Nine players to compete for $10 million first place prize and championship bracelet beginning Monday, November 10.
The 2014 World Series of Poker final table participants are less than a week away from returning to the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The champion will walk away with $10,000,000 along with the coveted WSOP Main Event bracelet.
Televised coverage of the Main Event on ESPN will continue with a pair of “lead-in” espisodes Sunday night, November 9, from 9:00pm to 11:00pm Eastern Time. On Monday, live WSOP Main Event coverage hosted by Lon McEachern and Norman Chad will be broadcast on ESPN starting at 8:00pm ET with the finale scheduled for Tuesday night at 9:00pm ET.
It is worth noting that all final nine players remaining in the WSOP Main Event have been paid 9th place money of $730,725. This means that the eventual 9th place finisher will receive nothing.
WSOP Main Event Final Table Payouts
1st Place: $10,000,000
2nd Place: $5,145,968
3rd Place: $3,806,402
4th Place: $2,848,833
5th Place: $2,143,174
6th Place: $1,622,080
7th Place: $1,235,862
8th Place: $947,077
9th Place: $730,725
Remaining Players: 9
Blinds: 200k/400k (50k Ante)
Jorryt van Hoof – Seat #3 – 38,375,000
This poker tournament specialist from the Netherlands will enter Monday night’s final table action as the chip leader. In his early 30s, van Hoof has $1.2 million in live tournament cashes, but will be looking to vastly improve on that number early next week.
Felix Stephensen – Seat #2 – 32,775,000
At only 23 years of age, this native Norweigan currently calls England his home. If you do not count the $730,000 Stephensen has already received for guaranteed 9th place in the WSOP Main Event, he only has $31,000 in career live tournament cashes.
Mark Newhouse – Seat #4 – 26,000,000
With more than $3.5 million in career live tournament cashes under his belt, Newhouse from North Carolina, USA, brings a ton of experience to the table. He has also made history by becoming the first-ever player to reach back-to-back WSOP Main Event “November 9” final tables since the Series implemented the format in 2008. Newhouse finished a disappointing 9th place in 2013, and will be looking to improve on that performance starting Monday.
Andoni Larrabe – Seat #5 – 22,500,000
Originally from Spain, Larrabe has also made a temporary move to England. Thanks to his guaranteed payout for this year’s WSOP final table appearance, he has just over $1 million in live tournament cashes to date. Larrabe is only 22 years old and will be the youngest player competing for the 2014 WSOP Main Event championship bracelet.
Daniel Sindelar – Seat #7 – 21,200,000
Sindelar is from the state of Nebraska, and one of four Main Event final table participants from the United States. He played in several WSOP events in 2014, cashing in three others before making the November 9 final table. His live tournament cashes add up to just over $1.06 million.
Billy Pappaconstantinou – Seat #1 – 17,500,000
Having received arguably the unluckiest final table draw in WSOP Main Event history, Pappaconstantinou must contend with the top four chip leaders to his immediate left. Hailing from Lowell, Massachusetts (the home of retired boxing great Micky Ward), this 29-year-old is a foosball champion with just $20,000 in live poker tournament cashes aside from the money he’s already received from the WSOP final table.
William Tonking – Seat #6 – 15,050,000
A fortunate final table draw for this New Jersey native has him placed acting after the top four chip leaders. Aside from this year’s WSOP Main Event payout, he has less than $100,000 in live event earnings and quite a bit of ground to make up if he wishes to capture the championship bracelet.
Martin Jacobson – Seat #8 – 14,900,000
A disappointing chip count for the Swede, who was at the top of the pack with 27 players remaining. Nonetheless, Jacobson is the most accomplished player at the table with more than $5.5 million in career live event cashes, including a final table effort in the 2013 $111,111 buy-in “One Drop” WSOP charity tournament for $800,000.
Bruno Politano – Seat #9 – 12,125,000
The 31-year-old Brazilian will be the oldest player at this year’s WSOP Main Event final table along with van Hoof. His chip count is not enviable, and he will need to get into the action quickly in order to have a shot at doubling-up and going on to compete for the coveted bracelet.
Who will win the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Tune-in to ESPN coverage Monday, November 10th at 8:00pm Eastern Time to find out!