Live från WSOP Finalbord 2009

To The Moon

Darvin Moon makes it $2 million in middle position, and Buchman makes the call from the button.

We see a Kh-Qh-4s flop.

Moon checks, and Buchman fires $3 million into the pot. Moon calls fast, and we go to the turn:

Turn: 9c

Moon checks, Buchman checks.

River: 10s

Moon bets out $5 million, and Buchman doesnt take to long to think as he folds his hand, sending Moon over a healthy pot.

Antoine Hits His Personal "November Nine"

Antoine makes a huge pre-flop raise to $5.4 million from the small blind to let short stacked Jeff Shulman know that he is calling if Jeff shoves. Sure enough, Shulman quickly moves all-in for an additional $200,000 on top, committing his final 5,600,000 chips to the hand. Antoine adds the small additional chips and we have an all-in life or death moment for Shulman.

Showdown

Saout: Ac-9s

Shulman: 7c-7h

The board comes hitting Antoine almost instantly as the flop brings a 9!

Board: 10s-9d-6s-Qc-4s

After some battles for the chip lead have taken place between Eric Buchman and Saout, Antoine is back in the driver's seat with $62,925,000!

Updated Chip Counts

Antoine Saout - 54,750,000

Eric Buchman - 50,400,000

Joseph Cada - 44,750,000

Darvin Moon - 31,950,000

Jeff Shulman - 12,925,000

Antoine Eyes His Competition

The man of the hour Joe Cada opens to $2.1 million from the small blind, and never one to give up during a battle of the blinds, Antoine makes the call from the big blind.

Flop: 5s-Jd-9c

Cada checks, Antoine says $3million looks like a good bet, and Cada quickly rleases his hand sending a pot over to Antoine.

Antoine's signature Final Table Pose

Shulman moves in for his last $6,250,000 chips and Antoine calls without much deliberation from the big blind:

Showdown:

Shulman: Ad-5s

Saout: Kd-Qc

Board: Jd-Ac-4c-5d-4s

Antoine gives Shulman a few chips in the process of trying to remove a player from the table.

Two is always better than one!

Just 4 hands after doubling through Jeff Shulman, Moon opens for $2 million on the button. With a perfect squeeze play opportunity, Joe Cada, from the big blind, re-raises to $5.6 million. Moon instantly moves all-in, and Cada calls even quicker!

Cada proudly turns over the weapons of mass destruction, Ad-Ah while Moon turns over a ...surprising, Ks-9c?

The board runs out a slightly scary manageable 6s-9h-3s-4h-4d, meaning Cada will double once more.

Here is how his stack looks after his second double up within a handful of hands:

Cada: $45.225 million

Moon: $39.45 million

Cada has good reason to smile!

Jeff Shulman is under the gun and ups the price of play to $1.75 million. Action passes around to Cada in the small blind, who moves all in for $10.8 million. Shulman calls quickly with Jc-Jd. He is up against the 3c-3h of Cada.

Board 8h...4h...3d!!!

Cada has run good ever since he was short stacked below $3 million.

Turn: 7s

River: Qh

Updated Chip Counts:

Shulman - $7,525,000 million

Cada - $22,575,000 million

"Begs" Is Out

Steve Begleiter opens under the gun to $1.6 million. Action folds to Darvin Moon in the big blind and he swiftly announces "all-in." Begleiter calls quickly and jumps up to see if his hand is best!

Showdown:

Moon: Ac-Qh

Begleiter: Qs-Qd

Begleiter is the only player officially "all-in" at $23.25 million since Darvin has him covered.

Flop: 7s-4d-8s

Turn: 3d

And then...

River: Ad!!

Darvin's A-Q strikes twice as it has now been the downfall of both Phil Ivey and Steve Begleiter!

Moon has once again reclaimed the chip lead with $63.9 million in chips.

An Apple A Day Won't Keep The Bad Beats Away

The poker world just shed a collective tear, as the remaining November Niner's let out a collective sigh of relief as Phil Ivey was eliminated!

He fought hard as the short stack through the last level, but things seemed gloom as he lost small pots and slowly his stack faded below the 10-big-blind area.

Here's how Phil's final hand went down:

Phil Ivey moves all-in under the gun, Action folds over to Darvin Moon in the big blind, who calls quickly.

Showdown:

Moon: Ad-Qs

Ivey: Ac-Ks

Ivey chews on an apple as the entire crowd minus a few Darvin Moon fans erupts into chants of "Ivey! Ivey! Ivey!".

The flop took the breath out of everyone in the theater as it comes Qd-6c-6s, handing the lead over to Moon. The crowd is heard at varying volumes begging for a king, but the Turn 3c and River 5c changes nothing, and Ivey's eliminated in a disappointing 7th place.

Ivey will earn $1,404,014 for his strong efforts, as Darvin regains his chip-lead sitting at $39,325,500.

Updated Chip Counts

We've got a new chip leader!

Antoine Saout - 52,775,000

Eric Buchman - 48,125,000

Darvin Moon - 37,150,000

Steven Begleiter - 18,475,000

Joseph Cada - 18,300,000

Jeff Shulman - 12,650,000

Phil Ivey - 8,075,000