Seat 1: Ville Salmi -- 548,000

Ville Salmi has already secured his biggest ever cash by making the final table here today, his previous best was finishing 18th in the €2,850 Midnight Sun Main Event in Helsinki in June of last year. Salmi has been playing poker for five years as a hobby, he is a teacher by trade but enjoys live cash games. The Finn also seems to have a fondness for Seven-Card Stud, having finalled two Finnish events in 2008 including one runner-up spot. Salmi starts today in 6th place but is only about 70,000 in chips behind the leader.