After a crazy and fast Day 8 of the Main Event of 2009’s World Series of Poker, we’re down to the final nine players. Phil Ivey made it, to the cheers of a packed rail at the Rio. Seriously — they were going mental for this guy.
After 27 started the day, poker fans were treated to some insane action. Billy Kopp pissed away a commanding chip lead on a 5-high flush. Kopp finished in 12th place after many were speculating that he would play tightly and coast into the final table with a strong lead.
The last remaining poker babe, Leo Margets, left the event to the boys. She was the first out on Day 8.
The $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event will be played out in November — giving the poker industry plenty of time to feed the hype and attempt to make household names out of the players NOT named “Ivey”.
Here is how the final table will shake out:
Seat 1: Darvin Moon – 58,930,000
Seat 2: James Akenhead – 6,800,000
Seat 3: Phil Ivey – 9,765,000
Seat 4: Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000
Seat 5: Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000
Seat 6: Eric Buchman – 34,800,000
Seat 7: Joe Cada – 13,215,000
Seat 8: Antoine Saout – 9,500,000
Seat 9: Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000
As you can see, Darvin Moon holds a pretty dominant stack. But if we learned anything from the Koppian actions that took place, No Limit Hold’em can turn anyone out on their ear.
Final action is going to take place November 7-10. Stay tuned for more breakdowns, player profiles and all your poker news.
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Ivey is small stacked but he’s got plenty to work with. His eyes racing back and forth over the table let you know he’s got like a super computer upstairs. haha.