Meet Your Qualifiers
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Brunner says he's really enjoying playing his first major tournament here in South America. It was a long trip from his native Madison, Wisconson, and he's relishing the chance to wear shorts and sandals while the rest of his hometown deals with a snowy, blustery winter. And the soft field sure doesn't hurt either.
Brunner qualified for this event via a $11+r satellite on PokerStars. He says he was in for at least 16 or 18 buy-ins, but the rebuy machine made it work and soon found himself heads up for the package. A crucial coinflip held Brunner's pocket eights against ace-nine on the final hand, and he was locked up for a seat in Uruguay.
When he's not grinding out his tuition money online, Brunner is a student at the University of Wisconson where he studies Economics. His knowledge of money and investments has suited him well thus far; Brunner is sitting with about 27,000 as he returns from break.