Seat 6: Eric Buchman (34,800,000)
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30-year-old professional poker player Eric Buchman enters the final table as its second largest stack. During the lead up to this year’s November Nine final table, you might say Buchman and several of his final table comrades were overshadowed by the tremendous amount of media attention devoted to Phil Ivey – the first big-name pro to reach the WSOP Main Event final table in this new format – and Darvin Moon; overwhelming chip leader and old fashioned everyman. Make no mistake about it, Eric Buchman has a lot of chips and the potential to make a serious run at the title.
The product of a brick and mortar poker education from card rooms in Atlantic City, Connecticut and underground clubs in New York City, Buchman began his poker-playing career back in college. His brother introduced him to the game and after realizing he could make a decent living at it, he ditched the hobby tag and started playing professionally after earning his degree.
The New Yorker finished 6th in Event 25 at this year’s WSOP and came close to snagging his first bracelet with a runner-up finish in 2006. With tournament cashes in excess of $900,000, Buchman is no stranger to big buy-in final tables. OK, maybe not this big, but only a select few in the history of the game can lay claim to that accomplishment. Come Tuesday morning, however, Buchman can add his name to the list.