It took an 18-hour session ending early Sunday, but the World Series of Poker Main Event now has its final nine players. It will be 110 days before they play out the championship at The Rio in Las Vegas on Nov.6.

All of the remaining players are guaranteed at least $811,823 in winnings.

And, as you might expect, eight of the nine players list their occupation as poker pro. Only Cuong “Soi” Nguyen of Santa Anna Ca. is an amateur, listing his job as sales (of medical supplies).

Mike Mizrachi is probably the best known pro, but he’s also short stacked. We should also note that pro John Racener, of Port Richey Fla., won a major WSOP Circuit victory at Atlantic City’s Harrah’s Resort in 2007.

Making the November nine certainly has its advantages over being, say 10^th.

Kansas auto dealer Brandon Steven broke the final table bubble when he was eliminated with an ace-king against Matthew Jarvis’ pocket queens. Steven didn’t improve his hand and Jarvis took the pot.

For 10^th, Steven, 36, of Wichita, won $635,011, a difference of $177,000 from the ninth place finisher.

Here’s the November Nine list from The WSOP

Seat 1: Jason Sentl

Hometown:  St. Louis Park, MN (USA)
Age:  25
Profession:  Poker Pro
Note:  This is Sentl’s first time to ever cash in a WSOP event

Chip Count:  7,625,000

Seat 2: Joseph Cheong
Hometown:  La Mirada, CA (USA)
Age:  24
Profession:  Poker Pro
Note:  Cheong won a WSOP Circuit gold ring and earned a degree in psychology from UC-San Diego.

Chip Count:  23,525,000

Mizrachi

Seat 3: John Dolan

Hometown:  Bonita Springs, FL (USA)
Age:  24
Profession:  Poker Pro
Note:  Dolan has six WSOP cashes, including three at this year’s series.

Chip Count:  46,250,000

Seat4: Jonathan Duhamel

Hometown:  Boucherville, Quebec (Canada)
Age:  22
Profession:  Poker Pro
Note:  This is Duhamel’s third time to cash at this year’s WSOP.
Chip Count:  65,975,000

Seat 5: Michael Mizrachi
Hometown:  Miami, FL (USA)
Age:  29
Profession:  Poker Pro
Note: He won his first WSOP gold bracelet and $1,559,046 in this year’s Poker Players Championship.
Chip Count:  14,450,000

Seat 6: Matthew Jarvis
Hometown:  Surrey, BC (Canada)
Age:  25
Profession:  Poker Pro/Student
Note:  Jarvis is primarily an online player.  This marks his first time to cash in a WSOP tournament.

Chip Count:  16,700,000

Racener

Seat 7: John Racener
Hometown:  Port Richey, FL (USA)
Age:  24
Profession:  Poker Pro
Note:  Racener is one of the stars of the national WSOP Circuit, with more than $500,000 in earnings, including the 2007 Main Event championship victory at Harrah’s Atlantic City.
Chip Count:  19,050,000

Seat 8: Filippo Candio
Hometown:  Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy)
Age:  26
Profession:  Poker Pro
Note:  Candio is the first Italian player ever to make it to the Main Event final table.  He has a number of cashes at major tournaments held in Europe.
Chip Count:  16,400,000

Seat 9: Cuong “Soi” Nguyen
Hometown:  Santa Ana, CA (USA)
Age:  37
Profession:  Sales (Medical Supplies)
Note:  Nguyen is the senior player at this final table, at the advanced age of 36.  He is also the only amateur sitting among the final nine

Chip Count:  9,650,000

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