The "November Nine" is almost here, with the final table of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event set to start this Sunday at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino's Penn & Teller Theater in Las Vegas.
Granted, it will still be October when the first final table hand is dealt, but that doesn't stop us from referring to the event and the participating players as the "November Nine." After all, this will be the ninth November Nine, which means the entire Main Event final table delay has by now transformed from an "innovation" to a "tradition.