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Poker pro Nenad Medic reached the final table of the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals in 2007. (Bodog Beat Image)

The circle of life in the poker tournament world is evident today as one tournament winds down as another gets set to kick off. The fact that one of them is a yawner and the other provided one of the most stacked final tables of last year's WPT season is beside the point.

The LAPT San Jose has reached the final eight players that will compromise the final table and here they are with their countries of origin and chip counts: Ryan Fee (USA – 481,000), Joel Micka (USA – 336,500), Andrew Chen (Canada – 313,000), Jesus Bertoli Juarez (Venezuela – 265,000), Claus Rasmussen (Denmark – 254,000), Brent Sheirbon (USA – 186,500), Maria Stern (Costa Rica – 151,000) and Jeffrey Petronack (USA – 122,00). The $285,773 first-place prize will be awarded later tonight.

Meanwhile, up where it's much colder and all election-y, the WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals gets underway today. Last year's event, which drew 575 players and awarded $1.7 million to winner Michael Vela, featured a final table that was, to say the least, formidable in its talent level. Poker pros Nick Schulman, Nenad Medic, Tom "durrrr" Dwan and Freddy Deeb all reached the final nine.

Day 1A is already underway and, as always, the Bodog Beat will be here to provide you with daily updates on the action. Plus, if you want a chance to win a $12,000 Player's Choice package to play in a WPT, we're always here to help with links pointing you on where to qualify online for the WPT. Aren't we the best?