It seems like the players who make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker each year keep getting younger and younger! Eight out of the "November Nine" this year are under the age of 30, with the youngest player at just 22!
The boys welcome a 110 day recess until the November 6th showdown at the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Wondering who the lads are?
Jonathan Duhamel
From Boucherville, Quebec, this poker pro is the young gun at age 22, although he's already made some nice side cash during this year's tournament. He'll start the main event as the current chip leader with 65,795,000 chips.
John Dolan
From Bonita Springs, Florida, this 24 year old is a consistent player and will resume the game in 2nd place with 46,250,000 chips.
Joseph Cheong
Born in South Korea, but currently living in La Mirada, California, Joseph boasts a B.S. in Psychology and a joint B.A. in Math and Economics; quite the cocktail for a winning poker player. He's 24 years old and sitting pretty in 3rd position with 23,525,000 chips.
John Racener
At only 25 years old, John is the second most winning and experienced player at the final table. He's no stranger to WSOP final tables and has earned over 1 million in online poker winnings. From Port Richey, Florida, he's in 4th place with 19,050,000 chips.
Matthew Jarvis
He's another Canadian battling for the big prize and only 25 years old. From Surrey, British Columbia, Matthew is a true amateur player who mostly plays online. He'll resume the game with 16,700,000 chips.
Filippo Candio
Sitting in 6th place is the first Italian player to ever make the WSOP final table. From Cagliari, Sardinia, Filippo is just 26 and has been playing professionally on the Italian Poker Circuit for 2 years. He will begin again with 16,400,000 chips.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi
"The Grinder" is the big poker star at this year's final table. At age 29, from Miami, Florida, Michael has won 18 international tournaments and won more than $8 million! Coming back in November with a shorter stack of only 14,450,000 chips, it will be interesting to see if "The Grinder" can make his own comeback.
Cuong "Soi" Nguyen
The oldest player in the mix at age 37 was born in Vietnam but now lives in Santa Ana, California. Cuong is one of the newer players to professional tournaments and will resume with 9,650,000 chips.
Jason Senti
He's the 25 year old short stack with only 7,625,000 chips. From St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Jason has shown his skills at online tournaments and this is the chance for this largest live winnings.
Sources: WSOP.com, BonusRiders.com
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