November Nine this weekend

[TightEnd]

The final nine players of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event, also known as the WSOP November Nine, will meet again November 5th to 7th to battle for the prized bracelet and $8.7 million in cash.

This year is the most international final table of all time, with players from seven different countries. It is also very young, with an average age of 28 and 7 players under 30.

Here's more about each of the players, from the chip leader to the small stack:

Martin Staszko – 40,175,000 in chips
Staszko is the chip leader of the November Nine. The 35-year-old professional poker player is from Trinec and is the first from the Czech Republic to ever make the WSOP Main Event final table.

Eoghan O’Dea – 33,925,000 in chips
O’Dea is a 26-year-old poker pro from Dublin, Ireland and is second in chips. He has had a really good World Series of Poker this year, and cashing in three other events in 2011. He is the son of a WSOP bracelet winner, Donnacha O’Dea, who won his bracelet in 1998.

Matt Giannetti – 24,750,000 in chips
Giannetti is a 26-year-old poker pro from Las Vegas and will start the final table with a solid stack of chips. Before going pro, he was a student at the University of Texas.

Phil Collins – 23,875,000 in chips
This Phil Collins is not the famous singer, but a 26-year-old pro poker player from Las Vegas. He'll rejoin the action fourth in chips. While at the University of South Carolina, he met his wife Katie who lived across the hall from him.

Ben Lamb – 20,875,000 in chips
While Ben Lamb may only be fifth in chips when the final table resumes, he is without a doubt, the player to watch. He has already won one WSOP bracelet this year at Event 42 and is leading the "Player of the Year" rankings. This is his fifth final table at the 2011 WSOP and all eyes are on this player from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Badih Bou-Nahra – 19,700,000 in chips
Bou-Nahra is the oldest player at the final table at 49, and is the first ever player from Belize to appear at a Main Event final table. Bou-Nahra was born in Lebanon, but now calls Belize City his home.

Anton Makiievskyi – 13,825,000 in chips
Makiievskyi is the youngest player at the table and at 21, has the opportunity to be the youngest-ever champion the WSOP Main Event has ever seen, ousting Joe Cada from that title. This is his first WSOP, and it marks the first time a Ukranian has made the final table.

Pius Heinz – 16,425,000 in chips
Heinz is a 22-year-old student and poker player from Cologne, Germany. He has already done well at his first WSOP, finishing 7th in a no-limit event earlier in the summer. He will also be the first German to make the final table.

Sam Holden – 12,375,000 in chips
Holden is the short stack at the final table, but he won't enter the day desperate. The 22-year-old poker pro from Sussex, United Kingdom is playing in his first WSOP this year.

[TightEnd]

This is your guide to connecting during the 2011 World Series of Poker November Nine.

On Sunday, Nov. 6, all eyes will be on Las Vegas. More specifically, the nine finalists of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. The excitement kicks off at 1130 PDT (1930 GMT) at the Penn and Teller Theater inside the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino.

2011 World Series of Poker November Niners

Martin Staszko
Twitter: There's a twitter account (@MartinStaszko) but there are no tweets from it and only three followers.


Eoghan O'Dea
Twitter: @EoghanODea


Matt Giannetti
Twitter: @MattGiannetti


Phil Collins
Twitter: @USCphildo


Ben Lamb
Twitter: @BenbaLamb


Badih Bounahra
Twitter: @BobBounahra


Pius Heinz
Twitter: @MastaP89


Anton Makiievskyi
Unfortunately, Makiievskyi is not as "social" as his 2011 November Nine counterparts.

Samuel Holden
Twitter: @Sam_Holden888

[TightEnd]

On Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, the WSOP Main Event will play down to the final three players in Las Vegas; what’s more, it will be aired from beginning to end on ESPN 2 and ESPN 3 beginning at 3:30 p.m. EST. The action will be on a 15-minute delay, with hole cards being shown.

Then, on Tuesday Nov. 8, the final three will play down to a winner. This will be shown in the same format on ESPN and ESPN 3 beginning at 9 p.m. EST. All told, nearly 18 hours of exciting poker action is expected, so be sure to check your local listings

[GreekStein]

Someone do a book?

[outragous76]

Phil Collins
Twitter: @USCphildo

had no idea this was him! sicko

I am still a bit sad - i love watching the spectacle thst is the wsop FT

[kinboshi]

BBC article:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15272675

[brockbhoy]

im gonna have a punt on eoghan, watching on telly he seems to have got there gradually.
sam has nothing to lose and a dbl up puts him right in contention.
ben lamb is the other who id watch out for ( no big surprise i know)

[boldie]

Gianetti will piss this...Obv just guessing but I have a feeling he'll get the job done stylishly.

[pleno1]

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=55641.msg1448430#new

Fun little WSOP betting game.

[SuuPRlim]

Gianetti will piss this...Obv just guessing but I have a feeling he'll get the job done stylishly.

I fancy him too, he's really really good, super super old school cash player

[boldie]

Gianetti will piss this...Obv just guessing but I have a feeling he'll get the job done stylishly.

I fancy him too, he's really really good, super super old school cash player

Gianetti a 15-2 shot...looks like decent odds IMO.

http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/e/2255614/WSOP%2bMain%2bEvent%2b2011.html

[Boba Fett]

Collins is the best player IMO

[strak33]

Hazards!

[Amatay]

I like Heinz and O'dea

[Chili]

Something weird happened to me last night. It's wsop related so bear with me.
A few years ago, just before I played late night poker for the first time. I dreamt that I came second in my heat & that I won the semi final.! Well guess what? That's what happened.
A few weeks later I dreamt just before the Women's open thingy that I won that heat, and yes, I did.

I had never dreamt premonisions before those times or after.  Until last night!
I saw the 2 players heads up for the Main Event bracelet.
They were....... Phil Collins & Anton Makieyevski!!

I thought I would share this, I could easily make a nob of myself but I really don't think so.

I've found odds of 7-1 & 10-1 ftw so I'm lumping on them both

If anyone wants a punt, go for it. If u lose, ill just say it was a stupid dream anyway lol.