US pro JC Tran has the chiplead in the 44th annual WSOP Final Table. The 2013 November Nine is a tough field to best; here come the profiles of the players that are competing for the most coveted golden bracelet of all.
Seat 1: Sylvain Loosli (France), stack: 19,600,000
Total live tournament winnings: $3,198
Loosli is 26 years old poker pro from Toulon, France. He is attending business school and makes a living from online poker. Most of all a cash game player, he goes by the screen name ‘Patrick8313’. His only recorded live tournament result so far has been a 24th finish in the EPT Deauville 2011 €2,000 NLHE for $3,198.
Seat 2: Michiel Brummelhuis (The Netherlands), stack: 11,275,000
Total live tournament winnings: $671,706
The 32-year-old Brummelhuis comes from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He can be found playing under the screen name ‘utreg’ and he has SCOOP, Super Tuesday as well as Sunday 500 championship titles. His best live score has been a 4th finish in the PCA 2011 $25,000 NLHE High Roller event for $154,350.
Seat 3: Mark Newhouse (USA), stack: 7,350,000
Total live tournament winnings: $2,004,277
Based on his qualities, Newhouse could be one of the favourites to win the Main Event but his stack size can be a major obstacle in his way. The American player grinds online as ‘newhizzle’ and he is a winner of the Sunday Million series, among other results. He has also been known at the high stakes cash game tables and he has a live score large enough not to make his run in the Main Event an automatic best result in his career: he won the WPT Borgata 2006 main event for $1,519,020.
Seat 4: Ryan Riess (USA), stack: 25,875,000
Total live tournament winnings: $309,478
The 23 years old Riess is the youngest player in the 2013 November Nine; if he wins, he will be the first WSOP Main Event champion to have born in the 1990s. He studied at the Michigan State University and moved to Las Vegas after graduation to play poker on a professional level. His main hunting field is the WSOPC series and his best result is a runner-up finish in last year’s Horseshoe Chicago $1,675 NLHE Main Event for $239,063.
Seat 5: Amir Lehavot (Israel), stack: 29,700,000
Total live tournament winnings: $1,541,643
Officially representing Israel, 38 years old Lehavot lives in Florida, USA. He has a degree in engineering, holds a WSOP title for his victory in the 2011 $10,000 PLO Championship ($573,456) and has collected three ITM finishes in this year’s World Series before the Main Event. He is definitely one of the favourites to take down the tournament.
Seat 6: Marc McLaughlin (Canada), stack: 26,525,000
Total live tournament winnings: $677,168
25-year-old McLaughlin lives in Montreal, Canada. Since his first appearance in the WSOP in 2009, he has been busy collecting in the money finishes, with one ITM in 2009, another in 2010, three in 2011 and yet another in 2012. While he has not yet collected a paying finish this year, making it to the November Nine should be more than enough compensation. In his “civil” life, he is a tattoo artist, even though he himself has no body paint.
Seat 7: JC Tran (USA), stack: 38,000,000
Total live tournament winnings: $8,308,259
US pro JC Tran is the chipleader of the 2013 WSOP Final Table and he is also the ultimate favourite to win the tournament. He has accumulated impressive results both online and live; he has two WSOP victories, he is a WPT champion and has scooped in the WPT Player of the Year title. Online, he won the WCOOP 2006 Main Event, which makes him a candidate to be the first player ever to win both the WSOP and the WCOOP Main Events.
Seat 8: David Benefield (USA), stack: 6,375,000
Total live tournament winnings: $633,243
Benefield was born in Fort Worth, Texas and is currently residing in New York, studying political science. He used to be a respected online high stakes cash game player, going by the screen name ‘Raptor’, but recently he has been focusing on his studies instead. His best live tournament result has so far been an 8th finish in the WSOPE 2012 €50,000 NLHE Majestic Roller for $150,035.
Seat 9: Jay Farber (USA), stack: 25,975,000
Total live tournament winnings: -
Farber comes from Pennsylvania, USA. The 28 years old nightclub owner has no recorded live tournament result to date.
Seat 1: Sylvain Loosli (France), stack: 19,600,000
Total live tournament winnings: $3,198
Loosli is 26 years old poker pro from Toulon, France. He is attending business school and makes a living from online poker. Most of all a cash game player, he goes by the screen name ‘Patrick8313’. His only recorded live tournament result so far has been a 24th finish in the EPT Deauville 2011 €2,000 NLHE for $3,198.
Seat 2: Michiel Brummelhuis (The Netherlands), stack: 11,275,000
Total live tournament winnings: $671,706
The 32-year-old Brummelhuis comes from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He can be found playing under the screen name ‘utreg’ and he has SCOOP, Super Tuesday as well as Sunday 500 championship titles. His best live score has been a 4th finish in the PCA 2011 $25,000 NLHE High Roller event for $154,350.
Seat 3: Mark Newhouse (USA), stack: 7,350,000
Total live tournament winnings: $2,004,277
Based on his qualities, Newhouse could be one of the favourites to win the Main Event but his stack size can be a major obstacle in his way. The American player grinds online as ‘newhizzle’ and he is a winner of the Sunday Million series, among other results. He has also been known at the high stakes cash game tables and he has a live score large enough not to make his run in the Main Event an automatic best result in his career: he won the WPT Borgata 2006 main event for $1,519,020.
Seat 4: Ryan Riess (USA), stack: 25,875,000
Total live tournament winnings: $309,478
The 23 years old Riess is the youngest player in the 2013 November Nine; if he wins, he will be the first WSOP Main Event champion to have born in the 1990s. He studied at the Michigan State University and moved to Las Vegas after graduation to play poker on a professional level. His main hunting field is the WSOPC series and his best result is a runner-up finish in last year’s Horseshoe Chicago $1,675 NLHE Main Event for $239,063.
Seat 5: Amir Lehavot (Israel), stack: 29,700,000
Total live tournament winnings: $1,541,643
Officially representing Israel, 38 years old Lehavot lives in Florida, USA. He has a degree in engineering, holds a WSOP title for his victory in the 2011 $10,000 PLO Championship ($573,456) and has collected three ITM finishes in this year’s World Series before the Main Event. He is definitely one of the favourites to take down the tournament.
Seat 6: Marc McLaughlin (Canada), stack: 26,525,000
Total live tournament winnings: $677,168
25-year-old McLaughlin lives in Montreal, Canada. Since his first appearance in the WSOP in 2009, he has been busy collecting in the money finishes, with one ITM in 2009, another in 2010, three in 2011 and yet another in 2012. While he has not yet collected a paying finish this year, making it to the November Nine should be more than enough compensation. In his “civil” life, he is a tattoo artist, even though he himself has no body paint.
Seat 7: JC Tran (USA), stack: 38,000,000
Total live tournament winnings: $8,308,259
US pro JC Tran is the chipleader of the 2013 WSOP Final Table and he is also the ultimate favourite to win the tournament. He has accumulated impressive results both online and live; he has two WSOP victories, he is a WPT champion and has scooped in the WPT Player of the Year title. Online, he won the WCOOP 2006 Main Event, which makes him a candidate to be the first player ever to win both the WSOP and the WCOOP Main Events.
Seat 8: David Benefield (USA), stack: 6,375,000
Total live tournament winnings: $633,243
Benefield was born in Fort Worth, Texas and is currently residing in New York, studying political science. He used to be a respected online high stakes cash game player, going by the screen name ‘Raptor’, but recently he has been focusing on his studies instead. His best live tournament result has so far been an 8th finish in the WSOPE 2012 €50,000 NLHE Majestic Roller for $150,035.
Seat 9: Jay Farber (USA), stack: 25,975,000
Total live tournament winnings: -
Farber comes from Pennsylvania, USA. The 28 years old nightclub owner has no recorded live tournament result to date.
