John Juanda, fresh off his win of the WSOPE Main Event, ran into Phil Ivey at Full Tilt Poker this weekend with the same results of everyone who seems to run into Phil Ivey at Full Tilt, defeat. The Poker News Blog with the story:

John Juanda has the big blind and picks up 5-6 off suit. Phil ivey raises it up to $3000 under the gun and it is folded to Juanda who calls.

The flop comes 5-8-6 rainbow and Juanda raises with around $5K and Phil Ivey makes the re raise. Juanda then moves all in with the maximum of $30K and Phil Ivey calls showing 9-9 for an overpair.

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Looks like Daniel Negreanu won't be collecting another $200K from Phil Ivey this year. As John Juanda takes home the 2008 WSOPE Main Event.

The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion is John Juanda.

Clocking in at a seemingly infinite 19 hours and 10 minutes, this was the longest final table in the 39-year history of the World Series of Poker. Measured in time from start to finish, the duration of this "final nine" exceeded the mind-numbing 16-hours played in the $1,500 buy-in Razz championship, won by O'Neil Longson (29 June 2005).

Ivey is famous for prefer the cash game to the tournament because his per hour earnings average out higher. If he'd have stuck around this one, that'd be especially true.

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