The wait is over: 2009 World Series of Poker final table begins today
After months of anticipation poker fans will finally get their chance to see Phil Ivey and the other eight finalists battle it out for roughly $27 million in prize-money, including $8.5 million to the winner!
The first hand will be dealt at 3 pm EDT (noon PDT), and the participants will play until only two hopefuls remain. The heads-up battle will conclude on Monday night.
Here are the seat assignments and chip counts for each competitor:
SEAT 1: Darvin Moon — 58,930,000
SEAT 2: James Akenhead — 6,800,000
SEAT 3: Phil Ivey — 9,765,000
SEAT 4: Kevin Schaffel — 12,390,000
SEAT 5: Steven Begleiter — 29,885,000
SEAT 6: Eric Buchman — 34,800,000
SEAT 7: Joe Cada — 13,215,000
SEAT 8: Antoine Saout — 9,500,000
SEAT 9: Jeff Shulman — 19,580,000
Here is the payout structure for the final table:
1st Place: $8,546,435
2nd Place: $5,182,601
3rd Place: $3,479,485
4th Place: $2,502,787
5th Place: $1,953,395
6th Place: $1,587,133
7th Place: $1,404,002
8th Place: $1,300,228
9th Place: $1,263,602
Each player has already received 9th place prize-money
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