The final table is set in the record-setting World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event with the final nine players returning to the felt on Tuesday night to play to a winner.
The tournament set a new record with 10,112 entries for a prize pool of $94 million. All final table players win at least $1 million with the champion scoring $10 million. Here’s a look at the final players remaining.
Jordan Griff (U.S.) – 163.7 million chips
This is only Griff’s fourth WSOP cash and he returns as chip leader. His previous best score came in 2023 for $18,104 in a WSOP Circuit event. Originally from Illinois, he lives in Arizona and earned a degree in supply chain management from Arizona State University.
Brian Kim (U.S.) – 94.6 million
A native of California, the 34-year-old has one WSOP bracelet, which came in 2022. He also finished 23rd in the Main Event that year for $323,100. He attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and now lives in Sydney, Australia.
Niklas Astedt (Sweden) – 94.2 million
Regarded as one of the world’s greatest online poker players, Astedt, 33, has $48 million in online winnings. This marks his third career Main Event cash and he has 60 career series cashes, but is seeking his first bracelet.
Joe Serock (New Mexico) – 83.6 million
A longtime poker pro, Serock has one career WSOP bracelet and $4 million in poker winnings. Serock, 36, began playing poker in 2004 and currently lives in San Diego, California. He has 98 career WSOP cashes.
Jason Sagle (Canada) – 67.3 million
This Ontario player is searching for his first WSOP bracelet and also has his best finish in an event in the series. He finished 23rd in the WSOP Main Event in 2004 for $120,000.
Boris Angelov (Bulgaria) – 52.9 million
The 27-year-old has $900,000 in live poker winnings and has a degree in finance from the University of Bocconi. This is his 13th career WSOP cash.
Jonathan Tamayo (Texas) – 26.7 million
The 38-year-old has $2 million in live poker earnings including 63 WSOP cashes and four WSOP Circuit rings. In 2009, he finished 21st in the Main Event for $352,000 and is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in hotel management.
Malo Latinois (France) – 25.5 million
With his first official tournament cash coming in 2022, Latinois, 28 has less than $100,000 in winnings. He now wins at least $1 million.
Andres Gonzalez (Spain) – 18.3 million
The 30-year-old has 31 career WSOP poker cashes and began playing poker in 2014. Gonzalez’s previous best WSOP cash came this summer, a third-place finish in a $1,500 event for $201,518.