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

[Sark79]

Esfandiari is still in as well.  If Ivey wins this, he will be even richer than he already is.  $10 million in side bets already this wsop

http://www.pokerverdict.com/Poker-Players/American-Players/Phil-Ivey/264257/player_update_phil_ivey.html

He said in his poker road thingy that the money he made in bets on the first 2 bracelet wins he lost back on the horse event.

that is a lot to lose

[tikay]

Day 7 Headlines

 

 

1.  World Series of Poker Continues – Down to 27 Players in the Main Event

 

2.  And on the Eighth Day – Darvin Moon Retains His Chip Lead

 

3.  Logger from Western Maryland Still Atop the WSOP Leaderboard – Darvin Moon Primed to Become the Next Moneymaker

 

4.  Seven-Time Gold Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey (Las Vegas, NV) Currently in Fourth Place

 

[tikay]

The Main Event Continues

 

-- The 2009 WSOP Main Event continued with the play and conclusion of Day 7.  The day played all the way down to three tables.  All 64 players who started play on Day 7 were already guaranteed $90,344 in prize money.  Now, after 12 days and 60 total hours of tournament play, all finishers are guaranteed at least $352,832 in prize money.

 

 

-- Day 7 began with 64 players.  The day ended with 27 survivors.

 

 

-- Tables are usually played nine handed.  Three tables remain.

 

 

-- This was the 47th day of the 2009 WSOP.  Play continues for one more day, plus the finale to be played in November.  There will also be four gold bracelet events played at WSOP-Europe, to be held in London in September.

 

 

-- Tomorrow (Wednesday) begins at noon and will play down to nine players, which constitutes the final table.  This year’s final table will make up the 2009 “November Nine.”  Following tomorrow’s play down to nine players, the tournament takes a 115-day recess.

 

[tikay]

Play on Day 7

 

-- Following 2009 WSOP champion Peter Eastgate’s elimination in Day 6, no more former world champions remain alive in the Main Event.

 

 

-- At the start of play on Day 7, six former WSOP gold bracelet winners were still alive in the Main Event.  They included:  Phil Ivey (7 wins), Tom Schneider (2 wins), Antonio Esfandiari (1 win), Blair Rodman (1 win), Jordan Smith (1 win), and Prahlad Friedman (1 win).

 

 

-- Players competed for nearly four complete levels.  Play ended towards the end of Level 29.  There are 7 minutes 17 seconds remaining.  Next, at Level 30, blinds will be 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante.  The average stack size is currently 7,215,556.

 

 

-- Day 7 started with a field of 64 players and ended with 27 survivors.  This means only about .41 percent of the original 6,494 starters survived past the seventh day.

 

 

-- Only one female started the day still in contention.  Leo Margets (Barcelona, Spain) began play ranked in 18th place.  She survived and is currently in 26th place.  Margets will need to make a big move on Day 8 to make the November Nine.  Only one female in history has made it to a Main Event final table – Barbara Enright in 1995.

 

 

-- Former gold bracelet winner Blair Rodman, from Rancho Mirage, CA was eliminated in 34th place.

 

 

-- Dennis Phillips (St. Louis, MO) who finished third in last year’s Main Event, was eliminated in 45th place.

 

 

-- 2007 WSOP “Player of the Year” and two-time gold bracelet winner Tom Schneider, from Scottsdale, AZ was eliminated in 52nd place.

 

 

-- Former gold bracelet winner Prahlad Friedman (2003, $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em), from Malibu, CA was eliminated in 64th place.

 

 

-- Players who survived Day 7 will return to continue their quest for the 2009 world poker championship gold bracelet and $8.5 million in first-place prize money on July 15th, starting at noon.

 

 

-- Seven-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Ivey remains in contention, currently ranked in fourth place.

 

 

-- Card Player magazine editor Jeff Shulman remains alive in the Main Event, currently ranked in seventh place.  He finished seventh in the 2000 WSOP championship.

 

 

-- Play on Day 7 ended at 10:40 pm.

[tikay]

A Breakthrough Year for France?

 

France is blessed with many talented poker players.  However, in the 40-year history of the WSOP, only one French player has made it to a Main Event final table.  That took place in 1998 when Marc Brochard finished in eighth place.  In 2003, poker pioneer Bruno Fitoussi finished in 15th place.  Other than those two showings, France has been shut out of championship celebrations.

 

This year could be a breakthrough year for France.  Of the 27 remaining players, three are from France.  Antoine Saout, from Saint Martin des Champs, is presently in 6th place.  Lacay Ludovic, from Paris, is in 15th place.  Francois Balmigere, from Toulouse, is in 27th place.  Interestingly, Ludovic and Balmigere attended college together, but became professional poker players.

 

France appears to have a very bright future in poker, as all three of the French players are under the age of 25.

 

[tikay]

Two Notable Corrections:

 

-- Bradley “B.J.” Craig (Cleveland, OH) finished in 50th place.  This was his first time to cash at the WSOP.  There is another player named Bradley Craig (Stitbulle, ON Canada) who cashed in a WSOP event in 2005, who is a different player.

 

 

-- There are two tournament players named Thai Tran.  The 49th-place finisher in the Main Event was Thai K. Tran, from Houston, TX.  The player asks that all his records be updated with the name THAI K. TRAN.

 

[tikay]

About the Day 7 Chip Leader (Darvin Moon)

 

Darvin Moon remains as the chip leader after seven days of play.  He lives in the small eastern Maryland town of Oakland.  Moon owns and operates a small logging company with other family members.  Most of his days are spent in pine forests scattered throughout the Maryland panhandle.  He is married and was cheered on by his wife, who was sitting in the crowd.  This is Moon’s first time to play in the WSOP.  It was also his first time to visit Las Vegas.

 

Moon lost his lead early in the day and fell to around tenth place in the standings.  Just when it appeared he might crumble and fade away, Moon managed to win a few big hands and stay near the top of the leaderboard.  He won a few big pots late in the day to regain his chip advantage over Billy Kopp (Erlanger, KY), who is currently in second place.

 

[tikay]

Meet Billy Kopp (Second Place in WSOP Main Event)

 

Billy Kopp is from Erlanger, KY.  He is 23-years-old and is attending the University of Kentucky as a full-time student.  He is close to receiving a degree in hospitality management and tourism.

 

Kopp was the chip leader late on Day 7, but feel to second place when Darvin Moon (at another table) made a late run and regained his chip lead.  Currently, Kopp has nearly 16 million in chips while Moon is atop the leaderboard with 20 million.  Other rivals are all 12 million in chips, and less.

 

Kopp has come close to victory recently.  He was the runner up at the WSOP Circuit championship held at Harrah’s New Orleans in May.  Kopp admits to being brought into the game about six years as part of the so-called “Moneymaker effect,” which brought millions of new players to poker.

 

When asked about the surroundings of playing in the WSOP Main Event, Kopp remarked confidently:  “I am not really intimidated by anybody.  I think it is my ball game….I think I can play with the best of them.”

 

[tikay]

Meet George Caragiorgas (Currently in 24th Place)

 

Poker tournaments are often won by players who come from the middle of the pack or are far behind at a critical stage of the competition.  Most recently, Jerry Yang and Joe Hachem began play at the final table with a low stack, yet somehow managed to stage memorable comeback victories.  George Caragiorgas, from Montreal, Quebec (Canada) has to be hoping for a similar result.  He will start Day 8 ranked 24th in the chip count, with 1,615,000 (the chip leader has more than 20 million).

 

Question:  You are currently one of the shorter stacks.  What is your strategy for tomorrow?

Caragiorgas:  I have to wait for a good spot to put my money in.  Then, I have to hope for the best.  If I can accumulate a couple of chips, that’s good because you can’t do much (at this stage) with 1.7 million in chips.  If I can get 4 or 5 million in chips, we can play some poker.  Right now, it is either push or fold.

Question:  What’s your story, George?

Caragiorgas:  I was born in Greece.  My family came to Montreal, Canada when I was three years old.  So, I’ve been living in Montreal for the last 33 years.  I am married to Fotini and I have two little girls.  I am in the restaurant business and I just love poker more than you can possibly imagine.

Question:  What kind of restaurant?

Caragiorgas:   A Greek restaurant.  It’s called Marathon, like the race.  It’s in Montreal.

Question:  You were here at the WSOP back in 2006.  What do you remember?

Caragiorgas:  Yeah, I was here back in 2006 when Jamie (Gold) won.  It was my first time here.  I was a lot more nervous then, than I am now.  I was, I can’t explain it, but my poker level has drastically improved in the last three years.  I am a much better poker player now.  I just came with a dream back in 2006.  It was a good rush three years ago.  I finished like 300 spots from the money (Note:  Caragiorgas made the top 1,000 out of more than 8,700 who entered).  Coming that close to the money given there were nearly 9,000 players was quite a feat.  But, I managed to do a little better this time around.

Question:  So, what do you expect to happen tomorrow?

Caragiorgas:  My strategy is pretty simple.  I just have to wait for a good spot.  I have to stick it in with what I hope is the best hand and hope it holds up.  I am definitely going to put my money in good, that’s for sure.

Question:  Anything else to add?

Caragiorgas:  Yeah, just one thing.  I am really loving life right now.

 

 

[tikay]

MOST LIFETIME FINAL TABLE APPEARANCES

 

Doyle Brunson (5)

1976          1st             
1977          1st                       
1980          2nd
1982          4th         
1983            3rd

 

Jesse Alto (5)
1988          9th   
1985          6th
1978          5th 
1986          4th 
1984          3rd

Johnny Moss (5)
1974          1st         
1971          1st 
1985          7th 
1979          5th 
1980          4th 

 

Dan Harrington (4)
1995          1st
1987          6th   
2004          4th 
2003          3rd     

T.J. Cloutier (4)
1988           5th
1998          3rd
1985          2nd
2000          2nd

Stu Ungar (4)
1997          1st
1980          1st
1981          1st
1990           9th

 

Note 1:  Johnny Moss’ victory in 1970 is not included amongst final table records, since the winner that year was determined by a vote.

 

Note 2:  Crandall Addington actually holds the record with nine Main Event final table appearances.  However, most of these did not include a prize-money payout (field sizes were considerably smaller during the 1970s when most of Addington’s appearances occurred).

 

Note 3:  Final table appearances were counted only if the player also received a payout.

 

Note 4:  WSOP Main Event final tables were played six-handed during a 16-year span.  However, the top nine finishers during those years are included in final table records.

[tikay]

Here are the nations represented among the 27 survivors:

 

US – 19 players

France – 3 players

UK – 1 player

Canada – 1 player

Germany – 1 player

Spain – 1 player

South Africa – 1 player

[tikay]

All players who make it to the final table this year (the November Nine) will earn at least $1 million.  The 2009 world champion will collect $8,546,435 for first place (plus slightly more money in added interest).

 

[pokerfan]

apologies in adance if this has been mentioned before..

BUT WTF IS GOING ON WITH THE PAYOUTS IN THE MAIN EVENT?!?!?!?!?!?!?

http://www.pokernews.com/wsop/2009/event-57/payouts/

A 450k jump from 10th to 9th and then a 37k jump from 9th to 8th!

A bigger jump from 10th to 9th than from 9th to 6th.

Ridiculous.

They want all 9 to be $ millionaires for TV yet keeping a huge 1st prize. Does seem a bit ridic tbh 37k lol. 46-45th had a 40k leap.

[AndrewT]

After the WSOP play finishes Ivey goes straight to the Bellagio to play in the huuuuge games which are happening there right now.

[boldie]

apologies in adance if this has been mentioned before..

BUT WTF IS GOING ON WITH THE PAYOUTS IN THE MAIN EVENT?!?!?!?!?!?!?

http://www.pokernews.com/wsop/2009/event-57/payouts/

A 450k jump from 10th to 9th and then a 37k jump from 9th to 8th!

A bigger jump from 10th to 9th than from 9th to 6th.

Ridiculous.

They want all 9 to be $ millionaires for TV yet keeping a huge 1st prize. Does seem a bit ridic tbh 37k lol. 46-45th had a 40k leap.

at least it should mean that the shortstacks will create some action on the final table...laddering one place is no good.