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LAS VEGAS -- A Long Island poker veteran has emerged as the chip leader at the final table of nine players in the marquee Main Event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.Cliff Josephy of Syosset, New York, ended play just before midnight Monday with more than 74 million chips, said Seth Palansky, spokesman for the $10,000 No-Limit Holdem tournament.Josephy, 51, finished in the top 400 players in the World Series of Poker championship in 2008, and in the top 1,000 last year. Hes a two-time winner of other series events, including a $3,000 No-Limit Holdem tournament in 2013, and a $1,500 Seven Card Stud tournament in 2005.Poker pro Qui Nguyen, 39, of Las Vegas, has the second-largest stack of chips, at almost 70 million, followed by Gordon Vayo, 27, of San Francisco, and Kenny Hallaert, 34, from Hansbeke, Belgium.Vayo finished second in a $3,000 No-Limit Holdem 6-Handed event in 2014, winning almost $315,000.Hallaert is an accomplished poker pro with more than $1.3 million in career live tournament winnings, Palansky said. He finished 123rd in the 2015 Main Event, and 323rd in 2011.Michael Ruane, 28, of Hoboken, New Jersey, is fifth in chips, and Vojtech Ruzicka, 30, from Prague, Czech Republic, is sixth. Griffin Benger, 31, from Toronto, is seventh.Jerry Wong, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, and Fernando Pons, 37, from Palma, Spain, round out the final table, where each of the nine players is guaranteed $1 million.Final play begins Oct. 30, with the televised championship scheduled to be decided Nov. 1.The top prize will be $8 million and a World Series of Poker championship bracelet. The other eight players will share about $17.4 million. Second place will earn just under $4.66 million.Josh Weiss of La Jolla, California, finished 10th on Monday, missing a seat at the final table but taking home $650,000. He busted when he went all-in with an ace-high hand and Ruane drew two pair to win.The 47th annual World Series of Poker championship started play July 9 with 6,737 players from 79 countries. That was the fifth-largest field in tournament history, Palansky said.Gaelle Baumann, from Paris, was the top finisher among the 268 women this year. She placed 102nd and won a $49,108 prize. 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Charlie Edwards insists a world title shot has not come too soon for him after it was confirmed he will challenge IBF champion Johnriel Casimero at The O2 in London on September 10.Edwards only has seven professional fights to his name after turning pro in January 2015.His shot at Filipino Casimero (22-3, 14 KOs) will form part of the undercard for the fight between world middleweight No 1 Gennady Golovkin and Sheffields IBF world welterweight champion Kell Brook.Epsoms unbeaten Edwards, who is due to box in Berlin this weekend, insists he is ready for his opportunity against a two-division world champion.Many people may think this is too early but believe me when I say this that IBF world title is coming home with me, said Edwards.People underestimate my engine. Half way through the fight, when hes behind, he will not be catching up.I didnt turn pro to knock over journeymen, Im in this game to take over the lighter weight divisions. The team bbehind me know I am more than ready for this and I would like to thank them [Eddie and Barry Hearn] for giving me this chance -- I wont let anybody down.ddddddddddddCasimero, 26, was in sharp form in his last fight when he won the IBF title in May with a fourth round knockout of Thailands Amnat Ruenroeng in China.Edwards promoter Eddie Hearn admits it is a gamble for 23-year-old Edwards, who missed out on qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games as an amateur and then decided not to go for this summers Olympics.This is a huge gamble for Charlie at this stage in his career but him and the team feel very confident they can beat Casimero, said Hearn.At flyweight, there is only so much experience you can gain and this is a huge opportunity for him to become world champion on home soil in what will be just his eighth fight. ' ' '