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Curtis Mayfield III is a freelance poker writer with several years of online and live experience.

He is also the son of R&B superstar Curtis Mayfield. As a player Curtis excels in all forms of poker and prefers No Limit Deep Stacks tournaments.

Curtis is author of the Do or Die Poker blog

He resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and 2 daughters.

Favorite Quote: “In order to live, you must be willing to die!” –Amir Vahedi

2009 WSOP final table is a world of opportunity

Posted by Curtis Mayfield III on Thursday, November 05, 2009 - 08:10

The 2009 WSOP final table will be a lot of fun to watch. We have a mix of several players both young and older that are all battling it out for $8.5 million US. That is a lot of money even to a multi-millionaire like Phil Ivey. I know Darvin wants to go back into the woods and disappear and I am sure he will do just that. However, the rest of the field will surely want to capitalize on the opportunities that will present themselves to the winner. Aside from Ivey everyone at the table could use the extra bankroll boost. Jeff Shulman is a seasoned professional poker player and has pretty much grown up on the game with his father heading up CardPlayer magazine.

Endorsement deals will be had for the November Nine as well. That means we will be seeing a lot more of all these guys over the next year or two until they either prove themselves or burn out. Maybe Darvin Moon makes the most sense out of all the craziness that comes with making the main event final table. However, this event turns out it will be huge for the person that wins it.