Seat 4: Alex "Diesel" Bolotin (823,000)

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Alex Bolotin should feel right at home playing under the World Series of Poker logos. In 2006, Bolotin cashed twice in the WSOP. One year later, he picked up another five cashes in the series, including a 2nd place finish in the six-handed event for more than a half million dollars. This past year at the WSOP, Bolotin again performed well, notching three more cashes, making the final table in each of those events. All told, Bolotin has six WSOP final tables over the last three years and more than $1.5 million in career earnings.

Bolotin is 28 years old, and he calls Brooklyn, New York his home. In his younger days, "Diesel" was the pound-for-pound bench press champion at his high school. Ten years later, he's been flexing his muscles against this Circuit field. Bolotin went on a tear during Day 2 to take the chip lead, and he will begin play with the big stack today. He bagged up 823,000 chips, about 20% of the total amount in play.