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It deserves it's own thread.

James makes the November nine guaranteeing himself a little over $1.2m.

A MASSIVE congratulations to James, he's a great player and deserves it.

Don't know James but what a fanastic achievement - massive congrats to him - $1.3m to be going on with - wow !!!

+1, wp.

Fantastic..... This will hopefully give British Poker a real boost..Whilst not knowing James, my heartiest congratulations to him...The question is ...how oeshe feel about having towait until november???

Bravo ....

Well played James. Don't know him personally, but played at the same table a few times. Class act and deserves to be there after an unlucky finish in a side event last year.

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause;

blimey nice going! gl sir.

+2

Go on the Brit

I think the Hit Squad might have beat the Shrewdies in that ROI prop bet they suggested.

Anyone know if Channing had a %?

One an unrelated note, Ivey only needs to survive two eliminations to leapfrog Jamie Gold on the all time money list.

(I mean well done James)

go go go, great achievement, vwp Sir.

Well done, 1.2 mill in the bag. GL in November!

Very very well done sir. Must be some kind of thrill.

Fuck the 1.2m - put 10 4 in Ivey's eye heads up please for the 8.5mirrion!

Best of luck, what a player

wtf? we wanted it with the BBP guys not the hitsquad!

Congrats to James!

Thats the easy part done now just ship the fcking bracelet back to the UK!!

Congrats James
Extra incentive to go and watch the final table now.

 ;applause; ;applause; ;applause; ;hattip;

Well done that man  :respect:

Great achievement, Congratulations

What an achievement. Many congratulations to him

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
 

Well Done James :)up  different gravy

Congrats on making the final James  ;tightend; ;tightend;

+1, mbsfn!

wp James

 ;applause; ;applause; wp James

Well Played James - Best of luck in November!

Ivey vs James Heads up would be nice..

Wp James

World class player and desevred to get there - he had some shockers yesterday, so teh KQ was nothing but justice!

WP fella

Lets you get a magical double thru nice and early

GLGLGLGLGLGLGLLGL

+1 wp

+3 - fantastic!

+1

Absofrigginlutely BRILLIANT news!!!  Very well done that man!!!   ;yippee; ;applause; ;hattip;

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phenomenal achievement. wish you all the best with taking this down.

Amazing just amazing

why are only a couple of them smiling?  You wouldn't be able to stop me grinning like an idiot!

awesome achievement mate, gl in november!!!!

Look at Ivey standing there thinking: "I ain't touching these pricks".

good luck james

looks like tilt has more players than stars this year from the photo

maybe i am looking at wrong guy but the guy i think is james is wearing a tilt shirt

with pokerstars claiming him as one of theres

Yes, James is wearing a Tilt-Shirt in that photograph. Only one guy is wearing 'Stars apparel. So far.

well stars has a sponsored pro and no quailfiers choosing to wear there gear (i believe there T@C had an opt out clause so not suggesting anything funny going on) last year they  made a big thing about having 6 on the FT guess they wont be throwing so much into there promos as they did last year they were great

didn't James sign a sponsorship deal with Tilt pre-Vegas...on the front page of Bluff magazine this month promoting it?

no idea but i read the news on stars and it said he had quailfied on there and that one of the other players was a sponsored pro of theres

no mention of any other players

Theres a link on a site, lets call it 3 + 3 discussing this.

oh and for Karl/Dry-Em..I know James isn't a huge forum poster, but we'd be delighted to have him (or indeed Sunny, yourself, Praz, Chaz) "In the Well" on blonde when things settle down a bit. Perhaps you could let me know sometime?

And also to discuss the Blondepoker sponsorship deal for the final table - I believe they can offer as much as two hats and maybe a shirt with sleeves.

Less. If he wins it though we can talk.

James can only wear one hat at the final table so please give the other one to Praz as that visor thing he wears is a little tilting.

congratulations....absolutely amazin!!!

Amazing!

Congrats James, i am currently changing my flight to make sure i stay out for this!

VWP!!!

+1

Win it all please.

A Press Release from 'Stars is on the "WSOP Chip Count" Thread.

Awesome! Good variance in November James.

There wil be a knockabout Interview with all of the Hit Squad, including you-know-who, tonight, you-know-where. It was recorded last week.

It was a bad time to give Mr A a Rubdown. But it never stopped me. Timing is all.

Just amazing, Hope you get the win.

i can't imagine what it must be like to play down to one table in that huge room...good job sir

so so so so so so so sick. vwp. gl in november

huge congratulations james and GL at the final table.  i had a bit of a sweat since had bet on mr akenhead at 6/1 to be highest out of 6 UK players (roland, channing, marty smyth and couple of others).  obviously thought bet was dead since roland binked 2 FTs and 400k in winnings but then saw james was deep and figured needed 18th or better to close.  ty!

NOVEMBER 9 .....o my! wp m8, enjoy the following months and have a beer or 2

http://uk.pokernews.com/news/world-series-of-poker/2009/07/akenhead-makes-november-nine-1260.htm

Video t'interview of the man himself (scroll to the bottom), says he is gonna have a bit of a break from poker when he gets back.

good article Barry couldnt get the vid to go will try again later.

What a brilliant achievement, well don indeed James. Nice payout too. Up the ladder as they say.


Payouts
1. $8.5 million 6. $1.6 million
2. $5.2 million 7. $1.4 million
3. $3.5 million 8. $1.3 million
4. $2.5 million 9. $1.25 million
5. $2.0 million 

this would be the worst tournament to try and ladder up ever.

wow great achievement,congrats and best of luck in november

I sat next to James on the flight out to Vegas so does that make me famous?

entitles you to 5% i think

This. between 9th and 6th there really isn't a jump.

Congrats on an outstanding achievement James and the best of luck in November.

This isnt a ladder climber at all. No hiding here, gotta be in it to win it

I couldn't make that vid work either, but here's one that does work, from Day 5 when he was CL for a while:

http://tv.pokernews.com/featured-videos/James+Akenhead+-+Chip+Leader+for+the+moment/29230979001 (http://tv.pokernews.com/featured-videos/James+Akenhead+-+Chip+Leader+for+the+moment/29230979001)

Seems like a good lad. Must be weird tho, 4 months of building up to the FT, and it could all be over in a few hands. Hope he goes the distance tho, obviously.

I assume no Brits have ever won the Main Event, but what's the highest finish, anyone know?

James has his own appreciation thread in NVG on 2+2. Hope its ok to post the link....

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/james-akenhead-appreciation-thread-535849/

Julian Gardner came 2nd and most believe he should have won it, cant remember the year, if only there was some sort of database that recorded poker results on the live circuit.

we kinda claim matloubi and eastgate 'cos they both lived in london when they won

Cheers. It was 2002 : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series_of_Poker#Main_Event_results (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Series_of_Poker#Main_Event_results)

mansour matloubi is a brit, i met him in singapore, turns out he went to school in wales with a mate of mine, we all went out in singapore, genius of a player, keeps himself to himself now living in thailand having got the absolute lot settin up and floggin UB.

you are indeed right. I assumed he's played as an iranian despite living in the uk, turns out he was listed as welsh