If you were to pick the biggest underdog to win the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, you would have two obvious choices: One would be the short stack, Kelly Kim, who is one short all-in push from elimination.
The other would be Canadian accountant Darus Suharto, who enters the final table with 12, 520,000 in chips, but with much less experience than most of the other final table participants.
Who Is Darus Suharto?
Darus Suharto is a 39-year-old accountant from Toronto, Canada who is living the dream. He won his seat through a satellite and battled through over 6,800 opponents to make it to possibly the most hyped and anticipated World Series of Poker final table of all time.
Suharto is a big sports fan who enjoys the competitive aspects of online poker as a hobby. That hobby could set him up for life come November.
Why Darus Suharto Will Be an Underdog to Win the World Series of Poker Main Event
Suharto obviously has the skills to compete with the best, as he cashed in the WSOP main event two years ago and has managed to fight off a huge field to make it to the final table. However, he is greatly overmatched in experience by his opponents, many of whom have multiple World Series of Poker cashes and who combined have won over a million dollars in poker tournaments prior to the main event. For Darus to win will require a good deal of luck and all the skills he can muster.
Why Darus Suharto Will Win the World Series of Poker Main Event
Suharto is an unknown quantity. Few players have any real experience with Suharto, so no one knows what to expect. Even those who have played with Suharto may find that they are up against a completely different player given all the time he has had to prepare in the intervening months.
Finally, he has history on his side. A few years ago, another accountant won a seat in an PokerStars online satellite and made it to the final table of the World Series of Poker. His name was Chris Moneymaker, and everyone knows how that turned out.
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