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WSOP NOVEMBER 9

JOE MCKEEHEN | 63,100,100 chips

AGE 24
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 8
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
USA

Joe McKeehen, a 24-year old professional poker player from Pennsylvania, has come painfully close to a WSOP bracelet before. He finished in second place in the inaugural Monster Stack tournament last year, earning over $820,000. Now, though, he’s guaranteed more than that for his performance here in the Main Event, and the most prestigious WSOP bracelet of all is within his reach.              

ZVI STERN | 29,800,000 chips
AGE 36
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 1
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
ISRAEL

Zvi Stern hails from Israel, and is the first Israeli November Niner since Amir Lehavot in 2013. Stern has only one previous WSOP cash, a 63rd place the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout in 2008.

NEIL BLUMENFIELD | 22,000,100 chips
AGE 61
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 2
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
USA 

At 61 years old, Neil Blumenfield would be the eldest player in the November Nine most years. In fact, before this year, the record for oldest player ever to make the November Nine was 57, by Steve Gee in 2012. As it happens, Blumenfield is only the second oldest player at this year’s final table, behind 72-year old Pierre Neuville. 

The former high-school debate champion has two WSOP cashes on his resume, and before today his best live tournament score was just over $38,000.

PIERRE NEUVILLE | 21,075,100 chips
AGE 72
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 19
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
BELGIUM

Pierre Neuville is the oldest remaining player at 72 years old. In fact, he’s the oldest November Niner in history, beating the previous record – Steve Gee was 57 when he made the Main Event final table in 2012 – by 15 years. He is also the first Belgian to make the November Nine since it’s inception in 2008. Neuville has a long history of success in European poker tournaments, and this is his 20th WSOP cash. He does not yet have a World Series bracelet; the closest he came was a second-place finish just last year. Winning this event would provide a capstone to Neuville’s already outstanding poker career

MAX STEINBERG | 20,200,000 chips
AGE 27
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 11
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 1
USA

Max Steinberg is the only player at this final table who already has a WSOP bracelet on his poker resume. He won a $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event in 2012. He’s also made a name for himself in the world of daily fantasy sports, and actually won his Main Event entry on Draftkings, an official WSOP sponsor.

THOMAS CANNULI | 12,250,100 chips
AGE 23
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 2
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
USA

Thomas Cannuli is the youngest player in the 2015 November Nine at age 23. The New Jersey native has already assured himself of the biggest live tournament score of his career. Before this event, he had only about $50,000 in career tournament earnings, and is now guaranteed a seven-figure payout.

JOSH BECKLEY | 11,800,000 chips
AGE 24
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 4
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
USA

Josh Beckley’s four previous WSOP cashes have all come this year. This fifth cash, though, obviously tops them all, and he’s guaranteed a seven-figure payday. Prior to the Main Event, the New Jersey native had $219,000 in career earnings.

PATRICK CHAN | 6,225,100 chips
AGE 26
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 4
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
USA

Patrick Chan has four previous WSOP cashes, including a 226th-place finish in the first ever Colossus tournament earlier this summer. Chan has just over half a million dollars in live tournament earnings in his career, and he’ll earn more than double that amount with his final table performance in November.

FEDERICO BUTTERONI | 6,200,000 chips
AGE 25
PREVIOUS WSOP CASHES 2
PREVIOUS WSOP BRACELETS 0
ITALY

Federico Butteroni has made a name of himself over the past few days with his emotional celebrations when winning key hands. That excitement is sure to carry over to November, as the stakes become ever higher. 

The 25-year old Italian has only two previous WSOP cashes, both of which came this year. One of them was a 20th place finish in the Monster Stack event, and with his deep run in the Main, Butteroni is making quite the mark on the WSOP’s signature events.

 

Your November 9. I would have to get behind the old timer Belgian Pierre Neuville because 1 im just back from Belgium and the people are awesome an well 2 I woul love him to show that the old timers have still got it. Although he has already broke a record by being the oldest to final table the main event. I would love to see him win it.

Who would you like to see win it?. Comment & like.  

I will also be posting the episodes from WSOP Main event on my page and will be alot more active so please come follow my page.

Really nice, Mark.. Who is your favourite?  and yours @William Calder 

@Ina Rkh I have said who and why in the post but shall copy and paste what I said. I would have to get behind the old timer Belgian Pierre Neuville because 1 im just back from Belgium and the people are awesome an well 2 I woul love him to show that the old timers have still got it. Although he has already broke a record by being the oldest to final table the main event. I would love to see him win it. 

Great :) he is my favourite, too. And sorry its a lot of info, maybe I skipped it..

Thanks for that, Mark!

FYI, we published an infographic about the November Nine in the September issue of Bluff Europe

Nice one @Rémi Rkh been rather busy recently not been able to see that. yes would be great to see Pierre take it down @Ina Rkh and I will be watching the run up to it and getting a few friends over for the final table when it is on Live.

Thats already a nice plan, @Mark Duguid ! Inspires me, to do the same!

Good to hear that @Ina Rkh as long as we get pictures of the party. i will post mine too 

@Mark Duguid deal !!!