Jul. 13—Two weeks ago, 9,208 professional poker players upped the ante and traveled to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker.
As of 5 p.m. on Monday, only 17 of them were still in the game.
And the player with the second most chips? A 22-year-old from Spokane.
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Lucas Jumalon, a graduate of Ferris High School, has already earned a prize of at least $410,475, according to Paul Burke, a spokesperson for the World Series of Poker.
“Should he survive the day’s play and make it to the final 9 players, he will be guaranteed a prize of at least $1 million,” Burke
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