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

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Official Report 

Event #38

No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In:  $2,000

Number of Entries:  446

Total Net Prize Pool:  $811,720

Number of Places Paid:  45

First Place Prize:  $190,770

June 19-21, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  Marc Naalden Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

2.  Naalden Becomes Second WSOP Gold Bracelet Winner in History from Holland

 

3.  Phil Hellmuth Widens His Lead in the All-Time WSOP Cashes List – Now with 72

 

 

The Winner --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em champion is Marc Naalden, from Antwerp, Belgium.

 

·        Naalden is a 40-year-old professional poker player.  Prior to pursuing his poker career, Naalden worked as a derivatives trader on the options exchange for ten years.

 

·        Naalden earned his college degree in economics.

 

·        Naalden lives in Antwerp, which is located near the Dutch border.  But Naalden is actually a citizen of Holland.  Accordingly, his victory is to be counted as a win for his native country of Holland.

 

·        Naalden in fluent in multiple languages – including Dutch and English.

 

·        Naalden has won nearly $800,000 playing tournament poker, with most of his winnings taking place in Europe.  He has three major tournament wins – including The Master Classics (Amsterdam).  Naalden was also the Belgium No-Limit Hold’em Champion in 2006.
 

·        This is the fourth year Naalden as attended the WSOP.  Prior to his victory, he estimates that he played in about 65 WSOP tournaments.  He has entered about 13 events so far this year.

 

·        Naalden collected $190,770 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        According to official records, Naalden now has 1 win, 2 final table appearances, and 6 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  He has also accumulated $303,488 in career WSOP winnings.

 

·        Naalden cashed in the 2007 WSOP Main Event, finishing in 406th place.

 

·        Naalden became only the second player from Holland to win a WSOP gold bracelet.  The first was Rob Hollink, who accomplished his breakthrough victory last year in the Limit Hold’em World Championship.

 

·        Naalden will have the Dutch national anthem played at his WSOP gold bracelet ceremony.

 

 

[gatso]

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.

they appear to have set fire to his cards in this one. what else do you want?

[tikay]

An interesting take on probability & statistics here.


Winner Quotes (Marc Naalden) –

 

·        On how he became a professional poker player:  “I stopped working when I was 31.  I decided I wanted to become a professional poker player.  I found a new career in poker.  2005 was the first year I really did it full time.  Before that, I was mostly (a recreational player).”

 

·        On European players not being Limit Hold’em specialists – preferring Pot-Limit and No-Limit instead:  “I play a lot of Limit Hold’em online.  I also play in tournaments.  So that helped me.  I also travel the European circuit and I play.  But I think playing in the cash games on the Internet helped me the most.”

 

·        On coming into the final table with a decisive chip lead and his chances to win:  “Yeah, you tend to over-exaggerate your chances because you have a big chip lead.  But (I) only had 25 percent of the chips in play.  So, I have only about a 25 percent chance of winning.  And, plus the fact there are quite a few strong players – so I thought to myself, don’t get too excited.  But I went on a big heater.”

 

·        On winning his first WSOP gold bracelet:  “It’s great.  This is my fourth WSOP.  I have played in a lot of events….and third place was my best finish.  It is very hard to win a WSOP event.  Finally, after all of those efforts, it feels fantastic.”
 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table contained two former WSOP gold bracelet winners – Ian Johns (1 win) and Rep Porter (1 win).

 

·        Three of the nine finalists were from Seattle, WA.

 

·        The runner up was Steven Cowley, from Richmond, VA.  He is a former civil engineer-turned-poker pro.  This marked his seventh time to cash at the WSOP and was his best finish ever.  As the runner up, Cowley collected $117,902.

 

·        The third-place finisher was Ian Johns, from Seattle, WA.  Johns got the most out of his money at the final table, since he arrived as the lowest stack and made it all the way to third place.  Johns won his WSOP gold bracelet in 2006 in the $3,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em event.

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Tam (Tommy) Hang, from Seattle, WA.  This was his tenth time to cash at the WSOP.  Hang’s best previous finish was third place in last year’s $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em World Championship.  In fact, this was his fifth time to cash in a Limit Hold’em tournament at the WSOP since 2007 – the most of any player within that time frame.  

 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Alex Keating, from Saratoga, CA.  This was his second time to cash at this year’s World Series.

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Danny Qutami, from Redwood City, CA.  He has now made three WSOP final tables.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Jared O’Dell, from Seattle WA.  He works as a social worker.  This was O’Dell’s first time to cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Jameson Painter, from Goodfield, IL.  This was Painter’s first time to cash at the WSOP.  

 

·        The ninth-place finisher was Rep Porter, from Woodinville, WA.  He won his WSOP gold bracelet in 2008 in the $1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event.

 
 

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In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Ian Johns, Rep Porter, Phil Hellmuth, Rafe Furst, Daniel Negreanu, Alexander Kravchenko, and Diego Cordovez.

 

·        Phil Hellmuth’s in-the-money finish (17th) gives him 72 cashes for his career, the most in WSOP history.

 

·        Daniel Negreanu’s in-the-money finish (26th) gives him 39 cashes for his career, which currently ranks in a tie for 21st place on the all-time list.

 

·        Alexander Kravchenko finished 35th.  He has more WSOP cashes than any other Russian player (15).

 

·        The defending champion from 2009 was Daniel Negreanu, from Las Vegas, NV.  Last year’s win gave Negreanu his fourth WSOP gold bracelet .  He entered this event and cashed in 26th place. 

 

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Times are changing.


Odds and Ends --

 

·        During the 1990s, Limit Hold’em tournaments routinely attracted the largest fields of any WSOP tournament.  Some tournaments even drew twice number of entrants as the Main Event.


·        Limit Hold’em made its debut at the 1983 WSOP.  The first Limit Hold’em champion was Tom McEvoy.  He went on to win the WSOP Main Event that same year.

 

·        Limit Hold’em’s initial popularity can be traced back to California’s legalization of flop games (including Hold’em) in 1988.  Prior to the late 1980s, Limit Hold’em was spread in only a few small Las Vegas casinos and underground games, located mostly in the American South.

 

·        Limit Hold’em was king during most of the 1990s, except in the Northeast where Seven-Card Stud was the dominant form of poker.  Finding a No-Limit Hold'em game was next to impossible.  In 2003, things began to change.  No-Limit Hold'em gradually became the most popular form of poker played not only in the United States, but abroad.  Today, Limit Hold'em tournaments have become less common, due to No-Limit being the dominant game.  Attendance for this event declined by about 7 percent from last year.

 

·        The list of former Limit Hold’em champions is quite an accomplished group.  Former Limit Hold’em champions include – Tom McEvoy, Berry Johnston, Humberto Brenes, Johnny Chan, Mickey Appleman, David Chiu, Jay Heimowitz, Daniel Negreanu, and Farzad Bonyadi. 
 

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Limit Hold’em Leaders --

 

·        The player with the most WSOP gold bracelets (wins) in Hold’em events (all variations) is Phil Hellmuth, currently with 11.

 

·        The player with the most WSOP cashes in Hold’em events (all variations) is Phil Hellmuth, currently with 44.

 

·        The players with the most WSOP gold bracelets (wins) in Limit Hold’em are Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel, currently with 3 each.

 

·        The player with the most WSOP cashes in Limit Hold’em events is Erik Seidel, currently with 12.

 

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The Event --

 

·        The $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em championship attracted 446 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $811,720.  The top 45 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

 

·        At the end of Day One, the chip leader was David Baker, from Katy, TX.  He finished 14th.  The eventual winner Marc Naalden was ranked 17th out of 107 players who made the cut at the end of the first day.

 

·        The chip leader at the start of the final table was Marc Naalden.  He never lost his lead during any point on Day Three.

 

·        Naalden’s toughest adversary was clearly the runner up Steve Cowley.  It took about three hours to eliminate the players who finished third through ninth.  It took another two hours to eliminate Cowley.

 

·        The final hand of the tournament came when Cowley was low on chips and had A-5.  Naalden had Q-8.  Cowley was all-in pre-flop and saw his hopes of making a comeback vanish when the final board showed Q-9-10-4-10.  Naalden’s pair of queens (and tens) dragged the final pot of the tournament.
 

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Note that Jeff Lisandro now appears to be a "Pro", suggesting a change of heart by Harrah's as to his status. I wonder if this was what was behind Jeff's obduracy as to Interviews?


WSOP Statistics –

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event #38, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 36,905 entries.  $74,121,608 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.

 

·        Through Event #38 – 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

Holland – 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 #38 winner Marc Naalden is to be classified as an amateur player.  Accordingly, the “Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 – Casino Employees) currently reads:

 

            Professionals --             26 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, Marc Naalden)              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 38 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 38, the WSOP “Player of the Year” standings reads as follows (with point totals):

 

255 – Ville Wahlbeck

255 – Jeffrey Lisandro

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

165 – Daniel Negreanu
 

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Finally, something for Team OCD.

Errors and Omissions (Previous Reports) --

 

·        Please note that in yesterday’s report (Event #37), it was reported that only one female player had reached the final table, prior to the start of Event #37.  This is incorrect.  Now – through end of Event #38, five females have made it to a final table.  This list includes:  Ming “Joy” Reslock (3rd), Laurence Grondin (3rd), Lika Gerasimova (5th), Almira Skripchenko (7th), and Annie Duke (8th).   

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And now for that missive from Harrah's I alluded to earlier.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL MEDIA:  Please be aware that there is a “no sweating” rule in effect for all WSOP tournaments.  What this means is, media re not permitted to stand behind certain players and monitor play for extended periods of time.  Sweating is not only distracting to some players, but it creates problems with mobility and traffic flow for the staff.  We kindly ask that you adhere to the no seating policy.  Thank you.

[AndrewT]

One for the Old Guard.

He appears to have stolen one of my shirts.

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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.

they appear to have set fire to his cards in this one. what else do you want?

Well, now & then, something really stupid, puerile, or outrageous, would provide some light relief from the tedium. Maybe a piece of Banksy "art", for example.

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Well done Will Brewin! Delighted for him, & good luck Mr Banner.

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   End of Day Two Results         
   Event #   39      
   Buy In   $1,500      
   Game   No Limit Hold'em      
   Date   21/06/2009      
   Number of Entries   2,715      
   Net Prize Pool   $3,705,974      
   First Place Prize   $657,969       
   Total Spots Paid Out   270      
   Players Remaining    9      
            
   Table 150         
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country
1   Joe Bartholdi   1,040,000   Temecula   CA
2   Shawn Glines   510,000   Las Vegas   NV
3   Mohsin Charania   471,000   Chicago   IL
4   Alex Jacob   433,000   Tulsa   OK
5   Raymond Davis   401,000   Commerce   CA
6   Matt Livingston   388,000   Las Vegas   NV
7   Jim Mitchell   127,000   Newport Beach   CA
8   Steve Mohs   104,000   Savage   MN
9            
   Table 151         
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country
1   Michele Iacavone   1,605,200   Cleveland   OH
2   Ray Foley   1,302,000   Northville   MI
3   Chairud Vangchailued   707,000   Chandler   AZ
4   Nam Le   500,100   Huntington Beach   CA
5   Tyler Spalding   339,000   New Orleans   LA
6   Zachary Humphrey   322,000   Bellingham   WA
7   Brandon Cantu   270,000   Las Vegas   NV
8   Conrad Monica   224,000   Hemet   CA
9   Richard Lutes   153,000   Henderson   NV
            
   Table 152         
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country
1   Steve Banner   745,000   Gresford   United Kingdom
2   Wei Mu   658,000   Pearl City   Hawaii
3   Kelvin Crawford   420,000   Mattoon   IL
4   Patrick O'Connor   396,000   Sligo   Ireland
5   Jonathan Markham   236,000   Milwaukee   WI
6   Christopher Kolla   207,000   Wuppertal   Germany
7   Donald Nicholson   207,000   Oak Ridge   TN
8   Nicholas Derke   200,000   Las Vegas   NV
9   John Woolen   146,000   Temecula   CA
            
   In the Money Finishers:         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1      $657,969      
2      $403,951      
3      $269,609      
4      $190,857      
5      $143,421      
6      $114,514      
7      $96,355      
8      $85,608      
9      $80,049      
10      $56,071      
11      $56,071      
12      $56,071      
13      $39,246      
14      $39,246      
15      $39,246      
16      $27,461      
17      $27,461      
18      $27,461      
19      $19,234      
20      $19,234      
21      $19,234      
22      $19,234      
23      $19,234      
24      $19,234      
25      $19,234      
26      $19,234      
27   Korberhillejan, Johannes   $19,234      
28   Macphee, Kevin   $15,268   Coeur D Alene   ID
29   Corzo, Javier   $15,268   Van Nuys   CA
30   Kang, Benjamin   $15,268      
31   Priour, Lucas   $15,268   Austin   TX
32   Luther, Douglas   $15,268   Greenwood Village   CO
33   Wade, Tristan   $15,268   Boynton Beach   FL
34   Crockett, Christopher   $15,268   Costa Mesa   CA
35   Antonucci, Thomas   $15,268   Germantown   MD
36   Persson, Magnus   $15,268   Gothenburg   
37   Jones, Mary   $11,488   Henderson   NV
38   Leung, Kwan   $11,488   Houston   TX
39   Torres, Venancio   $11,488   Mount Airy   NC
40   Boshenyatov, Dmitry   $11,488   Murmansk   
41   Delis, Mario   $11,488   Bakersfield   CA
42   Bonavida, Raymond   $11,488   Redondo Beach   CA
43   Scott, Minor   $11,488   Denver   CO
44   Jensen, Frederik   $11,488   Copenhagen S   
45   Gilbert, Zak   $11,488   Reno    NV
46   Suckman, Marc   $9,079   Las Vegas    NV
47   Korsog, Torrey   $9,079   Maumee    OH
48   Campo, Darius   $9,079   Sherman Oaks    CA
49   Peachey, Jon   $9,079   Las Vegas    NV
50   Wedekin, Sven   $9,079   Grand Junction    CO
51   McCormick, Thomas   $9,079   Fargo    ND
52   Cartigny, Franck   $9,079   Lomme    FR
53   Dwyer, Kevin   $9,079   Vacaville    CA
54   Ray, John   $9,079   Bullard    TX
55   Pomerantsev, Sergey   $7,449   Moscow   Russia
56   Coan, Thomas   $7,449   Bohemia   NY
57   Le, Tommy   $7,449   Tustin    CA
58   Portano, Desmond   $7,449   Brooklyn   NY
59   Allen, Lillian   $7,449   Oakland    CA
60   Walker, Richard   $7,449   Austin    TX
61   Bauer, Sebastian   $7,449   Bickenbach   
62   Young, Craig   $7,449      
63   Lenart, Lester   $7,449   Rohnert Park    CA
64   Tito, Eugene   $6,300   Glendale    CA
65   Evans, Hubert   $6,300   Middle River    MD
66   Stanechewski, Paul   $6,300   Lutz    FL
67   Linden, Ronald   $6,300   Henderson    NV
68   Bamminger, Uwe   $6,300   Marl   
69   Peterson, Sean   $6,300   Rogers    AK
70   Vanklink, Benjamin   $6,300   Frisco    TX
71   Repetti, John   $6,300   Henderson    NV
72   Levy, Adam   $6,300   Las Vegas    NV
73   Baker, Amanda   $5,447   Las Vegas    NV
74   Seatelli, Jean Paul   $5,447   Bastia   France
75   Fox, David   $5,447   Coram    NY
76   Grimes, Thomas   $5,447   Loves Park    IL
77   Ta, Napoleon   $5,447   Boulder    CO
78   Farkas, Julie   $5,447   Albuquerque    NM
79   Verstappen, Ronald   $5,447   Incline Village    NV
80   Coelho, Vitor   $5,447   Tampa    FL
81   Meijer, Maarten   $5,447   Ede   Netherlands
82   Woo, Samuel   $4,706   Los Angeles   CA
83   Pitzulo, Michael   $4,706   Poland   OH
84   Totani, Jerilyn   $4,706   Chicago   IL
85   Wiesner, Brett   $4,706   Las Vegas    NV
86   Leeuwen, Maikel   $4,706      
87   Mckinnon, Lauchlin   $4,706   Las Vegas    NV
88   Roy, Sebastien   $4,706   Quebec   QC, Canada
89   Bustamante, Anthony   $4,706   Sayville    NY
90   Demler, Shane   $4,706   Newton    UT
91   Tighe, David   $4,113   Birmingham   United Kingdom
92   Oneil, Craig   $4,113      United Kingdom
93   Howe, Jody   $4,113   Delta    BC, Canada
94   Tran, Thithi   $4,113   Torrance    CA
95   Zamani, Kambiz   $4,113   Chandler    AZ
96   Newhouse, Mark   $4,113   Chapel Hill    NC
97   Neu, Matthias   $4,113   Weilbach    Germany
98   Calhoun, Matthew   $4,113   Phoenix    AZ
99   Iversen, Albert   $4,113   London   United Kingdom
100   Rusnak, Francis   $3,631   Chicago    IL
101   Engerdahl, Joshua   $3,631   Abbotsford    BC, Canada
102   Clark, Zachary   $3,631   Las Vegas    NV
103   Pinto, Daniel   $3,631   Toronto    ON, Canada
104   McLaughlin, Robert   $3,631   Washington    DC
105   Von Halle, Jan   $3,631   Hamburg   Germany
106   Seiber, Scott   $3,631   Medina    WA
107   Correa, Jesse   $3,631   Yucaipa    CA
108   Pauls, Luke   $3,631   Overland Park   KS
109   Vail, Brent   $3,631   Las Vegas    NV
110   Sanchez, Luis   $3,631   La Habra Hts    CA
111   Berto, Matthew   $3,631   Vallejo    CA
112   Greer, Keith   $3,631   Fort Worth    TX
113   Fish, Darryll   $3,631   Las Vegas    NV
114   Fassino, Kevin   $3,631   Rough Ready    CA
115   Luo, Chang   $3,631   Seattle    WA
116   Etemadi, Farzad   $3,631   Torrance    CA
117   Billavara, Chandrasekha   $3,631   San Francisco    CA
118   Armstrong, Kelly   $3,631   Dickinson    ND
119   Carlin, Bryan   $3,631   Parma    OH
120   Harrison, Audley   $3,631   Westlake Village    CA
121   Phan, Tai   $3,631   Chandler    AZ
122   Grove, David   $3,631   Stow    OH
123   Nguyen, Tracey   $3,631   Henderson    NV
124   Vinas, Thomas   $3,631   Houston   TX
125   Nixon, John   $3,631   Torronto   ON, Canada
126   Ramadanis, Andreas   $3,631   Denver   CO
127   Brewin, William   $3,631   Bristol   United Kingdom
128   Davis, Steven   $3,631   Salt Lake City   UT
129   Carroll, Michael   $3,631   Las Vegas   NV
130   Jing, Shan   $3,631   Arcadia   CA
131   Vallo, Claus   $3,631   Vanlose   Denmark
132   Tsinis, Arkadiy   $3,631   Las Vegas   NV
133   Bosch, Oliver   $3,631   Lustenau   Austria
134   Pijewski, William   $3,631   San Francisco   CA
135   Williams, Jeff   $3,631   Dunwoody   GA
136   Raskin, Micah   $3,298   Old Westbury   NY
137   Johnson, Robert   $3,298   Rockford   IL
138   Johnston, Thomas   $3,298   Garland   TX
139   LoGuidice, Joseph   $3,298   Atlantic City   NJ
140   Patton, Paul   $3,298   Ballinger   TX
141   Matteson, John   $3,298   Edmond   OK
142   Barnes, Brian   $3,298   Rapid City   SD
143   Svendsen, Katja   $3,298    Fr. Stad   Denmark
144   Burlot, Regis   $3,298   Ploufragan   France
145   King, Zachary   $3,298   Marietta   GA
146   Chavez, Antonio   $3,298   Winnetka   CA
147   Arzt, Gregory   $3,298   Warsaw   KY
148   Thiagarajah, Ragavan   $3,298   Marlton   NJ
149   Shelton, Kenneth   $3,298   Dallas   TX
150   Pinpin, James   $3,298   Carlsbad   CA
151   Lopez, Karlo   $3,298   Carolina   Puerto Rico
152   Mavro, Peter   $3,298   Douglaston   NY
153   Threet, Charles   $3,298   Austin   TX
154   Miller, Marc   $3,298   Langhorne   PA
155   Lupovich, Eric   $3,298   Mont-Royal   QC, Canada
156   Vrabel, Luke   $3,298   West Hartford   CT
157   Vuong, An   $3,298   Garland   TX
158   Nguyen, Hieu   $3,298   Fairfax   VA
159   Labbe, Leo   $3,298   Las Vegas   NV
160   Sacrispeyre, Patrick   $3,298   Paris   France
161   Dolan, Charles   $3,298   Fountainvalley   CA
162   Cheshier, Eric   $3,298   Renton   WA
163   Kasperski, Thomas   $3,298   Riverside   IL
164   Bendor, Yarron   $3,298   Scottsdale   AZ
165   Lepire, Judy   $3,298   Berkeley   CA
166   Hegeman, Kyle   $3,298   Port Jefferson   NY
167   Olsson, Mikael   $3,298   Stockholm   Sweden
168   Delgrosso, Marcello   $3,298   Toronto   ON, Canada
169   Utley, John   $3,298   Morganfield   KY
170   Wilds, Mark   $3,298   Biloxi   MS
171   Arvanitis, Christos   $3,298   Saint-Laurent   QC, Canada
172   Blumlein, Frank   $3,298   Frankfurt   Germany
173   Tilley, Dennis   $3,298   Redmond   WA
174   Jesus, Jorge   $3,298   Vile Velha   Brazil
175   De mel, Priyan   $3,298   London   United Kingdom
176   Lundholm, Karl   $3,298   Kalix   Sweden
177   Miller, Robert   $3,298   Manhattan Beach   CA
178   Bigler, Chris   $3,298   Las Vegas   NV
179   Vergara, Ramon   $3,298   Dunwoody   GA
180   Solis, John   $3,298   Pleasanton   CA
181   Tostesen, Jakob   $3,075   Odense   Denmark
182   Patterson, Tyler   $3,075   Everett    WA
183   Anderson, Dennis   $3,075   Lexington    KY
184   Miles, Andrew   $3,075   Long Beach    WA
185   Gonzalez, Jorge   $3,075   Madrid   Spain
186   Diaz, Frank   $3,075   Queen Creek    AZ
187   Bannasch, Steven   $3,075   Royal Oak   MI
188   Donofrio, Alex   $3,075   Winnabow    NC
189   Misteli, Pascal   $3,075   Ispach   Switzerland
190   Sias, John   $3,075   Riverside    CT
191   Christensen, Timothy   $3,075   Northfield    MN
192   Bowerman, Christian   $3,075   Stockton    CA
193   Athan, Stan   $3,075   Seattle    WA
194   Araneta, Leopoldo   $3,075   Monrovia    CA
195   Gray, Brian   $3,075   Coral Springs    FL
196   Merulla, Robert   $3,075   New York    NY
197   Anderson, Oliver   $3,075   Conroe   TX
198   Ali, Yasir   $3,075      
199   Acevedo, Jaime   $3,075   Las Vegas   NV
200   Brummelhuis, Michiel   $3,075   Amsterdan   Netherlands
201   Wong, Christopher   $3,075   Los Angeles    CA
202   Bucherl, Konstantin   $3,075   Regensburg   Germany
203   Heinrichs, Benjamin   $3,075   Chico    CA
204   Maier, Kurt   $3,075   Rancho Cucamnga    CA
205   Tong, Kun   $3,075   Temple City    CA
206   Bohlman, Scott   $3,075   Homer Glen    IL
207   May, Martin   $3,075   Plantation    FL
208   Hertziger, Michael   $3,075   Neenah    WI
209   Sizgoric, Nenad   $3,075   Mississauga    ON, Canada
210   Baylos, Jeffrey   $3,075   Ontatio    CA
211   Sprando, Michael   $3,075   Portland    OR
212   Yee, Christopher   $3,075   Shoreline    WA
213   Murrell, Keith   $3,075   Kansas City    MO
214   Cohen, Matthew   $3,075   Somerdale    NJ
215   Zimmet, Neil   $3,075   Arvada    CO
216   Mendoza, Jessica   $3,075   San Mateo    CA
217   Poff, Richard   $3,075   Birmingham    AL
218   Gumapas, Jonathan   $3,075   San Diego    CA
219   Robinson, Denny   $3,075   Henderson    NV
220   Crino, John   $3,075   Crofton    MD
221   Fitzgerald, Hayden   $3,075   Dana Point    CA
222   Larimer, Michael   $3,075   Brooklyn    NY
223   Pilot, Shawn   $3,075   North Hills    CA
224   Frey, Waylon   $3,075   New Braunfels    TX
225   Lam, David   $3,075   San Ramon    CA
226   Smith, David   $2,890   Alpharetta    GA
227   Hollman, Richard   $2,890   Culver City    CA
228   Molloy, Denise   $2,890   LA JOLLA    CA
229   Baxter, Michael   $2,890   Pacific Palisades    CA
230   Tran, Thu   $2,890   Revere    MA
231   Guillen, Angel   $2,890   Colonia Del Valle    MX
232   Cavella, Carman   $2,890   Turnersville    NJ
233   Calhoun, Catherine   $2,890   Henderson    NV
234   Barbieri, Albert   $2,890   Long Beach    CA
235   Brumback, Robert   $2,890   Winston    OR
236   Landon, Jason   $2,890   Houston    TX
237   McIntyre, Luke   $2,890   Sydney   Australia
238   Steinberg, Brad   $2,890   Westlake Village    CA
239   Dye, Bruce   $2,890   Hilliard    OH
240   Harris, Jeff   $2,890   Visalia    CA
241   Wolthuis, Terry   $2,890   Rapid City    SD
242   Hood, Daniel   $2,890   University Park    TX
243   Serebryakov, Evgeny   $2,890   Moscow   Russia
244   Beard, Brad   $2,890   College Station    TX
245   Miller, John   $2,890   Dearborn Heights    MI
246   Fregoso, Juan   $2,890   San Diego    CA
247   Gupta, Rishabh   $2,890   Overland Park    KS
248   Souza, Michael   $2,890   San Diego    CA
249   Choy, Ching   $2,890   Torrance    CA
250   Matros, Matthew   $2,890   Brooklyn    NY
251   Gerek, Larry   $2,890   Columbia Falls    MT
252   Maser, Thomas   $2,890   Stateline    NV
253   Osborne, Peter   $2,890   Portland    OR
254   Baxter, Katherine   $2,890   Exeter    CA
255   Erting, Jorgen   $2,890   Napa    CA
256   Bonomo, Justin   $2,890   Las Vegas   NV
257   Baker, Todd   $2,890   Washington    DC
258   Pozefsky, Harry   $2,890   Glovesrville    NY
259   Jung, Jason   $2,890   Torrance    CA
260   Robinson, Anthony   $2,890   San Ramon    CA
261   Dabul, Veronica   $2,890   Buenos Aires   Argentina
262   Ma, Tri   $2,890   Houston    TX
263   Woodzell, William   $2,890   White Lake    MI
264   Grumiaux, Arnaud   $2,890   Loos   France
265   Hinkle, Grant   $2,890   Overland Park    KS
266   Timofeev, Serguei   $2,890   Richmond Hill    ON, Canada
267   Uyeda, Bryan   $2,890   Pearl City    HI
268   Aronow, Richard   $2,890   La Jolla    CA
269   Schafer, Thorsten   $2,890   Rodgan   Australia
270   Zhu, Yueqi   $2,890   Rowland Heights    CA

[tikay]

Robin Keston well placed, & he has the experience, & game. Hope he scores big.


   2009 World Series of Poker            
   End of Day Two Results            
   Event #   40         
   Buy In   $10,000         
   Game   World Championship Pot Limit Omaha         
   Date   21/06/2009         
   Number of Entries   295         
   Net Prize Pool   $2,773,000         
   First Place Prize   $679,402          
   Total Spots Paid Out   27         
   Players Remaining    25         
               
   Table 153            
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat
1   Marcus Golser   621,000   Woodland Hills   CA   3
2   Matt Graham   586,000   Pearland   TX   7
3   Ferit Gabriellson   547,000   Stockholm   Sweden   4
4   Matt Vengrin   389,000   Red Hook   NY   8
5   Josh Arieh   356,000   Atlanta   GA   1
6   David Podgurski   261,000   San Diego   CA   6
7   Padraig Parkinson   259,000   Dublin   Ireland   9
8   Van Marcus   246,000   Blossom Park   Australia   5
               
   Table 154            
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat
1   Noah Schwartz   1,220,000   Bay Harbor Islands   FL   6
2   Nathan Doudney   585,000   Rockwall   TX   9
3   Richard Austin   331,000   Jeffersonville   Indiana   1
4   Howard Lederer   326,000   Las Vegas   NV   2
5   Vitaly Lunkin   220,000   Moscow   Russia   4
6   Nate Lindsay   171,000   Nantucket   MA   8
7   Chau Giang   129,000   Las Vegas   NV   7
8   Tony Cousineau   100,000   Las Vegas   NV   3
9   Henri Kettunen   100,000   Lieska   Finlad   5
               
   Table 155            
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat
1   Robin Keston   606,000   London   United Kingdom   7
2   Stefan Mattsson   484,000   Stockholm   Sweden   2
3   Barry Greenstein   467,000   San Jose   CA   9
4   James Taylor   254,000   Cumming   GA   4
5   Rodrigo dos Santos   204,000   Sao Paulo   Brazil   6
6   David Williams   198,000   Las Vegas   NV   1
7   Nenad Medic   128,000   Niagara Falls   ON, Canada   5
8   Todd Barlow   97,000   Scottsdale   AZ   8
               
   In the Money Finishers:            
               
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country   
1      $679,402         
2      $419,832         
3      $278,409         
4      $196,993         
5      $148,438         
6      $118,462         
7      $99,855         
8      $88,680         
9      $82,746         
10      $61,837         
11      $61,837         
12      $61,837         
13      $46,225         
14      $46,225         
15      $46,225         
16      $34,551         
17      $34,551         
18      $34,551         
19      $25,816         
20      $25,816         
21      $25,816         
22      $25,816         
23      $25,816         
24      $25,816         
25      $25,816         
26   Entin, Jonas   $25,816   Granada Hills   CA   
27   Lindgren, Erick   $25,816   Las Vegas   NV