Sentence examples for final three players from inspiring English sources

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.

For example, the Englishman Paul Casey, who tied with Woods and Crane in 12th place at the Barclays, is ninth in the world rankings but was not one of the final three players selected for the 12-man European squad by Colin Montgomerie.

The final three players in that group were stymied in their quests to win an NBA championship by Michael Jordan.

She seemed in good spirits after her round of 70 got her into the final eight players for Sunday's eight-player, 18-hole finale, but said she planned to go to the hospital for further tests.

Kara Lawson and Seimone Augustus were the final two players cut.

He was among the final eight players at the Open for the first time since 2008.

The final two players in the World Candidates Matches in Kazan, Russia, were anything but expected when the event began.

After enduring seven defections from the original roster and seven more rejections of its invitations, USA Basketball yesterday announced the final five players to fill out the roster for the men's team at the Olympics in Athens.

Forwards Mike York of the Rangers, Adam Deadmarsh of the Los Angeles Kings and Brian Rolston of the Boston Bruins were among the final six players selected to the United States Olympic hockey team yesterday.

But we stopped to ask, 'If this were taking place on a basketball court or football field, how would we grow it?' " The pause is aimed in part at turning the final nine players into poker-world celebrities, which has not been the case in recent years.

He made it to the final two players and went heads up against Joe Cada, with Moon at 58.85 million and Cada at 135.95 million.