Seat 7: Niklas Heinecker -- 85,000
Niklas Heinecker is the shortest stack returning to play for the $100,000 Challenge with 10.5 big blinds, so he'll surely have his work cut out for him today.
Heinecker is known as "ragen70" online, where he plays high-stakes cash games. In the live realm, Heinecker boasts over $225,000 in live earnings. Much of that comes from an 80th-place finish in the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event where he earned $106,382.
Heinecker hails from Germany and joins fellow countrymen Igor Kurganov and Tobias Reinkemeier at this final table.