Joaquin Sosa is with us this week from windy Chicago, Illinois. He is 49 years old, and he's been playing poker part-time for about five years. This is his first major final table, and this event has already been the highlight of his short poker career. By day, Sosa is a laboratory technician in his home town, playing poker mainly as a side hobby.
This game might become more than a hobby if Sosa can rack up a few more deep finishes like this one. He will begin play in the middle of the pack, sitting squarely on 60,000 chips.