It was the first time in the World Series of Poker's history that the final three players in the no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event didn't include a single American. The states suit cited multiple recent criminal cases in New Mexico, including one perpetrator accused of recruiting more than 100 minor victims through Facebook. All that information was given to a captain, of sorts, who would then filter it to van Hoof. He had an entire team of friends and coaches analyzing spreadsheets, the table play and the half-hour delayed ESPN live broadcast. Van Hoof also didn't just have a cheering section making creative use of his name ("Van Hoof, van Hoof, van Hoof is on fire," they chanted). "I guess I'm not going to do that anymore," he said, chuckling. "I never wore glasses in my life, but it was really hot," he said of the bright studio lights. The Dutch pro who has his own poker coaching business donned sunglasses for several hands Tuesday night they hid his usual cold stare. In other twelve-step programs it is to mark time abstaining from whatever. It is traditionally a medallion the size of a poker chip, 34 mm (1.34 in) (standard) or 39 mm (1.5 in) in diameter. Van Hoof, 31, earned $3.8 million for third place. A sobriety coin is a token given to Alcoholics Anonymous or other twelve-step program members representing the amount of time the member has remained sober. But on Tuesday night, van Hoof donned a pair of sunglasses, lost his lead, couldn't regain it and finally lost after three hours of gameplay with a pair of fives to a pair of tens held by the man who took his early lead.
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