WSOP 2008 Main Event Final Table

Finally, the four-month break is over and the famous WSOP 2008 November Nine returned to Las Vegas to resume their race for the WSOP Main Event bracelet. All the players came to the guaranteed $900,670 table (which already had been paid in July), but they all were hungry for the top prize of $9.1 million. Dennis Phillips started day as a chip leader, with Ivan Demidov from Russia close behind him. On the other hand, Kelly Kim didn’t had much and started the game in “survival mode”, with less than 10% of Phillip’s stack. At the end of the day, it was a truly WSOP Final Table with a major twist - last two standing were Peter Eastgate from Denmark and Russia’s Ivan Demidov, who will have a heads-up battle and fight for WSOP 2008 Main Event bracelet tonight, at 10 PM local time.

Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio was very crowded. It was full of family, friends and of course fans, as final table players had plenty of time to arrange travels for their supporters. There is even a rumor, that Dennis Phillips reserved over 300 rooms at the Rio for his family and friends, and indeed, as his crowd was certainly the largest cheering section in the room. Great job, additional support never hurt anyone.

As the game began, these players took seats:

Seat 1: Dennis Phillips (26,295,000)
Seat 2: Craig Marquis (10,210,000)
Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz (12,525,000)
Seat 4: Scott Montgomery (19,690,000)
Seat 5: Darus Suharto (12,520,000)
Seat 6: David Rheem (10,230,000)
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov (24,400,000)
Seat 8: Kelly Kim (2,620,000)
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate (18,375,000)

After 117-day waiting, Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidon began the last delay in the WSOP Main Event, as they were the last two players to stand. Then the play was suspended according to plan. Their heads-up match for the 2008 WSOP Main Event winner title resumed tonight. Demidov from Russia finished the first session of the final table with the cheap lead. Current chip count for last two standing players:
Ivan Demidov - 79,500,000
Peter Eastgate - 57,725,000

Heads-up play will resume at 10PM local time