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

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Yeah... and Ivey is the second most baller in that picture as its the ultimate degen Archie Karas on the left..

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Here's the Jeff/Ross Final Results......

Great results, but I guess they are both very disappointed. Their turn will come.

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   30      
   Buy In   $2,500       
   Date   16-Jun-09      
   Game   Pot-Limit Omaha      
   Number of Entries   436      
   Net Prize Pool   $1,002,800       
   First Place Prize   $235,685      
   Players to Cash   45      

   In the Money Finishers:         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   J.C. Tran   $235,685   Sacramento   CA
2   Jeff Kimber   $145,656   Newcastle   United Kingdom
3   Jean Philippe Leandri   $95,837   Paris    France
4   Boatman, Ross   $66,936   Hendon   United Kingdom
5   Flowers, Dallas   $49,387   Glasgow   KY
6   Boukai, Rami   $38,407   San Diego   CA
7   Layne, Chad   $31,427   Las Vegas   NV
8   Jorgenson, Theo   $26,955   Copenhagen   Denmark
9   Juanda, John   $24,207   Las Vegas   NV
10   Force, Leif   $17,488   Tallahassee   FL
11   Ladowsky, Stephen   $17,488   Toronto   ON, Canada
12   Briskin, Lev   $17,488   Brooklyn   NY
13   Ashby, David   $13,026   Louisville   KY
14   Klein, Loren   $13,026   Golden   CO
15   Chiu, David   $13,026   Rowland Heights   CA
16   Sung, Suk   $9,907   Torrance   CA
17   Murphy, Kevin   $9,907   Highland Mills   NY
18   Rios, Jesse   $9,907   Salida   CA
19   Batey, Andrew   $7,621   Beacon Hill   United Kingdom
20   Mason, Robert   $7,621   Oad View   CA
21   Baron, Isaac   $7,621   Los Gatos    CA
22   Fegan, Andrew   $7,621   Shiremanstown    PA
23   Kolstad, Cedric   $7,621   Mesa    AZ
24   Zalewski, Hertzel   $7,621   Houston    TX
25   Stotz, Michael   $7,621   Las Vegas    NV
26   Alioa, Brian   $7,621   North Olmsted    OH
27   Tademy, Wilbert   $7,621   Salt Lake City    UT
28   Elbaz, Jakcob   $6,056   Houston    TX
29   Aversa, Gregory   $6,056   Las Vegas    NV
30   Sarkeshik, Ali   $6,056   Northampton   United Kingdom
31   Wickersheim, Colin   $6,056   San Diego    CA
32   Milanov, Pavel   $6,056   Dublin   CA
33   Elezra, Eli   $6,056   Henderson    NV
34   Kelly, John   $6,056   Aylesbury Bucks   United Kingdom
35   Kegel, Dr   $6,056   Santa Cruz    CA
36   Ewing, David   $6,056      
37   Boeken, Noah   $4,883   Amsterdam   Netherlands
38   Taylor, Anders   $4,883   Gainesville    FL
39   Cowsar, Lawrence   $4,883   Flemington    NJ
40   Beevers, Joseph   $4,883   Hertfordshire   United Kingdom
41   Phillip, White   $4,883   Seattle    WA
42   Gorodonsky, Mike   $4,883   Anaheim    CA
43   Krause, Andreas   $4,883   Heilbronn   Germany
44   Ivey, Phil   $4,883   Las Vegas    NV
45   Kline, Dennis   $4,883   Elkhart    IN

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Event Headlines –

 

1.  J.C. Tran Wins His Second WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

 

The Winner --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $2,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha champion is J.C. Tran, from Sacramento, CA.

 

·        Tran was born in Vietnam.  He arrived in the United States at the age of three.

 

·        Tran is one of eight children.

 

·        Tran is 32-years-old.  He is a professional poker player who excels in both tournaments and cash games.

 

·        Tran graduated from Sacramento State University.  He earned his degree in Business Management.

 

·        Tran is known for wearing hats and jerseys from sports teams he supports.  He has worn Sacramento Kings (NBA) jerseys regularly during most of his poker career.

 

·        Tran collected $235,685 for first place.  He was also awarded his second WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Tran’s first WSOP win came last year.  He won one of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em events, which paid $631,170.

 

·        According to the official records, Tran now has 2 wins, 8 final table appearances, and 27 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.

 

·        Tran currently has $1,653,992 in WSOP winnings.

 

·        Tran is best known as an expert Hold’em player.  This was his first tournament win in any game other than Hold’em.

 

·        Tran wore the exact same baseball cap at the final table that he wore when he won his gold bracelet last year.  The hat is unusual because it has an apparent defect.  The hat is a New York Yankees team cap, with the “Y” upside down.  Tran explained that the cap is rare and he has only worn it during his two WSOP gold bracelet wins.

 

 

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Winner Quotes (J.C. Tran) --

 

·        On if his previous win (last year) helped him to win a second gold bracelet:  “Yes, definitely.  Getting that first bracelet out of the way takes a lot of pressure off you.  I definitely would not want to finish second here.  It’s a horrible feeling.  But the win last year meant the pressure was off.  I was more comfortable and more relaxed when I cam in.  My head was clear.  I was not too worried about trying to win.  Just play poker and let it come to me, instead of forcing it.  And, it came to me.”

 

·        On winning a Pot-Limit Omaha bracelet after winning in No-Limit Hold’em last year:  “It means a lot.  I learned to play PLO less than two years ago.  I play the biggest stakes.  I had some swings.  PLO is the kind of game where you always have room to learn.  Even after I win this bracelet, I still feel I have a lot to learn.  Being able to win a non-Hold’em event (most of my victories are in Hold’em, and I have never even won any tournament outside of Hold’em – this was my first), it goes to show that I can play a game outside of Hold’em.  I would like to learn mixed games in the future, as I know how to play them, but I do not know enough to sit down in a big buy-in game.  But this helps.”

 

·        On having several notable poker players as friends who supported Tran at the final table:  “I am one of the few guys who has one of the biggest groups of friends in poker, just because we pick and chose the good guys from the bad guys – who is truly here to support you for your win, and not for the money.  By them being here to watch me, that support means a lot.  I am happy that I won.  But I am also happy for them.  The other day when I was watching Steve (Sung) win a bracelet, I felt like I was winning a bracelet.  It motivates me to go out and do well when I see a friend of mine do well.  So, I hope it motivates these guys to go well.”

 

·        On playing against some of his friends in this and other tournaments:  “It’s sad to bust-out your friend.  But there is only one bracelet.  We are here to win.”

 

·        On his futures goal and expectations for winning more WSOP events:  “Right now, I am just thinking about number three.  I think I have the potential to win one per year, for however long my career goes.”

 

·        On his feelings about the gold bracelet ceremony to be held the following day:  “Yes, I have thought about it.  When they presented the winner with the gold bracelet today (from a previous event), I was standing right here thinking to myself that I wanted to be up there.  That right there made it more important to me to win this bracelet.  I will be up there with the National Anthem with all my friends and all my peers looking up.  I think it’s pretty cool.”

 

 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table contained four former WSOP gold bracelet winners – John Juanda (4 wins), Rami Boukai (1 win), Theo Jorgensen (1 win), and J.C. Tran (1 in prior to start).

 

·        The final table included players who were born in seven different nations -- including Denmark, England (2), France, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the United States (2), and Vietnam.

 

·        The runner up was Jeff Kimber, from Newcastle, England.  The former sports journalist-turned-poker pro won the “World Heads-Up Championship” held in Barcelona, Spain in 2007.

 

·        The third-place finisher was Jean-Philippe Leandri, from Paris, France.  He is the Director of Operations for a Casino in Paris.  This was Leandri’s best WSOP finish ever.

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Ross Boatman, from Hendon (London), England.  Boatman is a member of the famed “Hendon Mob” poker group, aptly named for their East London roots.  Boatman now has 12 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP, dating back to 2002.  

 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Dallas E. Flowers, from Glasgow, KY.  He is a poker pro making his first cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Rami Boukai, from San Diego, CA.  He won his WSOP gold bracelet a week ago in the $2,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha Mix.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Chad Layne, and insurance broker from Las Vegas.  This was his eighth WSOP cash.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Theo Jorgensen, from Copenhagen, Denmark.  Jorgensen earned his victory at last year’s Pot-Limit Omaha championship held at WSOP-Europe.

 

·        The ninth-place finisher was John Juanda, from Las Vegas, NV.  His bid for a fifth WSOP gold bracelet fell way short.  This was Juanda’s third trip to a final table at this year’s WSOP.

 

 

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In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – J.C. Tran, Theo Jorgensen, John Juanda, Rami Boukai, Phil Ivey, David Chiu, and Eli Elezra.

 

·        With this cash, John Juanda now has 48 career in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  He is currently ranked eighth on the all-time list, tied with Brent Carter.

 

·        The defending champion from 2009 was Layne Flack, who won the comparable event last year in this game and entry class.  Flack did not enter this tournament.  Note:  Flack won last year’s $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event with re-buys.  There are no re-buys this year, and the entry fee was raised to $2,500.

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Odds and Ends --

 

·        The $2,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event attracted 436 entries, up from last year’s comparable event.  In 2008, there were only 320 entries (even though the entry fee was only $1,500).

 

·        This is the 19th of 30 tournaments thus far, with greater than a $1 million prize pool.   

 

·        Pot-Limit Omaha made its WSOP debut in 1984.  The first Pot-Limit Omaha gold bracelet winner was Dewey Tomko, who was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in the Class of 2008.

 

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The Event --

 

·        The $2,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event attracted 436 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $1,002,800.  The top 45 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

 

·        J.C. Tran was the chip leader at the End of Day One.

 

·        Ross Boatman was the chip leader coming into the final table.

 

·        Two former WSOP winners, John Juanda and Theo Jorgensen were the first two players to exit.  This gave Tran somewhat of an advantage as the most experienced player remaining at the table.

 

·        When final table play began, Tran had about an average stack.  He was ranked fifth of nine players.  Tran took over the chip lead when play became four-handed and never lost it from that point forward.

 

·        Tran personally eliminated five of his eight opponents in the finale.

 

·        The final hand of the tournament came when Tran made a full house and scooped the last pot of the night.  His opponent Jeff Kimber started with 6-4-4-3.  Tran started with K-Q-8-8.  All of Kimber’s remaining chips went into the pot after the flop.  The final board showed 9-7-7-8-3, giving Tran a full house with eights over sevens and the victory.
 

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WSOP Statistics –

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event #30, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 29,653 entries.  $58,535,638 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.

 

·        Through Event #30 – the nationalities of winners reads as follows:

 

United States – 22

United Kingdom – 2

Russian Federation – 1

Finland – 1

Australia – 1

Sweden – 1

Canada – 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 #30 winner J.C. Tran is to be classified as a professional player.  He has played professionally for several years.  Accordingly, the “Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 – Casino Employees) currently reads:

 

            Professionals --             19 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)              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 30 winners this year (30 percent) were previous gold bracelet winners.  There have been two double winners in 2009 -- Brock Parker and Phil Ivey.

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event 30, the WSOP “Player of the Year” standings reads as follows (with point totals):

 

250 – Ville Wahlbeck

225 – Phil Ivey

220 – Brock Parker

175 – Pete “the Greek” Vilandos

160 – Steve Sung

155 – Daniel Negreanu

150 – Jeffrey Lisandro

147 – Jason Mercier

145 – Roland de Wolfe

135 – Scott Clements
     

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   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   29      
   Buy In   $10,000       
   Date   World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em      
   Game   13-Jun-09      
   Number of Entries   256 (sellout)      
   Net Prize Pool   $2,406,400       
   First Place Prize   $625,682      
   Players to Cash   32      

   In the Money Finishers:         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   Wolpert, Leo   $625,682   Fairfax   VA
2   Duthie, John   $386,636   London   United Kingdom
3   Stokes, Jamin   $214,289   Grand Rapids   CO
4   Doudney, Nathan    $214,289   Rockwall   TX
5   Chan, Johnny   $92,580   Las Vegas   NV
6   Woolf, Dustin   $92,580   Los Angeles   CA
7   O'Dwyer, Stephen   $92,580   Las Vegas   NV
8   Pellegrino, Bryan   $92,580   Dansbury   NH
9   Romanello, Roberto   $38,424   Gorseinon   United Kingdom
10   Mathieu, Clavet   $38,424   Quebec   QC, Canada
11   Sprengers, Benjamin   $38,424   Plantation   FL
12   Torelli, Alec   $38,424   Orange   CA
13   Smith, Justin   $38,424   Kissimmee   FL
14   Timoshenko, Yevgeniy   $38,424   Mukilteo    WA
15   Caro, Mike   $38,424   Shell Knob    MO
16   Mercier, Jason   $38,424   Davie    FL
17   Lichtenberger, A   $17,987   E Northport    NY
18   Lamb, Benjamin   $17,987   Las Vegas    NV
19   Woodward, Matthew   $17,987   Las Vegas    NV
20   Lesnoy, Dmitry   $17,987   Moscow   Russia
21   Senti, Jason   $17,987   St Louis Park    MN
22   Tollerene, Benjamin   $17,987   Mansfield    TX
23   Lemke, Brian   $17,987   Norristown    PA
24   Iversen, Albert   $17,987   London   United Kingdom
25   Spindler, Benjamin   $17,987      Germany
26   Zolotow, Steve   $17,987   Las Vegas    NV
27   JAFFE, JONATHAN   $17,987   W Springfield    MA
28   Parker, John   $17,987   Silver Springs    MD
29   Roberts, Evan   $17,987   Las Vegas    NV
30   Dambrosio, James   $17,987   Chicago    IL
31   Poysti, Nathanael   $17,987   Zeitlarn   Germany
32   Galic, Dragan   $17,987   Schneverdingen   Germany

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Wow, wow, wow. Note the enboldened bit. Not something you see very often! This man I respect.


Event #29

World Championship

Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In:  $10,000

Number of Entries:  256

Total Net Prize Pool:  $2,406,400

Number of Places Paid:  32

First Place Prize:  $625,682

June 13-15, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  Leo Wolpert Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

2.  University of Virginia Law School Student Wins $652,682

 

3.  John Duthie, Co-Founder of European Poker Tour, Finishes as Runner Up

 

4.  Johnny Chan’s Bid for Record-Tying Eleventh WSOP Win Falls Short – Former World Champion Eliminated in Final Eight Round

 

 

The Winner --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em World Champion is Leo Wolpert, from Fairfax, VA.

 

·        Wolpert is originally from Syracuse, NY.

 

·        Wolpert is a 26-year-old former professional poker player who is currently attending law school.  He is enrolled at the University of Virginia.  He just completed his first year.

 

·        Wolpert graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan.  He spent two years as a poker pro, mostly playing online.  Wolpert was so successful that he built up a huge bankroll playing mostly cash games.  He decided to use his poker winnings to go back to school.

·        Wolpert is spending the entire summer in Las Vegas, where he is working an internship with the Nevada Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. 

 

·        Wolpert is committed to social justice.  He intends to use his law degree to help the less fortunate and disadvantaged. 

 

·        Wolpert once appeared on the popular television game show “Jeopardy.”  In his appearance, he faced Ken Jennings during the middle of his record-setting 74-game win streak (the longest win streak of any “Jeopardy” winner in history).

 

·        Wolpert collected $625,682 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Wolpert’s best previous finish at the WSOP was a third-place showing in the 2008 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout event.

 

·        According to the official records, Wolpert now has 1 win, 2 final table appearances, and 8 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.

 

·        Wolpert currently has $880,156 in WSOP winnings.

 

·        Wolpert plans to continue his pursuits – which includes completing law school and working on behalf of causes to which he is committed.

 

·        Three gold bracelets this year have been won by players from the Washington, DC area – one by Leo Wolpert and two by Brock Parker. 

 

 

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Winner Quotes (Leo Wolpert) --

 

·        On attending law school:  “I just finished my first year at the University of Law School this spring….actually, I have to go back home and check my grades.  They are posted up now, so I have to see what I got.” 

 

·        On his post-law school plans:  “I haven’t made up my mind yet.  I’d love to work on helping to protect civil liberties and helping to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves.”

 

·        On his association with the American Civil Liberties Union:  “It’s a great group of people.  We are a close knit office and we do amazing things there.  The people there have an amazing record in court, at least at the appellate level.  We are just doing great things and trying to help people out here in Nevada.” 

 

·        On using his poker winnings to finance his law school education:  “The University of Virginia is a top-ten school.  I had a big score last year, so that has been helping to finance my education.” 

 

·        On his background as a heads-up player and preparation:  “I used to play a lot of heads-up cash games online.  A ton of games.  I just recently went back to playing more six-handed games, which is less variance….but I had not played No-Limit Heads-Up cash games since last November.”

 

·        On losing the first “best-of-three” heads-up match in the finals against John Duthie:  “I was steaming a little bit.  I’m not going to lie.  I just decided I have to grind back and get the best two out of three.  So, I stayed calm and remembered there was another match coming up. And hopefully I could run a little better the next time.  I would not say it strengthened my resolve.  I would say I was already pretty resolute (to win).”

 

·        On an enthusiastic cheering section full of supporters:  “That helped me a lot.  I want to thank everyone who came out to support me.  There were people who wrote messages on Facebook.  There were texts.  I really appreciate that support.  It really helped me keep going.  It helped me stay more focused.  I didn’t want to let all these people down who came to see me.”

 

·        On his general heads-up strategy:  “I tried not to play any huge pots without the goods.”

 

·        On winning a WSOP gold bracelet:  “I can’t really even describe it.  I actually didn’t really expect to win.  I mean, I always enter a tournament hoping to win.  But with a tough field like this I wasn’t even really thinking about it until today.  The goal was to just play against whoever I was going to play and run good against them, see if they had some leaks, and try to exploit those – and I happened to run really, really good during the entire tournament.  Now, here I am.”

 

·        On if and how his life will change after a gold bracelet win and a $652,682 payday:  “It won’t change.  I will have more money in the bank.  But I am still going to be in law school next year.”