 183,000

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[user4144]
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

Stuart is a risk manager from Chicago, Illinois. This is his first final table at the World Series of Poker in his first year entering the tournament. He says if he were to win a bracelet he would let his two-year-old niece wear it around the house. Stuart is the short stack at the beginning of play today.

Tags: Stuart Marshak

Seat 6: Seth Fischer -- 508,000

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[user4144]
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

This is Seth's first year to enter the World Series of Poker tournament. The 25-year-old poker pro was born in Dunedin, Florida, and now resides in Atlanta, Georgia. The Emory University graduate says if he wins the bracelet today he will go to Disneyland.

Tags: Seth Fischer

Introducing...

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[user4144]
Players are currently being introduced to the crowd. Dario Minieri in particular received a warm reception, the Italian segment of the rail not afraid of making their voices heard.

Hand #1 - Not Quite Yet

[user46392]
[user46392]
The start of play has been slightly delayed because -- and I am honestly not kidding here -- Dario Minieri needs two chairs stacked on top of one another to reach the table.

Level: 19

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

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