A Quartet Of Hopefulls
Among the many faces in the orange section of the Amazon Room are a quartet of established grinders hoping to secure a $10 million payday.
Frenchman Bruno Fitoussi is hard to miss because his masses of grey curly hair, plus the man has recorded cashes dating back to the early 1990s.
British trio Duncan McLellan, Albert Sapiano and Barny Boatman are also in their seats. We spoke to Boatman before the tournament started and he said that he felt in the zone and was confident of a deep run in this massive tournament.
McLellan is a bricklayer by trade, but also a poker enthusiast who has had plenty of success on the United Kingdom poker, while Albert Sapiano is a legend in UK poker circles thanks to his unrivalled passion for the game and his willingness to get his stack into the middle of the felt with alarming regularity. Sapiano is self-made, making his fortune from importing honey many years ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |