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The 2011 November Nine

When the World Series of Poker main event started two weeks ago, there were 6,865 players with hopes and dreams, each bringing the question of whether he might be poker's next world champion. Through eight grueling days of poker, most players received answers they wouldn't like via their respective eliminations. For the eliminated, there would only be next year.

Nine players remain, and this year you know them better than ever before. They've graced ESPN and ESPN2 and ESPN3 for six days, and as we've watched their tournament stories unfold and they've shown us who they are as players, we've become increasingly more aware of who they are as people. One of those people is going to be poker's world champion and will find himself $8.7 million richer.

These nine men of assorted ages, nationalities and backgrounds have taken equally divergent paths to this promised land. They've answered most of the questions we started with, surveying or participating in the elimination of 6,856 of their fellow poker enthusiasts. Now, we're left with only one question: Who will be poker's world champion? We'll have four months to ponder that question as we get to know them all a little better.

Here is your 2011 November Nine:

Martin Staszko (40.1 million in chips) -- A professional poker player for about one year, the 35-year-old Staszko has enjoyed his trial by fire in Las Vegas. "I mostly play online more than live," said Staszko. "I played in four EPT events, some smaller tournaments. That's all the experience I have with live play. Those tournaments prepared me. I've been in Vegas from June 2; I played 15 tournaments. That's more than I'd played in my entire life, so I got some big experience here."

That experience is paying off. Staszko enters the final table as our chip leader after a dominant run with 10 players left. He's the first player from the Czech Republic to make the November Nine and may be our favorite heading in. "I think it will be big for our country to make the November Nine," he said. "We already have the EPT and other tournaments, but I do think more players would be inspired to play."

Eoghan O'Dea (33.9 million) -- In addition to having one of the big stacks, Ireland's O'Dea brings a couple of advantages into the November Nine.

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