The Final Table was the longest in the event’s history – logging over 17.5 hours of play until only two remained.

Joe Cada was the eventual winner – beating out Darvin Moon in heads up action last night.

Here’s the breakdown of the Final Table Winners:

Joe Cada – $8.55Million

Darvin Moon – $5.18Million

Antoine Saout – $3.48Million

Eric Buchman – $2.5Million

Jeff Shulman – $1.95Million

Steven Begleiter – $1.59Million

Phil Ivey – $1.4Million

Kevin Schaffel – $1.3Million

James Akenhead – $1.2Million

Schaffel and Akenhead are now out, with Akenhead taking only his 9th place money that was awarded in July.

More updates coming soon at CarbonPoker.com.

With a 1.5Million Chip change, Eric Buchman is the new leader!

Stick around at CarbonPoker for more live updates on the November Nine

Now Brunson has added a new chapter to his legacy by being added to the Hardin-Simmons University Athletics Hall of Fame.  For those who don’t know, Doyle was a standout track athlete and basketball player during his years at Hardin-Simmons.  Brunson was so good at basketball that he even attracted the attention of the NBA’s Minneapolis Lakers before a terrible leg break ended his career.

Unfortunately, his induction into the HSU Athletics Hall of Fame has take a little longer than it should have.  The presumed opinion is that Brunson’s poker playing has been frowned upon by the Baptist college and so it’s taken Doyle a lot longer to get into their Hall.  Brunson explained this by saying, “I know a lot of people went to bat for me, and they were more anxious for this to happen than I was at this point.  I felt a little snubbed, but on the other hand I did understand the reasons.”

He went on to explain this line of thinking by stating, “I was a second-class citizen back in those days.  Everybody thought you were a gangster or a mobster or something because you played poker.  It was hurtful, but I loved the game so much that it’s the only way I could compete anymore.  So that’s why I got into being a poker player.”  Doyle Brunson no longer has to feel snubbed any longer at HSU since they are now choosing to honor his sports accomplishments.

Our first Facebook Freeroll (two weeks ago) was a pretty big hit with our Facebook Fans at $250, so we’re cranking the prizepool up to $600+!

How do I get in? I KNEW you were going to ask that. I’m NOT emailing the password, I’m NOT posting it on the blog, and it WON’T be sent by carrier pigeon.

The password for this tourney will be posted on the morning of August 9th on Facebook.com/CarbonPoker . It’s that easy! All CarbonPoker players that click on the “become a fan” link will become eligible.

Tourney Details:

• Name: $600 Carbon Facebook Fan Freeroll
• Where: Tournaments >> Scheduled >> Special
• When: Sunday, August 9th, 2009 @ 12:30 Server Time
• No Limit Hold’em with 3,000 Starting Chips

Check out Carbon Poker on Facebook for weekly contests, updates and exclusive promos. We’ve got over 1,500 fans already – expect that number to grow with each tourney!

Enjoy!

Once all of the votes have been cast, the Hall of Fame committee will take the finalist and review the selections.  From there, the committee will then submit the finalists’ names to a group of selected media members as well as the living Hall of Fame members.  These two groups will then vote on who will be inducted into the 2009 Poker Hall of Fame class.

People need to keep in mind that they can’t just nominate their online poker buddies since there is a specific list of requirements that must be met in order to enter the Hall.  The requirements are as follows:

- Must have played against top-notch poker competition.
- Must have gained the respect of one’s peers through consistent play.
- Must have withstood the test of time.
- Non-players need to have provided considerable contributions to the growth and success of poker.

The last two people to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame are Dewey Tomko and Henry Orenstein.  Tomko gained his credentials by finishing runner-up in two different WSOP Main Event final tables in addition to winning 3 gold bracelets.  Orenstein invented the hole-card camera which has been a driving force for poker’s success in recent years.

Some of the current members of the Poker Hall of Fame who are still active on the tables include Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, T.J. Cloutier, and Johnny Chan.  With part of the voting now up to the public, this could be the first year a member of the younger generation joins the Poker Hall of Fame.

Hit the Comments below to let us know who you want to see in the Poker Hall of Fame. (remember we’ve got a CommentOfTheWeek Contest going on. Win prizes!)

KK in his hand he smooth calls a 12,000 raise and opts to milk the hand. A 483 rainbow flop gave him what appeared to be a sign that the smooth call was right, once again he smooth calls a bet by his opponent this time 20,000.

The 5 on the turn gave some straight draw options that could have been threatening. Following a check by his opponent he moves his remaining 14,500 in the middle to be called by a K4 which put him in best position with KK vs 44. A 4 on the river brought supporters hopes crashing down as he was bested by a set of 4s.

While there weren’t any crazy hands in this batch there certainly was some crazy chat. When Urban57 woke up with pocket rockets at a 25c/50c he quickly made it $1.50 to go, another player who had already folded made the comment “bluffer” in the chat box, Urban57 was called and soon flopped quad aces, giving him absolute nuts, I’m not sure what some people consider bluffing, but Im pretty sure quad aces should hold up in most spots, its a bit tough to call that a bluff!

Here is the list of winners and what they picked up for playing their big pocket pairs:
RUMONEY $25
sandy1234 $4
Mamoste $4
stuck333 $200
ChemicalAli $100
aaaargh1 $ 25
MrToad2U $10
nilefox3000 $100
DJFOOTS $10
minerva7 $4
HOLLOHEAD $10
Urban57 $50
JROCK3480 $200

Take your piece of this great promo just by playing in our cash games, 10 times the BB is yours if you flop quads no matter what limits your playing!

Stop reading and start flopping!

Shane @ Carbon Poker

canalto $25
BOILERMAKER154 $25
Berrin $4
8erChamp $4
lordvali $25
Yetti32 $10
lukyhearts $25
bergie2 $50
0minus1 $10

The hand of the day from the winners has to go to 8erChamp. Here is how it played out:

The action was taking place at the 2c/4c table, Feline2770 raised to 16c from early position only to have the small blind, 8erChamp raise to 32c from the small blind. Feline2770 called and we saw a J-A-A flop. 8erChamp slyly checked and Feline2770 raised to 8c, 8erChamp raised to 16c and Feline2770 made the call. The flop was a 2 and 8erChamp turned up the heat betting out a $1, Feline2770 tried to counter moving all-in over the top for a grand total of $3.86. 8erChamp made the easiest call of his life, and the river card wasn’t even needed for the result, 8erChamp flipped up pocket rockets for flopped quad aces, while Feline2770 flipped up pocket jacks for a crushed full house, jacks over aces.

I’m not sure how your supposed to get away from that hand, I’m pretty sure that if I’m Feline2770 I lose all my money there too.

Congrats to all our winners for the day, keep playing those big pocket pairs, remember any flopped quads Queens or higher pay!

Shane @ Carbon Poker

For the rest of October, or Floptober as I like to call it, you can win up to $500 INSTANTLY!

Simply play any Holdem ring game and if you flop quad Queen’s or better, YOU’RE A WINNER!

On top of your instant cash bonus you’ll also receive free entry into the FloptoberFest Freezeout where 3 lucky players will win, in addition to the prizepool, a heads up Freeroll vs me!

• 1st – $500 Tina Heads Up Freeroll
• 2nd – $250 Tina Heads Up Freeroll
• 3rd – $100 Tina Heads Up Freeroll
• Bubble – $60 Satellite Coupon for Sunday’s Guaranteed

On top of your instant cash bonus, we’ll also give you free entry to the FloptoberFest Freezeout where on top of cash prizes 3 lucky players will win a heads up Freeroll vs Tina our Queen of Hearts.

• 1st – $500 Tina Heads Up Freeroll
• 2nd – $250 Tina Heads Up Freeroll
• 3rd – $100 Tina Heads Up Freeroll
• Bubble – $60 Satellite Coupon for Sunday’s Guaranteed

There’s no limit to the number of times you can win, so get flopping and maybe we can go head to head!. Its that easy.

All qualifying hands will be automatically paid at the completion of the days play and available in your poker account by 12:00 (server time) the following day.

In order to help get you onto the tables and give you the best chance to flop quads, I have arranged a special bonus.

Initial Deposit Bonus*

When making your first deposit, simply enter the code FIRSTFLOP into the cashier and receive:

• A 200% Deposit Bonus Up To $500 (max dep $250)
• 14 Days Entry to the $500 Initial Depositor Freeroll

(Valid for use up to and including 31 OCT)

Reload*

When making your next deposit, simply enter the code REFLOP into the cashier and receive:

• A 100% Reload bonus up to $500 (max dep $500)

(Valid for use up to and including 31 OCT)

Floptober Fest $2,000 Guaranteed – Freezeout

• Buy-in: $10 + $1
• When: Saturday 3 November @ 13:00 (CarbonPoker Time)
• Win 1 of 3 Tina Heads Up Freeroll
• Floptober Accolade awarded

Shane @ Carbon Poker