Eric Buchman has once again proved his talent at poker by staying strong even on day four. Buchman, who finished fourth last year and won $2,502,890, is still going strong deep into day four of the 2010 renewal. None of Messrs Cada, Moon, Saout, Shulman, Begleigter, Ivey, Schaffel or Akenhead can make the same boast. Neither can any of the previous November Nine. Eastgate, Demidov, Phillips, Schwartz, Montgomery, Suharto, Rheem, Kim or Marquis are all long departed, if they played at all.

"I was disappointed about not winning," Buchman said of the Main Event last year. "You never really get over it, but after a few weeks, I was okay with everything. I made a lot of money and had a great experience. So, it was bittersweet."

Eric Buchman, 30, has been thriving at the top of the game for a good few years, picking up 11 World Series cashes before last year's Main Event, and adding a 13th in spectacular style last month. Wearing the familiar PokerStars logo all Series - a sponsorship deal earned as a mark of PokerStars' gratitide for his fine service and performances last year - Buchman took down the $2,000 limit hold 'em event to win $203,607 and the bracelet.

"This is total satisfaction," Buchman said in the wake of that victory. "This is really special because I finally won one of these bracelets. I really accomplished something. I came really close in 2006, when I came in second in a no-limit tournament. At the time, I did not realize how important it is. But now that I am a little older, it's very important."