Second in chip is Russian professional poker player Ivan Demidov with 23,920,000
— Chip count: 23,920,000
— Age 27
— From Moscow, Russia
— Professional Poker Player
— Single
— Enjoys skiing and scuba diving
— Playing at the WSOP for the first time, this year
— Finished 11th place in Event #44
Despite playing his first live
tournament at this year’s
World Series, Demidov is
running a close second in
chips, with 24,400,000. He
describes himself as ‘a semiprofessional
poker player
from Moscow’, and says that
the playing style there is not
so different from what he’s
encountered at the Series.