Phil Ivey Makes the WSOP Main Event Final Table

- Poker Superstar Reinforces His Status as the Greatest Player of All Time
Team Full Tilt's Phil Ivey has made the final table of the most prestigious live poker tournament in the world, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event.
Battling through eight days of play and a field of 6,494 players, Ivey earned a spot at his first-ever Main Event final table and a shot at the US$8.55 million top prize.
The final table will play out starting on November 7th, with the final nine players, nicknamed the "November Nine," returning to duke it out for the most esteemed title in poker - WSOP Main Event Champion. A Main Event victory is the only accolade missing from Ivey's illustrious career.
The growing popularity of poker and the WSOP in recent years has made it a tall order for professional players to "go deep" in the Main Event, making a final table finish more significant than ever for the soft-spoken, 33-year-old New Jersey native. Other high-profile pros who have made the Main Event final table in recent years include Team Full Tilt's Allen Cunningham and Mike Matusow, along with Full Tilt Poker pro Lee Watkinson.
Ivey honed his poker skills at the casinos in Atlantic City, perfecting the aggressive yet calculated style that he uses to dismantle his opponents any time he sits down at a table.
Making the 2009 WSOP Main Event final table has sealed Ivey's status as the greatest poker player of all time. Known as "The Tiger Woods of Poker," Ivey has dominated the game since he began playing at 21. He has more than US$12 million in career tournament earnings, seven World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour championship and a reputation as the most feared cash-game player in the world.
Ivey dominated this year at the 2009 WSOP, winning Events #8 and #25 of the 57 event series. Ivey is now one of only seven players in the world to have earned at least seven World Series of Poker bracelets.
If Ivey finishes in the top seven at the final table, he will become the highest grossing tournament player in the history of poker.
Phil Ivey will not be alone at the final table. Full Tilt Poker pros represent four of the nine remaining players. Joining Ivey in the 2009 "November Nine" are fellow Full Tilt Poker pro James Akenhead, along with Full Tilt Poker sponsored players Steven Begleiter and Eric Buchman.
All final table players will take home at least US$1.25 million for reaching the 2009 WSOP Main Event final table.