Learn about the nine men who made the final table at the main event of the 2010 World Series of Poker. They will meet again in November to battle it out for an almost $9 million dollar first prize, a WSOP bracelet, and a place in poker history. Read about the prizepool & payouts.
The final nine players, in order of chip counts from highest to lowest are:Jonathan Duhamel is the chip leader with 65,975,000 in chips. He's the youngest player of the November Nine, at 22, and is from Boucherville, Quebec. If he wins, he'll be the first Canadian WSOP Main Event champion. Duhamel is a poker pro and cashed in two other events at the 2010 WSOP.
John Dolan is second in chips with 46,250,000. The 24-year-old from Bonita Springs, Florida is a poker pro who has cashed 5 times before at the WSOP. Read more about John Dolan
Joseph Cheong is a 24-year-old from La Mirada, California and has a degree in psychology. He will sit down at the final table with 23,525,000 in chips. This poker pro won a WSOP Circuit Gold ring three months before World Series of Poker began, and he promised himself he would play in the main event.
John Racener is a poker pro from Port Richey, Florida and will start the final table with 19,050,000 in chips. The 24-year-old Racener has done very well in WSOP circuit events, earning more than $500,000 and winning the 2007 WSOP Circuit Event Championship in Atlantic City.
Matthew Jarvis is a 25-year-old Canadian from Surrey, BC who has 16,700,000 in chips. Jarvis is a student who plays poker mostly online. This is his first cash in a WSOP event.
Filippo Candio is from Sardinia, Italy and has 16,400,000. The 26-year-old is the first Italian to ever make it to the WSOP Main Event final table.
Michael Mizrachi has already won a major bracelet at the 2010 WSOP, taking down the $50,000 buy-in player's championship. He is an incredible successful tournament player who has already won millions of dollars over the years. He starts the final table with 14,450,000 in chips. Read more about Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi.
Cuong "Soi" Nguyen is the oldest player at the final table, at 37 and has 9,650,000 in chips. He is also the only amateur player among the November Nine, but he has cashed once before at the WSOP Main Event, in 2008.
Jason Senti is the short stack at the final table with only 7,625,00 in chips. The 25 year old is from St Louis Park, Minnesota.