Event 32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

Jun 19, 2008

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, Utsab Saha (961,000)

Utsab Saha is a 21-year-old software engineer from Fremont, CA. Though he started playing online poker purely as a hobby, he found great success on the virtual felt and used his winnings to pay his way through college. This is Saha's first WSOP cash and his first final table.

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Jun 19, 2008

Final Table Bios: Seat 4, Dany Georges (1,082,000)

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Dany Georges comes to the World Series of Poker from Burbank, CA. Most recently he logged a 13th-place finish at the 2008 L.A. Poker Classic in a $1,000 NLHE event and has final-tabled several of the Hustler Casino's weekly tournaments. This is Georges' first WSOP cash and first final table.

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Jun 19, 2008

Final Table Bios: Seat 3, Jose Luis Velador (1,898,000)

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Luis Velador arrives at the final table as the overwhelming chip leader. From Lake Elsinore, CA, Velador has a long list of cashes in Los Angeles area tournaments, including five first-place tournament finishes in a variety of poker disciplines including Omaha 8 or better, limit hold'em, stud 8 or better, and no-limit hold'em. Velador has nearly $350,000 in career tournament earnings and has made two prior cashes at the WSOP. This is his first World Series final table.

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Jun 19, 2008

Final Table Bios: Seat 2, Justin Hoffman (138,000)

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35-year-old Justin Hoffman hails from Alpharetta, Georgia, where he owns a bar and produces music festivals. Prior to that, he worked as a Cryptologist for the U.S. Navy. This is his first year playing at the WSOP, his first cash and his first final table.

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Jun 19, 2008

Final Table Bios: Seat 1, Dean Bui (211,000)

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Originally from Vietnam, 26-year-old Dean Bui now calls Seattle home. An avid online poker player, Bui has already cashed once at this year's WSOP, taking home over $17,000 for his 27th-place finish in Event #13, $2,500 NLHE. This is his third year playing in the WSOP and his first final table.

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Jun 19, 2008

Official Final Table Seat Assignments

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The WSOP has announced the seat assignments for today's final table in Event 32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Jose Luis Velador will hold a commanding lead when play resumes at 2pm PDT, with the table lineup as follows:

Seat 1: Dean Bui (Seattle, Washington) -- 211000
Seat 2: Justin Hoffman (Alpharetta, Georgia) -- 138000
Seat 3: Jose Luis Velador (Lake Elsinore, California) -- 1898000
Seat 4: Dany Georges (Burbank, California) -- 1082000
Seat 5: Utsab Saha (Fremont, California) -- 961000
Seat 6: Jae Chung (Atlanta, Georgia) -- 716000
Seat 7: Shane Stacey (Hyde Park, Vermont) -- 640000
Seat 8: Osmin Dardon (West Covina, California) -- 660000
Seat 9: Anthony Signore (Boynton Beach, Florida) -- 636000

We'll have live updates right here at PokerNews.

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