Seat 4: Mike Wattel (810,000)
Mike Wattel could very well be the most underestimated player at the table which is compounded by the fact that he starts as the short stack. The truth is Wattel is one of the most formidable players in the poker, especially when it comes to mixed games.
Wattel has one World Series of Poker bracelet to his credit. It came back in 1999 in the 30th Annual WSOP Event #15 $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo after he defeated a final table that included Scotty Nguyem, Howard "Tahoe" Andrew, Chris Bjorin, Mike Matusow and Marsha Waggoner. Wattel earned $134,865 for that score.
Since then, Wattel has amassed 35 WSOP cashes for $1,607,396 including several six-figure scores. His largest actually came in the 2010 WSOP when he finished fifth in Event #56 $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em for $186,250. No matter where Wattel finishes today he'll score the biggest WSOP cash of his career.
With that said, Wattel's biggest score ever actually came in April 2007 when he finished sixth in the $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship for $309,405. Other notable tournament cashes include runner-up in the 2001 WSOP $1,500 Razz for $41,900, runner-up in the 2005 WSOP $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo for $88,800, 95th in the 2005 WSOP Main Event for $77,710, seventh in the 2009 $10,000 World Championship Mixed Events 8 Game for $64,373, and tenth in the 2009 $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. for $123,895.
On a more personal note, the 42-year-old Wattel, born in Illinois, currently lives in Chandler, Arizona and is the father of two boys.
For more on Wattel, check out his player profile on PokerNews.