November Nine Down to the Final Two

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2008 WSOP Final Table
A packed house at the Penn & Teller Theater

The November Nine was finally upon us! After a 117 day layoff, the final able of the 2008 WSOP Main Event resumed play. The location was shifted to the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio where the final table set up was reconstructed on the main stage. The audience was packed with media reps from all over the world and plenty of spectators that included friends and family of the November Nine.

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Dennis Phillips look alikes

Dennis Phillips had the largest contingency. He had over 350 people fly in from St. Louis. They all dressed just like Phillips and sported a white oxford shirt (with plenty of logos) and a red St. Louis Cardinals baseball hat.

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Jeffrey Pollack, Doyle Brunson, Dewey Tomko, Mori Eskandari

Some of the biggest names in poker where in attendance including Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Doyle Brunson, Phil Gordon, Barry Greenstien, The Grinder, Johnny Bax, and Chris Moneymaker.

Action was scheduled to start at 10:23am and there was a short delay. The 2007 WSOP champion Jerry Yang kicked off the festivities by saying, "Shuffle up and deal."

More after the jump....

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"Shuffle up and deal," Jerry Yang, 2007 WSOP World Champion

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