Back on July 14, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was set. The players in this year's "November Nine" are set to resume play on November 10, and it is a globally diverse group of young players who will be battling it out for the $10 million top prize.
Leading the way is Dutchman Jorryt van Hoof, with 38.375 million in chips. This marks the second year in a row that a man from Holland has made the WSOP Main Event final table, with van Hoof following Michiel Brummelhuis' footsteps from 2013.
Van Hoof has been playing poker since 2003 and is best known as a respected cash-game player under the moniker "TheCleaner11."
Entering the final table with the chip lead doesn't necessarily mean van Hoof will take down the biggest prize in all of poker, but he's certainly at a clear advantage over his opponents. To read more about van Hoof and his road to the final table, check out this PokerNews 2014 WSOP November Nine profile.
Greg Merson, winner of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, is in the building here in the AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event, but he's been knocked back to 3,500 in chips early.
After winning a small pot with the on a board of , Merson later raised on the button to 100 and was three-bet to 300 from the player in the small blind. Merson called, and the flop came down . The first player bet 325, and Merson called to see the pair the board on the turn. The first player fired 525 this time, and Merson called.
After the completed the board on the river, the player in the small blind bet 1,000. Merson mulled it over, and then called, but lost to his opponent's for the nut flush. Merson mucked.
Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters break down all of the latest stories in the poker world, including the start of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific and the WSOP Player of the Year race, and Phil Hellmuth joins the program to talk about chasing bracelets, ambassadorship, and more.
Don't forget the NJOY November Nine Preview, where the crew discusses the only member of the final table who's Down Under: Bruno Politano.
Today at 2:10 p.m. local time will be the kickoff of the AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event from the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific at Crown Melbourne.
Last year, the WSOP Asia-Pacific held a similar event, but with a buy-in of AU$5,000. That tournament attracted 167 entries and was won by Australian Aaron Lim for AU$233,800. With the buy-in less than half the amount, this year's field should be a much larger one in what is one of the most highly anticipated events of the festival.
Everyone knows no-limit Texas hold'em is the "Cadillac of poker," and short-handed no-limit Texas hold'em is the turbocharged version of that Cadillac. Expect fast and furious play from start to finish in this one, as aggression will take center stage.
With only a handful of players involved in action on Day 3 of the AU$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha and Day 2 of the AU$1,650 8-Game Dealer's Choice events, plenty of faces will be chomping at the bit to chase another WSOP gold bracelet. The likes of Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari, Jeff Lisandro, Jackie Glazier, Joe Hachem, Greg Merson, and Ryan Riess are all expected to be involved, plus Brandon Shack-Harris will be looking to continue putting up WSOP Player of the Year points.
Action will begin shortly, so stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com.
on a board of 
, Merson later raised on the button to 100 and was three-bet to 300 from the player in the small blind. Merson called, and the flop came down 
. The first player bet 325, and Merson called to see the 
pair the board on the turn. The first player fired 525 this time, and Merson called.
completed the board on the river, the player in the small blind bet 1,000. Merson mulled it over, and then called, but lost to his opponent's 
for the nut flush. Merson mucked.
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