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After a record 14.5 hours of play, the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event has come down to two remaining players. The grueling day-long marathon is over (for today).
The first elimination of the day belonged to James Akenhead, shortly followed by Phil Ivey. Phil (A-K) went out after pushing all-in against Darvin Moon (A-Q). Moon caught one of three remaining queens on the flop to move ahead. Out in sixth place was Steven Begleiter, whose championship hopes were also eclipsed by Darvin Moon. In an amazing hand, Moon caught a river ace, beating Begleiter’s queens to bring play down to five.
Jeff Shulman would be the next out after an all-in with pocket 7’s against Antoine Saout’s A-9. Saout hit one of his overcards as a nine came on the flop and Shulman’s ended in 5th place.
As day broke along the Las Vegas skyline, a subdued audience watched the final hand of the night take place as Cada’s A-K beat Saout’s pocket 8’s with a river king. Saout, who entered the main event through a $50 online satellite will see a $3.5 million dollar return on his investment.
The two remaining players, Darvin Moon and Joseph Cada, will resume play Monday, November 9th at 10:00 pm at the Penn and Teller Theater in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino with blinds at 500,000/1,000,000.
Moon has just under $59 million of the remaining chips while Cada sits atop a monstrous $135,950,000 stack. Cada, age 21 is well-positioned to become the youngest World Series of Poker Main Event champion in the history of poker.
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