Pokerstars.com Bahamas EPT: FINAL TABLE

[snoopy1239]

Still no sign of a start. And to think they may me get up at 9am! 

[GreekStein]

yep remember my book question! see if he'll give some free copies!

Gd luck the apple

[TightEnd]

I'm interviewing Barry Greenstein at 2pm today so will be leaving you solely in the capable hands of Sir Floppy. Does anyone have any good questions they would like me to ask the Robin Hood of Poker?

when was the last time he Made Marion?

[snoopy1239]

yep remember my book question! see if he'll give some free copies!

Gd luck the apple

The book quesiton has been etched in as has the "Can I have some money please?" one. 

[AndrewT]

I'm interviewing Barry Greenstein at 2pm today so will be leaving you solely in the capable hands of Sir Floppy. Does anyone have any good questions they would like me to ask the Robin Hood of Poker?

Ask him if he has any regrets about marrying Liza Minnelli.

[LLevan]

Snoops whilst we are thinking of questions for you to ask Barry perchance we could have a few more Kara Scott norkage pics to set us up nicely for this final table.

[snoopy1239]

Introduction time, and these words the words of announcer Lee Jones:

"In Seat 6 we have Craig 'Apple' Hopkins." 

[snoopy1239]

Snoops whilst we are thinking of questions for you to ask Barry perchance we could have a few more Kara Scott norkage pics to set us up nicely for this final table.

I'm a bit scared now as last time I took a photo, she threatened to sort me out.... and in the bad way.

[LLevan]

Snoops whilst we are thinking of questions for you to ask Barry perchance we could have a few more Kara Scott norkage pics to set us up nicely for this final table.

I'm a bit scared now as last time I took a photo, she threatened to sort me out.... and in the bad way.

Just tell her a Beagle is for life and not just for Christmas

[snoopy1239]

Just to clarify, the brand spanking new orange/brown chips are worth 100k each. Aye carumba!

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 1: Kris Kukendall -- 2,150,000



Kris, who turned 25 yesterday (January 9),  graduated with a business degree from the University of Cincinatti and coaches wrestling in his spare time. He has only been playing poker for two years and turned pro after six months. He specialises in online cash games – 2/4 and 5/10 No Limit – and when he won his seat to the PCA, it was the first satellite he had ever played. The PCA is also his first ever live tournament but he says he found the transition from online to live pretty easy. This is his biggest result to date. He added: “I’ve had an up and down tournament so far. “

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 2: Christian Harder -- 905,000



Christian Harder, a student from Annapolis, Maryland, is playing in his first live big buy-in event.   After studying business last semester at Salisbury University, he decided to take this semester off to play poker.  He’s getting off to a pretty good start after qualifying on PokerStars in a $650 multi-table satellite.  Known as “charder30” online, Harder is no stranger to tournament poker.  He spends most of his time playing the biggest buy-in tournaments online with $8ok in a $1k event his biggest win to date.  Although the shortest stack at the table, Harder still feels confident going into final table play.

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 3: David Pham -- 7,390,000



David 'The Dragon' Pham enjoyed having odds on his side at an early age, when the 17-year-old was one of only 46 (out of 145) people to survive a boat journey fleeing his native Vietnam for the United States. He joined the cleaning business of his cousin Men 'The Master' Nguyen, who had registered some success at the Las Vegas poker tables. He studied the game under his cousin and learned well from the master, as he was soon wiping the floor with his opponents at the table. His breakthrough year was 2000, when his consistent performances saw him named Cardplayer's Player of the Year. The following year saw him claim his first WSOP bracelet on the $2,000 SHOE event, and he would add his second in a NL Hold'Em shootout event in 2006. He’s had five WPT final tables in all and two WSOP bracelets. Pham is considered one of the most aggressive pros in the game and lies 23rd on the all-time money list - with $5.4 million in career earnings.

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 4: Betrand "ElkY" Grospellier -- 3,060,000



ElkY was a famous professional gamer until a friend suggested he try his luck at poker seven years ago. He quickly proved his skills by qualifying for the WSOP two years running. He joined Team PokerStars in 2006. Rarely without his trademark sunglasses, poker has proved a profitable career switch for the young Frenchman. In EPT Season 3, he cashed three times including his second-place finish in Copenhagen for €309,000. ElkY is a prolific online player and said: "With gaming, I could practice 12 hours a day, but if I lost the game, the value would be zero. However, in poker every hour has some benefit”.

[NoflopsHomer]

Seat 5: Joseph Elpayaa -- 2,755,000



Joespeh “bigegypt” Elpayaa, 19, from Chicago, has played a few big live events in Europe  - including last year’s EPT Grand Final and the Irish Open - but this is his first big cash. Online, he has had a lot of success and says he has won “several “ $100k prizes in various events. Joseph was in the top 1% of those who took the ACT college exams last year but he only attended for a week before deciding to focus on poker. He learned poker in home games with his brother Adam and friends. His preference is cash games but he says “being deep in a tournament beats anything else.”