Last July the 2008 World Series of Poker had 6844 players entering for a grand final prize of $9.1 million to the champion. The tournament stopped when it reached 9 players. These 9 players known as the “November Nine” will make the final when the tournament resumes this November 9th.

November Nine final table main event player - Darus Suharto

Darus Suharto was born in Indonesia but now lives in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. He attended both York University and the University of Central Arkansas. He’s 39, has an MBA from Indiana University and works as an accountant. He won his way into the main event through a satellite.

He starts the final table with 12,520,000 in chips.

Interview video of Darus Suharto
November 9 final table main event player 2008 World Series of Poker

Suharto has only produced one live poker tournament cash in the amount of $26,389, for his 448th place finish at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event. His favorite poker player is Daniel Negreanu and his hobbies include traveling, reading, going to movies or just relaxing at home. In his free time, he also volunteers at some professional associations/not-for profit organizations.