The 2009 World Series of Poker’s November Nine from the Main Event are probably the most talented group of players in the post-Moneymaker era of the game. ESPN plans to show Day 8 action from their featured tables which establishes the final table players, but with the numerous commercials that are on the screen every 10 minutes, turning points which allowed the November Nine to get there may not be seen. The 27 players who got to Day 8 included some who were big names on their own like Phil Ivey (winning 2009 WSOP bracelets in events #8 and #25), Jordan Smith (winning a bracelet in Event #36), Antonio Esfandiari and Jonathan Tamayo. Or they were just hot in the WSOP like Ian Tavelli, Billy Kopp, Ben Lamb, Ludovic Lacay and Tommy Vedes. And to keep things interesting there are unknowns like Darvin Moon who the WSOP says will be the next Moneymaker if he takes the title.

Darvin Moon started Day 8 with 20,160,000 chips and finished up with over 56 million, but a major play that helped him get there involved a win over Billy Kopp who also played extremely well. Kopp’s 12th place finish left him so dismayed that he literally ran out of the room before the end of the hand that gave 20 million chips to Moon. Crowd favorite Phil Ivey started out with 11 million chips, fell to as low as 5.4 million before climbing back up to just over 9 million in the end. Ivey who went up and down like a roller coaster, came back late in the day when he busted Jamie Robbins in 11th place earning another 2.35 million for his stack. Steven Begleiter attacked relentlessly on the stacks of other players, taking out Antonio Esfandiari in 24th and also defeating Ian Tavelli in 17th which gave him 13 million chips in that hand, helping to vault him into a final table chair.

Eric Buchman earned his seat by winning many 500,000 to 800,000 sized pots on the way to the final table. Buchman’s largest hand was against Nick Maimone where he won 4.5 million chips to add to his stack. Player Joseph Cada fought and fought hard for his seat, taking as well as he gave. Beginning with 6.5 million he fell to under 3 million and came back to end the day with over 13.2 million chips with his biggest hand being one where he won over 3 million chips from Jeff Shulman. Kevin Schaffel kept his stack within a million of his beginning Day 8 amount from start to finish, but don’t let that fool anyone into thinking that he was just plain lucky to see the final table. In the WPT Legends tournament held from August 22 to the 26th at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles he came in second, coming so close to securing a major WPT title to his name.

Antoine Saout from France did manage to survive, going from his starting 11,135,000 chip count to finish Day 8 having 9,500,000 remaining in his final table stack. James Akenhead had a rough time of it, starting out with over 8.5 million and finishing with 6,800,000 on Day 8. Akenhead has played magnificently throughout this WSOP, so expect good things from him. Jeff Shulman muscled his way through with solid play, consistently working his way back up to doubling his Day 8 opening stack after falling to as low as 7.4 million.

Probably the most controversial player of the group is Jeff Shulman, who is COO and President of Card Player Magazine. It was found out that Shulman planned to throw the Main Event bracelet in the trash if he won the title in a form of protest against the WSOP. (He has not mentioned tossing the $8,546,435 for first place in the can behind the bracelet, so he may have plans on keeping the cash.) The confusion as to why he plays in WSOP events when he is opposed to the things that they do, is like a person who protests against cruelty to animals, but will bet on a dog fight to make a few extra dollars. How this affects the way people feel about the WSOP and the house that Barry Shulman built, (Barry founded Card Player Magazine), remains to be seen. A lot of eyes will be glued to the final table just to see what decision Jeff Shulman makes if he does win.

Play ended Day 8 with just a few minutes in level 33 with $30,000 ante and $120,000/$240,000 blinds. This is where the final table will continue play at. The next step up will be at level 34 with $40,000 ante and $150,000/$300,000 blinds.

There are a lot of great games online for you to play free of charge, especially if you are a casino person. From free roulette games to free Keno games to free Poker games and all points in between, you can spend hours at a time having fun with your very own tailor made casino that doesn’t have to cost you a cent. Of all the games out there, however, one of the best choices are free slot games. Free slot games give you all of the real world slot machine action you can handle with precision accuracy.

Here are five advantages of playing free slot games online:

1. Practice your skills. Yes, slot machines require some skill and planning. Planning you will hear about in a moment, but first focus on skills. By playing free slot machines, you can learn to control factors, which may or may not lead you to success in an easier environment than traditional casinos. How much will you wager? Is this slot game or that one working better for you? Approximately how many pulls does it take for you to produce a win?

2. Play without risk. When there is no real money involved, there is no real risk. This is definitely a good thing for casual and excessive online gamers. Most of the time, the house stands to win. This is no big mystery. That’s why it’s called gambling. Yet every year, many citizens make a living in the hallowed halls of the casinos. Before you get to that point, you will want to learn the nuances of any game in an environment that does not require you to ante up the money.

3. Target a game plan. Once you get good at picking machines, calling your bets, and playing to win, you have developed a game plan that will serve you not only in the online world, but also in the real life casinos of the Vegas strip. Pure luck produces more losers than it ever will winners. Make sure you have done your homework, so you can call the shots on which you turn out to be.

4. Avoid the crowds. One of the biggest drawbacks of playing in a real world casino is the shoulder-to-shoulder congestion that too often populates the players’ machines and tables. By playing free slot games online, you never have someone breathing down your neck wishing that you would go away so they can have their turn. You can sit and play for as long as you would like, and never hear a word of unruly descent targeted your direction.

5. Learn something about yourself. The more you play free slot games online, the more chances you have to win and lose. And with each win, and with each loss, you will learn something about yourself as a player and as a person. Are you the kind of person that can reach a contented level with your winnings? Do you think one more turn of the one-armed bandit will be the difference maker that sets everything wrong, right? In other words, do you take unnecessary risks, or do you know when to say when?

Consider the advantages of playing free slot games online before you ever take a step toward the real thing. And remember, every coin has another side. How can something go right? How can something go wrong? The kind of gamer that asks these questions, and makes wise decisions will always be a winner at the end of the game. And that is no gamble!

Play Free Roulette Games and Free Slots Games.

Are you a dog lover? Do you whole-heartedly believe that a dog is a man’s best friend? In that case you can enjoy some great online games that are made with dog lovers in mind.

These games have lovable dogs and puppies as their focus and you get to play with them as much as you want. These games are perfect for all dog lovers and those who enjoy non-violent games. These are also great games for young children to enjoy. They are simple and really fun to play. You might even get addicted to them, in a good way of course.

There are several different types of games that you can choose from. Some are action filled where you have to save a puppy from oncoming trouble and there are others where you need to solve puzzles. Whichever type you choose, you can make sure that the game is not too hard for you by setting the difficulty level to suit your expertise. Most of these games have an option to choose the difficulty level. So you can always enjoy these games no matter what your engagement level is.

These are innovative games that feature dogs as their main objectives. You get to play catch with them, guide them home, save them from trouble or simply groom them just the way you like. You will get dogs of several breeds to play with online. So no matter whether you love great Danes or cute Dalmatians, you will get your fill of doggy fun with these games.

Choosing from a wide array of these games can be time consuming. That is why the websites that host these games often have these games organized in several categories. Some other websites simply choose to host only the best online dog games and hence narrow your choice down that way.

Most of these games are flash games. So they load instantly and they play instantly. There is no need to download anything to your hard drive to play them. Of course, you will need the flash plugin for your browser but that usually comes with the browser you are using. So they are truly cross-platform. Meaning you do not have to worry about whether you are in Windows, Mac or Linux. These games will play on all platforms.

These games also do not require you to have special hardware like graphics cards or anything else. They will play smoothly even on older machines. They are really lightweight games that do not take up much bandwidth, so you are safe that way as well. Hence, you can get online anytime and start playing them.

The most important part is that they are completely free to play � no catch. You will never be asked to pay anything in exchange of playing these games. So websites may have a free membership that you need to apply for by but even that is rare. So this is truly instant gratification. You can get online and play to your heart’s desire without having to worry about anything.

Play free dog games online at Doggames123.com. Play Puppy games like “Puppy Fetch” and other dog games free.