Aaron Kanter is a professional

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player from

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. Kanter's first major success in poker came at the

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Main Event, where he finished in 4th place and earned $2,000,000. He has since cashed in several different poker tournaments in the

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. On May 11, 2008, Kanter won the opening event of the 4th Full Tilt Online Poker Series, a $216 buy in No-Limit Hold'em tournament. He topped a field of 2,573 players to win the $94,403 1st place prize. Kanter's most recent success was finishing in 3rd place in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the

2008 World Series of Poker The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the series began on May 30th, 2008, and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All ...

, which earned him $258,862. As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000. His 7 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,314,886 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanter, Aaron American poker players People from Lodi, California Living people Year of birth missing (living people)

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