Aaron Kanter is a professional

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player that resides in Lodi,

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. Kanter's first major success in poker came at the

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, where he finished in 4th place and earned $2,000,000. He has since cashed in several different poker tournaments in the

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. On May 11, 2008, Kanter won the opening event of the 4th Full Tilt Online Poker Series, a $216 buy in No-Limit Hold'em tournament. He topped a field of 2,573 players to win the $94,403 1st place prize. Kanter's most recent success was finishing in 3rd place in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the

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, which earned him $258,862. As of 2022, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,400,000. His 7 cashes at the WSOP account for $2,314,886 of those winnings.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanter, Aaron American poker players People from Lodi, California Living people Year of birth missing (living people)