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

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FREE POKER SEMINARS HOSTED BY DOYLE BRUNSON AND MIKE CARO
 
All media and public are invited to attend free poker seminars which take place at the Rio, near the WSOP tournament area.  Two of poker's most respected players and personalities will serve as hosts -- Doyle Brunson and Mike "the Mad Genuis" Caro.
 
The first seminar took place today and was standing-room only.  Three more seminars are scheduled.  The next seminar takes place on Sunday, May 31st. 
 
In two weeks, two more seminars are scheduled -- which will take place on June 13th and June 14th.  Starting time is 10 am.  The seminars are held inside Rio Pavilion Room 9 -- which is near the main hallway leading to the tournament area.  Signs will be posted.
 
Following presentations and a question/answer session, Brunson and Caro will remain and sign complimentary photos given out to all visitors.

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If I knew how to sort Spreadsheets, I could be more certain, but from what I can see, there are only two Brits still in this - Chufty, &  guy from Cornwall.

   End of Day One Results               
   Event #   3            
   Buy In   $1,500            
   Game   Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better            
   Date   29/05/2009            
   Number of Entries   918            
   Net Prize Pool   $1,253,070            
   First Place Prize   $263,135             
   Total Spots Paid Out   90            
   Players Remaining    197            

   Last Name, First Name   City   State/Country   Chip Count   Table   Seat #
1   Luu, Thang   Las Vegas   NV   73,600   81   7
2   Hughes, Ryan   Phoenix   AZ   60,500   73   4
3   Steelman, Clint   Cincinnati   OH   51,100   75   5
4   Michaels, Alex   Hollywood   FL   50,500   75   9
5   Vaughn, James   Port Hueneme      49,600   58   1
6   Parker, Brock   Silver Spring   MD   48,800   63   1
7   Robinson, Mark   Miami   FL   47,700   74   7
8   Brooks, Micah   Phoenix   AZ   46,600   65   1
9   Arntzen, Sven   Oslo   Norway   44,500   73   1
10   Rich, Jordan   Portland    OR   43,700   75   4
11   Ortiz, Santos   Windsor   ON, Canada   43,200   73   3
12   Deguzman, Luis   West Palm Beach   FL   42,400   75   8
13   Brown, Chad   Los Angeles      40,500   62   4
14   Evdakov, Nikolay   Moscow   Russia   39,600   72   4
15   Levitt, Bruce   Los Angeles      39,500   59   1
16   Bloch, Andy   Las Vegas   NV   39,100   66   6
17   Smith, Ed   29 Palms      38,500   72   6
18   Stann, Dave   Hollywood      38,400   74   1
19   Mougous, R.L.   Elma   WA   38,400   58   5
20   Stoddard, James   Feritom   MI   37,900   75   1
21   Lassen, Morten   Copenhagen   Denmark   37,900   65   9
22   Reslock, Ming   Atlantic City   NJ   37,100   64   5
23   Jett, Chip   Las Vegas   NV   37,000   62   3
24   Elezra, Eli   Las Vegas   NV   35,500   58   4
25   Pacheco, Chuck   Los Angeles      34,700   59   7
26   Price, Robert   Cornwall   UK   34,300   62   9
27   Cheng, Edward   Lindsay   ON, Canada   34,200   81   8
28   LaTeano, Stephen   Suffield   CT   33,300   71   8
29   Goldfarb, Robert   Phoenix   AZ   33,100   66   9
30   Duke, Annie   Portland   OR   33,100   86   3
31   Koonce, Jason   Aspen   CO   33,000   71   2
32   Kay, Casey   San Antonio   TX   32,700   70   3
33   Hellmuth, Phil   Palo Alto      32,500   61   3
34   Seewald, Jonah   Centennial   CO   32,500   58   9
35   Toledo, Delmiro   Visalia      32,300   70   5
36   Bubalo, Lance   Edmonton   AB, Canada   32,300   79   9
37   Pappas, Greg   Las Vegas   NV   32,300   79   3
38   Wilmes, Pat   Lake Elsinore      31,600   86   6
39   Ferguson, Marc   Las Vegas   NV   30,600   79   1
40   Lemirande, Gordon   San Diego      30,400   61   5
41   Nay, Kenneth   Boulder   CO   29,900   67   1
42   Thompson, Martin   Bismarck   ND   29,400   86   1
43   Rosenbloom, Barry   Los Angeles      29,300   63   8
44   Akkari, Andre   Sao Paulo   Brazil   28,600   80   1
45   Correia, Joaquin   Chula Vista      28,600   64   4
46   Daneshgar, David   Westlake Village      28,300   72   9
47   Barbieri, Al "Sugar Bear"   Philadelphia   PA   28,200   68   6
48   Harmetz, Dan   Sacramento      28,200   75   9
49   Ruthenberg, Sebastian   Hamburg   Germany   28,100   79   8
50   Gold, Ben   Long Beach      27,900   67   8
51   Phillips, Justin   Oregon City   OR   27,500   59   5
52   Pritchard, James   Atlanta   GA   27,400   74   5
53   Paulson, David   Colarado Springs   CO   27,300   72   3
54   Gantman, Robert   Northridge      27,300   86   9
55   Rightmire, Robin   Glenwood Springs   CO   26,600   80   7
56   Christensen, Michael   Rancho Palos Verdes      26,500   62   2
57   Gentile, Frank   Mississauga   ON, Canada   26,500   61   7
58   Su, Stephen   Houston   TX   26,200   85   8
59   Chow, Michael   Honolulu   HI   26,100   74   4
60   Sherr, Paul   Phoenix   AZ   26,000   74   6
61   Cousineau, Anthony   Las Vegas   NV   26,000   85   6
62   Nakatani, Jon   San Jose      25,900   79   4
63   Lefkowitz, Matt   Inverness      25,500   68   1
64   Seale, William   Boerne   TX   24,800   74   9
65   Flack, Layne   Las Vegas   NV   24,600   60   5
66   Newburger, Jason   Vernon Hills   IL   24,400   73   2
67   Kunkel, Dale   Tucson   AZ   24,300   64   9
68   Lindgren, Erick   Las Vegas   NV   24,300   61   1
69   Mittelman, Alan H.   Los Angeles      24,300   65   7
70   Spear, Daniel   Newton Square   PA   24,200   65   5
71   McMahon, Sean   Tacoma   WA   24,000   85   3
72   Mizrachi, Michael "The Grinder"   Las Vegas   NV   23,800   61   9
73   Lustig, Steve   Fremont      23,800   63   3
74   Kleist, Mike   Muscatine   IA   23,700   85   9
75   Roy, Sean   S.S. Marie   ON, Canada   23,700   80   8
76   Johnson, Ryan   Fort Morgan   CO   23,600   60   3
77   Keegan, Bob   Agoupa      23,500   62   8
78   Im, Edward   Honololu    HI   23,300   71   5
79   Delgado, Magno   Las Vegas   NV   23,200   62   1
80   Leonidas, Toto   Los Angeles      23,000   66   1
81   Sindona, William   Las Vegas   NV   22,800   85   1
82   Gregorich, Mark   Las Vegas   NV   22,300   75   3
83   Riesenberg, Jason   Halbur   IA   22,100   72   8
84   Birarda, Brad   Vancouver   BC, Canada   22,100   65   8
85   Harkin, Jeremy   Troutdale   OR   22,000   74   8
86   Soulier, Fabrice   Las Vegas   NV   21,300   66   3
87   Meehan, Jim   St. Paul   MN   21,300   60   7
88   Yocum, Greg   Chandler   AZ   21,200   64   3
89   Leyo, Pascal   New York   NY   21,100   72   5
90   Hull, Henry   St, Augustine   FL   21,000   59   3
91   Hunt, Thomas James   Botswana   Southern Africa   20,900   80   9
92   Furst, Rafe   Las Vegas   NV   20,700   68   3
93   Steicke, David   Hong Kong   Japan   20,700   80   2
94   Wan, Lap-Ki   Alhambra      20,600   63   9
95   Richburg, James   Long Beach      20,100   69   6
96   Ladowsky, Stephen   Toronto   ON, Canada   20,100   63   6
97   Nikithser, David   Fieldsboro   NJ   20,000   73   7
98   Sninski, Todd   Cary   NC   19,800   61   8
99   Savage, Matt   Las Vegas   NV   19,300   69   8
100   Foulias, Andreas   Gilbert   AZ   19,100   60   2
101   Tunkel, Jeff   Naperville   IL   18,900   69   1
102   Deeb, Freddy   Las Vegas   NV   18,800   61   2
103   Toth, Richard   Miskolk   AL   18,800   67   3
104   Eikeng, Martin   Oslo   Norway   18,600   70   4
105   Abghari, Ahmad   Los Angeles      18,500   65   6
106   Tonnellier, Ed   St. Albert   AB, Canada   18,300   68   7
107   Armstrong, C Kevin   Cincinnati   OH   18,300   59   8
108   Pritchard, Jim   Duluth   GA   18,200   72   1
109   Monnette, John   Palmdale      17,900   72   2
110   Morris, William   Golden   CO   17,300   63   2
111   Rouhani, Farzad   Germantown   MD   17,200   58   8
112   Bell, Patrick   Beaumont   TX   17,100   64   8
113   Winston, Roy   Brooklyn    NY   17,000   59   4
114   Chang, Chris Hyong   Kelowna   BC   16,800   81   9
115   Cantu, Brandon   Las Vegas   NV   16,800   81   1
116   Holbrook, Joseph   Etowah   TN   16,800   61   6
117   Heimowitz, Lonnie   Monticello   NY   16,600   59   2
118   Rabi, Didier   Villeneuve   Switzerland   16,400   58   6
119   Schulte, Matt   Hamilton   OH   16,100   65   3
120   Racener, John   Tampa   FL   15,800   73   9
121   Hooshmand, Kia   New York   NY   15,800   70   6
122   Vance, Matt   Lowville   NY   15,600   58   2
123   Santoni, Luis   Pembroke Pines   FL   15,500   74   3
124   Talebi, Rodeen   Los Angeles      15,500   68   9
125   Clements, Scott   Mt. Vernon   WA   15,300   80   5
126   McWhorter, James   Wellston   OH   15,200   79   7
127   Poels, Patrick   Mesa   AZ   15,200   67   4
128   Farmer, Steve   Imperial   MO   14,900   67   9
129   Barlow, Colin   Ballwin   MO   14,800   86   2
130   Heric, Charles   Gilbert   AZ   14,800   73   5
131   Kadota, Derek   Hilo   HI   14,500   63   2
132   Bouvier, Geoff   Iowa City   IA   14,400   63   5
133   Busch, Marion P   Greenville   MS   14,300   69   3
134   Tran, Loi   Irvine      13,800   64   2
135   Puskarich, Michael   Las Vegas   NV   13,700   81   3
136   Quiggle, Adam   Cary   NC   13,600   66   2
137   Smeraglia, Joseph   Birmingham   AL   13,400   58   3
138   Fila, Frank   Yuma   AZ   13,400   62   7
139   MacDonald, Brandon   Marlton   NJ   13,400   61   4
140   Young, Justin   Henderson   NV   13,100   60   4
141   Sadler, Hunter   Savannah    GA   13,000   69   4
142   Schneider, Julie   Scottsdale   AZ   13,000   81   6
143   Milburn, Robert   Shepherdsville   KY   12,800   69   9
144   Ashby, Richard   Sussex   UK   12,500   60   8
145   Sheppard, William   Riverside      11,800   68   2
146   Rojas, Armando   Atascadero      11,700   75   2
147   Matz, Marc   King of Prussia   PA   11,500   70   2
148   Bakker, Daniel   Branson   MO   11,400   85   2
149   Morgan, Matthew   Waurika   OK   11,200   71   4
150   Falconer, Chris   Caston   OH   11,200   85   4
151   Alioto, Dario   Palmero   Italy   10,900   62   5
152   Hansen, Thor   El Segundo      10,700   60   9
153   Miller, Scott   Minneola   FL   10,600   81   4
154   Bailey, Carl   Las Vegas   NV   10,400   80   3
155   Brunson, Todd   Las Vegas   NV   9,900   69   3
156   Jhun, Franklin   Honolulu   HI   9,700   66   4
157   Lee, Jang   New York   NY   9,600   66   7
158   Isra, Roland   New York   NY   9,200   85   7
159   Lawson, Ted   Plantation   FL   9,000   70   9
160   Karp, Warren   Lake Forest      8,900   59   9
161   Young, Kris   St. Louis   MO   8,900   73   6
162   Schaefer, Harold   Tucson   AZ   8,800   71   9
163   Weeks, Richard   Cincinnati   OH   8,700   64   1
164   Phan, John "Razor"   Long Beach      8,600   74   2
165   Geary, Tim   Phoenix   AZ   8,600   71   6
166   Mangino, Bob   Schenectady   NY   8,300   68   4
167   Matthews, Tom   Alamo      7,900   62   6
168   Knight, Johnny   Crystal Bay   NV   7,900   81   2
169   Lind III, George   Gilbert   AZ   7,700   71   3
170   Bryant, Robert   Phoenix   AZ   7,100   65   2
171   Mitts, Paul   Ceres      6,900   73   8
172   Rosengarten, Robert "The Thorn"   Aventura   FL   6,600   65   4
173   Kim, Chang   Seattle   WA   6,500   67   6
174   Kim, Henry   Arlington   TX   6,500   60   6
175   DiCambio, George   Tucson   AZ   6,400   63   4
176   Rice, Dave   Visalia      6,300   67   2
177   Wilds, Mark   Biloxi   MS   6,200   72   7
178   Fleishman, Kyle   Calgary   Alberta, Canada   6,100   67   5
179   Schock, Mitch   Bismark   MD   6,000   66   8
180   Finne, Timothy   Fanwood   NJ   6,000   79   2
181   Ramirez, Senovio   Mercedes   TX   5,900   86   4
182   Hohn, Steve   Overland Park   KS   5,900   86   7
183   Mann, Jason   Hermitage   AR   5,800   66   5
184   Tano, Gladys   Laie   HI   5,500   60   1
185   Ward, Jim   Anchorage   AK   5,200   75   6
186   Fu, Tianxiong   Cypress      5,000   64   6
187   Shei, Kenny   Las Vegas   NV   5,000   70   7
188   Watkinson, Lee   Las Vegas   NV   5,000   67   7
189   Saville, David   Charleston   WV   4,400   71   1
190   Murphy, Kevin   Highland Mills   NY   4,200   68   5
191   Wood, Matthew   Whitby   ON, Canada   4,200   79   5
192   Pescatori, Max   Las Vegas   NV   2,800   69   7
193   Guth, John   Vancouver   WA   2,600   80   4
194   Finkel, Gary   Lake Worth   FL   1,700   64   7
195   Justice, James   Norwich   CT   1,500   86   8
196   Castillo, Scott   Huntington Beach      1,200   70   1
197   Tremblay, Odette   Las Vegas   AZ   800   85   5
                  

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".....Media – Please help us spread the word that Event#4 is sold out.  The most comparable tournament to play in instead is Event #7, the $1500 No Limit Hold’em event that starts this Tuesday, June 2.

40th Annual World Series of Poker® Posts Three Records

In Its First Three Days Including 6,000 Entrants for ‘Stimulus Special’


WSOP Start Boasts Largest Non-Main Event Field, Largest Omaha Tournament and Largest Non-Main Event Prize Pool


LAS VEGAS (May 30, 2009) –  Each of the first three open events of the 2009 World Series of Poker Presented By Jack Link’s Beef Jerky has broken a record.

First, it was Event #2, which set the record for largest prize pool for a non-Main Event field, when 201 players anted up $40,000 each to create a massive $7,718,400 prize pool. The previous record prize pool was $7,104,000 (2007) – a solid $614,000 behind the new record.

 
Then, Event #3, the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low, had 918 entrants, besting the old record of 833 and becoming the largest live Omaha tournament ever played.


But the most impressive feat thus far has been the sellout of Event #4 – a $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament.  Billed as a “stimulus special,” it has blown away the then-record 3,929 entrants who participated in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament at last year’s WSOP – by selling a capacity of approximately 6,000 entries.


The new mark means the $1,000 event, which features two start days (May 30 and 31), is the largest non-WSOP Main Event tournament ever played. Registration for Event #4 is now sold out, with a maximum capacity of approximately 3,000 players per start day – or 6,000 players total.


“The demand for the Stimulus Special could be felt the moment we announced it,” said World Series of Poker President and Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. “We welcome all the first-time players to the World Series of Poker and wish everyone good luck in their pursuit of a gold bracelet.”


The total prize pool for Event #4 will exceed $5 million, with the winner guaranteed to earn more than 750 times the entry fee and the coveted gold bracelet.  Each of the final table participants will receive at least six-figure paydays....."

[NoflopsHomer]

Another, also from the rotund Nolan Dalla.

OFFICIAL WSOP LAUNCH PARTY TONIGHT AT THE RIO!
 
All media are invited to attend the 2009 Official WSOP Launch Party, which takes place at ND Fuego (nightclub) at the Rio.  There will be a step and repeat banner and red carpet entry available for photos and video -- so this is a rare chance to shoot as much video and photos as you wish.  Still photography is allowed inside the venue.

Nolan Dalla is an absolute legend though. The unsung hero of the WSOP.

[scotty2hatty]

David Chew FTW

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Going into tomorrow's final table in Event #2, the $40,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship, ISAAC HAXTON is the chip leader amidst the richest non-Main Event prize pool in WSOP history.  Play will begin at 2 pm on the ESPN main stage.
 
PHOTO OF ISAAC HAXTON attached for media use, to be credited to:  “IMPDI 2009” 

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2009 World Series of Poker            
End of Day Three Results            
Event #   2         
Buy In   $40,000         
Game   No Limit Hold'em         
Date   30-May-09         
Number of Entries   201         
Net Prize Pool   $7,718,400         
First Place Prize   $1,891,012          
Total Spots Paid Out   27         
Players Remaining    9         
            
FINAL TABLE DETAILS            
Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat #
Haxton, Isaac   5,955,000   Las Vegas   NV   4
Lunkin, Vitaly   4,565,000   Moscow   Russia   9
Veldhuis, Alexander   3,805,000   Rotterdam   The Netherlands   7
Raymer, Greg   3,345,000   Raleigh   NC   5
Torelli, Alec   2,340,000   Orange County      3
Bonomo, Justin   1,685,000   Las Vegas   NV   6
Stern, Daniel   1,300,000   New York   NY   8
Schwartz, Noah   660,000   Bay Harbor   FL   2
Forrest, Ted   560,000   Las Vegas   NV   1

Name   Prize   City   State/Country   
   $1,891,018         
   $1,168,565         
   $774,927         
   $548,315         
   $413,165         
   $329,730         
   $277,939         
   $246,834         
   $230,317         
Guaga, Antanas "Tony G"    $172,120   Melbourne   Australia   
Lehr, Keith   $172,120   Shreveport   LA   
Marafioti, Matthew   $172,120   Toronto   ON, Canada   
Townsend, Brian   $128,665   Santa Barbara      
Rast, Brian   $128,665   Las Vegas   NV   
Baker, David   $128,665   Rochester Hills   MI   
Doshi, Suresh   $96,171   Las Vegas   NV   
Hamagami, Clark   $96,171   Vancouver   BC, Canada   
Glantz, Matthew   $96,171   Lafayette Hill   PA   
Black, Andrew   $71,858   Dublin   United Kingdom   
Channing, Neil   $71,858   Maide Vale   United Kingdom   
Chiu, David   $71,858   Rowland Heights      
Kassela, Frank   $71,858   Rossville   TN   
Robl, Andrew   $71,858   Las Vegas   NV   
Pham, David   $71,858   Cerritos      
Mizzi, Sorel   $71,858   Toronto   ON, Canada   
Tran, Justin   $71,858   Sacramento      
Rousso, Vanessa   $71,858   Las Vegas   NV   

[tikay]

Many congrats to Neil Channing of Maida Vale - $71,858 goes into the war chest.

[tikay]

Bracelets for 2009 WSOP, Presented by Jack Link's Beef Jerky.

[Wardonkey]

'Black, Andrew   $71,858   Dublin   United Kingdom'

 

[The Camel]

Bracelets for 2009 WSOP, Presented by Jack Link's Beef Jerky.

Do you get a packet of the sponsors product for winning too?

Extra motivation ftw.

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...and these are for the HORSE.

[tikay]

'Black, Andrew   $71,858   Dublin   United Kingdom'

 

Forgive their geography. They are American.

[redsimon]

...and these are for the HORSE.

3 bracelets? for top 3??

[GreekStein]

Internet kids pwning in the 40k