“Clear intention” was the reason the Magician gave for his victory. He must have spent some time with the Zen Master. The final hand: Antonio went all in with trip fives against 2nd place finisher England’s Sam Trickett’s flush draw. The board came up empty and Antonio’s entourage went nuts. Hats off to a great guy and now the winner of the richest contest in sports history.
Arguably the best poker player in the world, Phil Ivey already winner of 2 events is currently 3rd of 29 players remaining from the 6500 that started in The WSOP Main Event.. The field will be cut down to the top 9 tomorrow and then the wait begins for the November Final table. If Ivey makes it to the elite 9, the final table will draw more interest then ever before.
It finally could be that a pro wins the Main Event. Some of the key names remaining include Phil Ivey, 2008 Champion Peter Eastgate, Poker Road’s Joe Sebok, Blair Hinkle, Dennis Phillips, David Benyamine, Antonio Esfandiari, JC Tran, Joe Hachem, and Kenny Tran.Remember they are only playing down to the final table. The event actually will be concluded in November.
