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After a 19-hour final table, the poker world has found a new superstar in Greg Merson

A 24-year-old Maryland poker professional has won the World Series of Poker main event, lasting roughly 12 hours in a marathon card session to push past his last opponents for the $8.53 million title early Wednesday.

ESPN.com's live coverage of the final night of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event final table.

The 10 hands to remember from the final table of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event.

ESPN.com's live coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event final table.

Only 36 players have ever experienced a November Nine final table. Some of them offer advice to the current final table players before their big night.

Michael Esposito decided to live a healthier lifestyle and his effort in becoming a successful triathlete led him to the final table of the WSOP.

The final table is here, and one of the nine remaining players will win $8.5 million and the biggest bracelet of the year.

After more than 30 years at the felt, Steven Gee knows that age won't make a difference when it comes to the 2012 WSOP main event final table.

Andras Koroknai may be viewed as the villain heading into the WSOP main event final table, but the reality is that this perception couldn't be further from the truth.

Some players consider Black Friday the end of their poker journeys. Jesse Sylvia considers it just a start, and now he's the chip leader at the WSOP main event final table.

Jeremy Ausmus may be the short stack at the final table, but he's in a comfortable place that makes him one of the most dangerous competitors at the felt.

Greg Merson has faced significant challenges with drug addiction throughout his career, but his focus on poker has kept him on track and has led him to the WSOP main event final table.

When Greg Merson won his first WSOP bracelet and then followed it up with a seat at the WSOP main event final table, it seemed to the uninitiated like it had come out of nowhere. Merson, a short-handed cash game specialist, had been dominating poker ...

Tomas Junek defeated a tough final table, including 2008 WSOP main event champion Peter Eastgate, to win the Event 54 bracelet.

The final table for the 2012 World Series of Poker main event has been set.