With the final table at the main event set, the new question is, who will sign with which site? When the N9 picture was taken, 7 of the 9 players had FTP gear on, with only chip leader Duhamel and short stack Jason Senti sporting PS gear. Only 3 players can be represented by each site, and with The Grinder all but certain to go with FTP, the real question becomes, where will the six remaining players (Cheong, Nguyen, Candio, Racener, Dolan, Jarvis) sign with? Racener and Dolan seem like the strongest picks for FTP, and Cheong and Candio both have ties to PS, so it may be Jarvis and Nguyen that sign with Cereus/Doyle’s Room/other network.

Phil Hellmuth is making headlines with his mouth once again, this time telling viewers, “Ivey won’t pass me in five years. That’s impossible,” and assuring that he will still have a comfortable 3-4 bracelet lead in 5 years; he thinks he’ll be at 14-15 and Ivey at 10-11. Now, we all know Hellmuth loves to boast and brag, but to tell arguably the world’s greatest poker player that, hey, you don’t have a shot at passing me in five year? Don’t be shocked if we hear about an insanely massive prop bet from Ivey issued out to Hellmuth, Dwan, or anyone else that will take the bet in the coming months, and don’t be shocked to see Ivey make a big charge to pass Hellmuth in five years. Doesn’t the Poker Brat know what happens when you doubt Ivey?

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