It was the moment that everyone was waiting for. After 46 days of the World Series of Poker, the $10,000 Main Event championship played down from 27 to the final nine. Those lucky nine players were dubbed The November Nine since the final table will not be played out until November.
The Buzz: Action on Day 7 of the Main Event started out with 27 players and was complete when nine players remained. The November nine includes… Dennis Phillips, Craig Marquis, Ylon Schwartz, Scott Montgomery, Darus Suharto, David ‘Chino’ Rheem, Ivan Demidov, Kelly Kim, and Peter Eastgate. Sadly, Dean Hamrick bubbled off the final table in 10th place.
The Back Story: In the age of poker agents and endorsement deals, one of the subplots involved what online site would each player wear…. Poker Stars, Full Tilt, or Ultimate Bet.
Sight of the Day: Joe Bishop had several festive friends on the rail who bought him an expensive bottle of Dom Perignon which he shared with his tablemates and the players on the featured TV table.
Quote of the day: “Year of the pros? This is more like the year of the marginal pro,” said Shane ‘Shaniac’ Schelger.
Day 7 Eliminations: Joe Bishop, Chris Klodnicki, Nicholas Sliwinski, Gert Andersen, Owen ‘ocrowe’ Crowe, Anthony Scherer, Tiffany ‘Hot Chips’ Michelle, Jason Riesenberg, Albert Kim, Brandon Cantu, Paul Snead, Judet Toni Cristian, Tim Loecke, Aaron Gordon, Niklas Flisberg, Phi Nguyen, and Michael Carroll.
That’s it for now. The 2008 WSOP Main Event is currently on hiatus until November.
Stay tuned for some Flipchip photos of the November Nine.