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

[CrestOfaWave]

After the WSOP play finishes Ivey goes straight to the Bellagio to play in the huuuuge games which are happening there right now.

either that - or he wants to drink in the atmosphere of being numero uno player at his 2nd home.
Being this famous makes you wonder how you would react if in that situation - James Akenhead could start to get
a mini feel of this. Hope he gets to the final 9 after that horrible beat last year.

[TightEnd]

please ignore the spammy part of this, but I didn't know Leo Margets was a lady.

888.com employee and semi professional poker player Leo Margets is the last woman standing in this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas

Leo, who after day seven had moved up to 26th place in the standings with just 27 players left from an original 6,492, was one of the very last few players to enter for this year’s WSOP following a conversation between herself and her employees, as she explains:

“I returned from playing in the WSOP women’s event in Vegas a few weeks ago and just had a feeling that if I could go back for the main event I would do well. It was just a hunch, but it’s proved right! I approached 888.com who had sponsored me in the women’s event, and asked if they would sponsor me through the main WSOP tournament. Very kindly, they agreed and I’m glad I’ve repaid their trust by getting this far!” 

And as a marathon runner herself, she is well aware that there is still along way to go, even at this relatively late stage in the competition and with a healthy 1.5 million chips to her name:

“Playing poker is a bit like running a marathon – you have to make the right moves, increase the pace, and go with the leaders at the right time. This WSOP event is just the same. I’m just tucked in behind the leaders, but there are still plenty of others in contention – if the pace increases now I can’t be left behind otherwise I won’t make the final table. But I’m proud to be the final woman left in the competition!”

Leo works as a poker marketing manager for 888.com and as such is used to promoting other 888.com sponsored players at tournaments such as the one she is now starring in:

“I’ve been helping make 888.com the place for people to play poker at for over two years now, and although I’ve won a few minor tournaments this is really is a big break through for me! If there’s one tip I can give for anyone thinking of playing poker for the first time it’s to use the free tutorials and free poker games at www.888.com”

[outragous76]

A Breakthrough Year for France?


France appears to have a very bright future in poker, as all three of the French players are under the age of 25.

 

erm............... you dont play on I poker then?

[TightEnd]

November Nine

Here is the relevant information from Harrahs

Player Name Age Town Chip Count
DARVIN MOON 45 OAKLAND, MARYLAND 58,930,000
ERIC BUCHMAN 29 HEWLETT, NEW YORK 34,800,000
STEVEN BEGLEITER 47 CHAPPAQUA, NEW YORK 29,885,000
JEFF SHULMAN 34 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 19,580,000
JOSEPH CADA 21 SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN 13,215,000
KEVIN SCHAFFEL 51 CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA 12,390,000
PHIL IVEY 33 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 9,765,000
ANTOINE SAOUT 25 SAINT MARTIN DES CHAMPS, FRANCE 9,500,000
JAMES AKENHEAD 26 LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM 6,800,000


WHAT: The conclusion of poker’s richest and most prestigious poker tournament, the 40th annual World Series of Poker Presented by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. Featuring the November Nine – the final nine players of 6,494 participants in the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship. These nine players are vying for the most coveted prize in poker – the WSOP Championship Bracelet – and $27,219,668 in prize money with the first place winner collecting $8,546,435.

WHERE: The Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

WHEN: Saturday, November 7th and Monday, November 9.
Play on the 7th will begin with all nine participants.
On November 9, the final two players face off.

ESPN will carry coverage of the final table on Tuesday, November 10th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT.

PRIZE The final nine will play for a total of $27,219,668, plus interest added and accrued from July 16 until the time they return in November. The payout schedule is as follows:
POOL:
1st Place: $8,546,435 4th Place: $2,502, 787 7th Place: $1,404,002
2nd Place: $5,182,601 5th Place: $1,953,395 8th Place: $1,300,228
3rd Place: $3,479,485 6th Place: $1,587,133 9th Place: $1,263,602

The Main Event total prize pool in 2009 is $61,043,600. A total of 648 players cashed in the event; payout for 648th place was $21,365.

2009 The 2009 World Series of Poker attracted a record 60,875 entrants from 115
WSOP: different nations competing for more than $174 million prize pool over the 57-event, 50- day extravaganza.

 

Darvin Moon, 45, of Oakland, Md.: 58,930,000
Moon, who heads into November as the chip leader, is the Everyman of the November Nine. A self-employed logger from Western Maryland, Moon learned to play poker with his friends and won his Main Event seat in a satellite (qualifying) tournament. This is Moon’s first appearance at the WSOP.

Eric Buchman, 28, of Valley Stream, NY: 34,800,000
Buchman, second in chips, is an accomplished poker pro with nine career WSOP cashes. He made a final table in this year’s WSOP, placing sixth in Event 25. His best WSOP finish was second place in a 2006 Limit Hold’em event, which paid nearly $175,000.

Steven Begleiter, 47, of Chappaqua, NY: 29,885,000
Begleiter is familiar with large numbers, having worked previously in high finance at Bear Stearns. Married with three children, Begleiter played in last year’s Main Event but was unable “to dance between the raindrops” to make it deep into the tournament. When he isn’t playing poker, Begleiter enjoys watching and coaching his kids’ sports teams. He heads into November third in chips.

Jeff Shulman, 34, of Las Vegas: 19,580,000
Shulman made himself known in the poker world at the age of 25, when he went deep in the WSOP Main Event. Nearly a decade later, the editor of Card Player magazine has more than $1 million in career winnings and finds himself at the final table. Shulman is fourth in chips.

Joseph Cada, 21, of Shelby Township, Mich.: 13,215,000
Cada, fifth in chips, has played in some 16 WSOP events and boasts nearly $500,000 in poker winnings. The 21-year-old’s hobbies include playing sports and spending time on the water. He was introduced to poker by friends who play professionally.

Kevin Schaffel, 51, of Coral Springs, Fla.: 12,390,000
Schaffel has been playing poker since he was 11 years old and regularly participates in family games. He owned and operated a printing company for 30 years and considers himself “semi-retired” after having recently closed the business. The 51-year-old plans “to play a lot of golf” in the coming days and weeks. He is sixth in chips.

Phil Ivey, 33, of Las Vegas: 9,765,000
Ivey, seventh in chips, is considered by many to be the world’s greatest poker player. At 33, he already has seven WSOP bracelets – two of which he won at this year’s WSOP. Often referred to as the Tiger Woods of poker, Ivey is a fierce competitor who has won millions in both tournaments and cash games around the globe.

Antoine Saout, 25, of Saint Martin des Champs, France: 9,500,000
Born in Morlaix, France, Antoine now calls Saint Martin des Champs home. One of three Frenchmen to make the final 27 of the Main Event, he won his seat into the tournament through an online satellite. He enters November eighth in chips.

James Akenhead, 26, of London, England: 6,800,000
Akenhead is a former railroad conductor and current poker pro who boasts a previous second-place finish at the 2008 WSOP, where he collected $520,000. His total winnings total some $700,000. He will be the short stack when play resumes at the Rio.

The “November Nine” – as those who make the final table have been dubbed – will resume play at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Nov. 7. When the final two players are identified, play will stop, resuming again on Tuesday, Nov. 10. ESPN will provide same day coverage of the winning hand and the awarding of the champion’s bracelet.

Each of the November Nine already has received ninth-place prize money of more than $1.2 million. This marks just the second time in WSOP history that each member of the final table will win at least $1 million.

Official prize money for the November Nine is as follows:

1st place: $8,546,435 6th place: $1,587,133
2nd place: $5,182,601 7th place: $1,404,002
3rd place: $3,479,485 8th place: $1,300,228
4th place: $2,502,787 9th place: $1,263,602
5th place: $1,953,395
 

[henrik777]

WHEN: Saturday, November 7th and Monday, November 9.
Play on the 7th will begin with all nine participants.
On November 9, the final two players face off.

ESPN will carry coverage of the final table on Tuesday, November 10th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT.

Sandy

[tikay]

A fabolous picture, in so many ways.

James - wonderful.

Only one Stars logo - that must hurt.

And the guy in the middle, whose advertising space is presumably up for auction.

I have this photo in un-compressed form - 30 times bigger than here - & if anyone wants it, just ask, & I'll send it on.

[tikay]

40th Annual World Series of Poker

2009 Main Event – By the Numbers

Total # of Entries:   6,494

Game:         No Limit Texas Hold’em

Entry Fee:         $10,000

Net Prize Pool:      $61,043,600

Entries by Day:      1A: 1,116
1B: 873
1C: 1,696
1D: 2,809
2A: 1,476
2B: 2,924


Total Day 2 Players:   4,400

Total Day 3 Players:   2,044

Total Day 4 Players:   789

Total Day 5 Players:   407

Total Day 6 Players:   185

Total Day 7 Players:   64

Total Day 8 Players:   27


Players in the Money:    648

1st Place Prize:      $8,546,435
2nd Place Prize:      $5,182,601
3rd Place Prize:      $3,479,485
4th Place Prize:      $2,502,787
5th Place Prize:      $1,953,395
6th Place Prize:      $1,587,133
7th Place Prize:      $1,404,002
8th Place Prize:      $1,300,228
9th Place Prize:      $1,263,602

*Note:  Final 9 players will receive 9th place prize money on July 16 and the rest of the money will be placed in an interest-bearing account to be added to the prize pool on a percentage basis for the final 8 finishers.

648th Place Prize:   $21,365

Last Year’s Key Stats
Defending Champion:   Peter Eastgate
2008 1st Place Prize:   $9,152,416
2007 Net Prize Pool:   $64,431,779
2007 No. of Entries:   6,844

[tikay]

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Wednesday, July 15, 2009         
   Day 8 Results         
   Event #57   Day 8 Results       
   Buy-In   $10,000       
   Game   World Championship No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT      
   # of Players Remaining   9      
   Total Main Event Entries   6,494      
   Net Prize Pool   $61,043,600       
   First Place Prize   $8,546,435      
   Total Spots Paid Out   648      
            
   The NOVEMBER NINE         
            
   Last Name, First Name   City   State/Country   Chip Count
1   Darvin Moon   Oakland   MD   58,930,000
2   Eric Buchman   Valley Stream   NY   34,800,000
3   Steven Begleiter   Chappaqua   NY   29,885,000
4   Jeff Shulman   Las Vegas   NV   19,580,000
5   Joseph Cada   Shelby Township   MI   13,215,000
6   Kevin Schaffel   Coral Springs   FL   12,390,000
7   Phil Ivey   Las Vegas   NV   9,765,000
8   Antoine Saout   Saint Martin des Champs   France   9,500,000
9   James Akenhead   London   United Kingdom   6,800,000
            
   In the Money Finishers:         
Place   Name   City   State/Country   Prize
10   Smith, Jordan   College Station   TX   $896,730
11   Robbins, Jamie   San Diego   CA   $896,730
12   Kopp, Billy   Erlanger   KY   $896,730
13   Calderaro, James   Venice   FL   $633,022
14   Lamb, Benjamin   Tulsa   OK   $633,022
15   Maimone, Nick   Charlotte   NC   $633,022
16   Lacay, Ludovic   Paris   France   $500,557
17   Tavelli, Ian   Santa Rosa   CA   $500,557
18   Lichtenberger, Andrew   East Northport   NY   $500,557
19   Vedes, Tommy   Queens   NY   $352,832
20   Caragiorgas, George   Laval   QC, Canada   $352,832
21   Tamayo, Jonathan   Humble   TX   $352,832
22   Zackey, Warren   Honeydew   South Africa   $352,832
23   Mattes, Marco   Weinsheim   Germany   $352,832
24   Esfandiari, Antonio   Las Vegas   NV   $352,832
25   Balmigere, Francois   Toulouse   France   $352,832
26   Haabak, Jesse   Grand Forks   ND   $352,832
27   Margets, Leonor   Barcelona   Spain   $352,832
28   Ward, Joseph   Revere    MA   $253,941
29   Nargentino, Luis   Queens   NY   $253,941
30   McLaughlin, Marc Etienne   Montreal   QC, Canada   $253,941
31   Fair, Ryan   Ft. Lauderdale   FL   $253,941
32   Sitron, Scott   Milwaukee   WI   $253,941
33   Brice, Jason   Sugarland   TX   $253,941
34   Rodman, Blair   Rancho Mirage   CA   $253,941
35   Ramage, Grayson   Red Hook   NY   $253,941
36   Bach, Christopher   Westminster   CA   $253,941
37   Lapostolle, Martin   St. Jerome   QC, Canada   $178,857
38   Vezina, Gabriel   Gatineau   QC, Canada   $178,857
39   Katchalov, Eugene   New York   NY   $178,857
40   Cook, Scott   Westerville   OH   $178,857
41   York, Adam   Bristol   United Kingdom   $178,857
42   Duvall, Jeffrey   London   United Kingdom   $178,857
43   Montagna, Corrado   Rome    Italy   $178,857
44   Labandeira, Manuel   Long Beach   CA   $178,857
45   Phillips, Dennis   St. Louis   MO   $178,857
46   Pham, Hung   Olympia   WA   $138,568
47   Bilzerian, Adam   Frigate Bay   St. Kitts   $138,568
48   Luu, Hieu   Riverside   CA   $138,568
49   Soulier, Fabrice   Las Vegas   NV   $138,568
50   Bradley, Craig   Beachwood   OH   $138,568
51   Tran, Thai   Houston   TX   $138,568
52   Schneider, Thomas   Scottsdale   AZ   $138,568
53   Elias, Charlie   Sydney   Australia   $138,568
54   Sanders, Steve   Tulsa   OK   $138,568
55   Boyd, Craig   St. Louis   MO   $108,047
56   Sebok, Joe   San Francisco   CA   $108,047
57   Martin, John   Pasadena   CA   $108,047
58   Bohlman, Scott   Homer Glen   IL   $108,047
59   Puumalainen, Miika   Kuopio   Finland   $108,047
60   Jensen, Benjamin   Herning   Denmark   $108,047
61   Ader, Mark   Nau   MI   $108,047
62   Jansen, Michael   San Jose   CA   $108,047
63   Saca, George   Folsom   CA   $108,047
64   Friedman, Prahlad   Malibu   CA   $90,344
65   Gordo, Fernando   Buenos Aires   Argentina   $90,344
66   Powell, Brian   Louisville   KY   $90,344
67   Nourafchan, Hamid   Beverly Hills   CA   $90,344
68   Newman, Clayton   Athens   GA   $90,344
69   Palevic, Rifat   Bunkeflostand   Finland   $90,344
70   Hensel, Reed   Lawrence   KS   $90,344
71   Flakstad, Andreas   Trondheim   Norway   $90,344
72   Abdalla, Jake   Boston   MA   $90,344
73   Neilson, Daniel   Sydney   Australia   $68,979
74   Kahlmeyer, Tim   Heide   Germany   $68,979
75   Peppe, Nichoel   Long Beach   CA   $68,979
76   Catalano, Brent   Atlanta   GA   $68,979
77   Goulding, Kent   Germantown   MD   $68,979
78   Eastgate, Peter   London    United Kingdom   $68,979
79   Crowe, Owen   Halifax   VA   $68,979
80   Affleck, Matthew   Seattle   WA   $68,979
81   Jalali, Alex   Bochum   Germany   $68,979
82   Rusnak, Francis   Chicago   IL   $57,991
83   Gomez, Jose   Cuenca   Spain   $57,991
84   Magidov, Elad   Beb Sheurim   Israel   $57,991
85   Sar, Alper   Istanbul    Turkey   $57,991
86   Tran, Kenny   Arcadia   CA   $57,991
87   Degrou, Loic   Lille   France   $57,991
88   Ismay, Wesley   Vale   SD   $57,991
89   Brown, Jamie   London   United Kingdom   $57,991
90   Coulthard, Aaron   Waerloo   ON, Canada   $57,991
91   Law, Bobby   Las Vegas   NV   $47,003
92   Hanson, Brennan   Surrey   BC, Canada   $47,003
93   Nguyen, Minh   Lake Elsinore   CA   $47,003
94   Cordes, Kasper   Copenhagen   Denmark   $47,003
95   Shou, Tian   Sydney   Australia   $47,003
96   Boeken, Noah   Amsterdam   Netherlands   $47,003
97   Brecard, Julien   Paris    France   $47,003
98   Dang, Hac   Fairfax Station   VA   $47,003
99   Hart, Ryan   Murrieta   CA   $47,003
100   Perner, Bernhard      Austria   $40,288

[tikay]

Inbound Blurb from 'Stars.

POKERSTARS DOMINATES THE WSOP ONCE AGAIN
Over 1,100 Main Event Players, 2 Bracelets, 113 Cashes and the Party of the Year
   
LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 16, 2009 – A total of 6,494 players entered the tournament creating a total prize pool of $61,043,600; but only the final nine remain.  PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room, once again had a dominating presence in Las Vegas throughout the 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event. 

PokerStars provided over 1,826 seats to the WSOP Main Event in 2009 with close to 1,000 of those players accepting the challenge and playing in the event.  PokerStars also sponsored a number of celebrities and professional poker players into the Main Event, bringing the total number of PokerStars players to 1,100 - around one fifth of the field.  Some 113 PokerStars players cashed in the event, earning well over $7 million.  PokerStars sponsored player Kevin Schaffel of Coral Springs, Florida had the best performance of the group, and will return in November for the final table and a shot at winning $8.5 million, the WSOP Main Event Championship title and coveted gold bracelet.

“This is the largest land-based event in poker,” said 2003 World Series of Poker Champion and Team PokerStars Pro member Chris Moneymaker.  “It makes sense that the largest online poker site in the world has more players competing than any other site.  Every year PokerStars players show why they are the best at the WSOP.  I expect this year to be no different.”

Other PokerStars players that finished well in the Main Event include Team PokerStars Pros Dennis Phillips (45th place), 2008 WSOP Champ Peter Eastgate (78th place), Noah Boeken (96th place), Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier (122nd place) and actor Lou Diamond Phillips (186th place).  Hall of Fame pitcher Orel Hershiser, actors Jason Alexander, Marlon Wayans and NBA players John Salley and Jordan Farmar also wore PokerStars at the main event.  Alexander was among the chip leaders during day two and Farmar made a deep run, but neither made the money. 
 
Outside of the main event, Team PokerStars Pros had myriad successes during the World Series. Poker legend Daniel Negreanu had the most cashes – a total of eight – including 2nd place in the $ 2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed event.  Barry Greenstein cashed seven times, Alex Kravchenko six and Vanessa Rousso four.  Angel Guillen, a member of Team PokerStars Pro Mexico won the first Team PokerStars Pro bracelet of the 2009 WSOP, and only the second bracelet Mexico has ever won, when he took down the $2k NLHE event for $530,548. Guillen’s win came only ten days after he was runner-up in the $2,500 NLHE event; his total winnings of over $800k made him the most financially successful member of the team this year.

Other Team successes included Tom McEvoy’s victorious win in the WSOP Champions Invitational event, EPT founder John Duthie’s runner-up place in the $10k event, Chad Brown’s third place in the $10k NLHE event, JC Alvarado’s 5th place in the $10k PLO and Ylon Schwartz coming third in the $ 2,500 Mixed Limit/No Limit Hold'em tournament. Greg Raymer won the single biggest prize - $774.927 for his third place in the $40k NLHE event, while Jason Mercier, who has just joined Team PokerStars Pro, won his first ever bracelet in the $1,500 PLO event.

“PokerStars players were very successful this year,” said 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion and Team PokerStars Pro Peter Eastgate.  “Everyone kept cashing left and right. This is the best time of the year for poker and PokerStars players.”

For very many PokerStars qualifiers in Vegas, the highlight of their trip to Vegas was not at the Rio and nothing to do with poker. As well as winning their seats, accommodation and spending money, they were also the guests of honour at the most spectacular party of the year and treated to a mesmerizing performance from hip-hop superstar Nelly.   

About PokerStars.net:
PokerStars is the world’s largest poker room with over 24 million members worldwide. It’s the premier destination for the world’s top players - with numerous tournaments running every day. PokerStars is renowned for offering the best software and security in the online poker world.  PokerStars:

•   Is the first online poker room to host over 100,000 real money cash game players simultaneously
•   Has dealt over 29 billion hands
•   Has run more than 170 million poker tournaments
•   Has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for holding the largest online poker tournament - 35,000 players
•   Have had over  265,000 simultaneous players, and entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the first and only poker website to reach the 200,000 simultaneous players mark

PokerStars hold the biggest online poker tournament series in the world - The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). This is the premier online poker tournament series in the world. Its 6th annual running saw a total of 33 events, comprised of 55,578 entries from 119 countries.

PokerStars is the official sponsor of the: European Poker Tour (www.ept.com), PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour (www.lapt.com), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (www.appt.com) and The World Cup of Poker.

PokerStars is the home of Team PokerStars Pro, a group of over 30 veteran and up-and-coming players from around the world who play online at PokerStars and are sponsored by the site in international tournaments around the world

[77dave]

Hall of Fame pitcher Orel Hershiser, actors Jason Alexander, Marlon Wayans and NBA players John Salley and Jordan Farmar also wore PokerStars at the main event.


Dont tell PokerStars but Orel isnt in the Hall of Fame.

[CrestOfaWave]

Tikay and Tighty - thank you for running this thread over the course of the WSOP.
Fascinating stuff and a really enjoyable ME. G.

[Eck]

The result of the Dream team competition at the Rio: we thought the team in 16th place were desperately unfortunate, probably hampered by the responsibility of living up to their name. 

http://www.dreamteampoker.com/pdf/officialstandings.pdf

[gatso]

lolol. A+

[Eck]

The tops that were supplied were very stylish though:

Click to see full-size image.

[JaffaCake]

I didn't know Leo Margets was a lady.

Find a pic of her tighty, you'd be left in no dount, definite norkage