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2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table is set (spoilers)

posted 15 years ago by herodreamer79
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the november 9 is set. and unlike last year... this years november 9 will have one very familair face....

none other than PHIL IVEY.

MORE SPOILERS!!!!!!!!

3 of last years November 9 cashed in this years Main Event... including Dennis Phillips and defending champ Peter Eastgate, both cracked the top 100. Kelly Kim also cashed in the top 500.

other Pros who enjoyed deep runs....

Antonio Esfandiari - 23rd
Kenny Tran - 86th
David Benyamine - 102nd
Joe Hachem - 103rd
JC Tran - 108th

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips also enjoyed a very deep run before getting coolered.

other notable pros who cashed in the main event....
Phil Hellmuth, Mark Gregorich, Dan Harrington, Bertrand Grospeiller, David Williams, Chris Jesus Ferguson, Andrew Black, and Paul Wasicka.

[–] dom_montiglio 15 years ago

Ivey's got a large hill to climb if he's going to win the bracelet ... he's third shortest stack at a 6:1 chip disadvantage to the leader.

"How's life? Each day is better than the next."

[–] JHBLADER86 15 years ago

I really hope Ivey wins not because he deserves it and is a hell of a player, but I really want the Hold Em craze to die down and we start seeing true pros back at the final table instead of some idiot, card catching donkey. If Ivey wins hopefully its the start of seeing pros back on top, and if Ams want to make it then they'll have to start working on their game and get skilled instead of getting lucky.

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[–] JHBLADER86 15 years ago

At least Moon admitted in an interview that he was card catching and was always hitting everything he needed to win.

[–] herodreamer79 15 years ago

Ivey had a monster World Series this year... he won 2 bracelets (in 2 to 7 Lowball, and in Omaha/7 card stud mixed) and made the november 9! that is ridiculous.

he has 7 bracelts now (tied for 6th all time)
6 of his 7 bracelts are in different events - NONE of them in No Limit Holdem
despite not winning a bracelt in hold'em - he made deep runs in the Main Event 3 previous times between 2002-2005 with the fields growing substatially each year. he placed 23rd in 2002. 10th in 2003. and 20th in 2005.
at age 33 he is the youngest player to ever accumulate 7 bracelets (hellmuth was 37)
he won his first bracelet in 2000, taking him only 9 years to win 7... only Johnny Moss was able to get 7 bracelets that fast.
Ivey won 3 of his 7 bracelets in 2002... tying him for the most to be won in 1 year.
Ivey has also made a record 8 WPT final tables... winning one of them.

hellmuth may be the best No Limit Hold'em Tournament player (11 bracelts all in no limit hold'em)

but phil ivey is proving to be the best all around poker player.... not only in tournaments but cash games to.

[–] dom_montiglio 15 years ago

What are you, chairman of his publicity team?
I'll be shocked if he can pull himself out of the hole he's in now and come back to win the main event ... just for the fact that every other player at the table is going to want him gone first, and will take chances to make it so. He'll have to dodge a lot of cards to keep doubling up and fight back.

"How's life? Each day is better than the next."

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