The 2016 World Series of Poker whittled its Main Event field from 27 players down to a final table of nine over the course of Monday and early Tuesday morning.
Those remaining are guaranteed at least $1 million, which made the race for the final seat all the more thrilling. Tenth and 11th place are awarded a hefty sum of $650,000—but that's far less than what awaits at the final table.
Just to get this far in the Main Event from a total of 6,737 entries is a phenomenal accomplishment.
With the lucrative prize money looming, let's take a look at who's ahead and preview the rest of the tournament with the November Nine finalized, courtesy of WSOP.