The anticipation is high as only 14 players are left to compete for the 9 spots at the Main Event Final Table. For most players this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of the November 9. For Phil Ivey, he has come close 3 times before, and is trying to finally break through to the Main Event Final Table for a chance to capture a World Championship and cement his place as the best poker player on the planet. watch
Only 18 players remain. Nine will go home short of the promised land. The other nine will become the November Nine. Who will it be? Will it be one of the 4 remaining youngsters capable of breaking the record of Peter Eastgate as the youngest Main Event Champion? Will it be Darvin Moon, the logger from Maryland who looks to extend his improbable run? Will it be Steve Begleiter, the former Bear Sterns executive looking to cash in on the biggest stage in poker? Will it be Billy Kopp, the young student from Kentucky who has held the chip lead for much of the tournament? Will it be Jeff Shulman the only player left who has actually been there before? Or will it be the most feared player in poker, Phil Ivey? The tension is sure to be as high as the stakes! watch
Day 8 of the 2009 Main Event continues. Just 23 players remain, and all eyes are on the biggest name in the game. Phil Ivey, who, after several near misses in recent years, is looking to finally make that elusive Main Event Final Table. One player left in the field who has been there before is Jeff Shulman, and he'd like nothing more than to get there again. And, as always, a new crop of players are making their mark, led by chip leader Billy Kopp, logger Darvin Moon, and former Bear Sterns Executive Steve Begleiter. Every hand counts, every decision counts, as we are inching closer to finding out who will be the November Nine. watch