Busquet recently won the Super High Roller title at EPT Barcelona, adding €896,434 to his bankroll, his biggest win on tour since his WPT Borgarta Poker Open victory back in 2009. Busquet is closing in on the $6M mark for his career.
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Fans may also be familiar with Busquet’s work in the commentary booth. After spending some time covering special World Series of Poker events on ESPN, Busquet has become the lead color man for Fox Sports 1’s coverage of the World Poker Tour Alpha8 series, where participants each buy-in for $100,000 and a chance to play in some of poker’s most desirable locations such as the Carribean and South Africa.
GLOBAL POKER INDEX WORLD POKER RANKINGS TOP 10 (Sep. 18, 2014)
#1 Dan Smith (USA) 4,134.25 #2 Ole Schemion (GER) 3,927.33 #3 Daniel Negreanu (CAN) 3,883.85 #4 Jason Mercier (USA) 3,838.26 #5 Scott Seiver (USA) 3,558.29 #6 Byron Kaverman (USA) 3,491.86 #7 Davidi Kitai (BEL) 3,361.64 (+2) #8 Stephen Chidwick (UK) 3,359.81 (-1) #9 Paul Volpe (USA) 3,247.24 (-1) #10 Olivier Busquet (USA) 3,231.60 (NEW)
Out of Top 10: #11 Keven Stammen (-1)
