New Yorker Ylon Schwartz will be a medium stack at the WSOP Main Event Final Table with 13,040,000
— Chip count: 13,040,000
— Age 38
— From Brooklyn in New York
— Former professional chess player, who hustled games in New York City’s public parks for money
— Discovered he could make a far better living playing poker, and has been doing so the last several years
— 12th time to cash at the WSOP (more than any other finalist); best previous finish was 15th place in the $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em event this year
Back in New York, Schwartz
is a pro player who plies his
trade online and in Atlantic
City. He’s no stranger to
Vegas, though, having
cashed in 12 WSOP events
over the years. How has he
managed to do it again this
time? ‘I maintained my cool.
Mostly. I went on tilt [once]
but, luckily, I caught myself.’
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