Event 17 (Day 1B): Another Local Beast

Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Entries: 57

Jesse Yaginuma (Silver Spring, MD)

When you take a look at the all-time money list (tournament) for the state of Maryland, it's literally a who's who of the poker world.  Rounding out the top ten is Jesse Yaginuma (Silver Spring, MD), with just over $1,057,000 in career tournament earnings.

Jesse has over (55) recorded results since 2008, with his breakout score coming in February of last year when he finished third in the  $10,000 WPT L.A. Poker Classic for over $429,000.  Yaginuma had a solid resume going into that event, and even bubbled that same final table just two years earlier.

Jesse played in yesterday's field, but was eliminated late in Level 9 (final level of the night).  Yaginuma sat down only moments ago and is right at the 30,000 starting stack.