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From: pokernews.com

There was certainly a lot of poker to be played yet when the final table began, but it kind of felt like the real story of this event had already played itself out. Former tennis great, and current professional poker player Yvgeny Kafelnikov finished on the final table bubble, and just missed having a great story to tell.

The story would have been made better by the fact that his poker mentor, and good friend Kirill Gerasimov did make the final table, and indeed was disconsolate when he watched his friend and student just miss the honor.

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From: lasvegaslasvegas.com

Poker is a game about confidence and timing. Isaac Galazan is a perfect example of both.

The confidence: When Isaac was asked about the exact point during the tournament when he thought that he could win it all, he mentioned, “As soon as I knocked out Greg Raymer.” Whenever you eliminate the reigning World Champion, that’s a huge ego boost, especially to a guy who does not have a tremendous amount of experience playing against professionals.

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