It is hand 113 and blinds are at $250K/$500K ($50K ante). James Akenhead finished in 9th place and fails to win any extra money. All the final table players were paid 9th place money ($1,263,602) when play was suspended back in July. For the second year in a row, ESPN and the WSOP have ...

Like London buses, two eliminations at the final table of the WSOP Main Event have come together, with Kevin Schaffel now heading for the rail after a cruel of bad beat.

James Akenhead's WSOP is over for another year as he is eliminated in 9th place, the first player to leave the final table.

Phil Ivey is good at poker. That’s bad for the people that have to sit as his table. It’s even worse for the sportsbooks . Ivey made it all the way to the final table at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Unfortunately for the sportsbooks, he was favored to get there all ...

Interesting facts from the WSOP as the final table nears. I was surprised to hear everyone got a check for 9th place money months ago, and the rest was given to Goldman Sachs, where it has earned interest since, split between the top eight finishers. You realize if the government was in ...

The final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event is only two days away and I am as excited as a kid in a sweet shop. I am not overly excited about having to stay up and write the bust-outs as they happen but that is an entirely different story!

Doyle Brunson , probably the most iconic figure in poker, has finally penned a book about his life and it is due for release two days after the end of the WSOP Main Event Final Table on November 11.

We conclude our little preview of the upcoming WSOP Main Event Final Table with the three players with the most chips, The Chip Leaders.