Seat 1: Jorma Nuutinen, 29, Tampere , Finland - 975,000
Nuutinen hails from Tampere, the second biggest city in Finland, and considers himself ��almost�� a professional poker player. He has a job and he says he works there "sometimes" but he earns a good living from poker.
Nuutinen��s best live cash so far was in the 2009 Midnight Sun Main Event in Helsinki where he finished third for �66,833. Last year he finished tenth in the EPT Prague Main Event for �53,000 ... this year he has already cashed in the Eureka High Roller, making the final and finishing fifth for �45,500. He also won the �1,000 Heads-Up event at EPT9 Barcelona for �22,500. Reaching this year��s final brings his live tournament winnings to more than $400,000.