The 2010 World Series of Poker championship again boiled down to a 20-something affair at the Rio.
Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener went 1-on-1 Monday night for the $8.9 million first prize as GT went to press.
The pot is the second largest in the 40-year history of the event, which began with
7,319 entrants. It’s the third straight year a player in his early 20’s has won poker’s most prestigious event. The finals will air tonight on ESPN at 7 p.m. PT.
Here’s the November Nine $ breakdown: •Third: Joseph Cheong $4,130,049, •Fourth: Filippo Candio, $3,092,545, •Fifth: Michael Mizrachi, $2,332,992, •Sixth: John Dolan, $1,772,969, •Seventh: Jason Senti, $1,356,720, •Eighth: Matt Jarvis, $1,045,743, •Ninth: Cuong "Soi" Nguyen, $811,823
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