2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

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Event Info

2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♣9♦
Prize
$8,547,042
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$27,220,989
Entries
9
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
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Bits from the Break

[user122394]
[user122394]
So while the action on the felt was paused the Penn & Teller Theater was still buzzing. Fans and Media swarmed the stage to get a closer look at the table, snapping pictures and asking for autographs.

The WSOP hostess Lacey Jones interviewed Daniel Negreanu while he was signing autographs. Daniel thinks the next level will be a lot more exciting.

I also bumped into WSOP Europe champion Barry Shulman who told me the players were still feeling each other out. He also expects the action to pick up in this second level of play.

Tags: Barry ShulmanDaniel NegreanuLacey Jones

Hand #32 - Joe Cada Three-Bets

[user66118]
[user66118]
Joe Cada
Joe Cada
Steve Begleiter has the button. First into the pot from the cutoff seat, Kevin Schaffel raises to 750,000. Not having any of that, Joe Cada announces a re-raise to 1,800,000 from the big blind, and that's enough to earn him the pot.

Hand #30 - More Blinds and Antes for Buchman

[user66118]
[user66118]
Phil Ivey has the button. Picking up right where he left off before teh break, Eric Buchman raises to 800,000 as he's prone to do. Action comes back around to Steve Begleiter in the big blind, and he looks like he's pondering something creative before finally slipping his cards back to the dealer. Buchman takes another round of blinds and antes.

Tags: Eric Buchman

Raymer Optimistic

donpeters
donpeters
Greg Raymer mentioned in an on-break interview that he'd like to see poker expand to where it's being played in football-sized stadiums with hundreds of thousands of fans there to view the action. It may be a stretch to think of numbers that large, but hey, you never know!

Break Babble

donpeters
donpeters
Lacey Jones took up some of the break by interviewing Daniel Negreanu on the stage for the crowd to view and listen to. She asked Negreanu who he thinks has the best chance to win and Negreanu said, "I'm going to have to go with my buddy Phil Ivey. He's a pretty good poker player."

Jones went on to ask Negreanu that if Ivey happens to bust, what advice he has for the eventual winner. Negreanu wanted to remind all of the players to "remember who your friends were before you won."

She next talked with Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, former Main Event champion. Ferguson talked about his new foundation that helps to support various schools and villages in Africa. He's really liking all the help that he's providing and hopes he can turn the idea onto other poker players.

Updated Chip Counts

[user75032]
[user75032]
Darvin Moon: 61,535,000
James Akenhead: 3,445,000
Phil Ivey: 10,035,000
Kevin Schaffel: 10,890,000
Steve Begleiter: 31,175,000
Eric Buchman: 39,820,000
Joe Cada: 11,835,000
Antoine Saout: 10,620,000
Jeff Shulman: 15,510,000
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