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Phil Ivey is 4/1 to win the 2009 ESPN Main Event
Tune in at 8 PM ET tonight for another two hours of original programming from the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event played over the summer at the Rio Resort in Las Vegas. This week expect to see a lot of Phil Ivey, poker's superstar and the man many consider to be the most talented playing the game today.
A slimmed down field is getting close to the money this week and stacks are becoming enormous as the remains of the 6,494 starting field tries to become one of the final 648 players that will receive some of the prize pool. Former Main Event champions remaining in the crowd are Bobby Baldwin, Dan Harrington, Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth, Joseph Hachem, and defending 2008 champion Peter Eastgate. Actor Lou Diamond Phillips and 2008 third place finisher, Dennis Phillips, continue to play deeper into the event.
When the November Nine reconvenes in November they will decide which player goes home with $8.5 million and a very rare Main Event Championship Bracelet. Tune in tonight for more great poker from the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Additional photos after the jump.
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Lou Diamond Phillips remains in the hunt
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