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Zhongcai Peng
China
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Mladen Vukovic
Australia
Mladen Vukovic is an Australian professional poker player with over $167,000 in live tournament earnings, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the A$20,000 WSOP Circuit Sydney High Roller in 2019. He has also cashed in the WSOP Main Event and multiple WSOP Circuit events, establishing himself as a consistent competitor in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Isaac Lau
Australia
Isaac Lau is an Australian professional poker player based in Melbourne, known for his deep runs in major tournaments. He recorded a sixth-place finish in the 2018 WSOP International Circuit The Star Sydney A$5,000 Challenge for A$48,889 and has total live earnings exceeding $83,000.
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Helmut Buchinger
Austria
Helmut Buchinger is an Austrian poker player known for his participation in European live tournaments between 2002 and 2010. With recorded earnings of $31,970 from six cashes, his best result came in 2008 when he finished 6th in the Austrian Classics Championship for $14,902. He is also remembered for a runner-runner bad beat at the 2010 DSO Wien, where his pocket kings were cracked by pocket fives.
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Eduardo Cavalcanti Machado Da Silva
Brazil
Eduardo Cavalcanti Machado Da Silva is a Brazilian poker professional from Recife, known for his online prowess and major live victories. He won the BSOP Millions 2-Day High Roller in 2025 for R$407,100 and finished runner-up in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $53,153, adding to his 2019 Sunday Million title.
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Gaga Gotsadze
Georgia
Gaga Gotsadze is a Georgian poker player who has made his mark primarily in WSOP Circuit events at King's Casino Rozvadov. His most notable result is a 5th-place finish in the €1,650 Main Event in October 2018 for €51,845, and he is also remembered for a dramatic runner-runner flush hand in the 2019 WSOP Circuit Main Event.
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Richard Riviello
United States
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Mariano Divittorio
United States
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