November Nine Final Table Day 1 | 2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table

11-07-2009 14:19 UTC-12

Akenhead Bust Out Interview

Donnie Peters

James Akenhead was the first player eliminated from the tournament today and our own Gloria Balding caught up with him on his way out.

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11-07-2009 14:20 UTC-12

Hand #92 - Ivey Moves In on Shulman

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Jeff Shulman has the button. The table folds around to him, and he opens to 1,500,000. Darvin Moon quickly folds his small blind. In the big blind, Phil Ivey mumbles something. The dealer clarifies as he clearly says, "Player announces, 'All in'." Ivey has committed his final 8,450,000 to the pot as Shulman sits deep in the tank. The audience falls deathly silent, quiet enough to hear shutters snapping and keyboards being pecked away at on media row.

Shulman sinks deeper into the tank, not even looking at Ivey really. Finally he looks up for the staredown, clasping his hands and mulling over this huge decision. Ivey looks cool as a frozen cucumber. After several minutes of camera time, Shulman opts to let it go, and Ivey didn't even flinch as he raked in the chips.

Ivey has 10,500,000 on the nose.

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11-07-2009 14:20 UTC-12

Hand #93 - Phil Ivey

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Darvin Moon has the button. Phil Ivey is first into the pot with a raise from the small blind to 1.1 million. The crowd is ecstatic to see Ivey pick up his second pot in a row.

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Level: 36

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 50,000

11-07-2009 14:22 UTC-12

Hand #94 - Phil Ivey

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Phil Ivey has the button. First into the pot, he raises to 1,100,000 and wins the blinds and antes outright. Two in a row to Ivey.

11-07-2009 14:24 UTC-12

Hand #95 - Darvin Moon

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Steve Begleiter has the button. Darvin Moon is in middle position and makes a larger-than-usual raise to 2.0 million. It's of no consequence when everyone else folds.

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11-07-2009 14:27 UTC-12

Hand #96 - Eric Buchman

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Eric Buchman has the button. With the table passing around to him, he comes in with a small raise to 1,050,000. Antoine Saout matches the bet from the big blind to go heads-up with the chip leader.

The dealer runs out a flop of {A-Clubs}