Does anyone recognize Darus Suharto in the world of poker? Maybe some and for those who does not know him Darus Suharto is one of the players of the November Nine group that will vie for the 2008 World Series of Poker Tournament Main Event by first winning an $80 satellite on Poker Stars. He made his way with a victory in another Poker Stars satellite tournament; a $640 tournament for a Main Event package.
Suharto does not play poker on a consistent basis either. Born in Indonesia, his family relocated to Canada and he now lives in Toronto. He only plays poker on weekends, getting in around 15 hours online and with friends, and Suharto was introduced to the game while attending Indiana University to receive his MBA. He has only been playing poker for a little under three years. His first exposure to the WSOP was when he saw a PokerStars qualifier for the series. He took a chance and entered the tournament, winning a seat at the 2005 event and going on to the 2006 main event.
Darus Suharto admits that he started playing professional poker in order to pay off his mortgage. He has been compared to Chris Moneymaker who won the 2003 WSOP, and if Suharto should happen to win, with 9/1 odds, he’ll be able to pay off more than just his mortgage. Suharto, beat out over 6,000 other players that to make it to the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. Suharto assessed the he plays the game of poker like a donkey saying that “It’s my second Main Event. I played in 2006; I was a donkey. I’m still a donkey. Hey, but the good thing is, I was a donkey in 2006 and I made the money!” He’s a very quiet and modest player and he has a chip stack of 12,520,000, placing 6 out of 9 at the table.
Darus Suharto is a smiler: ear to ear, beaming all of the time. He is possessed of that most endearing of qualities so often lost on many gnarled poker pros – gratitude. While no one will be installing Darus Suharto as a favorite to win the November 9 2008 World Series of Poker Tournament Main Event , with 1 WSOP cash to his name already - 448th in the 2006 Main Event don’t be too surprised to see Darus turn his 12,520,000 chips into 136,865,000 and a Main Event victory.
Suharto does not play poker on a consistent basis either. Born in Indonesia, his family relocated to Canada and he now lives in Toronto. He only plays poker on weekends, getting in around 15 hours online and with friends, and Suharto was introduced to the game while attending Indiana University to receive his MBA. He has only been playing poker for a little under three years. His first exposure to the WSOP was when he saw a PokerStars qualifier for the series. He took a chance and entered the tournament, winning a seat at the 2005 event and going on to the 2006 main event.
Darus Suharto admits that he started playing professional poker in order to pay off his mortgage. He has been compared to Chris Moneymaker who won the 2003 WSOP, and if Suharto should happen to win, with 9/1 odds, he’ll be able to pay off more than just his mortgage. Suharto, beat out over 6,000 other players that to make it to the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. Suharto assessed the he plays the game of poker like a donkey saying that “It’s my second Main Event. I played in 2006; I was a donkey. I’m still a donkey. Hey, but the good thing is, I was a donkey in 2006 and I made the money!” He’s a very quiet and modest player and he has a chip stack of 12,520,000, placing 6 out of 9 at the table.
Darus Suharto is a smiler: ear to ear, beaming all of the time. He is possessed of that most endearing of qualities so often lost on many gnarled poker pros – gratitude. While no one will be installing Darus Suharto as a favorite to win the November 9 2008 World Series of Poker Tournament Main Event , with 1 WSOP cash to his name already - 448th in the 2006 Main Event don’t be too surprised to see Darus turn his 12,520,000 chips into 136,865,000 and a Main Event victory.