Here is the relevant information from Harrahs
Player Name Age Town Chip Count
DARVIN MOON 45 OAKLAND, MARYLAND 58,930,000
ERIC BUCHMAN 29 HEWLETT, NEW YORK 34,800,000
STEVEN BEGLEITER 47 CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK 29,885,000
JEFF SHULMAN 34 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 19,580,000
JOSEPH CADA 21 SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN 13,215,000
KEVIN SCHAFFEL 51 CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA 12,390,000
PHIL IVEY 33 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 9,765,000
ANTOINE SAOUT 25 SAINT MARTIN DES CHAMPS, FRANCE 9,500,000
JAMES AKENHEAD 26 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM 6,800,000
WHAT: The conclusion of poker’s richest and most prestigious poker tournament, the 40th annual World Series of Poker Presented by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. Featuring the November Nine – the final nine players of 6,494 participants in the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship. These nine players are vying for the most coveted prize in poker – the WSOP Championship Bracelet – and $27,219,668 in prize money with the first place winner collecting $8,546,435.
WHERE: The Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
WHEN: Saturday, November 7th and Monday, November 9.
Play on the 7th will begin with all nine participants.
On November 9, the final two players face off.
ESPN will carry coverage of the final table on Tuesday, November 10th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT.
PRIZE The final nine will play for a total of $27,219,668, plus interest added and accrued from July 16 until the time they return in November. The payout schedule is as follows:
POOL:
1st Place: $8,546,435 4th Place: $2,502, 787 7th Place: $1,404,002
2nd Place: $5,182,601 5th Place: $1,953,395 8th Place: $1,300,228
3rd Place: $3,479,485 6th Place: $1,587,133 9th Place: $1,263,602
The Main Event total prize pool in 2009 is $61,043,600. A total of 648 players cashed in the event; payout for 648th place was $21,365.
2009 The 2009 World Series of Poker attracted a record 60,875 entrants from 115
WSOP: different nations competing for more than $174 million prize pool over the 57-event, 50- day extravaganza.
Darvin Moon, 45, of Oakland, Md.: 58,930,000
Moon, who heads into November as the chip leader, is the Everyman of the November Nine. A self-employed logger from Western Maryland, Moon learned to play poker with his friends and won his Main Event seat in a satellite (qualifying) tournament. This is Moon’s first appearance at the WSOP.
Eric Buchman, 28, of Valley Stream, NY: 34,800,000
Buchman, second in chips, is an accomplished poker pro with nine career WSOP cashes. He made a final table in this year’s WSOP, placing sixth in Event 25. His best WSOP finish was second place in a 2006 Limit Hold’em event, which paid nearly $175,000.
Steven Begleiter, 47, of Chappaqua, NY: 29,885,000
Begleiter is familiar with large numbers, having worked previously in high finance at Bear Stearns. Married with three children, Begleiter played in last year’s Main Event but was unable “to dance between the raindrops” to make it deep into the tournament. When he isn’t playing poker, Begleiter enjoys watching and coaching his kids’ sports teams. He heads into November third in chips.
Jeff Shulman, 34, of Las Vegas: 19,580,000
Shulman made himself known in the poker world at the age of 25, when he went deep in the WSOP Main Event. Nearly a decade later, the editor of Card Player magazine has more than $1 million in career winnings and finds himself at the final table. Shulman is fourth in chips.
Joseph Cada, 21, of Shelby Township, Mich.: 13,215,000
Cada, fifth in chips, has played in some 16 WSOP events and boasts nearly $500,000 in poker winnings. The 21-year-old’s hobbies include playing sports and spending time on the water. He was introduced to poker by friends who play professionally.
Kevin Schaffel, 51, of Coral Springs, Fla.: 12,390,000
Schaffel has been playing poker since he was 11 years old and regularly participates in family games. He owned and operated a printing company for 30 years and considers himself “semi-retired” after having recently closed the business. The 51-year-old plans “to play a lot of golf” in the coming days and weeks. He is sixth in chips.
Phil Ivey, 33, of Las Vegas: 9,765,000
Ivey, seventh in chips, is considered by many to be the world’s greatest poker player. At 33, he already has seven WSOP bracelets – two of which he won at this year’s WSOP. Often referred to as the Tiger Woods of poker, Ivey is a fierce competitor who has won millions in both tournaments and cash games around the globe.
Antoine Saout, 25, of Saint Martin des Champs, France: 9,500,000
Born in Morlaix, France, Antoine now calls Saint Martin des Champs home. One of three Frenchmen to make the final 27 of the Main Event, he won his seat into the tournament through an online satellite. He enters November eighth in chips.
James Akenhead, 26, of London, England: 6,800,000
Akenhead is a former railroad conductor and current poker pro who boasts a previous second-place finish at the 2008 WSOP, where he collected $520,000. His total winnings total some $700,000. He will be the short stack when play resumes at the Rio.
The “November Nine” – as those who make the final table have been dubbed – will resume play at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Nov. 7. When the final two players are identified, play will stop, resuming again on Tuesday, Nov. 10. ESPN will provide same day coverage of the winning hand and the awarding of the champion’s bracelet.
Each of the November Nine already has received ninth-place prize money of more than $1.2 million. This marks just the second time in WSOP history that each member of the final table will win at least $1 million.
Official prize money for the November Nine is as follows:
1st place: $8,546,435 6th place: $1,587,133
2nd place: $5,182,601 7th place: $1,404,002
3rd place: $3,479,485 8th place: $1,300,228
4th place: $2,502,787 9th place: $1,263,602
5th place: $1,953,395