26 Jul 10

Meet the November Nine: Seats 4 - 6

Today, we present you the November Niners in seats 4 through 6. Michael Mizrachi is the most known face at the final table, but not with the biggest stack to play with - unlike the chip leader, Jonathan Duhamel.

Jonathan Duhamel will return to the WSOP Main Event final table in November as the chip leader, but will it be enough to carry him all the way to the title? Matthew Jarvis in seat 6 will be one of the players who will try to stop him in doing so and claim the title for himself. With the 5th largest stack at the table, he is on the borderline between the big and short stacks.

Certainly the most notable name at the final table is Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. He has done a fair share of grinding to reach the Main Event final table, having been on top of the leaderboard as well as among the short stacks multiple times throughout the tournament. He will now have to race for the title as one of the shortest stacks at the final table.

Seat 4: Jonathan Duhamel

  • Jonathan DuhamelAge: 22
  • Location: Boucherville, CA
  • Chip stack: 65,975,000
Jonathan Duhamel is the youngest player at this year's WSOP Main Event final table. He is also in possession of the largest stack at the table, having nearly 66 million in chips.

Duhamel accumulated over a third of his stack during the ten-handed play, when he took advantage of his opponents' tight play. Unlike some of last year's November Niners, Duhamel has no intention of hiring a poker coach to help him prepare for the final table.

With a comfortable chip lead over the others, he plans to steadily build up his stack even further and eventually pave his road to the Main Event title.

Seat 5: Michael Mizrachi

  • Michael MizrachiAge: 29
  • Location: Miami, US
  • Chip stack: 14,450,000
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi announced that this would be his WSOP when he won the $50k Players Championship for $1.56 million and his first WSOP bracelet.

Now, having reached the Main Event final table, he has certainly caught the attention of the poker community. Should Mizrachi finish in first or second place, he will surpass Phil Ivey on the All Time Money List.

Confidence is not lacking in the Mizrachi camp, as he is used to starting with a short stack at the final table and claims to have won more tournaments like that than he has when he started with a big stack.

Seat 6: Matthew Jarvis

  • Matthew JarvisAge: 25
  • Location: Surrey, CA
  • Chip stack: 16,700,000
Matthew Jarvis concluded this year's battle for the seats at the Main Event final table when he knocked out Brandon Steven in 10th place. His queens held up against the big slick and secured him the 5th largest stack among the November Niners.

His biggest tournament winning prior to this Main Event was for $103,000, after chopping the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up in August 2009. He is now determined to win the title and considers hiring a coach to help him in doing so. He has a tough task ahead of him and admits that it wasn't pleasant to watch Michael Mizrachi piling chips on the last play day.

More to come

Stay tuned for more information on the remaining three November Niners. What is your opinion on these three players? Do you think one of them will become the next World Champion? Let us know your opinion in the comments.


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