WSOP 2009. Info, Chip Counts, & & stuff. Feed your wild side.

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That enboldened list of "Celebs" pretty much whooshed me totally, no idea who most of them are.

In particular, "Cedric the Entertainer" intrigues.......Who? What?

Legend! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedric_the_Entertainer

He's been in that many bad movies, it's unreal.

Quite an impressive list of celebs actually...proper big names on there. (quite a few comics for some reason)

Really? I guess it depends on the definitioin of "celebrity".

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OK, some of them are mainly big in the States (and only known to those of us not yet 170 years old who watch movies and stuff ; ) but you cant argue with Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Rob Schneider, George Alexander, Hank Azaria (and even Ben Affleck) being celebs.

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OK, some of them are mainly big in the States (and only known to those of us not yet 170 years old who watch movies and stuff ; ) but you cant argue with Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Rob Schneider, George Alexander, Hank Azaria (and even Ben Affleck) being celebs.

I can't argue? Yes I can.

I've not heard of one of them. What were they, in Celeb Big Brother, or Celebrity Love Island, or somesuch?

Where's Eminem, Britney, Perry Como, Timothy West, Mr & Mrs Beckham, Jordan & Andre?

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Right, back on topic, here we go again.

What a good Series Roland is having, eh? Good to see Paul Darden in the results, too, he's a favourite of mine, & I see Elky has become a Brit again.

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   34      
   Buy In   $1,500       
   Date   No Limit Hold'em      
   Game   16/06/2009      
   Number of Entries   2,095      
   Net Prize Pool   $2,859,675       
   First Place Prize   $521,991      
   Players to Cash   216      
            
   Final Results         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   Baldwin, Eric   $521,991   Henderson   NV
2   Klausen, Jonas   $322,371   Odense   Denmark
3   Taylor, James   $213,045   Cumming   GA
4   Scholl, Benjamin   $150,132   Philadelphia   PA
5   De Wolfe, Roland   $112,957   London   United Kingdom
6   Youngblood, Andrew   $89,221   Dearborn Heights   MI
7   Bradbury, Steven   $74,351   Yorkshire   United Kingdom
8   Jacobson, Martin   $65,486   Lidingo    Sweden
9   DeFontes, Eric   $60,339   Las Vegas   NV
10   Phan, Young   $42,895   Garden Grove   CA
11   Mason, Robert   $42,895   Oad View   CA
12   Sawitzki, Peter   $42,895   Lone Butte   BC, Canada
13   Grospellier, Bertrand   $30,398   London   United Kingdom
14   Mullaghy, Sean   $30,398   Billings   MT
15   Grenon, Joseph   $30,398   Orleans   ON, Canada
16   Kevorkian, Peter   $21,533   El Cajon   CA
17   Cada, Joseph   $21,533   Macomb   MI
18   Mackey, James   $21,533   Las Vegas   NV
19   Bansi, Pramesh   $15,242   London   United Kingdom
20   Heiligenthaler, Matt   $15,242   Medina   NY
21   Whitford, Marc   $15,242   Rockford   MI
22   Plens, Jonathan   $15,242   Toronto   ON, Canada
23   Bui, Dean   $15,242   Seattle   WA
24   Merulla, Robert   $15,242   New York   NY
25   Ayoub, Steven   $15,242   Canoga Park   CA
26   Wahlbeck, Topias   $15,242   Espoo   Finland
27   Hamby, Jared   $15,242   Henderson   NV
28   Hall, Hal   $12,325   Wasilla   AK
29   Tran, Thanhdat   $12,325   El Monte   CA
30   Lento, Victor   $12,325   Sunrise   FL
31   Souza, Michael   $12,325   San Diego   CA
32   Burton, William   $12,325   Rochester   NY
33   Becquart, Julien   $12,325      
34   Teng, Andrew   $12,325   London   United Kingdom
35   Stjernvang, Helge   $12,325   Kolsas   Norway
36   Gibbs, Gary   $12,325   Hot Springs   AR
37   Mirabal, Nelson   $9,465   Caracas   VE
38   Brenneman, Jon   $9,465   Overland Park   KS
39   Olsson, Mikael   $9,465   Stockholm   Sweden
40   Woodbury, Christopher   $9,465   Las Vegas   NV
41   Rohrbach, David   $9,465   Chancy   Switzerland
42   Pendergrast, Scott   $9,465   Chatham   NJ
43   Slaubaugh, Cody   $9,465   Henderson   NV
44   Haun, Benjamin   $9,465   San Francisco   CA
45   Nemes, Andras   $9,465   Budapest   Hungary
46   Yanovski, Leonid   $7,606   Haifa   Israel
47   Geyer, Richard   $7,606   Austin   TX
48   Ferreira, Edelzito   $7,606   Florianopolis   Brazil
49   Fernandez, Leeroy   $7,606   Carnan   France
50   Dorsch, Scott   $7,606   Independence    MO
51   Le, Tuong   $7,606   San Jose    CA
52   Hohn, Steven   $7,606   Overland Park    KS
53   Nguyen, Peter   $7,606   Tustin    CA
54   Vinsant, Jeremiah   $7,606   Murfreeboro    TN
55   Lichtenberger, A   $6,319   E Northport    NY
56   Clark, Zachary   $6,319   Las Vegas   NV
57   King, Steven   $6,319   Visalia    CA
58   Harrold, Michael   $6,319   Anchorage   AK
59   Denotaristefani, Domenico   $6,319   Mendham    NJ
60   Vance, Matthew   $6,319   Lowville    NY
61   Vrabel, Luke   $6,319   West Hartford    CT
62   Haag, Michael   $6,319   Las Vegas    NV
63   Talebi, Rodeen   $6,319   Los Angeles    CA
64   Davidson, Dana   $5,404   Hermitage    PA
65   Nguyen, Anthony   $5,404   Gardena    CA
66   Cengil, Mahir   $5,404   Burgwedel   Germany
67   Galeazzi, Cristiano   $5,404   Roma   Italy
68   Kontaratos, Bill   $5,404   Laval   QC, Canada
69   Calonica, Colby   $5,404   Los Altos    CA
70   Bardsley, Nils   $5,404   Denver    CO
71   Scherner, Benjamin   $5,404   Powell    OH
72   Little, Robert   $5,404   Neosho    MO
73   Leinonen, Santtu   $4,718   Oulu   Finland
74   Pelton, Joseph   $4,718   Irvine    CA
75   Gallegos, Jose   $4,718   Ft Worth    TX
76   Ma, Hieu   $4,718   S El Monte    CA
77   Brockington, Mark   $4,718   Edmonton   AB, Canada
78   Seden, Andrew   $4,718   Southampton   United Kingdom
79   Frederiksen, Kim   $4,718   Henderson    NV
80   Delis, Mario   $4,718   Bakersfield    CA
81   Labarbera, Michael   $4,718   San Jose    CA
82   Glines, Shawn   $4,117   Las Vegas    NV
83   Mills, Jeffrey   $4,117   Waxahachie    TX
84   Elias, Darren   $4,117   Erie    PA
85   Taclan, Melchor   $4,117   Honolulu    HI
86   White, Benjamin   $4,117   Milwaukee    WI
87   Darden, Paul   $4,117   Las Vegas    NV
88   Requenez, Saul   $4,117   Mission    TX
89   Berens, Marc   $4,117   Tucson    AZ
90   Do, Quinn   $4,117   El Monte    CA
91   Martsev, Andrey   $3,631   Saint Petersburg   Russia
92   Pfeifer, Randall   $3,631   East Amherst    NY
93   Hikary, Omar   $3,631   Biloxi    MS
94   Weaver, Harold   $3,631   San Diego    CA
95   Ly, Phong   $3,631   San Jose    CA
96   Lai, Jack   $3,631   Fremont    CA
97   Hong, Michael   $3,631   Cupertino    CA
98   Karp, Ryan   $3,631   West Chester    PA
99   Ainsworth, Jude   $3,631   Count Galway   Ireland
100   Cline, David   $3,231   Durham    NC
101   Linde, Dylan   $3,231   Coeur D'alene    ID
102   Bauman, David   $3,231   Riverside    CA
103   Lockwood, Peter   $3,231   Arlington    TX
104   Lehmkuhler, Buddy   $3,231   Aurora    CO
105   Polone, Gavin   $3,231   Beverly Hills    CA
106   Spencer, Raymond   $3,231   Sammamish    WA
107   Vizmanos, Adrian   $3,231   Las Vegas    NV
108   Miller, Christopher   $3,231   Cedar Park    TX
109   Duvall, Jeffrey   $3,231   Royal Herbert   United Kingdom
110   Prust, Brandon   $3,231   Watertown    WI
111   Elkassir, Sammy   $3,231   Fort Lee    NJ
112   Chicotsky, David   $3,231   Fort Worth    TX
113   Hellmuth, Phillip   $3,231   Palo Alto    CA
114   Rapoport, Alin   $3,231   Norwich   
115   Goldstein, Morris   $3,231   Woodstock    GA
116   Poels, Patrick   $3,231   Mesa    AZ
117   McGuinness, John   $3,231   Toms River    NJ
118   O'Leary, Scott   $3,231   Lawrence    MA
119   Peterson, Eric   $3,231   Misquite    NV
120   Hackney, Dale   $3,231   Durand    MI
121   Shulruf, Joel   $3,231   Buffalo Grove    IL
122   Patent, David   $3,231   Las Vegas    NV
123   Pechie, Justin   $3,231   Thompson    CT
124   Perry, Eddie   $3,231   Beachwood    OH
125   Gressard, Jeffrey   $3,231   San Luis Obispo    CA
126   Kronick, David   $3,231   Maple Grove    MN
127   Merlin, Elliott   $3,231   Plantation    FL
128   Correa, Roberto   $3,231   Conroe    TX
129   Lozano, Rolando   $3,231    Channelview    TX
130   Friedman, Mark   $3,231   London   United Kingdom
131   Blenkarn, Jeffrey   $3,231   San Antonio   TX
132   Unterbach, Mark   $3,231   Danville    CA
133   Antonucci, Thomas   $3,231   Germantown    MD
134   Torres, Gabriel   $3,231   Valinda    CA
135   Martini, Amie   $3,231   Williamston    MI
136   Korte, Benjamin   $2,945   Tucson    AZ
137   Fett, Robert   $2,945   Berkeley    CA
138   Porter, Devin   $2,945   Provo    UT
139   Bender, Dennis   $2,945   Axton    VA
140   Mckay, Kenneth   $2,945   Langley   BC, Canada
141   Sherrill, Kevin   $2,945   Conover    NC
142   Maier, Kurt   $2,945   Rancho Cucamanga    CA
143   Brendo, Oddvar   $2,945   Stavanger   Norway
144   Petrick, Christopher   $2,945   Hudsonville   MI
145   Romanello, Roberto   $2,945   Gorseinon   United Kingdom
146   Jensen, Benjamin   $2,945   Herning   Denmark
147   Tupper, Daniel   $2,945   Aberdeen    WA
148   Pleat, David   $2,945   Miramar Beach    FL
149   McLaughlin, Robert   $2,945   Washington    DC
150   Green, Travis   $2,945   Irvine    CA
151   Damico, Steven   $2,945   Helmetta    NJ
152   DeGross, Dean   $2,945   Cranberry Twp    PA
153   Touchette, Andrew   $2,945   Wakefield    MA
154   Jacob, Alex   $2,945   Las Vegas    NV
155   Taylor, Paul   $2,945   Liverpool   United Kingdom
156   Liu, Jin   $2,945   Seattle    WA
157   Schmiech, Daniel   $2,945   Houston   TX
158   Katchalov, Eugene   $2,945   New York    NY
159   Grigsby, Franklin   $2,945   Austin    TX
160   Wagner, Steven   $2,945   Dallas    TX
161   Colelli, Catherine   $2,945   Simi Valley    CA
162   Lawton, Donna   $2,945   Ogden    UT
163   Simmons, Reginald   $2,945   Tampa    FL
164   Cospolich, Brian   $2,945   River Ridge    LA
165   Kravchenko, Alexander   $2,945   Moscow   Russia
166   Schlicher, Matthews   $2,945   Dayton    OH
167   Lamb, Gordon   $2,945   Rochester    NY
168   Kozlove, Lawrence   $2,945   Louisville    KY
169   Pall, Ronald   $2,945   N Fort Myers    FL
170   Howard, Nicholas   $2,945   Las Vegas    NV
171   Harris, Jordan   $2,945   Venice    CA
172   Kruel, Christian   $2,745   Cologne   Italy
173   De Mel, Priyan   $2,745   London   United Kingdom
174   O' Brien, Michael   $2,745   St Johns    NL
175   Tatro, Edward   $2,745   Arcata    CA
176   Blei, Peter   $2,745   Mukwonago    WI
177   Patzel, Oliver   $2,745   Hamburg   Germany
178   Keikoan, Matthew   $2,745   San Rafael    CA
179   Steinberg, Brad   $2,745   Westlake Village    CA
180   Koski, Kenneth   $2,745   Howell    MI
181   Clerc, Yann   $2,745   Dinan   France
182   Wasicka, Paul   $2,745   Las Vegas    NV
183   Hansen, Thor   $2,745   El Segundo    CA
184   Washington, Kent   $2,745   Oakland    CA
185   Lowry, John   $2,745   Brandon    MS
186   Conway, Michael   $2,745   Houston    TX
187   Glietz, Robb   $2,745   Yucaipa    CA
188   Steinmetz, Raymond   $2,745   Leander    TX
189   Meyers, Brandon   $2,745   Robbinsdale    MN
190   Jarvis, Evan   $2,745   Toronto   ON, Canada
191   Hallaert, Kenny   $2,745   Hansbeke   Belgium
192   Racine, Timothee   $2,745   Edmonton   AB, Canada
193   Plager, Jeremiah   $2,745   Los Angeles    CA
194   Stabell, Stian   $2,745   Hesseng   Norway
195   Kirtland, Joshua   $2,745   Wasilla    AK
196   Fetter, Michael   $2,745   Bellflower   CA
197   Meyers, Phyllis   $2,745   Las Vegas    NV
198   Howe, Jody   $2,745   Delta    BC, Canada
199   Cherry, Trent   $2,745   China Grove    NC
200   Phillips, Dennis   $2,745   Clayton    IL
201   Buettner, John   $2,745   Indianapolis    IN
202   Derbyshire, Gareth   $2,745   London   United Kingdom
203   Delciotto, Shawn   $2,745   Coquitlam   BC, Canada
204   Sarubbi, Frank   $2,745   Pebble Beach    CA
205   Alcober, Benjamin   $2,745   Chino Hills    CA
206   Ferguson, Chris   $2,745   Las Vegas    NV
207   Myers, William   $2,745   Wildomar    CA
208   Chen, Sean   $2,745   San Diego    CA
209   Platt, Christopher   $2,745   Las Vegas    NV
210   Vance, Timothy   $2,745   Las Vegasq    NV
211   Cunningham, Allen   $2,745   Las Vegas    NV
212   Patterson, Tyler   $2,745   Everett    WA
213   Cardner, Patricia   $2,745   Round Rock    TX
214   Vonk, Marcel   $2,745   Lisbon   Portugal
215   Dobrilovic, Tomislav   $2,745   West Nyack    NY
216   Wilds, Mark   $2,745   Biloxi   MS

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Official Report 

Event #34

No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In:  $1,500

Number of Entries:  2,095

Total Net Prize Pool:  $2,859,675

Number of Places Paid:  216

First Place Prize:  $521,991

June 16-18, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  Local Poker Pro Eric Baldwin Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet and $521,991 Cash Prize

 

2.  Baldwin Tops 2,000+ Player Field in Latest No-Limit Hold’em Competition at WSOP

 

3.  Phil Hellmuth Widens His Lead on All-Time WSOP Cashes List – Now Up to 71
 

 

The Winner --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em champion is Eric Baldwin, from Henderson, NV.

 

·        Baldwin is a 26-year-old professional poker player.  He moved to the Las Vegas area about a year ago to concentrate on playing poker full-time.

 

·        Baldwin was born in Peoria, IL.  But he grew up in Beaver Dam, WI.

 

·        Baldwin attended the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  He earned his college degree in psychology, with a minor in mathematics.

 

·        Baldwin was a member of the UW-Whitewater college baseball team that won the Division 3 National Championship in 2005.  The name of the team was the Warhawks.  He played right field.   

 

·        During Baldwin’s junior year of college, his team finished third in the Division 3 World Series (baseball).  He won during his senior year.

 

·        A few of Baldwin’s college baseball coaches were present.  By coincidence, they were on a recruiting trip and learned that Baldwin was playing for a WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Prior to winning his WSOP title, Baldwin had enjoyed success in several tournaments.  Most notable were wins at the Venetian (Deep Stack Series) for $198,000 and the Bellagio (WPT preliminary) for $147,000.

 

·        Baldwin plays mostly live poker.  However, he also plays online tournaments, particularly on Sundays when some bigger events are offered.

 

·        Baldwin collected $521,991 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        According to the official records, Baldwin now has 1 win, 2 final table appearances, and 7 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.

 

·        Baldwin currently has $649,711 in career WSOP winnings.

 
 

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And if you are not down with the Kidz, "rims" are wheels. There you go.


Winner Quotes (Eric Baldwin) –

 

·        On what it means to win a WSOP gold bracelet:  “I’m head over heels.  It’s far above anything else that I have ever done.  I can’t event talk about it accurately right now, because it hasn’t sunken in yet.”

 

·        On earning a degree in psychology with a minor in mathematics:  “That translates pretty well to poker.” 

 

·        On moving to Las Vegas to play poker:  “Last year, I was coming out here several times a year, not just for the WSOP.  I would come out for some tournaments and I was here for almost half the year.  So, I figured I’d just buy a place out here.  Plus, I hate shoveling snow.”

 

·        On his final opponent, Jonas Klausen:  “First of all, he’s just an amazing player.  He’s aggressive but also knows when to put the brakes on.  He’s an unbelievable player.  He looks so comfortable and confident that I am sure he will be back here (to a final table).”

 

·        On live poker versus online poker:  “I enjoy playing live more.”

 

·        On having his friends around to support him:  “Some of the people who came here are not just some of the best poker players, but they are my best friends.  We are all from different parts of the country.  But we share common characteristics.  I think we make each other better.  I am so glad to have a base of friends like that.”

 

·        On his future plans and goals.  “My dream is to be sponsored by Miller Lite.  That’s kind of a joke.  But I like to drink Miller Lite.  I want to throw that out there.  If Miller Lite needs a guy in the poker world, just give me a free supply, and we’re golden.”  Note:  WSOP official sponsor Milwaukee’s Best Light is made by Miller Brewing Company, which also makes Miller Lite. 

 

·        On what he will do with $521,991 for first place:  “One of my friends told me that if I ever cash for more than a quarter-million I have to buy an old junk used car and then throw $10,000 rims on it.  I hope he does not make me do it.  But if he does, I am probably going to go out and buy an old Cutless (Oldsmobile) or something like that, and put some rims on it.”
 

 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table contained only former WSOP gold bracelet winner – Roland de Wolfe (1 win).

 

·        The final table included players from four different nations – including Denmark, England, Sweden, and the United States.

 

·        The runner up was Jonas Klausen, from Odense, Denmark.  This was his fourth time to cash at the WSOP and second final table appearance.  Klausen collected $322,371 in prize money for second place.

 

·        The runner-up’s hometown is the same as the reigning world poker champion, Peter Eastgate.  Odense, Denmark’s greatest export might very well be great poker players.

 

·        Had Klausen won, this would have been gold bracelet number seven for Danes.

 

·        The third-place finisher was James Taylor, from Cumming, GA.  He is a 22-year-old student who attends Georgia Tech University.  This was his first time to cash in a live poker tournament.  Taylor collected $213,045 in prize money.

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Benjamin D. Scholl, from Philadelphia, PA.  He is a recent graduate of New York University.  Scholl now works as a trader.  This was Scholl’s first cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Roland de Wolfe, from London, England.  Four days ago, he won his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split world championship.  De Wolfe had a shot at becoming the third double-winner at this year’s WSOP.  But he instead busted out midway through the finale on Day Three and settled for fifth place. 

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Andrew Youngblood, from Dearborn, MI.  He is a 26-year-old poker pro making his third WSOP in-the-money finish.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Steven Bradbury, from Mirfield, England.  This was Bradbury’s first time to cash at the WSOP. 

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Martin Jacobson, from Stockholm, Sweden.  Jacobson has done quite well in tournaments over the past year – with a second-place finish at WPT Venice and a third-place finish at EPT Budapest.

 

 

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In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Roland de Wolfe, Phil Hellmuth, Quinn Do, Gary Gibbs, James Mackey, Allen Cunningham, Steven Hohn, Paul Darden, Roland De Wolfe, Patrick Poels, Matthew Keikoan, Alexander Kravchenko, Thor Hansen, Chris Ferguson, and Dan Schmiech.

 

·        Phil Hellmuth’s cash gives him 71 for his WSOP career – which ranks first on the all-time list.

 

·        Chris “Jesus” Ferguson’s cash gives him 58 for his WSOP career – which ranks third on the all-time list.

 

·        Thor Hansen’s cash gives him 45 for his WSOP career – which places him into a 14th-place tie on the all-time list.

 

·        Allen Cunningham’s cash gives him 38 for his WSOP career – which places into a 20th-place tie on the all-time list.

 

·        The defending champion from 2009 was Jesper Hougaard, from Copenhagen, Denmark.  He did not event this event.

 

 

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OK, some of them are mainly big in the States (and only known to those of us not yet 170 years old who watch movies and stuff ; ) but you cant argue with Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Rob Schneider, George Alexander, Hank Azaria (and even Ben Affleck) being celebs.

I can't argue? Yes I can.

I've not heard of one of them. What were they, in Celeb Big Brother, or Celebrity Love Island, or somesuch?

Where's Eminem, Britney, Perry Como, Timothy West, Mr & Mrs Beckham, Jordan & Andre?

who?

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Odds and Ends --

 

·        This is the 23rd of 34 tournaments completed thus far at this year’s WSOP, with more than a $1 million prize pool.

 

·        This is the fourth of seven $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournaments on the 2008 WSOP schedule.  This game and buy-in level has consistently proven to be the most popular draw on the schedule in recent years, aside from the Main Event.

 

·        An alternative lower buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament (less than $10,000) has been included as part of the WSOP schedule every year since 1973.  Over the years, these buy-in amounts have ranged from $1,000 up to $5,000.  However, more $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournaments have now taken place at the WSOP over the past 39-years than any other event.

 

·        The previous three $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em events held this year attracted 2,791 -- 2,506 -- and 2,638 players respectively.  Attendance this year is consistent with previous years when the earlier events tend to attract bigger fields, followed by a slight decline at the WSOP enters its third and fourth week.

 

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WSOP Statistics –

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event #34, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 34,237 entries.  $66,977,288 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.

 

·        Through Event #34 – the nationalities of WSOP gold bracelet winners reads as follows:

 

United States – 24

United Kingdom – 2

Canada – 2

Russian Federation – 1

Finland – 1

Australia – 1

Sweden – 1

Mexico – 1

 

Note:  Last year 19 of the 59 gold bracelet events were won by non-Americans (32 percent).  In, 2007, the number was 15 of 55 (29 percent).  In 2006, the number was 5 of 45 (11 percent).

 

·        Event #34 winner Eric Baldwin is to be classified as a professional player.  He has played professionally for about two years.  Accordingly, the “Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 – Casino Employees) currently reads:

 

            Professionals --             23 wins(Thang Luu, Steven Sung, Jason Mercier, Phil Ivey-1, Rami Boukai, Anthony Harb, Ville Wahlbeck, Keven Stammen, Brock Parker-1, Jeffrey Lisandro, Daniel Alaei, Brock Parker-2, John-Paul Kelly, Jeff Carris, Nick Schulman, Phil Ivey-2, Pete Vilandos, Tomas Alenius, Roland de Wolfe, J.C. Tran, James Van Alstyne, Angel, Guillen, Greg Mueller, Eric Baldwin)              Amateurs --       5 wins(Freddie Ellis, Ken Aldridge, Travis Johnson, Zac Fellows, Michael Eise)              Semi-Pros --     4 wins            (Vitaly Lunkin, Brian Lemke, Lisa Hamilton, Leo Wolpert)  ·        Nine of the 34 winners this year (26 percent) were previous gold bracelet winners.  There have been two double winners in 2009 -- Brock Parker and Phil Ivey.

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event 34, the WSOP “Player of the Year” standings reads as follows (with point totals):

 

255 – Ville Wahlbeck

225 – Phil Ivey

220 – Brock Parker

220 – James Van Alstyne

175 – Pete “the Greek” Vilandos

165 – Steve Sung

160 – Daniel Negreanu

155 – Jeffrey Lisandro

150 – Rami Boukai

 

         

 

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Errors and Omissions (Previous Reports) --

 

·        In the Official Results for Event #26, the 28th-place finisher was previously listed as UNKNOWN.  That player is DOUGLAS L. MORGAN, from SAN PABLO, CA.

 

 

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I can't argue? Yes I can.

I've not heard of one of them. What were they, in Celeb Big Brother, or Celebrity Love Island, or somesuch?

Where's Eminem, Britney, Perry Como, Timothy West, Mr & Mrs Beckham, Jordan & Andre?

who?

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