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

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One for the Old Guard.

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Official Report 

Event #37

World Championship

Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split

Buy-In:  $10,000

Number of Entries:  164

Total Net Prize Pool:  $1,541,600

Number of Places Paid:  16

First Place Prize:  $431,656

June 18-20, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  Jeffrey Lisandro Wins Third WSOP Gold Bracelet – Australian/Italian High-Stakes Poker Pro Defeats Farzad Rouhani Heads-Up to Claim 2009 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship

 

2.  Doyle Brunson’s Quest for Record-Tying 11th WSOP Gold Bracelet Falls Short – Finishes Seventh

 

2.  Five Former WSOP Gold Bracelet Winners Pack All-Star Final Table

 

3.  Frank Mariani, CEO of the NBA’s World Champion Los Angeles Lakers Finishes Fourth – His Best WSOP Finish Ever 

 

4.  2009 WSOP Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship Generates Largest “Eight-or-Better” Prize Pool in Poker History

 

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The Winner --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split world champion is Jeffrey Lisandro, from Salerno, Italy.

 

·        Lisandro was born in Perth, Australia.  However, he has lived in three different countries – Australia, Italy, and the United States.  Lisandro owns a home in Santa Barbara, CA – but still calls Salerno, Italy his home.

 

·        Prior to playing poker full-time, Lisandro was a real estate investor.

 

·        Lisandro’s trademark is a black fedora, which he commonly wears at the poker table.  He is also known to wear stylish Versace shirts.

 

·        Lisandro’s poker nickname is “The Iceman,” given to him for his seemingly cold and calculating disposition while playing.

 

·        Lisadro is a top high-stakes cash game player.  He also plays in most of the world most prestigious poker tournaments.

 

·        Prior to winning his first gold bracelet in 2007, Lisandro was near the top of everyone’s list of “best players never to have won a gold bracelet.”  He now owns three.

 

·        With his victory in Event #16 ten days ago, Lisandro has sealed his reputation as one of the world’s top Seven-Card Stud players.  He won his first gold bracelet two years ago playing Seven-Card Stud.  He also finished ninth in this year’s ($10,000 buy-in) Seven-Card Stud World Championship, which concluded last week.

 

·        With this victory, Lisandro is officially the 2009 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Champion.

 

·        Lisandro has now cashed five times this year at the WSOP.

 

·        According to the official records, Lisandro now has 3 wins, 11 final table appearances, and 30 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP, with his first cash coming back in 1997.  He also holds a WSOP Circuit championship earned at Lake Tahoe in 2005.

 

·        Lisandro collected $431,656 for first place.  He was also awarded his third WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        According to the official records, Lisandro now has $2,389,747 in career WSOP winnings.

 

·        At his gold bracelet ceremony, Lisandro (who has close ties to three different nations – Australia, Italy, and the United States) requested the national anthem of Italy to be played.  In his ceremony ten days ago, Lisandro was honored with the anthem of his birthplace, Australia.  Note:  Since Lisandro holds duel citizenship, his second victory will be counted as an Italian player.

 

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Winner Quotes (Jeffrey Lisandro) –

 

Note:  The winner declined to be interviewed following his victory.[/i]

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table contained five former WSOP gold bracelet winners – Doyle Brunson (10 wins), Jeffrey Lisandro (2 wins), Anthony Rivera (1 win), Farzad Rouhani (1 win), and Mike Wattel (1 win).

 

·        With five former winners and 15 combined bracelets won, this was the most accomplished final table of this year’s WSOP, thus far.

 

·        The top three finishers were all former winners – Lisandro, Rouhani, and Wattel.

 

·        The runner up was Farzad “Freddy” Rouhani.  The Iranian-born poker pro now living in Germantown, MD won his gold bracelet in playing a mix of Stud and Omaha High-Low Split last year.  He picked up $266,804 for second place in this event.

 

·        The third-place finisher was Mike Wattel, from Phoenix, AZ.  Wattel previously won the Omaha High-Low Split event in 1999.  Third place paid $176,605.

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Frank Mariani, from Los Angeles, CA.  He is the Chief Executive Officer of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers (reigning world champions).  Mariani has been playing at the WSOP for several years.  Team owner Jerry Buss is also an active participant.  This was Mariani’s third time to cash in a WSOP event, and was his first in-the-money finish in nine years.  It was also his highest finisher ever.
 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Yan Chen, from Irvine, CA.  This was Chen’s second final table this year, after finishing third in the Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball competition.

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Abe Mosseri, from New York, NY.  This was his second time to cash at the WSOP.  He last finished in the money in the 2004 WSOP Main Event.  

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Doyle Brunson, from Las Vegas, NV.  His quest for what would have been a record-tying 11th career gold bracelet fell short.  Brunson continues to defy age, playing excellent poker, and making his second in-the-money finish at this year’s WSOP.  
 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Justin Smith, from Kissimmee, FL.
 

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In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Jeffrey Lisandro, Farzad Rouhani, Mike Wattel, Doyle Brunson, Anthony Rivera, Perry Friedman, Scotty Nguyen, and Dan Heimiller.

 

·        This was Scotty Nguyen’s 37th time to cash at the WSOP, which places him into a tie for 25th-place in the all-time list.

 

·        This was Doyle Brunson’s 33rd time to cash at the WSOP, which places him 33rd on the all-time list.

 

·        The defending champion from 2009 was Sebastian Ruthenberg, from Hamburg, Germany.  He entered this event but did not cash.

 

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Odds and Ends --

 

·        This was the richest Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split prize pool in poker history.  It eclipsed last year’s previous record by more than $300,000.  This was only the second million-dollar prize pool ever for any Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split tournament.

 

·        Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split was the first "split" game ever to be played at the WSOP, when it was first introduced 32 years ago.  In 1976, Doc Green became the first Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Champion.  Interestingly, he won $12,750 for first place that year, which is about what the bottom of the payout scale earned in this year's event.

 

·        Since 1976, the list of event winners reads like a "Who's Who" of poker.  Past winners include – Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Mickey Appleman, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Max Stern, Men "the Master" Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Artie Cobb, Vince Burgio, Cyndy Violette, Rich Korbin, and Eli Elezra.

 

·        In 1986, this game was inexplicably omitted from the WSOP schedule.  After some protest by Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split enthusiasts, it was reinstituted and has been included on the poker menu every year.  Since 1995, every WSOP has included at least two such events.  This year's WSOP schedule includes two Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split tournaments – this $10,000 buy-in World Championship and a $1,500 buy-in event to be played June 28-30.

 

·        No player has ever won more than one gold bracelet in this game. 

 

·        Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split is a game in which the highest and lowest hands split the pot equally.  However, the lowest hand must first qualify to be eligible for half the pot.  The qualifying low hand must be an "eight-low" or better.  For this reason, the game is sometimes called Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better.

 

·        This is the 25th of 36 tournaments completed thus far at this year’s WSOP, with more than a $1 million prize pool.

 

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The Event --

 

·        The $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split world championship attracted 164 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $1,541,600.  The top 16 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

 

·        The heads-up match between Farzad Rouhani and Jeffrey Lisandro nearly reached epic proportions.  Rouhani held a decisive advantage early.  But Lisandro fought his way back and seized the chip lead after a series of big confrontations and scooped pots.  Once Lisandro took over the lead, he never lost it and defeated Rouhani after about two hours of heads-up play.

 

·        The final table lasted about 13 hours – the longest of any event this year.

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WSOP Statistics –

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event #37, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 36,459 entries.  $73,309,888 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.

 

·        Through Event #37 – the nationalities of WSOP gold bracelet winners reads as follows:

 

United States – 26

United Kingdom – 2

Canada – 2

Russian Federation – 1

Finland – 1

Australia – 1

Sweden – 1

Mexico – 1

Italy – 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 #37 winner Jeffrey Lisandro is to be classified as an amateur player.  Accordingly, the “Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 – Casino Employees) currently reads:

 

            Professionals --            25 wins(Thang Luu, Steven Sung, Jason Mercier, Phil Ivey-1, Rami Boukai, Anthony Harb, Ville Wahlbeck, Keven Stammen, Brock Parker-1, Jeffrey Lisandro-1, 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, Jordan Smith, Jeffrey Lisandro-2)              Amateurs --      6 wins(Freddie Ellis, Ken Aldridge, Travis Johnson, Zac Fellows, Michael Eise, Richard Austin)              Semi-Pros --     4 wins            (Vitaly Lunkin, Brian Lemke, Lisa Hamilton, Leo Wolpert)  ·        Ten of the 37 winners this year (27 percent) were previous gold bracelet winners.  There have been three double winners in 2009 -- Brock Parker, Phil Ivey, and Jeffrey Lisandro.

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event 36, 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

195 – Roland de Wolfe

175 – Pete “the Greek” Vilandos

175 – Angel Guillen

165 – Daniel Alaei

160 – Steve Sung

155 – Daniel Negreanu

150 – Rami Boukai

 

NOTE:  Jeffrey Lisandro is expected to be near the top of the standings when Event #37 is included.  These updated figures were not available at press time.
 

[GreekStein]

Thanks for this Tikay Massala, I enjoy reading this every day.

Jack 'DoctorofFun' Powell seems to be on the scoresheet in every NL tourney. Is he the brit who has cashed the most times this year?

Any clue as to why Jeffrey Lisandro might have declined an interview?

ALSO GOGOGOGO ZIIGMUND in the PLO.

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171   Botond, Balazs*   $2,005   Budapest   Hungary
171   Kornuth, Chance*   $2,005   Denver   CO
   *both received $2005 for equal 171st         
Exact chip stacks?

It's the "new way".

Many Rooms - presumably The WSOP included - now chop the Prize Money when 2 players exit on the same hand, irrespective of Chip Stacks. I think DTD do it now, too, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

yep, DTD do it

it's if 2 players go on the same hand whilst playing h4h

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171   Botond, Balazs*   $2,005   Budapest   Hungary
171   Kornuth, Chance*   $2,005   Denver   CO
   *both received $2005 for equal 171st         
Exact chip stacks?

It's the "new way".

Many Rooms - presumably The WSOP included - now chop the Prize Money when 2 players exit on the same hand, irrespective of Chip Stacks. I think DTD do it now, too, but I'm not 100% sure on that.

yep, DTD do it

it's if 2 players go on the same hand whilst playing h4h

Unless there on the same table, then its down to chip counts at start of hand

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Sigh, bustoed the mixed game in level 7. Hero-called Rob Hollink in a rr plo pot with TT76 on a 95425 board though after it went b/c c/c b/c and he insta mucked. Lost most of my stack holding 86543 in td and losing to Isaac Haxton's 77722 which drew 3 and then 1 and obv made a wheel.

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A most peculiar message arrived from Harrah's today, but I'll get the Results up first, & then Post it.

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   38      
   Buy In   $2,000       
   Date   Limit Hold'em      
   Game   19/06/2009      
   Number of Entries   446      
   Net Prize Pool   $811,720       
   First Place Prize   $190,770      
   Players to Cash   45      
            
   Final Results         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   Naalden, Marc    $190,770   Antwekpen   Belgium
2   Cowley, Steven    $117,902   Richmond   VA
3   Johns, Ian   $77,576   Seattle   WA
4   Hang, Tommy   $54,182   Seattle   WA
5   Keating, Alex   $39,977   Saratoga   CA
6   Qutami, Danny    $31,088   Redwood City   CA
7   O'Dell, Jared   $25,439   Seattle    WA
8   Painter, Jameson    $21,819   Goodfield   IL
9   Porter, Rep   $19,594   Woodinville   WA
10   Young, Douglas   $14,156   Hamilton   OH
11   Blaustein, Nancy   $14,156   Walnut Creek   CA
12   Burke, Ron   $14,156   La Selva Beach   CA
13   Li, Yan   $10,544   Coquitlam   BC, Canada
14   Baker, David   $10,544   Kenner   LA
15   Pirone, Anthony   $10,544   San Francisco   CA
16   Strath, Henric   $8,019   Lund   Sweden
17   Hellmuth, Phil   $8,019   Palo Alto    CA
18   Thorpe, Michael   $8,019   Las Vegas    NV
19   Furst, Rafael   $6,169   Henderson    NV
20   Rivkin, Eric   $6,169   Redondo Beach    CA
21   Mcbride, Shaun   $6,169   Kansas City    MO
22   Lichtie, Matthew   $6,169   Draper    UT
23   Laberge, Robert   $6,169   Orangeville    ON, Canada
24   Rodriguez, Julio   $6,169   Bailey    CO
25   Cospolich, Brian   $6,169   River Ridge    LA
26   Negreanu, Daniel   $6,169   Las Vegas    NV
27   Kelly, Matthew   $6,169   Fort Worth    TX
28   Haakenson, Erik   $4,902   San Francisco    CA
29   McHenry, Stuart   $4,902   Beaumont    CA
30   Martens, Andreas   $4,902   Bielefeld   Germany
31   Dames, Matthew   $4,902   Burlingame    CA
32   Tran, Hien   $4,902   Sacramento    CA
33   Mudd, Christopher   $4,902   Kirksville    MO
34   Westfall, Stephen   $4,902   Vermillion    OH
35   Kravchenko, Alexander   $4,902   Moscow   Russia
36   Cordovez, Diego   $4,902   Las Vegas    NV
37   Morozov, Alexander   $3,953   Lipetsk   Russia
38   Breeden, Robert   $3,953   Woodridge    IL
39   Chu, Hansu   $3,953   Mclean    VA
40   McRoberts, Richey   $3,953   Birmingham    AL
41   Wong, Fu   $3,953   Chandler    AZ
42   Wassermann, Marvin   $3,953   Hagen   Germany
43   Doshi, Suresh   $3,953   Las Vegas    NV
44   Shamseddin, Soheil   $3,953   Houston    TX
45   Wagner, Jeffrey   $3,953   Los Angeles    CA

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It'd be nice to see some originality of shot, or angle, in these Winner's photographs, but I guess thay are fit for purpose, if a little dry.