Finalist #1: Ayaz Mahmood
Ayaz Mahmood is a 38-year-old professional poker player currently living in Houston, Texas. He has numerous WSOP cashes to his credit already, including a couple of final tables. He finished fifth in the $5,000 six-handed NLH event in 2005, and seventh in the $2,000 pot-limit hold'em event in 2008.
Mahmood defeated John Duthie, Nathan Doudney, James Collopy, Kevin Saul, Brian Rast, Faraz Jaka, and Jason Somerville to reach the final.