A little excitement around here for those that follow poker. The November Nine were determined yesterday (actually this morning) for the final table at the World Series of Poker. Joe McKeehen is the leading chip leader. He's from North Wales, 24, and a life long resident of this area. Back when I was his age, I was driving school bus in his school district and possibly in his neighborhood. He must have graduated from college as a math major and gone directly to poker. He had a bit under $400k in winnings before this years WSOP, not bad for a recent college grad but nothing compared to this years earnings.
Before making the final table in the main event, he pocketed nearly a million in winnings this past month and at a minimum, he'll make $2m if he goes out first. Winning it all he'd pocket a little over $8m and join the elite. It should be an interesting final as there's also a fellow that's 72. That is a rare occurrence these days in a game that's filled with 20 year olds.