In the main event of World Series of Poker remaining last nine players in addition with their closing table taking off the total number of chips in digressions. These nine players come out into view from a subject of 6,494 players and will measure themselves with others on November 7 -10 for $8.55 million which is the top prize of the tournament. The finishers standing above in quality will win not less than $1.3 million and the player who takes ninth position will get $1.26.
Note: To take the title, the player must win all the chips because the chips have no cost. If the player lose all his chips should be removed from the tournament. The numbers of chips are 194.87 million in this contest.
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Name: Darvin Moon (1st: 58,930,000)
Age: 46
Principal Residence: Oakland, Md.
Business: Self-employed lumberman
Anterior Series Achievements: None
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Name: Joseph Cada (2nd: 13,215,000)
Age: 21
Principal Residence: Shelby Township, Mich.
Business: Poker player
Anterior Series Achievements: In 2009, two no-limit Texas Hold ‘em immediate payment ($28,214)
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Name: Antoine “Tonio” Saout (3rd: $3.48 million)
Age: 25
Principal Residence: Saint Martin des Champs, France
Business: Poker player
The Competition: Eliminated by Cada when a king fell on the final community card, giving Cada a better pair than Saout’s eights.
Anterior Series Achievements: None
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Name: Eric Buchman (4th: $2.5 million)
Age: 30
Principal Residence: Valley Stream, N.Y.
Business: Poker player
The Competition: Lost most chips to Saout, couldn’t survive enough all-in wagers to build back from the hand.
Anterior Series Achievements: Nine cashes since 2004 for $320,893; including 114th at the main event in 2006 for $51,129
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Name: Jeff Shulman (5th: $1,953,452)
Age: 34
Principal Residence: Las Vegas
Business: President of Card Player Media, Poker player
The Competition: Eliminated with pocket sevens in a classic race against Saout, who held ace-nine and picked up a nine on the flop for a pair.
Anterior Series Achievements: 15 cashes since 2000 for $289,551, seventh at main event in 2000 ($146,700)
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Name: Steven Begleiter (6th: $1,587,160)
Age: 47
Principal Residence: Chappaqua, N.Y.
Business: Private equity, Former Bear Stearns Cos. Executive
The Competition: Eliminated with pocket queens by Moon, who connected with an ace on the river for a better pair.
Anterior Series Achievements: Made it to Day 3 of 2008 main event
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Name: Phil Ivey (7th: $1,404,014)
Age: 32
Principal Residence: Las Vegas
Business: Poker player
The Competition: Eliminated with ace-king when Moon, holding ace-queen, hit a pair of queens on the flop.
Anterior Series Achievements: Seven gold bracelets and 35 cashes since 2000 for $3.46 million. Two wins in 2009, including a $2,500 Omaha/seven card stud high-low eight or better ($220,538) and no-limit deuce to seven draw lowball ($96,367)
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Name: Kevin Schaffel (8th: $1,300,231)
Age: 52
Principal Residence: Coral Springs, Fla.
Business: Semiretired, Cash game player
The Competition: Eliminated with pocket aces by Eric Buchman, who held pocket kings but made four of a kind after the community cards were dealt.
Anterior Series Achievements: 324th in 2008 main event ($32,166)
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Name: James Akenhead (9th: $1,263,602)
Age: 26
Principal Residence: London
Business: Poker player
The Competition: Eliminated with a pocket pair of threes against Schaffel’s pocket nines. Community cards bring a 10, two deuces, a seven and a nine, giving Schaffel an unnecessary full house.
Anterior Series Competition: two cashes last year, including one at the World Series of Poker Europe and a runner-up finish in a $1,500 buy-in no-limit Texas Hold ‘em tournament ($520,219)
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