Other notable poker pros still in the running is Phil Ivey playing for his 3rd WSOP bracelet this year, Peter Eastgate still holding strong and Joe Hachem.
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Phil Ivey has won the $2,500 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Event #8 in this year’s WSOP for his 6th WSOP Bracelet and $96,361. Phil Ivey is rated by many as the single best poker player in the world and he has proved them right once again by starting in sixth position in the chip count out of seven players on the final day’s play to go on to win the 2-7 Draw WSOP 2009 title.
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The $40,000 No Limit Hold’em special tournament got underway this Thursday with a total of 201 entrants the $40,000 buy in was designated to highlight the World Series’ 40th year anniversary and has managed to attract a poker star studded tournament, the tournament itself will be conducted over four days with a slow blind structure and deep stacks of 120,000 for starters event, slowed down the structure and gave players plenty of chips to play with. The $40k NLHE will be one of only four WSOP events aimed for broadcast on television by ESPN next summer.
The event will have a $25k direct buy-in with satellites available from the 17th May.
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