Is Papola the 6-Max King?
Jeffrey Papola is from New Jersey and is one of the up and coming young guns that you need to keep an eye out for. A law student who resides in New York, Papola claimed his first piece of WSOP gold jewelry after he won Event No. 42: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed. Papola also placed second in the $2,500 six-handed event just a few days before that. Those two scores alone netted him over $1 million in winnings.
Those two big splashes aren't Papola's only claim to fame. He's cashed in the WSOP Main Event the past two years as well as coming in third place at the 2008 Aruba Poker Classic behind winner Matt Brady and runner-up Johan Storakers. That finish was good for $250,000 in prize money. Overall, Papola is nearly at $1.5 million in total career earnings from live events.
With his record in six-handed events this World Series, Papola could be one of the big favorites to do well in this event that no one has really heard of. He may not be a recognizable face to many of the top pros playing, but if they're not careful he's going to end up with all of their chips. To start the day today, Papola was seated with Joel Nordkvist, NAPT Venetian winner Tom Marchese, Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge champion Dan Shak and Tim Adams.