Great news for all you Poker TV fans, ESPN will announce today that they have signed a new deal to cover the World Series of Poker until 2017, the current deal ends in 2010 despite ESPN’s poker rating being down 8% this year to date, “ESPN is bullish on poker for a long time to come”; according to a spokesperson.
The main event coverage for 2009 begins soon which will provide the needed boost in ranking especially seeing the Tiger Woods of poker “Phil Ivey” making the final table this year.
The deal will provide viewers of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPN-International and several other TV channels the chance to watch the World Series. ESPN have covered poker’s most prestigious event since 2003.

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November Nine WSOP: Event 57, the $10000 World Championship No Limit Texas Hold’em main event 2009 is now over for the time being with the nine remaining players set to compete on the final table in November.

Phil Ivey has booked his place in the WSOP 2009 November nine group with many considering him to be the greatest poker player in the world.

Jordan Smith was knocked out on the bubble in 10th place winning $896,730 with all the remaining players comprising of the 2009 November nine guaranteed at least $ 1,263,602 and a whole lot of press coverage and publicity.
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November Nine WSOP 2009 Updates – Only 27 players remain after day 7 after surviving a field of 6,494 players, they will all battle it out for the final table which only sees the Top 9 (November Nine) competing for the WSOP 2009 main event bracelet and title.

Phil Ivey is sitting in fifth place and still in the running for his 3rd bracelet this year, although chip leader Darvin Moon seems untouchable at this point sitting with more than 20 million chips going in to Day 8 of the World Series of Poker 2009.

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WSOP 2009 Highlights, Day 6 only 185 players remaining, chip leader with 4,872,000 chips is South African player Warren Zackey from the All Africa Poker and Piggs Peak Casino Team.

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.

Poker Pros who won’t be earning their bracelets this year include: UltimateBet Phil Hellmuth and Chris Ferguson Team Full Tilt Poker both knocked out on Saturday Day 4.

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