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2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table
November Nine Final Table
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$27,220,989
Entries
9
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
1st: $607
2nd: $327
3rd: $185
4th: $103
5th: $57
6th: $27
7th: $12
8th: $3
9th: $0
Since each player has already been paid ninth-place money, the ninth-place finisher will receive no extra cash. Our 'prizepool and payouts' section (which can be found using the tab on the right), already reflects these changes.
That was the last bit of business before play begins. Effel is on the mic again, prepared to *finally* end the 115-day break since the November Nine were determined.
It seems that Moon did not change his mind over the last four months. He is seated at the table without any online poker logo on his clothing. The only logo of any type he's displaying is the same one he displayed in July -- a cap with the fleur de lis of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
The mic was then passed back to Jack Effel and he instructed the players to take their seats. On cue, the noise in the theater rose to a deafening volume.
We're mere moments away from the start of play now.
Effel is now going over some of the ancillary events going on at the Rio this weekend and is instructing the audience on proper etiquette during play.
At least there's no truck horn this year. Yet.
We're getting closer to the start of play but it's still going to be a while yet.
It's chaos on the stage right now. The alluring Lacey Jones is waiting to begin her duties as MC, dressed in a stunning, form-fitting pink dress. Joseph Cada's supporters are all wearing yellow T-shirts that read "WSOP 2009 - Cada" on the back; Steven Begleiter's crew is dressed in blue t-shirts, with a giant "BEGS! BEGS! BEGS!" emblazoned on the back of each.
Luminaries spotted already: Jen Harman (with husband Marco Traniello) and Phil Gordon; 2008 November Niners Dennis Phillips, Ylon Schwartz and 2008 world champion Peter Eastgate; Daniel Negreanu and 2004 world champion Greg Raymer; and Barry Shulman and wife Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman. There was a rumor that New York Yankee pitcher C.C. Sabathia was here but it turned out to be false.
Get ready to get crazy.
On the walk in, over 500 people were lined up waiting to get in and take their seats. Now, the family and friends of the players are slowing trickling into the theatre along with anxious poker fans waiting to get a glimpse of the final table for the greatest tournament in the world! Security is almost as tight as going through customs. Officers are thoroughly checking each spectator as they pass through the ropes.
Chip leader Darvin Moon's group of supporters were first in line waiting to bust through to the arena. All of them are rocking some custom-made shirts displaying 'Bad Moon Rising'. A paper head on a stick displaying Moon's face was also seen in one of the supporters hands. Will anyone top the truck horn from Dennis Phillips' entourage last year?
'Team Ivey' signs are all over the place outside in the hallway and he is the clear fan favorite. He's got a pretty hefty private section right next to the final table for his fan pack. Many poker pros and regular Las Vegas grinders are here rooting for Ivey. Some are rooting even harder as they've placed some hefty bets on the man formerly known as 'No Home Jerome'.
The bags have been placed around the table in the appropriate seats and action is set to begin shortly!