Associated Press
Players who made the final table of the World Series of Poker pose for a photograph at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. They are from left, James Akenhead, Jeff Shulman, Phil Ivey, Antoine Saout, Darvin Moon, Joseph Cada, Steven Begleiter, Kevin Schaffel and Eric Buchman.
Monday, July 20, 2009 | 4:46 p.m.
Final Table Chip Count
- Darvin Moon — 58,930,000
- Eric Buchman — 34,800,000
- Steven Begleiter — 29,885,000
- Jeff Shulman — 19,580,000
- Joe Cada — 13,215,000
- Kevin Schaffel — 12,390,000
- Phil Ivey — 9,765,000
- Antoine Saout - 9,500,000
- James Akenhead — 6,800,000
Sun Coverage
Following the conclusion of the July leg of the World Series of Poker Main Event, there appeared to be some confusion about payouts both on this site's comment board and on various poker blogs.
WSOP communications director Seth Palansky confirmed today that the "November Nine" final table all received ninth place payouts of $1,263,602 on July 15.
Those final nine will return to the Rio in November to compete for a gold bracelet and up to $8.5 million.
The players finishing in eighth place and above will receive the difference owed to them plus the interested accrued on the remaining $15,847,250.
This year's field of 6,494 players competed for a total prize pool of $61,043,600. The top 648 players in the $10,000 buy-in tournament finished in the money with a minimum prize of $21,365.
The total payouts for the final nine are as follows:
1st Place: $8,546,435
2nd Place: $5,182,601
3rd Place: $3,479,485
4th Place: $2,502,787
5th Place: $1,953,395
6th Place: $1,587,133
7th Place: $1,404,002
8th Place: $1,300,228
9th Place: $1,263,602
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