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TWorld Series of Poker® November Nine
he massive eld of 6,494 players who entered the World Series of Poker® (WSOP) Main Event in the summer was narrowed to nine competitors who return to Las Vegas to compete for a share of over $27 million including the top prize of more than $8.5 million and the most coveted prize in
poker—the WSOP champion’s gold bracelet. e nal table has been set and will reconvene on November 7th when the November Nine will battle for the coveted title. First they will play down until two remain. e nine players who survived to advance to November’s nal table include the following.
Darvin Moon, 45, of Oakland, Maryland at 58,930,000 is the chip leader. Eric Buchman, 28, of Valley Stream, New York at 34,800,000. Steven Begleiter, 47, of Chappaqua, New York at 29,885,000. Je Shulman, 34, of Las Vegas at 19,580,000. Joseph Cada, 21, of Shelby Township, Michigan at 13,215,000. Kevin Scha el, 51, of Coral Springs, Florida at 12,390,000. Phil Ivey, 33, of Las Vegas at 9,765,000. Antoine Saout, 25, of Saint Martin des Champs, France at 9,500,000. James Akenhead, 26, of London, England at 6,800,000.
e November Nine resume play at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on November 7th. When the nal two players are identi ed, play will stop, resuming again on Tuesday, November 10th. ESPN will provide samedaycoverageofthewinninghandandtheawardingofthechampion’sbracelet.
SL o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a G a m i n g G u i d e D r a w i n g W i n n e r s
ast month we announced the Best of Southern California and award-winning casino computer games—Reel Deal Casino
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n Friday, November 13th, kick o the holiday season with an extravaganza on ice with professional skaters, a visit from Santa, and San Diego’s biggest holiday tree
lighting at 6 p.m. en, enjoy the premiere of the Legend of the Ice Princess at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Weather permitting. And starting on November 14th, you can skate on Southern California’s largest Outdoor Ice Rink. Skate for 90 minutes for just
$12 per person, including skates! Call 619-659-2073 for details. And at the Viejas Outlet Center don’t miss the Midnight Madness & After Thanksgiving Sale on November 27th at 12:01 a.m. Shop after dark and get a head start on your holiday shopping. You’ll save up to 70% on America’s favorite brands!
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Gaming Reader’s Choice Awards, chosen by our readers Imperial Fortune and Reel Deal Slots Treasures of the Far East. who submitted tens of thousands of completed Reader’s e two Super Jackpot winners of $1,000 in cash were a very
Poll surveys, All completed surveys were entered into a drawing for 54 exciting prizes. e surveys were tallied by an independent company which drew the 54 winner’s names at random.
e seventh annual Reader’s Poll Drawing prizes included four cash winners: two Super Jackpot prize winners of $1,000 each, and two Jackpot prize winners of $500 each. We also awarded 50 winners one copy of one of the newest titles of Phantom EFX best-selling
happy Carol Harvey of Buena Park (pictured left with her check), and Gyula Kovacs of San Marcos. e two Jackpot winners of $500 in cash were Jason Albertorio of Huntington Beach and David Miramontes of Salton City. Congratulations to all the lucky 2009 drawing winners!
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