Yesterday’s dramatic conclusion of the 2009 world Series of Poker saw the naming of the November Nine. The final nine players standing in from this year’s Main Event will return in November to play out the final table. Each players is guaranteed to make at least $1 million. Two big name players landed spots at the final table as Team Full Tilt member Phil Ivey and CardPlayer Magazine’s Jeff “Happy” Shulman both have a chance at the first place prize.
These are the chip counts for the players returning in November:
Darvin Moon – 58,930,000
Eric Buchman – 34,800,000
Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000
Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000
Joe Cada – 13,215,000
Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000
Phil Ivey – 9,765,000
Antoine Saout – 9,500,000
James Akenhead – 6,800,000
