It\’s always interesting when we reach the final stage before the end of the main event to see who will rise to the top. Of course, this game isn\’t all skill, but in this spot real tournament experience is key. It makes you less likely to crack under pressure and more apt to make the moves (re-raise steals, tricky slowplays) that will allow you to chip up and become one of the November Nine.
Considering how important experience is, I thought I\’d look up the current final 15 players\’ tournament records. Amazingly, four of the 15 do not have any cashes listed on PokerPages. A handful of others have modest numbers, while others (such as Scott Montgomery, a WPT final tablist this February) have relatively impressive stats. Here\’s a rundown of the players left listed in order of current chip count with their tournament dollars earned listed to the side.
Player Chip Count Tournament Dollars
Peter Eastgate 18.2 million $76,084
Scott Montgomery 14.9 million $406,585
Darus Suharto 14.1 million $26,389
David Rheem 12.6 million $634,657
Joe Bishop 11.4 million $0
Dennis Phillips 11.2 million $0
Dean Hamrick 8.6 million $149,474
Ylon Schwartz 7.4 million $255,851
Nicholas Sliwinski 6.5 million $0
Chris Klodnicki 6.5 million $201,048
Ivan Demidov 6.4 million $43,371
Kelly Kim 6.3 million $351,774
Gert Andersen 3.8 million $0
Owen Crowe 3.2 million $197,021
