Ring announcer Bruce Buffer, a 12-year veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime poker enthusiast, cashed for the first time in an official World Series of Poker event on Friday.
Buffer, a semi-professional poker player, survived the bubble and placed 158th out of 1,646 entrants in Event 11 ($2,000-buy-in No-Limit Texas Hold'em) of the 2009 World Series of Poker event. Payouts went to the top 171 finishers.
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