The 2016 November Nine
Day 7 of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event is now complete. The 6,737 entrants have been whittled down to a final table of nine players. They’ll take the traditional 3.5 month hiatus and return for the final table, which will air live on ESPN from October 30 through November 1.
The chip leader heading into the Main Event final table is one of the more famous names in poker – Cliff Josephy, two-time bracelet winner and one of online poker’s original heroes.
He’s followed by an international field that shows the WSOP is truly a global competition. This year’s crop of November Niners hail from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, and Canada, as well as the US.
The 2016 November Nine
| Cliff Josephy | Previous Bracelets: 2 | Previous WSOP Cashes:17 | Previous WSOP Earnings: $810,358 |
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| Current Position: 1 | Current Chips: 74,600,000 | ||
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Cliff Josephy is undoubtedly one of the most well-known – and most accomplished – players in the 2016 November Nine. He first made a name for himself in online poker, and he has since become successful in live poker as well. He already has two bracelets, most recently from a shootout victory in 2013. | ||
| Qui Nguyen | Previous Bracelets: 0 | Previous WSOP Cashes: 1 | Previous WSOP Earnings: $9,029 |
| Current Position: 2 | Current Chips: 67,925,000 | ||
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Qui Nguyen has less experience in high-stakes tournament poker than many of his November Nine competitors. He has just over $50,000 in recorded career earnings, and the largest cash of his career – his only previous WSOP cash – is for $9,029. That’s not even enough for the buy-in in this event. But now he’s one of the big stacks heading into November, and he’s guaranteed a payout of at least $1,000,000. | ||
| Gordon Vayo | Previous Bracelets: 0 | Previous WSOP Cashes: 26 | Previous WSOP Earnings: $608,136 |
| Current Position: 3 | Current Chips: 49,375,000 | ||
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This is Gordon Vayo’s third career WSOP final table. His best performance so far is a runner-up finish in a $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max event two years ago. He now has a chance to improve on that and earn his first bracelet in the biggest tournament of the year. | ||
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