Jeff Shulman

Popularity of game has led to legit card players popping up from all lines of work. The thumbnail sketches of the two ultimate survivors at last weekÕs World Series of Poker final table were familiar to anyone who follows the game.

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21-year-old poker pro to take on Maryland logger for World Series of Poker title, $8.55M. A 21-year-old professional poker player from Michigan hit a lucky king to cap a nearly impossible comeback at the World Series of Poker Sunday morning, setting up a showdown with a self-employed logger for $8.55 million.

A glance at the final 9 players in the World Series of Poker main event. The final nine players in the World Series of Poker main event, along with their finish or final table starting chip counts in parentheses. The finalists emerged from a field of 6,494 players and will compete Nov. 7-10 for the tournament's top prize of $8.55 million. Ninth place will win $1.26 million; higher finishers will win at least $1.3 million.

Sun readers get a chance to ask questions of one of the November Nine. Jeff Shulman, one of the nine players at the final table of the World Series of Poker main event, will answer reader questions Monday on the SunÕs Web site. Visit the site through noon Monday to submit questions for Shulman. Play at the final table begins today at the Rio, and the last two players will go heads up Monday night.

A win by the World Series of PokerÕs chip leader would rival that of MoneymakerÕs breakthrough, but Ivey is also compelling. For player profiles and an interactive guide to the final table of the World Series of Poker, go to lasvegassun.com/wsop.

If the odds on the final table of the World Series of Poker were based solely on the number of chips each player has, Phil Ivey would be a long shot.

Final table player at World Series of Poker hires 11-time bracelet winner Hellmuth as coach. A part-time poker player who finished seventh in the World Series of Poker main event in 2000 has hired 11-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth as his coach for this year's final table.

Final table reached at World Series of Poker as Smith busts 10th, on poker's ultimate bubble. The World Series of Poker main event reached its final table on Wednesday night as Jordan Smith busted in 10th place with a pocket pair of aces ? the best starting hand in no-limit Texas Hold 'em.