WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Final Table Preview

Get your popcorn ready because you’re in for a treat as the final table is set at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown…

ALL-STAR CAST

Get ready to watch a fine cast of pros once WPT episodes from the Seminole Hard Rock Showdown air later in 2014!

The fact that the Seminole Hard Rock guaranteed a 5M prize pool was enough for some of North American’s best (and some from other parts of the world as well) to make the trip to Florida in order to chase the WPT crown.

What we didn’t anticipate was the quality of this final table, which is going to be filled with top notch players including James Mackey, Jacob Schindler, Matt Stout and …

Mukul Pahuja!

PAHUJA-MANIA

Mukul Pahuja (GPI#22) is on absolute fire at the moment. This will mark the third month in a row that Pahuja earns a Top 10 finish (second final table) in a WPT event. After the WPT Lucky Hearts in Coconut Creek and the Bay 101 Shooting Shooting Star in San Jose (add to that a WPT Montreal final table last November) and Pahuja could very well be the hottest poker player on the planet.

Will he finally be able to enter the WPT Champions Club? We’ll find out on Wednesday.

Let’s take a closer look at our Main Event final table participants:

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›› SEAT 1  |  ERIC AFRIAT  

• Recently finished 20th at WPT National Montreal ($7,473 CAD)
• Won side event at Bellagio Cup VIII in 2012 ($110,128)
• Finished 6th at WPT Bellagio Cup VI in 2010 ($118,950)
• WPT Career: 1 cash, $118,950
• GPI Ranking: Current: #1995  |  Career Peak: #826 (July 2013)

›› SEAT 2  |  JACOB BAZELEY  

• Recently finished 35th at WSOPC St. Louis ($3,108)
• Finished 3rd in Million Dollar Heater in January ($54,078)
• Finished 18th at the WPT Fall Scramble in November ($12,093)
• Finished 5th in 2,500 NLH Six Handed event at 44th WSOP ($82,297)
• Was runner-up in 1,500 NLH event at 43rd WSOP ($322,294)
• WPT Career: 1 cash, $12,093
• GPI Ranking: Current: #1571  |  Career Peak: #204 (March 2014)

›› SEAT 3  |  JAMES MACKEY  

• Recently finished 14th at MSPT Tama in Iowa ($5,260)
• Finished 3rd in 1,500 NLH event at 43rd WSOP ($286,633)
• Finished 7th at WPT SHR Showdown in 2011 ($124,704)
• Was runner-up in 10K 8-Game Championship at 39th WSOP ($292,792)
• Won WSOP bracelet in 5K NLH event at 38th WSOP ($730,740)
• WPT Career: 4 cashes, $186,690 
• GPI Ranking: Current: #848  |  Career Peak: #4575 (Aug 2012)

›› SEAT 4  |  CHANCE KORNUTH  

• Cashed in 300K Guaranteed event at WSOPC OK to start 2014 ($3,690)
• Won 5K PLO event at 41st WSOP in 2010 ($508,090)
• WPT Career: 1 cash, $7,000
• GPI Ranking: Current: #2117  |  Career Peak: #235 (Sep 2012)

›› SEAT 5  |  MATTHEW STOUT  

• Recently finished 12th in Venetian DSE side event ($3,291)
• Finished 48th at 2014 PCA Main Event ($32,000)
• Was runner-up in NLH 6-Handed event at 44th WSOP ($313,370)
• Finished 3rd at 2009 WPT World Poker Finals ($265,710)
• WPT Career: 1 final table, 8 cashes, $509,962
• GPI Ranking: Current: #53  |  Career Peak: #33 (Oct 2013)

›› SEAT 6  |  MUKUL PAHUJA  

• Finished 4th at WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star in March ($320,800)
• Finished 8th at WPT Lucky Hearts Open in February ($36,147)
• Finished 2nd at WPT Montreal in November ($362,430 CAD)
• Finished 3rd at Seminole Hard Rock Open in August ($872,625)
• WPT Career: 2 final tables, 6 cashes, $778,074
• GPI Ranking: Current: #22  |  Career Peak: #21 (March 2014)