Brendon Rubie pulled us aside to inform us of a hand he'd just won.
As he told it, he looked down at under the gun and opened with a raise. The player to his left, who he said had been folding nonstop for nearly two hours, then three-bet all in for 1,100. Action folded back to Rubie, and it wasn't much more for him to call. He expected his opponent to have , which he did, but Rubie made the call nonetheless.
The flop gave Rubie a set, but his opponent had flopped an even bigger one. The only way Rubie could win was with the case ten, and wouldn't you know it, the peeled off on the turn. The other player failed to catch the case ace on the river, and Rubie was the beneficiary of the bad beat.
Michael Kanaan moved all in under the gun for his last 1,450 and received a call from Phil Ward in the hijack. The rest of the players folded and it was off to the races.
Kanaan:
Ward:
Kanaan was in need of some help, and he found some when he paired his queen on the flop. The turn meant all he needed to do to double was dodge a five on the river, but that proved easier said than done as the spiked. Kanaan let an expletive go and then made a hasty exit from the tournament floor.
Back on July 14, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was set. The players in this year's "November Nine" are set to resume play on November 10, and it is a globally diverse group of young players who will be battling it out for the $10 million top prize.
Bruno Politano became the first Brazilian player to reach the WSOP November Nine, albeit with the shortest stack of 12.125 million. Despite his lack of chips heading into the final table, Politano's stack is the "biggest" short stack since the November Nine was established in 2008.
On the final table bubble in July, the Brazilian rail supporting Politano was one for the ages. They were loud and cheerful, they brought confetti cannons, and they even had one person donning a Scooby Doo costume. Come November 10, you can expect much more of that.
"My rail will support me," said Politano to PokerNews in an interview. "Brazilian rail is everything. When they are screaming, and sending me energy, good vibrations, I see and I smile for everybody. It’s so powerful. It’s not my dream come true, it’s my country’s dream come true."
Back on July 14, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was set. The players in this year's "November Nine" are set to resume play on November 10, and it is a globally diverse group of young players who will be battling it out for the $10 million top prize.
In a recent Five Thoughts piece, Rich Ryan put the odds of Mark Newhouse making back-to-back WSOP Main Event final tables at 524,558-1. Last year, Newhouse made the November Nine, but bowed out in ninth place. This year, he plans to improve upon that finish, but he has already defied the odds and made poker history by becoming the first player since Dan Harrington to make back-to-back WSOP Main Event final tables (Ryan put Harrington's odds of doing so in 2003 and 2004 at 26,312-1).
Newhouse will enter the final table in November third in chips with 26 million.
Back on July 14, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was set. The players in this year's "November Nine" are set to resume play on November 10, and it is a globally diverse group of young players who will be battling it out for the $10 million top prize.
Sitting in second place with 32.775 million in chips heading into the final table, Norway's Felix Stephensen aims to not only win the greatest prize in all of poker, but he also hopes to be a great ambassador for the game.
"I really hope I can make poker a more accepted sport or profession in Norway, and I’d like to be a good ambassador for the sport," said Stephensen in an interview with PokerNews. "I’ve been doing this for a living for years, so people will see that it’s not all luck, it’s actually something you can be pretty good at and you’ll get results if you work hard."
Stephensen is originally from Osla, Norway, and is 24 years old. He's known as "FallAtyourFeet" in the online realm and is good friends with fellow Norwegian online pro Ola "no_Ola" Amundsgard. Like chip leader Jorryt van Hoof, Stephensen prefers playing pot-limit Omaha cash games online.
Back on July 14, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was set. The players in this year's "November Nine" are set to resume play on November 10, and it is a globally diverse group of young players who will be battling it out for the $10 million top prize.
Leading the way is Dutchman Jorryt van Hoof, with 38.375 million in chips. This marks the second year in a row that a man from Holland has made the WSOP Main Event final table, with van Hoof following Michiel Brummelhuis' footsteps from 2013.
Van Hoof has been playing poker since 2003 and is best known as a respected cash-game player under the moniker "TheCleaner11."
Entering the final table with the chip lead doesn't necessarily mean van Hoof will take down the biggest prize in all of poker, but he's certainly at a clear advantage over his opponents. To read more about van Hoof and his road to the final table, check out this PokerNews 2014 WSOP November Nine profile.
Rich Ryan and Donnie Peters break down all of the latest stories in the poker world, including the start of the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific and the WSOP Player of the Year race, and Phil Hellmuth joins the program to talk about chasing bracelets, ambassadorship, and more.
Don't forget the NJOY November Nine Preview, where the crew discusses the only member of the final table who's Down Under: Bruno Politano.
Today at 2:10 p.m. local time will be the kickoff of the AU$2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event from the 2014 World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific at Crown Melbourne.
Last year, the WSOP Asia-Pacific held a similar event, but with a buy-in of AU$5,000. That tournament attracted 167 entries and was won by Australian Aaron Lim for AU$233,800. With the buy-in less than half the amount, this year's field should be a much larger one in what is one of the most highly anticipated events of the festival.
Everyone knows no-limit Texas hold'em is the "Cadillac of poker," and short-handed no-limit Texas hold'em is the turbocharged version of that Cadillac. Expect fast and furious play from start to finish in this one, as aggression will take center stage.
With only a handful of players involved in action on Day 3 of the AU$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha and Day 2 of the AU$1,650 8-Game Dealer's Choice events, plenty of faces will be chomping at the bit to chase another WSOP gold bracelet. The likes of Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari, Jeff Lisandro, Jackie Glazier, Joe Hachem, Greg Merson, and Ryan Riess are all expected to be involved, plus Brandon Shack-Harris will be looking to continue putting up WSOP Player of the Year points.
Action will begin shortly, so stay tuned right here to PokerNews.com.
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flop gave Rubie a set, but his opponent had flopped an even bigger one. The only way Rubie could win was with the case ten, and wouldn't you know it, the 
peeled off on the turn. The other player failed to catch the case ace on the river, and Rubie was the beneficiary of the bad beat.
flop. The 
turn meant all he needed to do to double was dodge a five on the river, but that proved easier said than done as the 
