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Poker.co.uk - Poker News Archive
Tuesday 15th July 2008 WSOP Main Event: The ‘November Nine’ are set
They came in their masses: 6,844 hopeful, all with dreams of becoming the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. For most, that dream has died, but nine still have a chance to seal their place in the record books. On 9th November, the players will come back to battle it out for the biggest prize in poker.
Each of the players who have made it this far have cashed for at least $900,670, and they’ve each been allowed to take that amount with them now. The rest of the prize money will be decided in the winter, with the following players coming back:
Seat 1: Dennis Phillips - 26,295,000
Seat 2: Craig Marquis - 10,210,000
Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz - 12,525,000
Seat 4: Scott Montgomery - 19,690,000
Seat 5: Darus Suharto - 12,520,000
Seat 6: David 'Chino' Rheem - 10,230,000
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov - 24,400,000
Seat 8: Kelly Kim - 2,620,000
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate - 18,375,000
Hellmuth’s exit in 45th was disappointing for those who wanted to see a previous champion win, while Matusow’s elimination in 30th reminded us all of just how harsh a game this can be, to some players seemingly more so. The last of the possibly huge storylines faded away with the elimination of Tiffany Michelle in 17th. While those headlines are now impossible, there’s still the minor matter of $9.1m to be decided.
Play from 27 down to the final nine saw Michelle’s run end, but at the same time the momentum built for others. Brandon Cantu rode his luck from time to time, while Scott Montgomery pulled himself up from mid-table to a solid 19.7 million by the close of play. The man who began the day on the top of the pile stayed there as well, as Dennis Phillips demonstrated a solid ABC game which kept him out of trouble for most of the day.
So, who will win it? We honestly can’t call it. Both Montgomery and Rheem are talented young players, and Brandon Cantu is a man who has been at the business end of big tournaments before. With a mountain of chips in front of them both, Phillips and Demidov are going to be hard to work around, that is for sure. All we have to do in the meantime is discuss, analyse, and place our bets. Roll on November.
Source: OnlineCasinoNews
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