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2011 World Series of Poker: Your 2011 November Nine

AlCantHang — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:03:15 +0000

There are a lot of reasons that can, and will, be kicked around about the texture of the 2011 World Series of Poker November Nine. It is truly an international field with the fewest members from the U.S. in many years. Just three of the nine are Yanks and the rest are spread around the [...]

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2011 World Series of Poker: Your 2011 November Nine

2010 World Series of Poker Recap: Top 5 Stories

AlCantHang — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:41:53 +0000

We’re just a few short days away from the start of the 2011 World Series of Poker and things are beginning to buzz. Plans are being solidified, airfare booked, and rolls wired to the Rio cage. While the world winds itself up for the coming series, we thought it would be nice to head back [...]

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2010 World Series of Poker Recap: Top 5 Stories

2010 November Nine Reunion – The Presser

AlCantHang — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:53:18 +0000

One of the more interesting aspects of the November Nine Reunion at Foxwoods Resort Casino a few weeks ago (writeup here) was getting a chance to speak with the players now that they had some time to process the entire scene. It was also the first real time we were able to speak with them [...]

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2010 November Nine Reunion – The Presser

2010 November Nine Reunion at Foxwoods Resort Casino

AlCantHang — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:13:37 +0000

Some of the fringe benefits of this gig are getting to witness history in person, attend cool gatherings, and watch some of the best players in the game ply their trade. Last week I received a unique invitation to attend a once in a life time reunion of a WSOP Main Event final table. On [...]

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2010 November Nine Reunion at Foxwoods Resort Casino

2010 November Nine in Pictures

AlCantHang — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:03:24 +0000

It was just a week ago when the poker world turned it’s eyes back towards the Rio in Las Vegas as the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion was set to be crowned. Once again the hallway between the casino and the theater were packed with players, family, and friends waiting to get [...]

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2010 November Nine in Pictures

November Nine Day 1 Recap: From Nine to Two

Dave McCarthy — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:06:34 +0000

It took 219 hands and about 14 hours for the November Nine to play down to two. In between, the clocks moved back an hour, Frank Kassela won Player of the Year, and the biggest pot in WSOP history was played. When play resumes Monday at 8pm, Jonathan Duham will take a 6-1 chip lead [...]

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November Nine Day 1 Recap: From Nine to Two

2010 November Nine: Level 40 Updates

AlCantHang — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:31:34 +0000

00:30PT – As we head into Level 40, Joseph Cheong continues to lead the 5 person field but chips are still finding their way around the table and this is still anybody’s game. Mizrachi has managed to live by his nickname by pulling himself back up a little with timely moves and few dangerous situations. [...]

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2010 November Nine: Level 40 Updates

2010 November Nine: Level 39 Updates

AlCantHang — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 05:30:43 +0000

Team Mizrachi enthusiastically sweating The Grinder in action 22:15PT – The stack sizes are starting to get shallow for a few players and we’ve now lost another player. John Dolan came into the day sitting with the second biggest chip count but could only manage a 6th place finish. In a battle of the blinds, [...]

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2010 November Nine: Level 39 Updates

2010 November Nine: Level 38 Updates

AlCantHang — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:49:01 +0000

In an effort to make it easier to follow along, we are breaking up our coverage into Levels. 18:45PT – The players must sense when I comment on the lack of action, no sooner was the last update posted and we had a double up. John Racener doubled through Filippo Candio in a battle of [...]

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2010 November Nine: Level 38 Updates

2010 November Nine: Day 1 “Live” Blog

AlCantHang — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:59:36 +0000

After nearly 4 months of waiting it’s time to crown the 2010 World Series of Poker Champion. The November Nine are now getting ready for the biggest single table of their poker careers and everything is on the line today. No more waiting, preparing, sweating how everything will play out. Two of these nine players [...]

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2010 November Nine: Day 1 “Live” Blog