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The November Nine kicks off tomorrow, November 6 at the Rio in Las Vegas.  As during the rest of the 2011 WSOP, I’ll be following along all of the action and bringing you blogs and recaps from the event.

The battle for the bracelet begins tomorrow.

Remember that the final table will be broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN3 starting at 3:30 PM tomorrow.  Hole cards will be shown at the completion of each and every hand for the major players involved in the hands.

If you read my predictions on Friday, you know I am predicting Eoghan O’Dea to win it all.  I am not towing the corporate line and hailing the praises of Ben Lamb.

My rooting interest is actually in Phil Collins.  Besides being the only person that I have played against out of the November Nine, he is among the most experienced.  He has the best chance I feel to beat O’Dea for the title.

No, I am not giving Staszko much of a chance to win this thing.  I really meant what I said about his stack getting carved up by the other players.

For those of you that didn’t get a chance to hear Antonio Esfandiari during the live broadcasts during the Main Event, I would urge you to watch the live coverage of the November Nine.  I feel that he should ultimately replace Norman Chad as Lon’s sidekick.  (Sorry Norm.)

Be sure to bookmark Pokerjunkie.com and follow us along with any other coverage you deem interesting.  Also, throw a few cheers O’Dea’s way.  I have a “bonus” riding on his winning the Main Event.