The November Nine concept continued for the 2009 WSOP Main Event as a total of 6,494 players created a $61 million prize pool. Phil Ivey headlined the delayed final table that included James Akenhead and Jeff Shulman, but it would be Joe Cada breaking the record as youngest Main Event champion set in 2008 by Peter Eastgate when he collected the $8,547,042 first-place prize.