7,319 poker players took their seats in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. Among the many hopefuls were 18 former world champions, nearly 150 gold bracelet winners, in addition to professional and amateur poker players from 92 different nations and territories - all united by one common dream.

That dream - winning the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event championship - can and will come true for only one. Indeed, there can be only one world champion.

No-Limit Hold’em World Championship
Buy-In: $10,000
Number of Entries: 7,319
Total Net Prize Pool: $68,798,600
First Place Prize: $8,944,138
Final Table date: November 9th, 2010

After 78 grueling hours of poker played over eight days, nine players remain. This year's November Nine are:

SEAT 1: Jason Sentl (USA)
Chip Count: 7,625,000

SEAT 2: Joseph Cheong (USA)
Chip Count: 23,525,000

SEAT 3: John Dolan (USA)
Chip Count: 46,250,000

SEAT 4: Jonathan Duhamel (Canada)
Chip Count: 65,975,000

SEAT 5: Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (USA)
Chip Count: 14,450,000

SEAT 6: Matthew Jarvis (Canada)
Chip Count: 16,700,000

SEAT 7: John Racener (USA)
Chip Count: 19,050,000

SEAT 8: Filippo Candio (Italy)
Chip Count: 16,400,000

SEAT 9: Cuong "Soi" Nguyen (USA)
Chip Count: 9,650,000

source: http://www.wsop.com/