Two of the three Floridians who played the World Series of Poker Main Event’s Day 7 are alive for today’s Day 8, which begins at 3 p.m. ET.
With just 27 players remaining, play today will continue until just nine remain. Those nine, dubbed the "November Nine," will return to Las Vegas in November to finish out the tournament.
Kevin Schaffel of Coral Springs has moved up to fifth place with 11,245,000 in in chips, while James Calderaro of Venice is 13th with 6,475,000 in chips.
Ryan Fair of Ft. Lauderdale saw his World Series run end on Tuesday in 31st place.
<strong>Florida cashers
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31. Ryan Fair, Ft. Lauderdale, $253,941
118. Roy Vasquez, Jacksonville, $40,288
134. Jim Hartley, St. Petersburg, $40,288
142. Jose Rosenkrantz, Miami, $40,288
144. Alex Prendes, Miami, $40,288
180. Dan Bilzerian, Tampa, $36,626
181. Paul Smith, Cape Coral, $36,626
226. Amir Levahot, Weston, $32,963
257. Maxim Semisoshenko, St. Petersburg, $32,963
276. Vincent Mack, Palm Bay, $32,963
279. Matthew Schwarmann, Orlando, $32, 963
296. Kirk Banks, Naples, $29,911
399. Matthew Waxman, Parkland, $27,469
458. Geoffrey Herzog, Jacksonville Beach, $25,027
472. Steven Feren, Sunrise, $25,027
477. Robert Campbell, Miami, $25,027
501. Anders Taylor, Gainesville, $25,027
507. Kenneth Weiner, Wellington, $23,196
552. Terry McKerchie, Davie, $23,196
571. Kyle Brown, Ft. Lauderdale, $23,196
583. Jason Sackler, Orlando, $21,365
610. Richard Kane, Brandon, $21,365
636. Jaroslaw Osinski, Naples, $21,365
<strong>Florida to date</strong>
<strong>Money won:</strong>$4,794,114
<strong>Cashes:</strong>288
<strong>Final tables:</strong>18
<strong>Bracelets:</strong>1
<strong>Florida players who cash (or their families or friends) are encouraged to e-mail contact details to editor@anteupmagazine.com.</st rong>