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MEET THE LATEST WSOP CHAMPION – GREG HOBSON

 Name: Greg Hobson

 Birthplace: Baker, Oregon

 Age: 33

 Current Residence: Anchorage, Alaska

 Marital Status: Married

 Children: 2

 Profession: Professional Poker Player

 Former Profession: Substitute Teacher

 Education: University of Oregon

 Number of WSOP Cashes: 4

 Number of WSOP gold bracelet victories (with this tournament): 1

 Best Previous WSOP finish: 151st (2009)

 First-Place Prize Money: $256,691

 Note: Hobson will be classified as a professional poker player in WSOP records, since he plays full-time exclusively and has no other occupation.

 INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNER

MEET THE LATEST WSOP CHAMPION – KENNY HSIUNG

 Name: Kenny Hsiung

 Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio

 Age: 29

 Current Residence: Henderson, NV

 Marital Status: Single

 Children: No

 Profession: College Student (University of Nevada-Las Vegas)

 Former Profession: Professional Poker Player

 Education: Attended Ohio State University, now attending UNLV

 Number of WSOP Cashes: 8

 Number of WSOP gold bracelet victories (with this tournament): 1

 Best Previous WSOP finish: 9th (2009)

 First-Place Prize Money: $165,205

 Note: Hsiung will be classified as a professional poker player in WSOP records, since he plays full-time exclusively and has no other occupation.

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MEET THE LATEST WSOP CHAMPION

 Name: Steven Loube

 Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado

 Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

 Age: 34

 Education: Loube did his undergrad at Georgia Tech and attended the University of Georgia (UGA) for law school. He finished his degree in London, England.

 Profession: Personal Injury Attorney -- owns his own law firm.

 Number of WSOP Cashes: 1

 Number of WSOP gold bracelet victories (with this tournament): 1

 Best Previous WSOP finish: This marked Steven’s first WSOP in-the-money finish.

 First-Place Prize Money: $267,345

 Hobbies: When Loube isn’t playing cards or working, he can be found playing Call of Duty.

 
INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNER

MEET THE LATEST WSOP CHAMPION – MICHAEL “THE GRINDER” MIZRACHI

 The winner was Michael “the Grinder” Mizrachi, from Miramar, Florida (USA).

 Mizrachi is 30-years-old. He was born in Miami, FL.

 Mizrachi is a professional poker player. He has been playing full-time since 2004. Prior to playing poker, Mizrachi was a college student. He entered college and was studying to become a doctor, but decided to pursue a poker career instead, after performing so well early in his career.

 Mizrachi is married. He has three children.

 Mizrachi’s father is of Iraqi-Jewish decent. Mizrachi and most of his family are fluent in Hebrew.

MEET THE LATEST WSOP CHAMPION – JOEY WEISSMAN

 Name: Joey Weissman

 Birthplace: Syosset, NY

 Age: 24

 Current Residence: Boca Raton, FL (however, also staying in Las Vegas and elsewhere)

 Marital Status: Single

 Children: No

 Profession: Professional Poker Player

 Previous Occupation: College Student

 Number of WSOP Cashes: 3

 Number of WSOP gold bracelet victories (with this tournament): 1

 Best Previous WSOP finish: 44th (2011)

 First-Place Prize Money: $694,609

 Note: Weissman will be classified as a professional poker player in WSOP records, since he playa full-time exclusively and has no other occupation.

 INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNER – JOEY WEISSMAN

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MEET THE LATEST WSOP CHAMPION – ROCCO PALUMBO

 Name: Rocco Palumbo

 Birthplace: Genoa, Italy

 Age: 23

 Current Residence: Genoa, Italy

 Marital Status: Married

 Children: One

 Profession: Professional Poker Player

 Previous Occupation: Accountant

 Number of Years Attending WSOP: 2

 Number of WSOP Cashes: 2

 Number of WSOP gold bracelet victories (with this tournament): 1

 Best Previous WSOP finish: 81st (2012)

 First-Place Prize Money: $464,464

 Note: Palumbo will be classified as a professional poker player in WSOP records, since he does play full-time exclusively and has no other occupation.

 INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNER – ROCCO PALUMBO