Seat 7: Arnaud Mattern, 30, Paris, France – Team PokerStars Pro – 3,720,000 chips
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Before taking up poker in 2004, Arnaud was a well-known backgammon player. His poker career started online with both cash games and tournaments, Limit and No Limit. By 2006, he was also enjoying success at live events including wins in London and Italy. He first came to international attention when he took down the inaugural EPT Prague event in Season 4 for €708,400. He came close to winning a second title the next season when he came fifth at EPT Warsaw. He has cashed at several EPTs since then and went deep in last year’s WSOP-E in London. In May this year he made the final of the WPT in Paris, finishing seventh for €82,000. He is known for his mathematical approach to the game and has been described as “disciplined, cold and calculating.”