Seat 8: Robin Ylitalo, 27, Gothenberg, Sweden (2,795,000)
Robin Ylitalo, an online regular, comes from a small town in Sweden up in Dalarna but now lives in Gothenburg with his girlfriend. This is his second deep run in an EPT Main Event. He came eighth in EPT8 Campione for €54,000. During this summer's World Series he came sixth in Event #49 ($1,500 NL) for $92,550. He also finished 141st in the Main Event.
His live tournaments winnings up until this event now total $364,494.
*Bio courtesy of PokerStars.