WSOP 2009  | Main Event

Remaining Florida players, with rank, hometown and chip count:

1    Lehavot, Amir    Weston    FL    610,500
4    Bilzerian, Dan    Tampa    FL    439,500
40    Schaffel, Kevin    Coral Springs    FL    279,600
72    Waxman, Matthew    Parkland    FL    233,300
131    Brown, Kyle    Ft. Lauderdale    FL    206,300
174    Herzog, Geoffrey    Jacksonville Beach    FL    188,900
175    Mathis, Jeffrey    Ponte Vera    FL    188,400

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Amir Lehavot, a pro player from Weston, is atop the World Series of Poker leaderboard heading into Day 3, which begins at 3 p.m. ET on Friday.

Lehavot is a 38-year-old poker pro who who was born in Israel.  He arrived in the U.S. at the age of 16.  Prior to playing poker for a living, Lehavot worked as an engineer, specializing in design.

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Robert Aden of New Smyrna Beach earns his second cash of this year’s World Series of Poker in Event #48 (Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low). The $1,500 event drew 762 players. The fourth-place finisher was Ted Weinstock, a former professional jai-alai player from Florida. He now lives in Henderson, Nev.

Florida cashers

11. Cung Tran, Punta Gorda, $15,664

61. Matthew Gregoire, Orlando, $3,432

63. Robert Aden, New Smyrna Beach, $3,432

Florida to date

Money won:$3,377,261

Cashes:222

Final tables:15

Bracelets:1

PALM BEACH KENNEL CLUB: 1 p.m., $200. Ante Up publisher Scott Long is scheduled to attend, and will have a 100-point bounty on his head.

SARASOTA KENNEL CLUB: 7 p.m., $100.

The Ante Up Poker Tour, which runs through May 31, 2010, is a series of tournaments in Florida poker rooms and charity events. Players who make a final table earn points toward Ante Up’s Player of the Year Award. The champion gets a cover story in Ante Up Magazine, featured interview on the Ante Up PokerCast, a $1,000 custom bracelet from Madison Jewelers and more prizes to be announced.