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The Official WSOP Photo BlogSelect Year:
Meet the October Nine - Seat 2: Jake Balsiger Balsiger is 21 years old and is a senior at Arizona State University. The youngest member of the 2012 October Nine, this is Balsiger’s first year to eligible to play in the WSOP Main Event. He comes to the Final Table 8th in chips with 13,115,000. Meet the October Nine - Seat 1: Russell Thomas Thomas is a 24-year-old actuary from Hartford, CT. He starts the Main Event Final Table 4th in chips with 24,800,000 The Greatest Show on Earth It always feels like a circus when the WSOP Main Event takes over the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio. This year is no exception. The theater is packed and waiting to see who will be the 2012 WSOP Main Event Champion. Cowboy Jesse James Chipleader Jesse Sylvia, or Jesse James Sylvia if you will, has a larege rail of supporters all sporting these t-shirts, which glow in the dark. Huevos Rancheros Fans and friends of Rob Salaburu show their support with lots of cheering as well as t-shirts bearing his now infamous catchphrase, "Huevos Rancheros". Line 'Em Up Poker fans lined up as early as 10:30 in the morning outside of the Penn and Teller Theater to grab a seat to watch the biggest final table of the year. The 2012 WSOP Main Event Final Table The 2012 WSOP Main Event Final Table (left to right): Russell Thomas, Jacob Balsiger, Jeremy Ausmus, Steven Gee, Greg Merson, Jesse Sylvia, Robert Salaburu, Andras Koroknai, Michael Esposito Advice from the Rail At the secondary feature table, Gaelle Baumann chats with her friends in between hands. With 19 players remaining, there are still two women alive, Baumann and Elisabeth Hille. Her Way or the Norway Elisabeth Hille of easily has the Norway most supporters at the Main Stage feature table. A few of her friends even brought a few sign to help cheer her on. Reporting from the Main Stage Kara Scott of ESPN reports on the action on Day 7 of the Main Event. Just 25 players remain as we play down to the final nine players. There are 1400 entries in the photo blog.
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