The final table included two WSOP poker millionaires, Mel Judah and Brent Carter, along with the formidable John Juanda and Hans "Tuna" Lund, who was making his return to tournament poker after playing but one event since 1997. Lund himself was just shy of the million-dollar mark in WSOP cash-outs, needing to place fourth to reach that milestone. Interestingly, these four "name" players were among the first five players to depart.

There was also no shortage of nicknames at the final table. Besides Tuna, there was Bernie "Grandmaster B," who holds a European stud championship; Friedman, who likes to call himself "John Q"; and Oregon logger Dennis Waterman, with a logjam of final table finishes, who goes by the handle of "Swami."
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I just had to wonder...