Craig Marquis (born March 14, 1985) is an American poker player from

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, and a final table participant in the

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Main Event. He had three prior WSOP cashes, one in 2008 and two in

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. At the 2008 WSOP Main Event final table, Marquis was the first player to be eliminated, starting the table with 10,210,000 in tournament chips. In his last hand, with a little under 5,000,000 in chips, Marquis open raised all-in in middle position with . Scott Montgomery, in the cutoff position with over 11.5 million in chips, called with . The flop came giving Montgomery a pair of aces with Marquis making a set of sevens. However, the turn and river ran giving Montgomery a straight which eliminated Marquis in ninth place, earning him $900,670. At the

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, Marquis cashed twice. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $990,000. His six cashes at the WSOP account for $976,376 of those winnings.World Series of Poker Earnings
, worldseriesofpoker.com

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