Craig Marquis of Arlington, Texas, is a 23-year-old college student who has been playing poker for only about a year and a half. In that time, he has cashed in three preliminary tournaments at the World Series of Poker, two last year and one this year. He is also one of the final nine competitors remaining in the 2008 WSOP main event. He is patiently waiting for play to reconvene in November and is already guaranteed at least $900,670. Marquis already has plans to buy his family a swimming pool with some of the winnings.
