WSOP Final Hands

WSOP main event- The Final Hand

The final hand of the 2009 World Series of Poker main event final table was nearly a foregone conclusion. Ivan Demidov, the young Russian, had $16 million in tourney chips left. Peter Eastgate, the young Dane, had $120 million.

WSOP main event- Wrong Time, Wrong Place

The pressure could not have been higher at the 2009 World Series of Poker main event final table, where only two players were left. Russian pro Ivan Demidov and Dutch pro Peter Eastgate, both very young, both with a raft of supporters on the rails, and both hungry for the $9 million first place prize, although the second place $5.8 million was not a small consolation prize.

WSOP main event- You Got a Jack?

There is a lot of wishful thinking in poker, even at the highest levels of professional poker such as the 2009 World Series of Poker main event, where at the final table Ivan Demidov, Dennis Philips and Peter Eastgate were the last three players remaining. Dennis had played amazing poker, starting as the chip leader at the final table, going to nearly broke, and then working his way back up to be one of the three left running for $9 million as the top prize.

WSOP Main event- Not Chess

Many poker players draw connections between the game and some other game or sport, such as Chess. One such player was Ylon Schwartz, who along with Ivan Demidov, Dennis Philips and Peter Eastgate was one of four players remaining at the 2009 World Series of Poker main event final table.

WSOP Main event- Frustrating Philips

The blinds were all the way up to $300,000 and $600,000 at the 2009 World Series of Poker main event final table, but all the players had millions of chips left in front of them. Ivan Demidov, Ylon Schwartz, Dennis Philips and Peter Eastgate were the four players remaining at the table, seeking the $9 million top prize. Even with big chip stacks, however, at this stage of the game many players are very close to all in moves, and so many of the hands resolved after flipping up the cards pre flop.

2008 World Series of Poker -It will be More Sick

Poker is a lot of fun to play, and can be a lot of fun to watch as well, especially in hands like this one during the 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event. Sometimes a player can have a lock on a hand, where the other player can’t win regardless of what cards come on the deal, but many times there is always a chance, no matter how slim, as we will see in this hand.

2008 World Series of Poker -From 600 Chips

There were a lot of great stories during the run of the 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event. Players overcoming amazing odds to make it this far, the fact that the November Nine had a months – long break from making the final table to playing it, and more. In this hand we saw how Ivan Demidov, who got down as low as $600 in tournament chips on Day 1 of the Main Event, was doing so very well.

2008 World Series of Poker -Big Canadian Showdown

The 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event was certainly an international one, with players from Denmark, Russia and Canada as well as the US. In this hand the two Canadian player went into a showdown, with one possibly leaving the game for good.

2008 World Series of Poker- Smartly Folding Phillips

During the 2008 World Series of Poker main event viewers got a chance to see just how good amateur poker player Dennis Phillips really was. He battled his way through to the final table and held the chip lead, and although he took a big hit and lost most of that lead, he persevered and kept making good decisions

2008 World Series of Poker- Doubtful Kings

Only six players remained at the 2008 World Series of Poker final table of the main event, with a nine million dollar first place prize waiting for the victor. In this hand with Dennis Phillips and Ivan Demidov we saw how Philips managed to survive for so long, starting the final table as the chip leader and dipping to nearly the short stack, and now working his way back up the ranks.