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TWorld Series of PokerTM November Nine
he 2010 World Series of PokerTM (WSOP) Main Event began July 5th with 7,319 players. e entries and total prize pool of $68.8 million made this year’s Main Event the second largest in WSOP history after 2006. e players included 18 former world champions, close to 150
bracelet winners, and names known throughout the poker world.
On July 17th, the nal nine players remained. e November Nine will meet again on
November 6th and resume play. Once two players remain, play will stop again, and then resume late in the evening on Monday, November 8th in front of a live audience at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and conclude on that day. ESPN will televise the event on Tuesday, November 9th.
Each of the nine players who made it to the WSOP Main Event Final Table receives ninth- place prize money. e November Nine will be playing for the top prize of $8,944,138, the coveted WSOP gold bracelet, and designation as the o cial 2010 World Poker Champion.
e November Nine include ( rst to ninth position in chips):
1. Jonathan Duhamel, 22, poker pro from Boucherville, Quebec
2. John Dolan, 24, poker pro from Bonita Springs, Florida
3. Joseph Cheong, 24, UC San Diego psychology graduate and poker pro from La Mirada, California
4. John Racener, 24, poker pro from Port Richey, Florida
The WSOP is the largest, richest and most 5. Matthew Jarvis, 25, business student, from prestigious gaming event in the world awarding
Surrey, British Columbia
6. Filippo Candio, 26, poker pro based in Cagliari, Italy
7. Michael Mizrachi, aka “ e Grinder,” 29, poker pro from Miami, Florida
8. Cuong “Soi” Nguyen, 37, medical supply salesman, from Santa Ana, California
9. Jason Senti, 25, poker pro from St. Louis Park, Minnesota
millions of dollars in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally recognized as the sport’s top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker’s longest running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2009, the WSOP drew 60,875 players from 115 di erent countries to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and awarded over $175 million in prize money. The creation of the delayed Main Event final table more than doubled ratings on ESPN year
over year.
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