With only nine players remaining in the Main Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker, and SO much time left until they actually play, I’m going to be breaking down each player with a little profile.
Let’s start with the big gunner (which is apparently the nickname I’ve given him…), Darvin Moon. As a relative unknown, Moon doesn’t even have a major deal yet. I’m assuming his cell phone is ringing off the hook and a lot of people are buying him a lot of nice dinners.
Blinds will be starting at $120,000/$240,000 on November 7, when the final table picks back up, but that won’t bother Moon – he’s sitting with the big stack with about 45.1 million in chips.
We can tell he’s willing to play – he’s the guy who pushed former chip leader Billy Kopp out of the tournament with a higher flush. For two guys who didn’t have the nuts, they definitely had balls.
As a relatively inexperienced player, Moon won his entrance into the $10K Main Event at a satellite tourney in West Virginia. He’s got three years of poker under his belt and owns a logging operation in Maryland. So basically, he’s the most average dude you could imagine – only he’s got a dominant chip stack and has a great chance at walking away with about $8million.
He’s a modest dude – check out this quote:
“I told them as soon as I go card dead you guys will eat me alive.”
Not exactly trash-talk coming into the finals. If I was this dude, I’d be playing the TIGHTEST poker imaginable. He’s guaranteed over $1 million, and a few good hands could increase that quite easily.
Pictured above with a Saints hat, we can only assume he’ll be offensively explosive and then choke down the stretch.
Tags: Jackpot, Live Tourney, Winner, WSOP
Moon seems like a very down to earth type person. Being a logger, he’s diffidently not afraid of hard work ! I’m sort of hoping he takes it all down, would be nice to see someone that’s not afraid to get some dirt under his fingernails win it all.
I like this guy as well and hope he takes down the title! Anybody is better than that crybaby jackass Jeff Schulman who first said he would toss bracelet and called it tacky! The only thing tacky here is the cheesy commercials for his corrupt spadeclub site that he incessently hawks while ruining my high stakes poker hour with that riduculous blond!