This time last year Neil Blumenfield was just one of 6,420 players living out the dream of playing in the World Series of Poker Main Event. With just a handful of previous tournament cashes he was anonymous, but he stood out too. He wore round glasses befitting of a hipster some 40 years his junior… Continue reading WSOP: Neil Blumenfield Back for Another Deep Main Event Run

When the World Series of Poker Main Event final table reconvened on Sunday night, the buzz around nine-handed play was a new Neil Blumenfield. The amateur from San Fransisco, California came out firing, putting in multiple preflop raises, three-bets and four-bets, easily announcing himself as the most aggressive member of the November Nine.

On Sunday, Joe McKeehen played textbook chip leader poker in eliminating three more players at theWSOP Main Event final table. On Monday, he was still the clear chip leader at the table, but he let some of the other players handle the eliminations – but not all of them.

Calling the San Francisco Bay Area his home, Neil Blumenfield was one of the older players still remaining in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event entering the final 27.