Seat 5: Bassam “Bissobentley” Elnajjar, 50, Beirut, Lebanon - 744,000 chips
Elnajjar has been playing poker for years but only took up Texas Hold’em about three years ago. Online he has had a few small cashes but he often competes in – and wins – the twice-weekly tournaments held at Lebanon’s only casino, the Casino du Liban. The Lebanese poker community is very close and and Elnajjar is being cheered on here in Tallin by his friend and countryman Nicolas Chouity, the EPT6 Grand Final winner. This is Elnajjar’s first EPT.