Nine players left in the 2009 World Series of Poker NL Texas Hold Em.
When Jordan Smith said "Good night, Moon" and exited in tenth place, the November Nine were determined. Here they are:
Darvin Moon - $58,930,000
James Akenhead - $6,800,000
Phil Ivey - $9,765,000
Kevin Schaffel - $12,390,000
Steven Begleiter - $29,885,000
Eric Buchman - $34,800,000
Joe Cada - $13,215,000
Antoine Saout - $9,500,000
Jeff Shulman - $19,580,000
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In hold'em, players receive two downcards as their personal hand (holecards), after which there is a round of betting. Three boardcards are turned simultaneously (called the "flop") and another round of betting occurs. The next two boardcards are turned one at a time, with a round of betting after each card. The boardcards are community cards, and a player may use any five-card combination from among the board and personal cards. A player may even use all of the boardcards and no personal cards to form a hand (play the board). A dealer button is used. The usual structure is to use two blinds, but it is possible to play the game with one blind, multiple blinds, an ante, or combination of blinds plus an ante.
1. The two players to the left of the dealer put out blind bets. The player directly to the dealer's left puts out the small blind while the player two to the dealer's left puts out the big blind.
2. Every player is dealt two cards, face down. These are called hole or pocket cards.
3. The action, or the first move, falls on the player to the left of the big blind. She can call the bet, raise it, or fold. Betting continues around the table, clockwise.
4. After the betting is completed, three cards are dealt face up in the center of the table, which is referred to as the board. The first three cards in Texas Hold'em are called the flop. These cards are “community cards” meaning everyone can (and will) use them in combination with their own hole cards to make the best hand.
5. From the flop on, betting begins with the player to the dealer’s left, who can check or bet.
6. A fourth card is dealt face up onto the board. This is called fourth street or the turn card.
7. Another round of betting.
8. The final card is dealt face up. This card is also called Fifth Street or the river.
9. A final round of betting occurs. The remaining players show their cards and the person who can make the best five card hand by combining their pocket cards with the cards on the board wins.
The precise origins of poker are still an actual matter of debate. It is generally agreed today that poker descended from poque, the famous French game, which derived from the German game known as pochen, meaning to knock. Poker also has many affinities with as nas, the famous Persian game that the Persian sailors taught the French and with primero and brelan, other two popular games during renaissance. All these games have influenced the poker games in general and Texas Hold’em, in particular, as bluffing and betting was invented with these games.
The earliest signs of poker date from 900 AD, in China. Soon after paper was invented, the Chinese thought of designing the first deck of cards. From here, playing cards have traveled through the Middle East and soon arrived to Europe. Since all this happened a really long time ago, there is very little evidence to sustain these theories. What we can be more certain about is the more recent information according to which poker was first played in New Orleans around 1829. It was played from a deck of 20 cards by four players who would bet on whose hand would be the highest at the end of the game. From the 19th century up to the present the evolution of poker is much easier to follow as many poker-related books have been published in this period. During the gold rush, the game spread all over the world and gambling became a common hobby.
Today we all accept the theory which states that poker came from the middle ages, when in Germany, people refered to it as pochspiel (the betting game). It included betting money and it closely resembled the poker we are familiar with today. Each player was dealt five cards, of the same value and suits as today. Players used to bet until they got to an argument because of bluffing, so it was quite an aggressive game.
Phil Ivey
Phil won his first World Series of Poker title at the age of 23 when he beat Phil Hellmuth and Amarillo Slim in the Pot-Limit Omaha event. Two years later in 2002, he won three more WSOP titles. Phil also won two Bellagio tournaments, one World Poker Open tournament, two Commerce tournaments, and has made his share of World Poker Tour final tables.
Gustav Hansen
Gustav Hansen (born February 13, 1974 outside Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional Danish poker player who lives in Monaco.[1] In his poker career Hansen has won a record three World Poker Tour open titles, the 2007 Aussie Millions main event and was the season one winner of the Poker Superstars Invitational Tournament.
Before turning to playing poker professionally in 1997, Hansen was a world class backgammon player and a youth tennis champion. He was known for being a sports enthusiast throughout his teens, competing in several indoor and outdoor sports as a successful junior athlete. In 2000, he moved to New York City, and tried to make a living playing professional backgammon, but found the field too small for his taste.
He calls himself a professional gambler and has been known to take private bets on various personal athletic challenges (such as running), other than poker and professional sports.
Daniel Negreanu
A native of Toronto, Daniel Negreanu recognized early on in his life he had a knack for gambling and, more specifically, poker. So confident was he that at the age of 21 Daniel dropped out of college - just one credit shy of graduation - and moved to Las Vegas to pursue poker full-time.
With two first place finishes at the 1997 World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, Daniel took the world of tournament poker by storm and never looked back. He has since added three World Series of Poker bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles, and more than thirty victories in tournaments across the globe.
Daniel has acted as a tutor for up-and-coming players at our own Poker School Online, written more than a hundred articles on the sport, and even contributed to Doyle Brunson's 'Super System II.'
Negreanu currently resides in Las Vegas with his wife, Lori, and continues to be the model of composure and success for the new generation of poker players.
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson
Christopher Philip Ferguson (born on April 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional poker player. In his career he has won five World Series of Poker bracelets, including the bracelet for the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and is the winner of the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship.
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