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PokerStars Players Dominate the 2008 WSOP

Of the 6,844 skilled players who entered the 2008 WSOP Main Event, only nine made it to the final table. Among those players are the so-called PokerStars Six, a tough combination of PokerStars players and qualifiers who will be part of history in November. Here is a look at the PokerStars players who will return to compete for poker's biggest prize:

Dennis Phillips (26,295,000)-- is an accountant from St. Louis, Missouri.

Ivan Demidov (24,400,000) -- is a 27-year-old online semi-pro from Moscow Russia.

Peter Eastgate -- (18,375,000) -- is a 22-year-old PokerStars player and is one of the top five online pros in Denmark.

Ylon Schwartz -- (12,525,000) -- A native New Yorker, born in Manhattan and now living in Brooklyn -- Ylon is a chess whizz and a poker player with 11 previous cashes in World Series events dating back to 2005.

Darus Suharto -- (12,520,000) -- is an accountant from Toronto, Canada.

David “Chino” Rheem -- (10,230,000)-- is a 28-year-old from Miami, Florida, who has enjoyed a string of tournament successes recently including five WSOP cashes in the last three years.

In all, PokerStars players cashed in for more than $9 million combined in the Main Event. The PokerStars Six will have their chance at a total of another $32.6 million that's up for grabs in November.