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

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Odds and Ends --

 

·        Razz is a variant of lowball.  It is dealt out in a Seven-Card Stud format.  The objective is to make the lowest five-card poker hand. Ace-to-five is the best possible hand in Razz.

 

·        Razz was first introduced onto the WSOP schedule in 1973.  It has been included on the tournament schedule every year since, except 1976.

 

·        The illustrious list of former winners in this event reads like a “Who’s Who” of poker.  Former Razz champions include -- Billy Baxter, Doyle Brunson, Eskimo Clark, T.J. Cloutier, Ted Forrest, Linda Johnson, Berry Johnston, O’Neil Longson, Lakewood Louie, Tom McEvoy, Huck Seed, and Barry Greenstein.

 

·        Four players in WSOP history have won this event two times.  This exclusive club of repeat winners includes -- Sam Angel, Bones Berland, Mike Hart, and Huck Seed.

 

·        On Day Three, the final table was played out on the secondary stage.

 

 

·        Lisandro was represented by the Australian national anthem during his first win.  He chose the Italian national anthem following win number two.  Lisandro will repeat the Australian national anthem during his ceremony the day following his victory.
 

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The Event --

 

·        The $2,500 buy-in Seven-Card Razz championship attracted 315 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $724,500.  The top 32 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The buy-in for this event increased by 66 percent over last year -- from $1,500 to $2,500 this year.  This increase likely contributed to a slight reduction in attendance.  However, the total prize pool increased and was the richest Razz event payout in poker history.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

 

·        Lisandro came to the final table on Day Three ranked first in chips.  He was never seriously threatened by anyone at the final table. 

 

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WSOP Statistics –

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event #44, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 43,629 entries.  $86,052,382 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.

 

·        Through Event #44 – the nationalities of WSOP gold bracelet winners reads as follows:

 

United States – 31

United Kingdom – 2

Canada – 2

Australia – 2

Russian Federation – 1

Finland – 1

Sweden – 1

Mexico – 1

Italy – 1

Holland – 1

Hungary – 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 #44 winner Jeffrey Lisandro is to be classified as a professional player.  Accordingly, the “Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 – Casino Employees) currently reads:

 

            Professionals --             29 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, Richard Austin, Marc Naalden, Matt Graham, Peter Traply, Jerrod Ankenman, Jeffrey Lisandro-3)              Amateurs --       6 wins(Freddie Ellis, Ken Aldridge, Travis Johnson, Zac Fellows, Michael Eise, Michael T. Davis)              Semi-Pros --     5 wins(Vitaly Lunkin, Brian Lemke, Lisa Hamilton, Leo Wolpert, Ray Foley)  ·        Twelve of the 44 winners this year (27 percent) were previous gold bracelet winners.  There have been two double winners in 2009 -- Brock Parker, Phil Ivey.  There has been one triple winner in 2009 -- Jeffrey Lisandro.

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event 42 , the WSOP “Player of the Year” standings reads as follows (with point totals):

 

255 – Ville Wahlbeck

255 – Jeffrey Lisandro

242 – Phil Ivey

220 – Brock Parker

220 – James Van Alstyne

195 – Roland de Wolfe

185 – Vitaly Lunkin

180 – Angel Guillen

175 – Pete “the Greek” Vilandos

165 – Daniel Alaei

165 – Daniel Negreanu

 

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Can't see past Lisandro winning yet another bracelet this year in the Razz, tbf. The man appears to be the best Stud game player in the world right now.

QFT. Unaided by google, please note.

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So sick, i put my hometown down as "HelloTikay" and they dont even put it in, rigged.

Wow, I would SO loved that to have got through!

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And now, the Wrinklies.

Jack Warner holds the unusual distinction of being one of the few players to live in a Town which has a Vulcan Bomber parked locally. Harrah's failed to pick that up.
 
   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   43      
   Buy In   $1,000       
   Date   Seniors No Limit Hold'em World Championship      
   Game   22-Jun-09      
   Number of Entries   2,707      
   Net Prize Pool   $2,463,700       
   First Place Prize   $437,358      
   Players to Cash   270      
            
   In the Money Finishers:         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   Davis, Michael   $437,358   Durango   IA
2   Buller, Scott   $268,507   Lincoln Park   NE
3   Bounds, Barry   $179,210   Cary    NC
4   Morusty, Michael   $126,863   Ithaca   NY
5   Simon, Charles   $95,332   Sunrise    FL
6   Delatorre, Dan   $76,118   Highlands Ranch   CO
7   Duncan, Artemus   $64,047   Lake Zurich   IL
8   McCall, Richard   $56,903   Waco   TX
9   Beck, Robert   $53,208   Slidell   LA
10   Garshofsky, Mitchell   $37,270   Las Vegas   NV
11   Garner, Theodore   $37,270   Seffner   FL
12   Thomas, Tommy   $37,270   Amarillo   TX
13   Hance, Alan   $26,087   Bakersfield   CA
14   Riebe, Duffy   $26,087   Irvine   CA
15   Schwartz, Steven   $26,087   Redondo Beach   CA
16   McCollom, Theodore   $18,253   Seabrook   TX
17   Brenner, Anton   $18,253   Laguna Niguel   CA
18   Centanni, Ken   $18,253   Seabrook   TX
19   Posey, David   $12,784   Payette   ID
20   Vitullo, Michael   $12,784   Woodland Hills   CA
21   Heiberg, Jeffrey   $12,784   Buffalo   NY
22   Darnold, Marvin   $12,784   Lancaster   CA
23   Luong, Gioi   $12,784   Westminster   CA
24   Gonzalez, Adolfo   $12,784   Collierville   TN
25   Bennett, John   $12,784   Corringham   United Kingdom
26   Jagiello, Mark   $12,784   Dover   FL
27   Reed, Clyde   $12,784   Oklahoma City   OK
28   McCormick, Charles   $10,149   Oceanside   CA
29   Picataggio, Joseph   $10,149   Las Vegas   NV
30   Schrier, Stanley   $10,149   Las Vegas   NV
31   Shalhoob, Craig   $10,149   Edmonds   WA
32   Colombo, Jay   $10,149   Bayonne   NJ
33   Tuffing, David   $10,149   Denver   CO
34   Hutfless, Frank   $10,149   Golden   CO
35   Huseman, Daniel   $10,149   Alameda   CA
36   Zaicik, Jacques   $10,149   Paris   France
37   Wilson, Karle   $7,636   Las Vegas   NV
38   Filguth, Rubens   $7,636      
39   Limayo, Edgardo   $7,636   Shawnee, KS   KS
40   Burgio, Vincent   $7,636   West Hills, CA   CA
41   Hershler, Eric   $7,636   Los Angeles, CA   CA
42   Turner, Mark   $7,636   Laporte, IN   IN
43   Yelaney, John   $7,636   Chandler, AZ   AZ
44   Zelinka, Robert   $7,636   Delray Beach, FL   FL
45   Sobh, Adel   $7,636   Conyers, GA   GA
46   Cahnlarue, Gail   $6,035   Elyria, OH   OH
47   Friesen, Robin   $6,035   Plymouth, CA   CA
48   Chew, Nelson   $6,035   Milpitas, CA   CA
49   Munson, John   $6,035   Cedar Park, TX   TX
50   Greer, Robert   $6,035   Corpus Christi, TX   TX
51   Pauselius, Frank   $6,035   Pleasanton, CA   CA
52   Cannon, Charles   $6,035   Mentone, CA   CA
53   Cohan, Jeffrey   $6,035   Jamul, CA   CA
54   Thomas, David   $6,035   Christchurch   New Zealand
55   Connolly, Robert   $4,951   Dallas, TX   TX
56   Lombard, John   $4,951   Oceanside, CA   CA
57   Kozel, George   $4,951   Carson, CA   CA
58   Hamlett, Mark   $4,951   Queen Creek, AZ   AZ
59   Samora, Lee   $4,951   Chantilly   VA
60   Padgett, Edward   $4,951   San Marcos   CA
61   Simpson, Michael   $4,951   Calgary   AB, Canada
62   Slater, Cecil   $4,951   Bulverde   TX
63   Margolis, Franklin   $4,951   Thousand Oaks   CA
64   Witikko, Douglas   $4,187   Minot   ND
65   Prescott, Michael   $4,187   Cumming   GA
66   Cavan, Jeffrey   $4,187   St Augustine   FL
67   Larson, Jeff   $4,187   Traverse City   MI
68   Swenor, David   $4,187   Anchorage   AK
69   Gibbs, Robert   $4,187   Brenham   TX
70   Warren, James   $4,187   Mesa   AZ
71   Green, William   $4,187   Commerce Township   MI
72   Markley, James   $4,187   Boulder City   NV
73   Ramsey, Larry   $3,621   Mckinney   TX
74   Tekavec, Mark   $3,621   Englewood   CO
75   McMillan, Bob   $3,621   Prescott   AZ
76   Enright, Barbara   $3,621   Los Angeles   CA
77   Yang, Ed   $3,621   Livermore   CA
78   Lipton, Peter   $3,621   Palm Desert   CA
79   Casey, Billy   $3,621   Las Vegas   NV
80   Burns, Shawn   $3,621   Topeka   KS
81   Stein, Jerry   $3,621   Lakeway   TX
82   Ickes, John   $3,128   Bristol   IN
83   Weinstock, Ted   $3,128   Henderson   NV
84   Iwaniak, Linda   $3,128   Berksire   United Kingdom
85   Halford, Michael   $3,128   Las Vegas   NV
86   Anderson, Charles   $3,128   Tucson   AZ
87   Riley, Gary   $3,128   Lancaster   CA
88   Fitzgerald, Kevin   $3,128   Las Vegas   NV
89   Hair, John   $3,128   Cornelius   NC
90   Aden, Robert   $3,128   New Smyrna Beach   FL
91   Smith, Robert   $2,734   Houston   TX
92   Goldstein, Charles   $2,734   Houston   TX
93   Chamberlain, Geoffrey   $2,734   Derby   United Kingdom
94   Wrona, John   $2,734   Templeton   CA
95   Lee, Arthur   $2,734   Calgary   AB, Canada
96   Henchey, Lloyd   $2,734   Pierrefonds   QC, Canada
97   Collins, David   $2,734   New Castle Upon Tyne   United Kingdom
98   Smith, Rushing   $2,734   Carrollton   TX
99   Logerwell, Donald   $2,734   Seattle   WA
100   Orchid, Richard   $2,414   Chico   CA
101   Bell, Roland   $2,414   Oxford   MS
102   Frantz, Jeffrey   $2,414   Encinitas, CA   CA
103   Paciella, Michael   $2,414   Carrollton, TX   TX
104   Hudson, Pasquale   $2,414   Sayville, NY   NY
105   Rajpari, Anwerali   $2,414   San Antonio, TX   TX
106   Leibsohn, Steven   $2,414   Scottsdale, AZ   AZ
107   Fakhoury, Janice   $2,414   Raleigh, NC   NC
108   Duros, Greg   $2,414   Signal Hill   CA
109   Herskovic, Maurice   $2,414   West Bloomfield   MI
110   Reed, Joe   $2,414   Seagraves   TX
111   Payne, Derek   $2,414   Las Vegas   NV
112   Amato, Amelio   $2,414   Sarasota   FL
113   Reilly, Michael   $2,414   Henderson   NV
114   Swearingen, Sima   $2,414   Beverly Hills   CA
115   Hayes, Kevin   $2,414   Fleming Island   FL
116   Banziger, George   $2,414   Las Vegas   NV
117   Russell, Kenneth   $2,414   Sandpoint   ID
118   Mombourquette, Richard   $2,414   Edmonton   AB, Canada
119   McManus, James   $2,414   Kenilworth   IL
120   Ross, Larry   $2,414   West Covina   CA
121   Barrett, Edward   $2,414   San Antonio   TX
122   Pharo, Joe   $2,414   Mesa   AZ
123   Briggs, Bobby`   $2,414   Thomasville   NC
124   Granath, Conrad   $2,414   Phoenix   AZ
125   Cochran, George   $2,414   Denver   CO
126   Zehr, Jerry   $2,414   Florence   KY
127   Mayfield, Scott   $2,414   Grants Pass   OR
128   Cathcart, Steven   $2,414   Reisterstown   MD
129   Stevens, Mark   $2,414   Madison   WI
130   Shinn, Lloyd   $2,414   Dallas   TX
131   Ashar, Michael   $2,414   Vermilion   OH
132   Mcclelland, Jack   $2,414   Las Vegas   NV
133   Reed, Gerald   $2,414   Palo Alto   CA
134   Yamachika, Jerry   $2,414   North Las Vegas   NV
135   Cologna, Nicholas   $2,414   Henderson   NV
136   Cicillini, Danette   $2,192   Las Vegas   NV
137   Gunther, Jamie   $2,192   Las Vegas   NV
138   Odeh, Michael   $2,192   Las Vegas   NV
139   Edwards, John   $2,192   Deer Park   TX
140   Tinsbloom, Robert   $2,192   Valley Lee   MD
141   Rauchwarger, Alan   $2,192   Ponte Vedra   FL
142   Cronk, James   $2,192   Boise   ID
143   Halenza, Judd   $2,192   Del Mar   CA
144   Parmely, Kevin   $2,192   Huron   SD
145   Spear, Leslie   $2,192   Zephyr Cove   NV
146   Thomas, Jack   $2,192   North  Hollywood   CA
147   Shulman, Steven   $2,192   Crona Del Mar   CA
148   Davenport, Ron   $2,192   Raleigh   NC
149   Hartsook, Harvey   $2,192   Wahoo   NE
150   Keenan, Linda   $2,192   Mandeville   LA
151   Neal, Glenn   $2,192   Las Vegas   NV
152   Levin, Alan   $2,192   Santa Monica   CA
153   Rosenfeld, Mark   $2,192   Las Vegas   NV
154   Gifford, Billy   $2,192   Houston   TX
155   Alm, John   $2,192   Hyattville   WY
156   Levitan, Arlan   $2,192   Las Vegas   NV
157   Bailey, Alfred   $2,192   Little Rock   AR
158   May, Martin   $2,192   Plantation   FL
159   Hodge, Herman   $2,192   Hamilton   OH
160   Uyeda, Bruce K   $2,192   Mountain View   CA
161   Clear, Stephen   $2,192   Shropshire   United Kingdom
162   Kay, Brian   $2,192   Bay City   MI
163   Warner, Jack   $2,192   Rochford   United Kingdom
164   Pihlstrom, Gary   $2,192   Mendota Hts   MN
165   Syracuse, Michael   $2,192   Cheyenne   WY
166   Warner, Phillip   $2,192   Sacramento   CA
167   Weber, Walter   $2,192   Oceanside   CA
168   Baldwin, Stephen   $2,192   Beaver Dam   WI
169   Gaudette, Ronald   $2,192   Barstow   CA
170   Smith, Sanford   $2,192   Jackson   TN
171   Corpuz, Martin   $2,192   Mountain View   CA
172   Kapple, Monte   $2,192   Aurora   CO
173   Carlisle, Walton   $2,192   Scottsdale   AZ
174   Brandeburg, Richard   $2,192   N Las Vegas   NV
175   Hutchins, Robert   $2,192   Salinas   CA
176   Milender, Barry   $2,192   Trinidad   CA
177   Lowenhar, Jeffrey   $2,192   Las Vegas   NV
178   Kemp, Michael   $2,192   Deer Trail   CO
179   Smith, Sue   $2,192   Fair Oaks Ranch   TX
180   Miller, Jeffery   $2,192   Morristown   NJ
181   Laberge, Robert   $2,044   Orangeville   ON
182   Leachman, Thomas   $2,044   Dallas   TX
183   Stewart, Roger   $2,044   Sanford   FL
184   Brigante, Elia   $2,044   Thornhill   ON
185   Johnston, Berry   $2,044   Bethany   OK
186   Sparks, Bruce   $2,044   N Ft Myers   FL
187   Plante, Richard   $2,044   St George   UT
188   Rubenstein, Jay   $2,044   Houston   TX
189   Ausec, Jerome   $2,044   Colo Springs   CO
190   Phillips, Melvin   $2,044   Duncan   OK
191   Hall, John   $2,044   Greensboro   NC
192   Wooster, David   $2,044   Pinole   CA
193   Sheffield, John   $2,044   Las Vegas   NV
194   Monegan, Thomas   $2,044   Grover   MO
195   Dimarco, David   $2,044   Henderson   NV
196   Crandall, Steven   $2,044   Loveland   CO
197   Ma, Sali   $2,044   Las Vegas   NV
198   Trumble, Jay   $2,044   Vancouver   WA
199   Wheller, Kathleen   $2,044   Sequim   WA
200   Louis, Steven   $2,044   Livermore   CA
201   Yamada, Glenn   $2,044   Glendale   CA
202   Kern, Lawrence   $2,044   San Francisco   CA
203   Stowe, Gurden   $2,044   Clive   IA
204   Mondey, Dee   $2,044   Haslet   TX
205   Henley, David   $2,044   Spring   TX
206   Meehan, James   $2,044   Burnsville   MN
207   Collins, Thomas   $2,044   Las Vegas   NV
208   Brush, Debra   $2,044   Poulsbo   WA
209   Schulz, Eric   $2,044   Cerritos   CA
210   Joseph, Timothy   $2,044   Los Angeles   CA
211   Logan, Kimberly   $2,044   Cincinnati   OH
212   Boyd, James   $2,044   Martinsburg Way   WV
213   Chow, Henry   $2,044   Sugar Land   TX
214   Lagrange, Patrick   $2,044   Razal Isle,    France
215   Thompson, Suzanne   $2,044   Lakewood   CO
216   Trudell, Robert   $2,044   Las Vegas   NV
217   Reid, James   $2,044   Brownsboro   TX
218   Morgan, Daniel   $2,044   Las Vegas   NV
219   Strebel, Darrel   $2,044   Ogden   UT
220   Reiken, Jace   $2,044   Lincoln Park   NJ
221   Shapiro, Hoby   $2,044   Woodbury   NY
222   Shimada, Roy   $2,044   Honolulu   HI
223   Krug, Timothy   $2,044   Oolteway   TN
224   Melvin, William   $2,044   Boca Grande   FL
225   Thomas, Mark   $2,044   San Clemente   CA
226   Karl, Milloie   $1,921   Bailey   CO
227   Beckman, Anders   $1,921   Stockholm   Sweden
228   Batchelder, Patrick   $1,921   Kamuela   HI
229   Thompson, Charles   $1,921   Santa Cruz   CA
230   Radich, Anthony   $1,921   Terrebonne   OR
231   Berkeley, Donald   $1,921   Dixon   IL
232   Pappas, Clifford   $1,921   Scottsdale   AZ
233   Koval, Roy   $1,921   Kindston   WA
234   Bowles, Steven   $1,921   Las Vegas   NV
235   Dishongh, Gary   $1,921   Houston   TX
236   Wolber, Mark   $1,921   Perry   IA
237   Heineman, Terry   $1,921   Lexington Park   MD
238   Foley, Milton   $1,921   Lake Jackson   TX
239   Freese, Lloyd   $1,921   Torrance   CA
240   White, John   $1,921   Powell   TN
241   Elwell, Dallas   $1,921   Reno   NV
242   Bucci, James   $1,921   Hollywood Stm   MD
243   Kaneff, Jerry   $1,921   Newark   OH
244   Merchant, John   $1,921   League City   TX
245   Platt, Christopher   $1,921   Las Vegas   NV
246   Sorenson, Ricky   $1,921   Colorado Springs   CO
247   Wright, Mark   $1,921   Los Angeles   CA
248   Weber, Jeffrey   $1,921   Greensburg   PA
249   Mullins, William   $1,921   Henderson   NV
250   Granger, Patricia   $1,921   San Diego   CA
251   Bohnenberger, Dale   $1,921   Grass Valley   CA
252   Myers, Steven   $1,921   Bethany   OK
253   Bieler, Allan   $1,921   Plantation   FL
254   Williams, Janet   $1,921   Lindsay   CA
255   Guernsey, Paul   $1,921   Colleyville   TX
256   Harris, Herbert   $1,921   Carrollton   TX
257   Robey, Jimmy   $1,921   Las Vegas   NV
258   Rowley, Douglas   $1,921   Birch Run   MI
259   Ricca, Michael   $1,921   Las Vegas   NV
260   Hulunian, Barry   $1,921   Las Vegas   NV
261   Eng, Kenneth   $1,921   Houston   TX
262   Nooner, Sammy   $1,921   Hondo   TX
263   Solis, John   $1,921   Pleasanton   CA
264   Lee, Ron   $1,921   Durango   CO
265   Bovshow, Aaron   $1,921   Woodland Hls   CA
266   Eddie, Steve   $1,921   Ulysses   KS
267   Fischer, Steven   $1,921   Keystone Heights   FL
268   Eggerton, William   $1,921   New Smyrna Bch   FL
269   Vymola, Anthony   $1,921   Addison   IL
270   *Dolan, Mark   $1,921   Gainsville   FL
270   *Glorioso, Charles   $1,921    Shreveport   LA

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Official Report 

Event #43

World Championship

Seniors No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In:  $1,000

Number of Entries:  2,707

Total Net Prize Pool:  $2,463,700

Number of Places Paid:  270

First Place Prize:  $437,358

June 22-24, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  Michael T. Davis Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

2.  2009 Seniors World Poker Championship Shatters Previous Attendance Record – Numbers Up by 22 Percent over Last Year

 

3.  Berry Johnston Makes the Money – First Cash of 2009 Gives the 1986 World Champion Cashes for 27 Straight WSOP Years (Most in History)
 

 

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The Champion --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,000 buy-in Senior’s No-Limit Hold’em World Champion is Michael T. Davis, from Dubuque, IA.

 

·        Davis is 58-years-old and is now retired.  He recently sold his business, which was a home inspection company.

 

·        Davis was born and raised in Dubuque.  However, he has recently been considering moving to Las Vegas, NV in search of a warmer climate.  Following his victory in this event, worth over $400,000, he expects to hasten those plans and move much sooner.

 

·        Davis plays poker regularly in two local casinos, located in Dubuque.

 

·        Davis cashed in the Seniors World Championship last year.  He finished 115th out of 2,218 entrants.

 

·        Davis collected $437,358 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Davis wore a t-shirt from the popular poker site called “Poker Road.”  He is the second player this year to wear such a display at the final table, which Davis referred to as his “lucky shirt.”  Davis wore the shirt in memory of Justin Shronk, a Poker Road employee who passed away a few months ago.  Davis was the second gold bracelet winner this year to honor Shronk.  Brian Lemke won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em event in a similar display of reverence.  “Justin gave me this shirt,” Davis said afterward.  “A lot of people miss Justin.  He was very good for the poker community.”

·        This was the largest cash prize ever won in any senior poker event of any kind.  It is also believed to be the largest cash prize of any seniors-only competition – of any game or competition – in the world.

 

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Tetchyness & pedantry typical of old people. Can't be doing with them.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  There is some inaccurate reporting on a few poker websites.  Since “Michael Davis” is a relatively common name, there are several Michael Davis’ listed in official records.  Some of these results are inaccurate, and/or results have been combined.  The winner requests that all of his tournament records be listed under MICHAEL T. DAVIS.  The WSOP will update his official WSOP record for all media soon, with a complete listing of his cashes.

 

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Winner Quotes (Michael T. Davis) –

 

·        On being from Dubuque, Iowa:  “Dubuque is a beautiful little town on the Mississippi River.  I’ve been enjoying Dubuque all my life.  We live there out in the country.  I sold my business last week, so I don’t have a job to go home to.”

 

·        On his future plans:  “We have plans to move to Las Vegas.  My daughter lives here in Las Vegas.  We decided we got sick of the minus 20-degree weather and are sick of the winters.  Its warmer here and there seem to be a lot of friendly people in Las Vegas.”

 

·        On wearing a shirt in honor of Justin Shronk:  “I don’t know if that had anything to do with it.  I hope to God he is smiling down right now.”

 

·        On cashing in the seniors event last year, and then winning this year:  “I decided I am not getting any younger.  I have to make my yearly pilgrimage to play in the senior event.  I might even play in another event or two.  (Laughing and smiling) Who knows?”

 

·        On getting to the final nine and overcoming a record field-size:  “They all played very well.  They are very good players.  Everybody at that final table deserved it.”

 

·        On the quality of competition in the seniors event versus other tournaments:  “They are very good players.  What can I say?  I feel that I got lucky hitting some cards.  There were some superb players.  I had fun the entire time – every table I was at.  I had a ball.  I want to thank everybody out here.”

 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table contained no former WSOP gold bracelet winners.  This was the 14th of 44 finales held this year with no former winners -- which guaranteed a first-time champion.

 

·        There were no professional poker players amongst the final nine.  This was the only finale with year with an all-amateur makeup.

 

·        Final table player ages ranged from 53 to 66.

 

·        The runner up was Scott Buller, from Lincoln, NE.  He is an avid golfer and poker player.  Buller has over $800,000 in poker winnings.

 

·        The third-place finisher was Barry B. Bounds, from Littleton, CO.  He is a retired former employee of IBM.

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Michael Joseph Morusty, from Seattle, WA.  He is a mechanical administrator. 

 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Charles Simon, from Sunrise, FL.  He is an attorney.

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Dan DeLatorre, from Highlands Ranch, CO.  He is a firefighter.   

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Art Duncan, from Lake Zurich, IL.  He is a contractor with many previous cashes at the WSOP and elsewhere.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Richard McCall, from Waco, TX.  He is a lawyer and proud alumnus of Baylor University.

 

·        The ninth-place finisher was Vaughn Beck, from New Orleans, LA.  He is retired. 
 

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In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Vince Burgio, Barbara Enright, and Berry Johnston.

 

·        Prior to this event, Berry Johnston’s record for most consecutive years to cash at the WSOP was in jeopardy.  He has now cashed ever year (at least once) since 1982.  Johnston’s streak stands at 27.  He finished 185th. 

 

·        Another Poker Hall of Fame member who played well was Barbara Enright, who cashed in 76th place.

 

·        The defending champion from 2008 was Daniel Lacourse, from Toledo, OH.  He entered this year’s event, but did not cash.
 

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Odds and Ends --

 

·        This was the largest seniors' event in poker history.  The turnout shattered last year's record of 2,218 (then, a record high).  The 2009 figure represents a 22 percent increase over 2008.

 

·        To be eligible for entry into the Seniors No-Limit Hold’em world championship, the entrant must be age 50 or older -- which means the player had to have been born prior to June 22, 1959.

 

·        A tournament similar to the Seniors World Poker Championship was first played in 1993.  It was spread at various locations in California and Nevada during the first eight years of its existence.  Then, in 2001 an exclusive event for seniors only was added to the WSOP schedule.  Jay Heimowitz won the first official WSOP seniors gold bracelet.

 

·        The seniors play No-Limit Hold’em.  This has been the game since inception at the WSOP in 2001.  The buy-in has always been $1,000.

 

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The Event --

 

·        The $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-Limit Hold’em world championship attracted 2,707 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $2,463,700.  The top 270 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.  Due to the field size, Day Three was expected to run very long.  But the final table lasted a reasonable six hours.

 

·        Michael T. Davis won his victory in a very quiet manner.  He never held the chip lead until about 15 minutes prior to victory.  He won a series of late key pots which gave him the victory.