Seat 9: Jackson Zheng, New Zealand - 640,000
Jackson Zheng is one of two New Zealanders at the APPT Melbourne Main Event final table. The 22-year-old is a professional poker with four years of experience under his belt. Zheng has amassed a little more than $170,000 in career live tournament earnings in his short time on the live circuit.
Zheng made his first trip to Las Vegas last summer for the WSOP and cashed in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event. Most notably, Zheng won back-to-back titles at the New Zealand Poker Open from 2010-11. When he’s not playing cards, Zheng enjoys computer games and snow sports. The Auckland native enters the final table sixth in chips with 640,000.
Bio courtesy of PokerStars