Benny Spindler from Germany and Pieter Tielen from Holland have made the final table of the $10,000 buy in 
PokerStars.com Caribbean Adventure on Paradise Island. The tournament, which attracted a record breaking 1,347 players, created a colossal $12,674,000 prize pool.
Twenty-three year-old Spindler has only been playing poker since 2006 but has worked his way up to playing high-stakes cash games online. This is his best live performance to date.
Thirty-six year-old Tielen qualified on PokerStars.com for just $33. He is a purchasing consultant from Boxtel and will now pick up at least $234,000. "It was a good investment," he said with a hint of understatement after making the final eight.
Fans can watch the final eight in action from 5 p.m. GMT today at EPTLive.com. The contenders are:
- Alexandre Gomes (Brazil) – 8,080,000
- Poorya Nazari (Canada) -6,790,000
- Benny Spindler (Germany) – 3,352,000
- Pieter Tielen (Netherlands) – 2,310,000
- Anthony Gregg (USA) – 2,245,000
- Kevin Saul (USA) – 1,640,000
- Dan Heimiller (USA) – 1,440,000
- Dustin Dirksen (USA) – 765,000
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