Seat 7. Cristian Dragomir, 32, Bucharest, Romania – 2,293,000
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When Cristian Dragomir first took up poker seven years ago, he thought – mistakenly - he was the only full-time player in Romania. Actually there were about 30 Romanian pros at the time but very little live poker action. In 2007, Dragomir enjoyed his first taste of fame when his team came second in the PokerStars World Cup of Poker. He said: ”That was a turning point for Romanian poker because it was on TV. People still talk to me about it as if it was yesterday.” The team stayed very close and included Cristian Tardea who Dragomir reluctantly busted here in tenth place. In 2008, Dragomir gained fame again when he was involved in a notorious hand at the WSOP Main Event against Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth raised with AK and Dragomir called with 10-4, hitting a 9-10-7 flop. Hellmuth proceeded to call Dragomir an "idiot" and "the worst player in history" and earned himself a penalty, later overturned. Dragomir eventually finished in 29th place – his best result to date. He has played eight EPTs so far but this is his first cash. His wife Madalina is supporting him from home with the couple’s young son Sasha.