Nenad Medić (

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: Ненад Медић, born 21 December 1982, in

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n professional

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player with a

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and

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Championship title. He resides in

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. Medic plays

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under the alias Serb2127. Nenad Medic played

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in college while attending the

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and began playing poker with his teammates. Upon leaving college he began playing online poker professionally. He soon began finding success in tournaments, making his first WPT final table at the PokerStars.com

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. In January 2006 he made the final table at the

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, finishing in 3rd place and earning $282,432. In November of that year he won his first WPT title at the World Poker Finals, earning $1,717,194. Medic again made the final table at the World Poker Finals in

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, finishing in 3rd place and winning $486,367.

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On 1 June, at the first event of the

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, Medic won his first

after defeating

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during heads-up play in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship, earning $794,112. He accomplished this with a Final Table made up of professionals such as

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, Mike Sowers, Patrik Antonius,

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and

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World Series of Poker Bracelet

As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,400,000. His 8 cashes at the WSOP account for $912,048 of those winnings.

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