A brain surgeon receives a phone call from a colleague on a Saturday night. "We need another poker player for tonight" the friend says. "I'll be there right away!" the doctor replies with a sense of urgency. As he puts on his coat and makes his way out the door his wife asks him "Is it serious?" and the doctor replies "Oh, very! There are 3 other doctors already there!" High-stakes online poker pro Thorsten Schafer was included in our German edition, and just one week into the World Series he’s cashed in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em World Championship. The event attracted 249 of the world’s best high-stakes tournament pros and boasted a total prize pool of over $2.3 million. Many players put great importance on getting results early in the World Series of Poker but Schafer disagrees, indicating a confidence in his game that isn’t built on small cashes. “Honestly I don’t care about early results,” he told PokerListings.com moments after busting in 17th place, good for $25,348. “I know there’s a lot of variance in these events and I know that if you play... holdem poker online