From the outset of the 2016 World Series of Poker main event final table, this particular group of players was lauded as one of the strongest main event final tables of the November Nine era across the board.
There were players with millions of dollars in live tournament cashes, plus players with some of the most spectacular online poker resumes of the past decade, to say nothing of the coaches that these players brought along to help them play their absolute best. The two exceptions, Qui Nguyen and Fernando Pons, were the wild cards at this final table.