Jon Kalmar, from Chorley, a mere 10 minutes from me in Preston has made the FT of the WSOP ME just shy of being the chip leader with over $20 million in chips.
Seat 1 - Jon Kalmar - 20.32 million
Seat 2 - Lee Childs - 13.24 million
Seat 3 - Philip Hilm - 22.07 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 8.45 million
Seat 5 - Raymond Rahme - 16.32 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 21.315 million
Seat 7 - Alex Kravchenko - 6.57 million
Seat 8 - Lee Watkinson - 9.925 million
Seat 9 - Hevad 'Rain' Khan - 9.205 million
And the prizepool they're playing for:
1st - $8,250,000
2nd - $4,840,981
3rd - $3,048,025
4th - $1,852,721
5th - $1,255,069
6th - $956,243
7th - $705,229
8th - $585,934
9th - $525,934
Having played with Jon a few times I am pretty sure he is AT LEAST taking home a 7 figure sum. I am certain he will make it shorthanded to the final 3 but you never know what can happen in these things. I wish him all the best and if he becomes world champion it would be great for the game. I remember last November in Sheffield as we finished for the day in our £300 event (the final table was to be played the next day). He offered to drive me home out of his way even though it was 5am, and pick me up again just a few hours later to come back at an inconvienience to himself. We ended up chopping 1st and 2nd (he won) and everytime he's seen me since has always had time to say hello. It does feel rather strange for some reason that a few months ago in Walsall I saw him placing £1 bets on roulette, and now he's about to take down the big one!
Well if he wins $8.25 million I'll have more than enough time to say hello back!!!! Not that I didn't before of course..
GL!
JPK
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