02 November 2009
Akenhead Arrives – One week until a winner
James Akenhead has landed, documenting on Neil Channing’s BlackBelt Poker site that he and an entourage of 70 people have arrived in Las Vegas in preparation for the World Series of Poker Main Event final table that is just under one week away.
01 November 2009
Who will win the World Series of Poker Main Event?
With the final table playing out in one week, who will be poker’s new champion?
30 October 2009
Just over one week until ESPN Final Table
With just over one week until the winner of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event is decided, the crew at ESPN has been getting chatty. PokerListings has the lowdown with word from the Chad-McEachern commentary team as well as some ESPN insiders.
28 October 2009
An Ivey Win at WSOP Could Crush Bookies
Mostly fear, not so much loathing in Las Vegas as Phil Ivey sets his sights on the bracelet for the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. Despite being a shorter stack, he his third favourite to win at 5/1 – by comparison, Antoine Saout who has only one big blind less chips is a 14/1 bet.
17 August 2009
November Nine Profile - Antoine Saout
Of the nine players returning to the Rio for the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, Antoine Saout makes up one of the two players there who aren’t American – he is from Saint Martin des Champs in Brittany, France. The other non-US player is, of course, Britain’s very own James Akenhead.
10 August 2009
November Nine Profile - Kevin Schaffel
Divorced father of two graduate-age children Kevin Schaffel is the oldest player at the 2009 Main Event final table. Experience and wisdom could see the Florida resident make it all the way as he sits in a not-disrespectable 6th place with 12,390,000 in chips.
03 August 2009
November Nine Profile - Jeff Shulman
Editor of CardPlayer magazine, Shulman has over $1m in tournament winnings prior to the November Nine spot that guarantees him at least $1.2m. Our editors could have millions in tournament winnings if they wanted but they're too busy producing this high-quality magazine and website.
31 July 2009
November Nine Profile - Steven Begleiter
Steven Begleiter, third place in chips at the November Nine 2009, is a Senior Principal at investment firm Flexpoint Ford in New York City. Prior to joining Flexpoint Ford, he was a Senior Managing Director at infamous Bear Stearns & Co. where he was a member of the firm’s Management and Compensation Committee.
27 July 2009
November Nine Profile - Joe Cada
The November Nine this year is full of poker clichés: Darvin Moon, the humble working-class Joe who is riding the tsunami of luck gifted to him; Phil Ivey, the veteran tournament professional with gamble in his blood; and Joe Cada, the online whizzkid.
November Nine Profile - Darvin Moon
Darvin Moon’s story begins at the Wheeling Island Casino and Dog Track where he beat a slew of amateurs in a poker tournament to win a seat to the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event.