Hey Look!
Another Article On The 2014 World Series of Poker November Nine
It’s a historical final table with international flair.
After 10 long days of tournament poker and 6,683 runners with $10M dreams , the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event has finally cast the leading roles for their November Nine final table.
The remaining players include a professional foosball champion, a dominating Swede, a young Spaniard and the Wayfarer-wearing poker pro who made history by becoming the first player to make back-to-back November Nines.
Let’s check them out:
Your headliner and lead story of the N9 has to be that of Mark Newhouse. Last year’s 9th place finisher is baaaaack and this time, he’s got chips. Sitting 3rd on the leaderboard, Newhouse looks to not only best his $733k haul from last year (he’s $3k shy right now) but maybe even his career best when he won a WPT Title back in 2006 for over $1.5M.
Sweating my homie @mark_hizzle w 15left in the main about to make some serious history in this bitch.. – Chino Rheem
Newhouse will have to be wary of an ocean of pros that populate the table as well. Martin Jacobson, Daniel Sindelar and N9 chipleader Jorryt van Hoof have plenty of experience to go around. Jacobson is a pros pro with over $4.8M in tournament earnings and this WSOP marks his 15th 6-figure score. Sindelar doesn’t quite have the tournament cash results of Jacobson, but with 50 cashes on his resume dating back to 2007, he knows his way around a table. Jorryt van Hoof may be relatively unknown, for now, but rumors have it that during the WSOP he was playing as high as 50/100 PLO. People don’t mess around in that game and his meteoric rise up the chip charts on Day 7 proves he knows what he’s doing.
The chip leader Jorryt van Hoof on the phone with his family.
PokerNews checks in with Dan Sindelar’s rowdy rail.
William Tonking may not have a ton of live results but that’s because he’s a New Jersey online cash game pro. According to WSOP, Tonking has taken a shot in the Main Event a couple of times before but for William, the third time was the charm. Sitting 7th in chips the 27- year old is hoping to run it up.
Billy Pappaconstantinou not only has a long name, he has a long tradition of being a champion – in foosball. “Billy Pappas” as he’s known, for obvious reasons, is a 5-time foosball champion and therefore, it can be concluded, he understands a champion’s mentality.
Then there’s the international contingency. Felix Stephensen from London by way of Norway sits 2nd in chips while 22-year old Andoni Larrabe, the baby of the bunch, also lives in London by way of Spain and he finds himself deep in only his 2nd WSOP.
Then there is Bruno Politano, the life of the party and the first Brazilian to grace the WSOP Main Event Final Table. While the WSOP rap sheet on him says that he plays poker as a hobby, he still has over 6-figures in lifetime cashes and played 10 WSOP events in his career. His rail not only brought life to the final table but even the fictitious mystery solving cowardly dog – Scooby Doo!
Let the hype machine begin as it’s nearly 4 months before these 9 strangers, sit at a poker table and stop being polite and start playing for real. The live finale of the Main Event takes place on November 10-11 on ESPN.
Want to read all the hand for hand action, check out the hard work of the PokerNews Live Updates Team.
Video: Check out PokerNews’ breakdown of the N9.
Watch ElkY Play an MTT Blind on GGPoker
After losing the prop bet against Fedor Holz, ElkY will be fulfilling his punishment live on his Twitch channel later today.
GGPoker Sets Guinness World Record for Largest Prize Pool For An Online Poker Tournament
As perhaps the cherry on the top of its wildly successful summer hosting the first-ever World Series of Poker Online Series open to international players, GGPoker has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the largest prize pool for an online poker tournament.
Phil Ivey Makes His Affiliation With Online Poker Site Official
Phil Ivey, one of the most successful poker players in the world, has come out publicly to announce his affiliation with the online poker room Poker King.
Check Out PokerStars' New Throwable Item "Card Deck"
The list of items that you can virtually throw on PokerStars is growing every week.
Isaac Haxton Compares PokerStars and partypoker on the Weekly Poker Showdown
High stakes poker pro and partypoker ambassador, Isaac “Ike” Haxton is the latest guest on the Weekly Poker Showdown podcast with host and fellow Team partypoker member Jaime Staples.
Watch: The Hand that Led Phil Galfond to an Epic Victory Versus Venividi
ICYMI, YESSS Phil Galfond did it!
ICYMI: Pokerfuse Podcast with Former PokerStars Comms Director Eric Hollreiser
Last week on the special edition of the Pokerfuse Podcast, our host Michael Gentile sat down with former Head of Corporate Communications and Global Poker Marketing for PokerStars, Eric Hollreiser, to discuss various topics covering everything from Black Friday to Supernova Elite, PSPC and what’s the future of online poker may look like, and much more!
Sunday Million Anniversary Edition Smashes Record, Generates $18.6 Million Prize Pool
The special event exceeded its ambitious guarantee by over $6 million
Doug Polk Uploads Final Poker Video
Doug Polk has uploaded his last ever YouTube video to his hugely successful poker channel.
Watch the Second Annual Global Poker Awards Live Stream for Free on PokerGO
In just a few hours, the much-awaited second Annual Global Poker Awards will be held live in Las Vegas at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino.
PokerStars to Celebrate International Women's Day with a Platinum Pass
This International Women’s Day, PokerStars is once again doing something special.
Major WSOP F*ck Up! Daniel Negreanu Stripped of POY Title
Error In Points Tally Discovered
The Postulation Station: A Mike Postle Mega Post
An attempt to compile everything you could possibly want to watch, listen to and read about the Postle/Stones cheating scandal.
Run It Once Poker Offers 70% Rakeback via 35/35 Promotion
The promotion is called 35/35 and the end result is 70% rakeback for players on Run It Once Poker.
Kevin Martin Ends Streaming Career: Partypoker Ambassador Says "Journey is Over"
After just four months at partypoker's Team Online, the Canadian MTT grinder throws in the Twitch towel.
High Stakes Poker Pro Antonio Esfandiari Kicks Movie Star Kevin Hart's Arse
High stakes poker pro and three time WSOP bracelet winner, Antonio Esfandiari has won yet another prop bet. He took comedian Kevin Hart down in just three rounds, as part of a boxing prop bet.
Missed the Global Poker Awards? Watch It Free Here!
The inaugural Global Poker Awards are officially in the books.
Lex Veldhuis Ships Sunday Warm-Up Live on Twitch
Last night, Lex Veldhuis took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up Live on Twitch for over $34,000.
#10YearChallenge: PokerStars
Let's have a look at how PokerStars has changed in 10 years.
Just How Much Did Platinum Pass Holders Win at the #PSPC?
PokerStars gave away 320 free entries to the $25,000 buy-in PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) over the course of the previous year via Platinum Passes that after accomodations and spending money were valued at $30,000.
Watch: Crucial Hands at the #PSPC Final Table
In case you missed out on the Final Table stream of the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) event, here are clips of some of the most crucial hands at the Final Table of the event.