2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

November Nine Final Table
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Event Info

2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
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

Steve Begleiter Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,587,160)

Steve Begleiter - 6th Place
Steve Begleiter - 6th Place
Hand No. 187 -

Antoine Saout has the button. Steve Begleiter is the first to act. He once again opens to 1.6 million. Action passes to Darvin Moon in the big blind. He waves a hand over his chips and says, "All in." Begleiter calls in a shot and jumps out of his chair!

Moon: {A-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}
Begleiter: {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}

Begleiter is the player at risk of elimination with 23.25 million chips in the middle. Moon has ace-queen again. It worked for him against Phil Ivey. Can he find another three-outer against Begleiter?

"Let's see the flop," says TD Jack Effel.

It's a safe flop for Begleiter, {7-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {8-Spades}. Begleiter has the only spade, so Moon is going to need to catch an ace or running straight cards for a chop. The turn is no help to anybody, {3-Diamonds}. Moon is down to one last river card. He needs an ace or Begleiter will double.

Oh dear. That {A-Diamonds} on the river is NOT a good card for Begleiter.

It is pandemonium -- again! -- in the Penn & Teller Theater. The ace on the river gives Moon the best hand, sending a stunned Begleiter crashing to the rail. Darvin Moon isn't moving, showing absolutely no reaction to the dramatic elimination of Begleiter.

Moon reclaims the chip lead with 63.9 million.

Tags: Darvin MoonSteve Begleiter