Event 9 (Flight D): Just An "O.G. Boss"

Event 9 ($350 No Limit Hold'em $300,000 Guarantee)
Level 3 (Blinds 75/150)
Total Flight D Entries: 42

Luis Santoni (Aguada, Puerto Rico)

Luis Santoni (Aguada, Puerto Rico) was featured on the blog during Event 5, with mentions of his tournament accolades ($1,122,000 in career earnings).  Many of his large cashes came in the early nineties, before poker became what it is now.  How big time was Luis in his prime?  The man had his face on the four of hearts.  Looking through the deck is like scrolling through old baseball cards of players when you were growing up...the names like Lyle Berman, "Miami" John Cernuto, Humberto Brenes, Jim Ward, John Bonetti, Paul "Eskimo" Clark, and of course...Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan.

Santoni hasn't lost anything over time in regards to skill though, as his poker's evolved along with the game, recently cashing in the $5,250 SHRPO Championship Event last year (25th place - $27,500), as well as the $3,500 WPT SHR Showdown (75th place - $7,856).