Members of the media from all over the United States and Canada flew to Connecticut to see this first-ever reunion event in person
Champion Jonathan Duhamel and Matt Jarvis are comfortable mingling with the media
John Racener adds his signature to a November Nine poster
Michael Mizrachi signs a hat for one of the freeroll entrants
Racener with his hands full just before the start of the tournament
Lon McEachern in the house, introducing the players as they enter
Michael Mizrachi enters the ropes
Matt Jarvis very early on in the day
Jonathan Duhamel had originally left his hat in the hotel room...
...but Duhamel found a hat he'd signed for a fan to be sufficient branding for the afternoon
Michael \"The Grinder\" Mizrachi, smiley.
Lon McEachern wasn't just announcing. He played in the 30-player field as well and was keeping his table entertained as he chipped up early
Joseph \"subiime\" Cheong, the third-place finisher in the Main Event but the first of the November Nine to be eliminated in the reunion event
Michael Mizrachi
Left hand over mouth, by Bernard Lee
Right hand over mouth, by Soi Nguyen
John Dolan
Jason Senti; he's a bowler too
John Racener
Filippo Candio flew in from Italy to play this event, seen here in a hand against one of the 18 amateurs in the field
Three tables in play
Bernard Lee schmoozes with Lon McEachern during play
Jonathan Duhamel made the final table of the reunion event, and for a while, it looked as if he might pull off the repeat
Matt Jarvis was a force to be reckoned with as the tournament progressed
Jarvis and Michael Mizrachi involved in a big pot at the final table
Michael Mizrachi spends some time in the tank on what would be his final hand of the day
Michael Mizrachi stares down Matt Jarvis, but he ultimately made the wrong call. Jarvis' ace-king was good on the king-high board, and Mizrachi was out in seventh place for a not-so-life-changing $500 in cash.
Bernard Lee got himself all in with his king-queen drawing live to Jonathan Duhamel's ace-jack suited, but Lee was flushed out in sixth place
Matt Jarvis was in control of the big stack with five players left, a lead that would carry into heads-up play
Matt Jarvis heads up with a guy
\"That guy\" was Ben Hopkins, one of the amateurs in the field, and he played a great heads-up match
Hopkins eventually overcame the chip disadvantage to beat Jarvis and win the event, $5,000 in cash, and some serious bragging rights
The November Nine pose for photos prior to their reunion event at Foxwoods last week