Aaron Kanter came in 3rd in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2008 World Series of Poker taking home $258,862.
Aaron Kanter is a mortgage broker who lives and works in Elk Grove, California . At the 2005 WSOP Main Event, Aaron finished 4 th taking home $2,00,000. This was Aaron's fifth live tournament and his second instance of being in the money at a live tourney. The reason of Aaron's popularity is not only due to the fact he made the final table at the 2005 WSOP main event, but for knocking out pro after pro while doing so. For this reason he gained the nickname “Giant Killer”.
Aaron Kanter came in 3rd in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at the 2008 World Series of Poker taking home $258,862.