Team 888poker consists of poker pros and former sports stars with Shane Warne as the captain of the team which now includes: JC Tran, Jesse Sylvia, Jake Balsiger, Russell Thomas, Georges St-Pierre, Jackie Glazier and Jessica Dawley.
Sam Holden has just left the team and announced his semi-retirement from poker and is taking time out to get a degree in philosophy.
November Nine players Jay Farber and Michiel Brummelhuis have also joined Team 888Poker which consists of Padraig Parkinson, Shane Warne, Sam Holden, Jake Balsiger, Jackie Glazier and Jesse James.
As 888Poker continues to expand so does the team of poker pros that represent them at the major live poker tournaments around the World.
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Team 888Poker had three of their sponsored pros on the 2012 WSOP Main Event final table this year: Jesse Sylvia, Jake Balsiger and Russell Thomas. Although they all failed to win the title they all collectively won an impressive $11.9 million in WSOP winnings for finishing in 2nd, 3rd and 4th place respectively.
The 2012 WSOP final table lasted more than 18 hours of mind-blowing action and was great TV exposure for 888Poker.
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Jake Balsiger is eliminated in 3rd place after 11 hours of 3 handed play, the 21 year old takes home $3,799,071. Greg Merson is chip leader going into the heads-up match against Jesse Sylvia.
Greg Merson is the 2012 WSOP Main Event Champion and is 2012 Player of the Year.
The WSOP Final Table Live Stream 2012 was restricted to specific countries, many fans complained about not being able to watch the WSOP online including fans from Canada and Germany, click on the link for alternative streaming options. Fans can watch the 2012 WSOP Main Event final live on ESPN @ 9:00 PM ET/ 6:00 PT.
