After a four-month break, the World Series of Poker Main Event is beginning its final weekend. The last group of players, called the November Nine, began action at 1 p.m. in Las Vegas.
Play resumed a short time ago after a longer-than-usual dinner break that featured inducting Mike Sexton into the World Poker Hall of Fame. Sexton, a well-known player, commentator and ambassador for the game, is a popular inductee.
James Akenhead finished in ninth place this afternoon. He was all-in with pocket threes against Kevin Schaffel's pocket nines and the board was no help. Akenhead, of Great Britain, earned no additional money today because all nine players were paid ninth-place money upon qualifying for the final table in July--about $1.26 million.
Schaffel was the next player eliminated. He went all-in with pocket aces against Eric Buchman's pocket kings. The flop included a king to give Buchman the lead. The turn showed the fourth king to give Buchman an unbeatable hand.
Darvin Moon started the day as the massive chip leader but slipped into third place a moment ago. Buchman is the new chip leader. Seven-time WSOP bracelet Phil Ivey's stack has remained below the table average all day. Jeff Shulman, the only man of the nine to have previously reached a WSOP Las Vegas Main Event final table, is the short stack.
Play will continue until two players are left. The last two men will meet heads-up Monday night for the title and more than $8.5 million.
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