Dolan and Mizrachi Riding November Nine Heater
Since the November Nine has become a staple of the WSOP Main Event, it seems every year that a few of the lucky nine that make it to the final table seem to continue on a heater for the months to follow.
Look back to 2008, the year the November Nine was introduced. Ivan Demidov went on to take third in the WSOP-Europe Main Event for £334,850 before returning to get second in the WSOP Main Event back in Vegas. Chino Rheem wound up finishing seventh at the 2008 WSOP final table and then went on to win the $15,000 Doyle Brunson Classic for over $1.5 million. The champion of that final table was Peter Eastgate and he only had to wait until January of the following year to taste victory again, taking down a side event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $343,000.
Things were much more of the same in 2009. James Akenhead and Antoine Saout both final tabled the WSOP Main Event and during their break before November also maneuvered their way to the WSOP-Europe final table, taking ninth and seventh respectively. Phil Ivey went on to take second in the A$ 100,000 Challenge at the Aussie Millions for A$ 600,000 as well.
Looking at this year, we've got Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and John Dolan still very alive in this $25,000 High Roller Freeze-Out here in Cyprus. Both have above-average chips stacks and will be looking to be the guys on this year's heater. Mizrachi doesn't seem to have used up all his run good after having an amazing WSOP during the summer, although he did have a bit misfortune just a little while ago to the tune of a three-outer. Dolan is currently sitting second in chips even despite getting a very late start to action on Day 1. If either of these two make it down to the final five and get paid, it could mean big things for them in the near future.