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Valerie Cross
United States
Valerie Cross is an American poker player with multiple cashes in WSOP and WSOP Circuit events, career earnings exceeding $39,000 from tracked tournaments. She achieved her largest single payout of $11,995 in the 2011 WSOP $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event.
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Lorena Chiquillo
United States
Lorena Chiquillo is an American poker player who has accumulated $34,963 in WSOP earnings from 13 cashes, including three final tables. Her best WSOP result is a 4th-place finish in a 2019 WSOP Circuit event at Thunder Valley Casino for $10,053.
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Rajat Paliwal
United States
Rajat Paliwal is an American poker player known for consistent cashes in WSOP Circuit events, with five recorded cashes totaling $8,277. His best result to date is a 9th-place finish in a $400 event in January 2026, earning $1,478. He continues to compete in online and live tournaments.
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Leslie Johnson
United States
Leslie Johnson is an American poker player known for her consistent participation in World Series of Poker events, particularly in Seniors and Monster Stack tournaments. With 16 WSOP cashes and three final table appearances, she has earned over $28,000 in WSOP tournaments as of 2025.
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Jon Wallace
United States
Jon Wallace is an American poker player with over $11,800 in live tournament earnings, primarily from WSOP Circuit and Run It Up events. He has cashed eight times in WSOP-related tournaments, including four final-table appearances, and posted four cashes in Run It Up events with a best finish of first place.
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Matthew Ahmed
United States
Matthew Ahmed is an American poker player with recorded cashes in WSOP Circuit and WPT events. His tournament results from 2018 to 2020 include five cashes totaling $24,080, with a best finish of 13th place.
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Akash Mehta
United States
Akash Mehta is an American poker player with modest tournament results, including two WSOP cashes in 2023 and 2024 totaling $9,225, and a fourth-place finish at a Venetian event for $15,101.
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Pyen Saechao
United States
Kao Saechao is an American live tournament player from Oregon with over $1.47 million in career earnings. He has multiple cashes at the World Series of Poker and on the WSOP Circuit, including a deep run in the 2021 Millionaire Maker. Known for his consistent deep-stack performances, Saechao has amassed 23 WSOP cashes and four final tables.
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