The November Nine

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November 8-10,

2015 WSOP November Nine
Seat   Name   Country   Chips    Big Blinds
1   Ofer Zvi Stern   Israel   29,800,000   74.5
2   Pierre Neuville   Belgium   21,075,000   53
3   Josh Beckley   USA   11,800,000   29
4   Max Steinberg   USA   20,200,000   50.5
5   Thomas Cannuli   USA   12,250,000   31
6   Joseph McKeehen   USA   63,100,000   158
7   Patrick Chan   USA   6,225,000   16
8   Federico Butteroni   Italy   6,200,000   15.5
9   Neil Blumenfield   USA   22,000,000   55

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Ofer Zvi Stern (Israel) — 29,800,000 (74.5 Big Blinds)

It seems Israel is producing some pretty tough poker players these days, and 36-year-old Ofer Zvi Stern is no exception. The man from Herzliya became the second player from Israel to make the November Nine, following in the footsteps of Amir Lehavot, who finished third in the 2013 WSOP Main Event for $3,727,823.

Prior to his deep run in the 2015 WSOP, Stern only had two cashes on his résumé. The first came way back at the 2008 WSOP when he finished 63rd in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout event for $5,055, while the other came earlier this year when he took 34th in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller for $44,540.

Seat 2: Pierre Neuville (Belgium) — 21,075,000 (53 Big Blinds)

Earlier this year, 72-year-old Pierre Neuville received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the European Poker Awards. During his acceptance speech, Neuville was appreciative, but humbly dismissive.

"The best is still to come, and it's never too late to win," said Neuville. "Thank you very much, but I'm sorry to tell you it's not achieved yet."

Seat 3: Josh Beckley (Marlton, New Jersey, USA) — 11,800,000 (29 big blinds)

Josh Beckley is a 24-year-old poker pro from Marlton, New Jersey with $219,526 in lifetime cashes, with a career best $98,348 for winning the 2014 Parx Casino Big Stax VII $1,500 Event. His other five-figure scores include $53,564 for third in the 2015 Parx Casino Big Stax X $300 No-Limit Hold'em, and $33,932 for fourth in a $1,500 no-limit hold'em event two weeks later.

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Seat 4: Max Steinberg (Oakland, California, United States) — 20,200,000 (50.5 Big Blinds)

Max Steinberg, 27, is the only bracelet winner in the November Nine. Originally from Fairfield, Iowa, Steinberg won his gold bracelet in the 2012 WSOP Event #33 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $440,238. Steinberg topped a field of 2,795 in that event

Seat 5: Thomas Cannuli (Erma, New Jersey, United States) — 12,250,000 (31 Big Blinds)

Thomas Cannuli is a bit of a dark horse, the sort of player you don't pay much attention to, but upon closer inspection you realize there's more to him than meets the eye. Maybe it's because he had a stable of big-name poker pros on the rail sweating him including Sorel Mizzi, Jeff Gross, Antonio Esfandiari, and Brian Rast. Michael Phelps the swimmer is also rumoured to have a piece

Seat 6: Joe McKeehen (North Wales, Pennsylvania) — 63,100,000 (158 Big Blinds)

Since vaulting to the top of the counts on Day 4, 24-year-old Joe McKeehen of North Wales, Pennsylvania was a real contender to make the November Nine. With $1,995,070 in tournament earnings, McKeehen is among the most experienced players remaining in the tournament.

McKeehen, a diehard Philadelphia Flyers fan, learned to play poker right around the 2003 poker boom after watching the game on TV. Of course back then he wasn't legally old enough to play, but he still dabbled online before paying a visit to Turning Stone once he turned 18. Then, when he was 20, McKeehen notched his first six-figure score when he won the $2,150 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo side event at the PCA for $116,230.

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Seat 7: Patrick Chan (Brooklyn, New York, USA) — 6,225,000 (16 Big Blinds)

Patrick Chan is representative of the countless players who grind for a living, not necessarily making it big, but making enough to support themselves. He's also a testament that hard work pays off, because as a member of the 2015 WSOP November Nine he is guaranteed over $1 million.

It'll be far and away the biggest score of Chan's career, which dates back to 2010. That said, he has had his fair share of poker success, including two six-figure scores — $131,895 for finishing third in the 2012 Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship and $100,689 for a 12th-place finish in the 2014 WSOP Event #8: $1,500 Millionaire Maker. Chan also took home $71,449 in January of this year when he finished runner-up to Loni Harwood in the Parx Casino Big Stax $2,500 Championship.

Seat 8: Federico Butteroni (Rome, Italy) — 6,200,000 (15.5 Big Blinds)

For the second time in the history of the November Nine, Italy has a representative at the table. Following in the footsteps of Filippo Candio, who finished fourth in 2010 for $3,092,545, Federico Butteroni is the latest Italian to make it to the most prestigious final table in poker.

The 25-year-old Butteroni currently ranks 450th on Italy's all-time money list with $103,006 in lifetime earnings, but thanks to his impending payday of at least $1 million, he is guaranteed to vault into the top 20. If Butteroni happens to finish in either first or second, he'll actually pass Max Pescatori ($4,079,534) to become Italy's all-time money leader

Seat 9: Neil Blumenfield (San Francisco, California, USA) — 22,000,000 (55 Big Blinds)

In 2012, Neil Blumenfield made a deep run in the WSOP Main Event, finishing 285th for $38,453, his largest score to date. Little did he know he'd return three years later and not only make a deeper run, but make it all the way to the November Nine.

Away from the table, the 61-year-old Blumenfield is a veteran of the software industry. Blumenfield, who holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, currently serves as President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Elastic Intelligence, Inc.

Before that he served as Vice President of Professional Services for Above All Software, Inc., spent seven years at Informix Software, four years at Visigenic Software, and served as Vice President, Professional Services at Andromedia, which was acquired by Macromedia.

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odds for the winner

http://www.oddschecker.com/poker/world-series-of-poker/winner

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2015 World Series of Poker: Main Event Final Table Payouts Finish    Prize Money
1    $7,680,021
2    $4,469,171
3    $3,397,103
4    $2,614,558
5    $1,910,971
6    $1,426,072
7    $1,203,193
8    $1,097,009
9    $1,001,020

[The Camel]

Played quite a few HU SNGs against Steinberg back in the day.

Really unothordox player and virtually impossible to read. Seems like a nice guy too.

I'm rooting for him.

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[RickBFA]

odds for the winner

http://www.oddschecker.com/poker/world-series-of-poker/winner

Just looked at those. Steinberg at 15/2 looks the best bet to me. Think he has the composure and game.

[Tal]

odds for the winner

http://www.oddschecker.com/poker/world-series-of-poker/winner

Just looked at those. Steinberg at 15/2 looks the best bet to me. Think he has the composure and game.

£10 on Johnny Chan. I know he's not in the November Nine but Coral's price is just too big to refuse. #onetime

[RickBFA]

odds for the winner

http://www.oddschecker.com/poker/world-series-of-poker/winner

Just looked at those. Steinberg at 15/2 looks the best bet to me. Think he has the composure and game.

£10 on Johnny Chan. I know he's not in the November Nine but Coral's price is just too big to refuse. #onetime

   didn't notice that, Bald geezer has him quoted too according to that link.

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15/2ew with Victor way to go surely? Coral make him 11/2 as the only other firm offering each way.

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from the WSOP Media people

Play resumes this Sunday at 5pm in the Penn & Teller theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in the first of three consecutive nights to crown the 2015 poker world champion as the 2015 World Series of Poker wraps up its 46th consecutive season.

 

Attached is a thorough guide providing details surrounding the event.  Here is also a link to it: http://www.wsop.com/promotions/files/2015 WSOP Main Event Media Guide Final.pdf

 

The television schedule is as follows:

 

Sunday, Nov. 8 – 8:30pm ET on ESPN

Monday, Nov. 9 – 8:00pm ET on ESPN2

Tuesday, Nov. 10 – 9:30pm ET on ESPN

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Day 1: Sunday , November 8 at 8:30pm & 11pm ET

LIVE on the following TV networks:

BT Sport : UK and Ireland

Day 2:
Tuesday, November 9 at 8:00pm ET

BT Sport : UK and Ireland

Day 3: Tuesday, November 10 at 9:30pm ET
LIVE on the following TV networks:

BT Sport : UK and Ireland




Digital Broadband Player Coverage

All three nights LIVE on the following Broadband Players (Internet and Mobile):

http://sport.bt.com/

UK and Ireland

[celtic]

Just finished watching the wsop coverage. Probably one of the most likeable bunch of final table players I've seen. (Except the guy from Israel that knocked out wellchief)

Would be interested to know his thoughts on the ones he shared a table with.