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

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Here's the happy fella, though you'd think someone woulda told him that had his hat on backwards, in the style that surely only kiddie-winkies do these days.

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Here's the puff on Jason. Some record, has him.

The Winner

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha champion is Jason Mercier, from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

 

·        Mercier is a 22-year-old professional poker player.  He attended Florida Atlantic University for one year.  He then transferred to a local community college and received his Associates Degree. 

 

·        Before turning pro, Mercier wanted to be a math teacher.  But during a phase in which he worked as a substitute teacher, Mercier decided against that career plan.  Mercier stated that he enjoys working with numbers, which led to him playing poker first recreationally and then full-time.

 

·        Prior to joining the pro poker circuit, Mercier worked for a year coaching high school basketball. 

 

·        “Winning always feels good,” Mercier stated in a post-tournament interview.  “Especially after last year (2008 WSOP).  I played in 22 events.  I went deep in just one of them.  I finished 13th and that made me sick.  I cashed three times and all three times I busted out with the worst (starting) hand, in marginal spots.  I was really upset with how I played last year.  Now, it feels great to win a gold bracelet, especially so early in the Series.”

 

·        “Every time I enter a poker tournament, I think I can win it,” Mercier said.  Of course, you have to win some key pots.”

 

·        Mercier had some interesting strategic advice for those who play in both six-handed and nine-handed games.  “I tend to play too many hands in early position….because I am used to playing in six-handed games online.  But nine-handed games are very different,” Mercier said.  Today, I folded some hands in early position that I normally would have played.  That got me into less bad spots.  I was able to play position more and take down a lot of pots that I might (not have won otherwise).

 

·        Mercier’s poker name is “treysfull21.”

 

·        Mercier has enjoyed an astounding 14-month run.  He cashed for the first time ever in a major poker tournament in April 2008.  Since then, he has won five tournaments -- including two European Poker Tour championships and a WSOP gold bracelet.  He already has accumulated $3,069,194 in career earnings, at age 22.

 

·        Mercier made it to the final table at last year’s WSOP-Europe Pot-Limit Omaha event.  He finished in eighth place.

 

·        Mercier is accustomed to fast-paced action.  His first tournament victory at San Remo (European Poker Tour) still stands as the shortest final table in EPT history.  His victory in this event clocked in at five hours, a relatively quick finale given the starting distribution of chips and tough lineup at the final table.

 

·        Mercier collected $237,462 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Mercier stated that winning nearly a quarter-million dollars gives him more confidence and freedom.  He stated that he has no specific plans for the money, other than to play in more tournaments in the future. 

 

·        Note:  Mercier is not related to tournament pro Isabelle Mercier, from Quebec (Canada).

 

 

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A little more blurb from Event # 5......

Dario Alioto (7th) clearly has some Omaha game, too.

All this info, by the bye, is from Harrahs, for whom we are grateful.

The Players

 

·        The final table was comprised of two former WSOP gold bracelet winners – An Tran and Dario Alioto.

 

·        The runner up was Steven Burkholder, from Largo, FL.  He is a 22-year-old college student.  Burkholder came to this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas and is sharing a house with eight fellow online poker pros.

 

·        Kevin Iacofano finished in third place.  He is a 23-year-old poker pro, now living in Las Vegas.  Iacofano is originally from Cleveland, OH.  Before the start of the final table, Iacofano vowed to “break the Cleveland championship curse,” referring to the fact that no Cleveland sports teams have won a championship since the 1964 Cleveland Browns (NFL).

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Matt Giannetti, from Las Vegas, NV.  He is a former college student-turned-poker pro.  Giannetti is primarily a cash game player and this was his best tournament finish ever.

 

·        Christopher Biondino finished in fifth place.  He is a 25-year-old pro poker player.  Biondino is another cash game player who is now playing in more tournaments.  He finished third in a WSOP Circuit event held at Caesars Palace Las Vegas tow months ago. 

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Jonathan Tare, from New York, NY.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was former WSOP gold bracelet winner Dario Alioto, from Palermo, Sicily (Italy).  Alioto won his gold bracelet at WSOP-Europe in 2007.  Alioto is arguably the world’s best Pot-Limit Omaha player over the past two years.  He has achieved remarkable results in PLO events – taking seventh place in this event, 19th-place in last year’s $10,000 buy-in PLO World Championship, fourth in another WSOP PLO event last year, and a win in PLO at WSOP-Europe.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was An “the Boss” Tran.  He won his WSOP gold bracelet in 1991.  Never one to be bothered by learning names, Tran is known as “the Boss,” because he calls everyone he meets “Boss.”

 

·        The ninth-place finisher was Vic Park, from Los Angeles, .

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who cashed in this event included – Eric Froehlich (26th), Josh Arieh (31st), Alexander Kravchenko (52nd), Brent Carter (62nd), and Robert Mizrachi (67th).

 

·        The defending champion (2008 winner) was Vanessa Selbst, from Brooklyn, NY.  She did not enter this event.

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...and finally, the appropriately named "Odds & Ends" bit. I quite like these - though I admit, it's for geeks & OCD types only.

Odds and Ends

 

·        Pot-Limit Omaha is becoming increasingly more popular.  Given increasing attendance ever single year for this event, it is arguably the second most popular form of poker behind various forms Hold’em.  Consider the following WSOP turnouts the previous five years for this event: 

 

2005 – 291 players

2006 – 526 players

2007 – 578 players

2008 – 758 players

2009 – 809 players

 

·        Some of the most well-known previous champions in this event include:

 

Vanessa Selbst

Ralph Perry

Scott Clements

Barry Greenstein

Chau Giang

Prahlad Friedman

Galen Kester

Johnny Chan

 

·        This tournament ended on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.  On this day, there were seven WSOP tournaments being played simultaneously.  This was the first time in history this has ever happened.  Last year, there were many days when six tournaments were played.  But seven live tournaments taking place in one day – all starting on time and without incident -- is a testament to the extraordinary planning and execution of WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel and his staff.

 

 

The Event

 

·        The $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event attracted 809 entrants.  This created a prize pool totaling $1,104,285.  The top 81finishers collected prize money.

 

·        This is believed to be the largest live Pot-Limit Omaha tournament in poker history.

 

·        The tournament was played over a three-day period.  On the third day, three final tables were played simultaneously – the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud World Championship, the $1,000 buy-in Stimulus Special (No-Limit Hold’em), and this event.  Because the main two stages were occupied with other events, this final table was played at an adjacent table.  It attracted just as large a crowd, however.  This made for an exciting finale, with lots of action.

 

·        Kevin Iacofano arrived at the final table as the chip leader.  However, he ended up as the third-place finisher.

 

·        The final table started with chip counts as follows:

 

Seat 1 -- An Tran (445,000)

Seat 2 -- Jason Mercier (384,400)

Seat 3 -- Chris Biondino (182,000)

Seat 4 -- Matt Giannetti (311,000)

Seat 5 -- Kevin Iacofano (770,000)

Seat 6 -- Jonathan Tare (639,000)

Seat 7 -- Dario Alioto (315,000)

Seat 8 -- Vic Park (341,000)

Seat 9 -- Steven Burkholder (263,000)

 

·        The final table lasted a relatively brisk five hours.

 

·        On the final hand, all the money went in on the turn.  Jason Mercier had Q-J-8-2.  Steven Burkholder had A-A-J-7.  Burkholder actually held the best hand at the time, with trip jacks and a better kicker.  But a queen on the turn gave Mercier a full-house.  After a blank fell on the river, Mercier was guaranteed his first WSOP gold bracelet.   

 

·        The tournament officially began on Monday, June 1st at 12:01 pm.  The tournament officially ended on Wednesday, June 3rd at 9:00 pm.

 

 

WSOP Statistics

 

·        Through the conclusion of Event #6, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 8,948 entries.  $16,948,855 in prize money has been awarded to winners.

 

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This caught the eye, & if true, well done them. DTD can only manage 6 at a time.

But seven live tournaments taking place in one day – all starting on time and without incident -- is a testament to the extraordinary planning and execution of WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel and his staff.

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And finally finally, the Press Release started like this.....

IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL MEDIA:  Please see at the end of each report (MS WORD) there will be an ERRORS AND OMMISSIONS section.  This will include any previous report corrections, misspellings, and pertinent facts that were not in the original report.  I ask that all media kindly honor our players who make it into the money by trying with us to be as accurate as possible.  However, with so many events being played and so many players, there will be some occasional things which needs to corrected.

And ended like this.....

Errors & Omissions.

None.

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Here's the wrap on Event #4, the $1,000 NLH, which had a mind-boggling 6012 runners,. The so-called Credit-Crunch has yet to impact Poker.

Best name - Chandrasekah Billavara, best addy, King of Prussia.

2009 World Series of Poker            
Final Results            
Event #   4         
Buy In   $1,000          
Date   02/06/2009         
Game   No Limit Hold'em         
Number of Entries   6012 (2991+3021)         
Net Prize Pool   $5,410,800          
First Place Prize   $771,338          
Players to Cash   621         

Final Results:            
            
Name   Prize   City   State/Country   
Sung, Steve   $771,338   Torrance      
Vilandos, Pete   $473,282   Houston   TX   
Matz III, James   $313,826   King of Prussia   PA   
Sidebotham, Larry   $227,253   Grand Rapids   MI   
Mullen, Nathan    $175,851   San Francisco      
Heimiller, Daniel   $145,009   Las Vegas   NV   
Oakes, Jeffrey   $126,612   Chandler   AZ   
Huynh, Phong   $117,414   Duluth   GA   
Fuhs, Daniel   $114,167   Long Beach      
Chhor, Eric   $80,566   Azusa      
Ojala, Toni   $80,566   Turku   Finland   
Scalise, Michael   $80,566   Orange      
Mammon, Joshua   $56,651   Richmond   BC, Canada   
Oddo, Andrew   $56,651   Warren   MI   
Ma, Stephen   $56,651   Waterloo   IA   
Armstrong, Jamie   $44,801   Irvine      
Reed, Shawn   $44,801   Chicago   IL   
Mccolgan, Kevin   $44,801   Douglassville   PA   
Comegys, Robert   $31,490   Grand Prairie   TX   
Zewin, Don   $31,490   Las Vegas   NV   
Aguiar, Jonathan   $31,490   Las Vegas   NV   
Barriga, Jorge   $31,490   Tracy      
Santi, Eduardo   $31,490   Bueno Aires   Argentina   
White, Adam   $31,490   Tempe   AZ   
Meyer, Rainer   $31,490   Bielefeld   Germany   
Roberts, Brent   $31,490   Staten Island   NY   
Gomez, Raul   $31,490   Chino      
Dobrilovic, Tomislav   $22,671   West Nyack   NY   
Breeden, Robert   $22,671   Woodridge   IL   
Powell, Jack   $22,671   London   United Kingdom   
Mercer, Thomas   $22,671   Great Falls   MT   
Rosenfeldt, Jack   $22,671   Redondo Beach      
Baker, Amanda   $22,671   Las Vegas   NV   
Iwaniec, Aaron   $22,671   North Las Vegas   NV   
Stewart, David   $22,671   Gilroy   
Watkinson, Lee   $22,671   Longbranch   WA
Kuan, Adrian   $15,961   Vancouver   BC, Canada
Lupo, Anthony   $15,961   Chesterfield   MI
Rollo, Justin   $15,961   Townsend   MA
Yelland, Richard   $15,961   Lake Forest   
Miller, Casey   $15,961   Sammamish   WA
Saedon, Victor   $15,961   Calabasas   
Mizrachi, Eric   $15,961   Las Vegas   NV
Utt, Garrett   $15,961   Atlanta   GA
Letourneau, Chal   $15,961   Vancouver   WA
Derke, Nicholas   $12,390   Avondale   PA
Pollard, James   $12,390   Troy   MI
Birkett, Stephen   $12,390   Hermosa Beach   
Buonocore, Greg   $12,390   Alpharetta   GA
Silva, Richard   $12,390   Hellertown   PA
Brown, Michael   $12,390   Flower Mound   TX
Alsanam, Azmi   $12,390   Apple Valley   
Melaney, Zachary   $12,390   Riverdale   UT
White, Jason   $12,390   Henderson   NV
Souza, Marc   $9,631   Concord   
Pohl, Jason   $9,631   Austin   TX
Radford, Paul   $9,631   New York   NY
Janssen, Tommie   $9,631   Breda   Italy
Perelman, Robert   $9,631   Las Vegas   NV
Lightman, Jordan   $9,631   Henderson   NV
Tricola, Dale   $9,631   Redlands   
Saadah, Ashraf   $9,631   Justice   IL
Glidden, William   $9,631   Antelope   
Myung, John   $8,062   Vienna   VA
Tigner, Ryan   $8,062   Hillsboro   OR
Karl, Shane   $8,062   Hillsboro   OR
Abbott, Michael   $8,062   Los Angeles   
Tran, Justin   $8,062   Sacramento   
Toledo, Delmiro   $8,062   Visalia   
Billavara, Chandrasekha   $8,062   San Francisco   

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Fair play to the winner - not many pokerists can lay claim to besting over 6,000 runners in a Live Tourney.

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Remarkable guy this Sung fella - has won nearly $3 mill already. Exccentric though, as it appears he eats fresh fruit. Kids, don't do fruit.

The Winner

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker “Stimulus Special” $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em champion is Steven Sung. 

 

·        Sung is a 24-year-old professional poker player.  He lives in Torrance, , which in the South Bay of Los Angeles.

 

·        Sung was born in Seoul, South Korea.  He immigrated to the U.S. with his parents at the age of seven.

 

·        Sung once worked at an In-and-Out Burger location as a teenager.

 

·        Sung attended the University of California at San Diego and neared graduation.  But he left school with one quarter of credits left to go.  He intends to return to college in the future and complete his education.  When asked what he expects to earn a degree in, Sung joked, “When I decide, I will let you know,” a revealing answer which typifies a young man with many interests and future options.

 

·        Sung stated that one of his secrets to maintaining enough energy to sustain him through several long days of poker playing is to eat fresh fruit during his breaks.   

 

·        Prior to entering this tournament, Sung played in the Special Anniversary $40,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship.  He did not cash.  So Sung was already stuck the sum of $40,000 just two days into this year’s WSOP.  However, he more than made up the deficit by winning this event.

 

·        “I feel amazing,” Sung said in a post-tournament interview.  “I feel that this big monkey is off my back.  It feels amazing to win.” 

 

·        “I was really bummed out after busting out of the $40K.  I told myself I have to start playing better,” Sung said.  “I was able to bounce back.”



·        When as ked when he really started believing he might overcome a massive field of more than 6,000 players and win his first gold bracelet, Sung thought for several seconds and finally answered, “I have no idea.  Maybe, when I got heads-up.  But it still hasn’t really sunken in yet.”

 

·        “My objective was to win a gold bracelet,” Sung stated matter-of fact – seemingly oblivious to the cash prize he collected, which amounted to more than three-quarters of a million dollars.

 

·        “What am I going to do next?” Sung said.  “Come back tomorrow and try again!”

 

·        “I am speechless right now,” Sung said.  “Maybe in a week it will hit me that I really won.  But right now, I am nor believing this.”

 

·        Sung has played well enough to make numerous final tables in recent years.  He was the runner up two years ago at Bay 101’s Shooting Stars tournament in San Jose, .  Sung also finished third in a Seven-Card Stud event in 2007, which was his highest WSOP finish prior to this win.

 

·        Sung collected $771,106 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Sung’s first recorded tournament cash came in 2006.  In just three years, his career tournament winnings have already amounted to $2,701,514.

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Still with Event 4......

 

The Players

 

·        The final table was comprised of two former WSOP gold bracelet winners – Dan Heimiller and Peter “the Greek” Vilandos.

 

·        The runner up was Peter “the Greek” Vilandos, from Houston, TX.  Originally from Athens, he is a 69-year-old retired engineer and former WSOP gold bracelet winner who won the Pot-Limit Hold’em championship in 1995. 

 

·        The third-place finisher was James Adam Matz, III.  He is a 25-year-old bartender from King of Prussia, PA.

 

·        Finishing in fourth place was Larry Sidebotham, Jr., from Grand Rapids, MI.  Incredibly, this was the first tournament Sidebotham had ever played.  Up to this point, Sidebotham had exclusively been a cash-game player.  He managed to outlast 6,009 other players.



·        Fifth place went to Nathan Mullen, from San Francisco, . 

 

·        Sixth place went to former WSOP gold bracelet winner Dan Heimiller, from Las Vegas, NV.  He won his victory at the 2002 WSOP.  He now has 33 WSOP cashes and is now just $13,886 short of crossing the million-dollar threshold in WSOP winnings.

 

·        Jeff Oakes was the seventh-place finisher.  He is a cash-game pro from Chandler, AZ.



·        Phong Huynh, from Atlanta, GA finished in eighth place.

 

·        Ninth place went to Daniel J. Fuhs, from Long Beach, .



·        Notable in-the-money finishers included former WSOP gold bracelet winners -- Lee Watkinson (36th), J.C. Tran (68th), Andre Boyer (222nd), Hieu “Tony” Ma (358th), and Brett Jungblut (367th).

 

·        Nikolay Evdakov (Moscow, Russia) cashed for the first time at this year’s WSOP (382nd).  At the 2008 WSOP Evdakov set the record from most cashes in a single year at the WSOP, with ten in-the-money finishes.

 

·        There was no defending champion (2008 winner) since the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament was a first-time event.  Note:  $1,000 buy-in events have taken place in the past, however those were with re-buys.

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The Event

 

·        The $1,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event attracted 6,012 entrants.  This created a prize pool totaling $5,410,800.  The top 621 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        ANOTHER RECORD IS CRUSHED:  This was the largest non-WSOP Main Event tournament in poker history.  The previous record was set at the 2008 WSOP when the first No-Limit Hold’em competition ($1,500 buy-in Event #2) attracted 3,929 entrants.  The number of players in the $1,000 buy-in “Stimulus Special” – 6,012! – demolished the previous mark and represented a whopping 53 percent increase in attendance over the previous record many initially thought might not be broken for some time!

 

·        LARGEST WSOP EVENTS IN HISTORY:  Here is a ranking of the five largest live poker tournaments in history:

 

8,773 players -- 2006 WSOP Main Event

6,844 players -- 2008 WSOP Main Event

6,358 players -- 2007 WSOP Main Event

6,012 players -- 2009 WSOP Event 4

3,929 players -- 2008 WSOP Event 2

 

·        The tournament was so large that two starting days were necessary.  As the WSOP grown through the years, the biggest tournaments such as the Main Event must stagger starting days with multiple starts.  This enables more players to participate.  Three massive ballrooms were packed to full capacity – including Amazon, Miranda, and Brasilia – as well as the Rio Poker Room located in the casino, Buzio’s Seafood Restaurant, and a section of the casino’s gaming floor.  One player was heard to jokingly ask, “Why aren’t there poker tables out in the parking lot?”

 

·        According to unsubstantiated estimates, perhaps as many as 800-1,000 more players could have entered had more tables and space been available.  Some players traveled to the WSOP from out of state and out of the country and were disappointed to see a complete sell out.  This illustrates the point that in the future, players should try and register early (which can be done in advance, online at the official WSOP website). 

 

·        The tournament was played over a five-day period.  The event was originally scheduled for four days.  The extra day was needed due to the record field size.  Virtually all WSOP tournaments end on the day they are scheduled, although technically they actually last an additional day since a majority of events now conclude at past midnight.

 

·        The End Day 1-A chip leader was Jeremiah DeGreef.  He ended up finishing in 466th place.

 

·        The End of Day 1-B chip leader was J.C. Tran.  He ended up finishing in 68th place.

 

·        Dan Heimiller arrived at the final table as the chip leader.  However, he went card dead late and ended up as the sixth-place finisher.

 

·        The final table started with chip counts as follows:

 

Dan Heimiller                     4,155,000
Steve Sung                          3,395,000
Peter Vilandos                              1,940,000
James Matz III                    1,885,000
Jeff Oakes                           1,680,000
Larry Sidebotham               1,500,000
Phong Huynh                     1,310,000
Nathan Mullen                    1,210,000
Danny Fuhs                        965,000



·        The final table lasted 8 hours and 45 minutes.

 

·        The final hand came when Sung was dealt pocket kings against Vilandos’ pocket eights.  The better hand held up, giving Sung his much-anticipated first WSOP victory.

 

·        The tournament officially began on Friday, May 29th at 12:01 pm.  The tournament officially ended on Wednesday, June 3rd at 11:45.

 

·        This was the longest WSOP tournament in history (measured in time from start to finish) other than the Main Event.

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·        In previous WSOP events, most tournaments included alternates.  This policy allowed more players to enter and play.  However, due to other events taking place on the same day, it was necessary to free up tables in due course.  “It’s a giant balancing act,” said WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel.  The tournament starting on time and without incident -- is a testament to the extraordinary planning and execution of Effel and his entire staff.

 

·        This year’s WSOP started out with a bang.  The first few days included the $1,000 buy-in “Stimulus Special.”  At the opposite end of the spectrum was the $40,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship.  “We think this is a great event that will introduce more players to the WSOP,” said Jack Effel.  “We wanted everyone here for the first week and wanted to offer two very different kinds of events, even though it is the same game.  We accomplished that.” 

 

·        A $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament is customarily the first major event on the schedule with mass appeal.  However, the inaugural “Stimulus Special” was aptly named in reference to concerns about the global economy.  While markets continue to be uncertain in many countries, there seems to be no doubt that the poker economy is continuing to thrive – at least at the WSOP.   

 

·        The final table was broadcast live over the Internet on ESPN 360.  This was the first live online broadcast of the 2009 WSOP.  At least 24 more events are scheduled, which are split between ESPN 360 and Bluff Media.  For a complete broadcast schedule of all events, go to: 

 

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=607

 

·        This tournament ended on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.  On this day, there were seven WSOP tournaments being played simultaneously.  This was the first time in history this has ever happened.  Last year, there were many days when six tournaments were played.  But seven at once is a WSOP first.

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Errors & Omissions.

Note that Peter Vilandos finished in second place.  However, many poker sites list both “Peter Vilandos” and “Panayote Vilandos.”  They are one and the same.  Please combine these results.  Also, he sometimes goes by “Pete Vilandos.”

There you go.

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The Event # 7 Overnights, down to 4 Tables. This was Chompy's first Event. Sadly, no sign of him here.

2009 World Series of Poker            
End of Day Two Results            
Event #   7         
Buy In   $1,500         
Game   No Limit Hold'em         
Date   03/06/2009         
Number of Entries   2,791         
Net Prize Pool   $3,809,715         
First Place Prize   $666,853          
Total Spots Paid Out   297         
Players Remaining    33         
            
Table 151            
Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat #
Craig McConville   1,035,000   Mendota   IL   3
Jacob Kalb   894,000   San Diego      2
Mark Salinaro   556,000   White Plains   NY   4
Paul Dominski   448,000   Minnetonka   MN   1
Philip Sousa   278,000   Fredericton   NB. Canada   8
Francois Safieddine   215,000   Denver   CO   5
Robert Fett   164,000   Berkley      6
James Bott   153,000   Lakewood   CO   7
            
Table 152            
Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat #
Brian McInnis   343,000   Spring    TX   2
Jim McClain   326,000   Riverside      5
Jerry Fowler   324,000   San Angelo   TX   4
Sarang Ahuja   288,000   Hallandale Beach   FL   7
Tom Koral   286,000   Skokie   IL   6
Bruce Vandervort   268,000   El Paso   TX   8
Kenneth Krouner   192,000   Roswell   GA   1
Jesse Fulmer   170,000   Belle Center   OH   3
            
Table 153            
Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat #
Walter Wright   596,000   Las Vegas   NV   8
Michael Pesek   592,000   Carol Stream   IL   6
Travis Johnson   458,000   North Hills      2
Gary Tang   376,000   Ithaca   NY   4
James Passavant   263,000   West Orange   NJ   1
Max Longwith   230,000   Marrieta   GA   3
Travis Remmert   132,000   Chicago   IL   7
George Smith   63,000   Cave Creek   AZ   5
            
Table 154            
Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Seat #
Steve Karp   957,000   North Miami Beach   FL   3
Jeremy Joseph   697,000   Las Vegas   NV   8
Clinton Miller   493,000   Mokane   MO   7
Kam Weng Low   376,000   Toronto   ON, Canada   4
Michael Martin   360,000   New York   NY   6
Will Heger   326,000   Union City   NJ   2
Jason Riesenberg   318,000   Halbur   IA   1
Michael Ciotola   279,000   Dublin   OH   5
Justin Kuzmicki   141,000   Montreal   QC, Canada   9

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Here's the Event # 7 Cashers so far. Chompster finished 262nd, he must have had some sort of accident. 9-3 off probably. But a nice start for our resident Racing Post Writer & Posh Supporter.

            
   In the Money Finishers         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1      $666,853      
2      $414,116      
3      $273,385      
4      $193,343      
5      $145,721      
6      $116,234      
7      $97,985      
8      $87,013      
9      $81,185      
10      $56,955      
11      $56,955      
12      $56,955      
13      $39,963      
14      $39,963      
15      $39,963      
16      $28,039      
17      $28,039      
18      $28,039      
19      $19,658      
20      $19,658      
21      $19,658      
22      $19,658      
23      $19,658      
24      $19,658      
25      $19,658      
26      $19,658      
27      $19,658      
28      $15,429      
29      $15,429      
30      $15,429      
31      $15,429      
32      $15,429      
33      $15,429      
34   Newburger, Jason   $15,429   Vernon Hills   IL
35   Choi, Cristian   $15,429   Los Angeles   
36   Gugger, Gregory   $15,429   Chicago   IL
37   Glasser, Michael   $11,505   Boca Raton   FL
38   Gibralter, Jeffrey   $11,505   Rockwall   TX
39   Larsen, Edward   $11,505   Louisville   KY
40   Smith, Joshua   $11,505   Greensboro   NC
41   Bac, Dao   $11,505   San Diego   
42   Pechie, Justin   $11,505   Thompson   CT
43   Granlund, Peter   $11,505   Uppsala   Sweden
44   Uzan, Philippe   $11,505   Saint Mande   France
45   Michaels, Steven   $11,505   Everett   WA
46   Stoffel, Chad   $9,029   Denver   CO
47   Melgarejo, Jaime   $9,029   Houston   TX
48   Ellis, Michael   $9,029   Culford Gardens   London
49   Hagan, Sean   $9,029   Erieville   NY
50   Drill, Nathan   $9,029   North Mankato   MN
51   Dolan, Charles   $9,029   Fountainvalley   
52   Bartlema, Wolbert   $9,029   Nieuw Beerta   The Netherlands
53   Greeley, Victor   $9,029   Kitchener   ON, Canada
54   Nguyen, Qui   $9,029   Las Vegas   NV
55   Wajcman, Brent   $7,390   Dollard-Des-Ormeaux   QB, Canada
56   Selldorff, Frank   $7,390   Boston   MA
57   Volpe, Paul   $7,390   Turnersville   NJ
58   Hinnegan, Brady   $7,390   Toronto   ON, Canadad
59   Shioji, Ron   $7,390   Pearl City   HI
60   Smith, Patrick   $7,390   Montgomery   AL
61   Naujoks, Sandra   $7,390   Berlin   Germany
62   Permejo, John   $7,390   Diamond Bar   
63   Torres, Gabriel   $7,390   Valinda   
64   Flores, Dion   $6,209   Lansing   MI
65   Langmann, Florian   $6,209   Oiogg   Germany
66   Allis, Michael   $6,209   Post Falls   ID
67   Haakenson, Erik   $6,209   San Francisco   
68   Campbell, Paul   $6,209   Tyrone   CO
69   Hamade, Tyler   $6,209   Abbotsford   BC, Canada
70   Degeorge, Joseph   $6,209   W Henrietta   NY
71   Grant, Darren   $6,209   Toronto   ON, Canada
72   Hamadani, Kia   $6,209   W Los Angeles   
73   Pollowitz, Michael   $5,333   Shoreline   WA
74   Haglund, Gary   $5,333   Colorado Springs   CO
75   Lin, David   $5,333   Dunwoody   GA
76   Murphy, Stephen   $5,333   Kearny   NJ
77   Tayar, Stephane   $5,333   San Francisco   
78   Jones, Wesley   $5,333   Spring   TX
79   Whitt, Leo   $5,333   Louisville   KY
80   Flowers, Robert   $5,333   Macomb Township   MI
81   Gershenfeld, Andrew   $5,333   Yardley   PA
82   Schomer, Benjamin   $4,609   Clarkson   MI
83   Fernandez, Jacobo   $4,609   Hollywood   FL
84   Rodriquez, Mario   $4,609   Miami   FL
85   Perera, Mario   $4,609   Mission Hills St   
86   Hall, John   $4,609   Las Vegas   NV
87   Casper, Joel   $4,609   Chicago   IL
88   Chan, Gary   $4,609   Westminster   
89   Smith, John   $4,609   La Habra Hgts   
90   Nassar, Mazen   $4,609   Homer Glen   IL
91   Bueti, Antonio   $4,038   Mt. Kisco   NY
92   Jung, Hyun   $4,038   Los Angeles   
93   Souza, Michael   $4,038   San Diego   
94   Gregg, Anthony   $4,038   Columbia   MD
95   Paasonen, Mika   $4,038   Hameenlinna   Finland
96   Yim, Chae   $4,038   Kent   WA
97   Eydelsteyn, Gustavo   $4,038   Atherton   
98   Cantu, Brandon   $4,038   Las Vegas   NV
99   Cross, Peter   $4,038   Waterloo   ON, Canada
100   Buechner, Andrew   $3,581   Narberth   PA
101   Gudinas, Deborah   $3,581   Phoenix   AZ
102   Hesse, Coby   $3,581   Missouri City   TX
103   Keikoan, Matthew   $3,581   San Rafael   
104   Levine, David   $3,581   Belmont   
105   Murdia, Kunal   $3,581   Los Angeles   
106   Fani, Ron   $3,581   Los Angeles   
107   Segall, Jesse   $3,581   Las Vegas   NV
108   Sidoryk, Joseph   $3,581   Elmhurst   IL
109   Cohen, Scott   $3,581   Atlanta   GA
110   Deeb, Shaun   $3,581   Troy   NY
111   Michael, John   $3,581   Henderson   NV
112   Macgregor, Bruce   $3,581   Port Orange   FL
113   Schneider, Michael   $3,581   Covington   GA
114   Bell, Christopher   $3,581   Raleigh   NC
115   Jackson, Richard   $3,581   Key West   FL
116   De Niro, Joe   $3,581   Studio City   
117   Shaw, William   $3,581   Seattle   WA
118   Woelfel, Wade   $3,581   Mankato   MN
119   Burmeister, Christopher   $3,581   Eau Claire   WI
120   Williams, Christine Kim   $3,581   Las Vegas   NV
121   Moorman, Daniel   $3,581   Chicago   IL
122   Todd Tyner, Nancy   $3,581   Las Vegas   NV
123   Brownscombe, Thomas   $3,581   Lindsborg   KS
124   Margolis, David   $3,581   Louisville   TN
125   Willis, Curtis   $3,581   Heber City   UT
126   Hinkle, Grant   $3,581   Overland Park   KS
127   Tunkel, Jeffrey   $3,581   Naperville   IL
128   Appel, Michael   $3,581   Boston   MA
129   Meehan, James   $3,581   Burnsville   MN
130   Fodera, Elliott   $3,581   Orlando   FL
131   Sanner, Jon   $3,581   Las Vegas   NV
132   Kwok, Matthew   $3,581   Vancouver   BC, Canada
133   Asensio, Marcelo   $3,581   San Paulo   Brazil
134   Keehn, Jeremy   $3,581   San Francisco   
135   Bieler, Allan   $3,581   Plantation   FL
136   Mizzi, Sorel   $3,276   Toronto   ON, Canada
137   Alcober, Benjamin   $3,276   Chino Hills   
138   Leonard, Mark   $3,276   Dallas   TX
139   Mu, Wei   $3,276   Pearl City   HI
140   Childs, William   $3,276   Alexandria   VA
141   Yarbrough, Donald   $3,276   Laughlin   NV
142   Brennan, Craig   $3,276   San Clemente   
143   Dichiara, Derrick   $3,276   Oviedo   FL
144   Anstine, Timothy   $3,276   Oregon City   OR
145   Alber, John   $3,276   Whittier   
146   Luong, Tuyen   $3,276   Fountain Valley   
147   Jones, Kyle   $3,276   Old Town   ME
148   Vance, Matthew   $3,276   Lowville   NY
149   Hartwig, Christian   $3,276   Greenwith   Australia
150   Corr, Rodney   $3,276   Granbury   TX
151   Welch, Daniel   $3,276   Tucson   AZ
152   Sluzinski, Jeffrey   $3,276   Las Vegas   NV
153   Calonica, Colby   $3,276   Los Altos   
154   Jahke, Joshua   $3,276   Los Angeles   
155   Junstrom, Matthew   $3,276   Toledo   OH
156   Gonzales, Christopher   $3,276   Fremont   
157   Valencia, Joseph   $3,276   Menifee   
158   Slattery, Anthony   $3,276   Camano Island   WA
159   Mason, Robert   $3,276   Oad View   
160   Johnston, Robert   $3,276   San Diego   
161   Vrabel, Luke   $3,276   West Hartford    CT
162   Mahiout, Francis   $3,276   Gentilly   France
163   Genson, Eugene   $3,276   Northridge   
164   Treglio, Gerald   $3,276   Las Vegas   NV
165   Tyler, Wesley   $3,276   Chicago   IL
166   Restifo, Craig   $3,276   Bronx   NY
167   Zehm, Robert   $3,276   Cypress   TX
168   Messenger, Rebecca   $3,276   Nashota   WI
169   Bishop, Joseph   $3,276   Cincinnatti   OH
170   Lusk, Kevin   $3,276   Reddle    
171   Watts, Steven   $3,276   London   United Kingdom
172   Monroe, Richard   $3,047   Sedalia   CO
173   Hamagami, Clark   $3,047   Vancouver    BC, Canada
174   Hassan, Babajane   $3,047   Hudson   MA
175   Chattha, Charles   $3,047   Leer   Germany
176   Cohn, Paul   $3,047   Bozeman   MT
177   Transue, Linda   $3,047   Tuscon   AZ
178   Cohen, Randall   $3,047   Naples   FL
179   Winter, Mark   $3,047   Carson City   NV
180   Toth, Richard   $3,047   Miskolc   Hungary
181   Bozzano, Enio   $3,047   Blumenau   SC
182   Kenno, Martin   $3,047   Maple   ON, Canada
183   Becker, Mark   $3,047   New York   NY
184   Baker, Michael   $3,047   Henderson   NV
185   Halioua, Michel   $3,047   Thornhill   ON, Canada
186   Kim, Kevin   $3,047   Los Angeles   
187   Muchnik, Mark   $3,047   Henderson   NV
188   Miguel, Mario   $3,047   Mexico City   Mexico
189   Elizinga, Jason   $3,047   Holland   MI
190   Myerson, Alan   $3,047   Sherman Oaks   
191   Jacob, Alex   $3,047   Tulsa   OK
192   Brubaker, Brian   $3,047   Centennial   CO
193   Dickson, Samuel   $3,047   Oxbow S K,    Canada
194   Do, Quinn   $3,047   El Monte   
195   Habash, Gabi   $3,047   Lexington   KY
196   Nelson, Adcock   $3,047   Virgina Beach   VA
197   Nielson, Soren   $3,047   Roslev   Denmark
198   Ceci, Nicholas   $3,047   Peachtree City   GA
199   Price, Michael   $3,047   Kansas City   MO
200   Gera, Nikhil   $3,047   Bronx   NY
201   Lovett, Paul   $3,047   Indianapolis   IN
202   Wisniec, Laurent   $3,047   Geneva,    Switzerland
203   George, Scott   $3,047   Moorpark   
204   Horton, Kenneth   $3,047   Suwanee   GA
205   Purvis, Blakely   $3,047   Montgomery   AL
206   Boustani, Rocky   $3,047   Dallas   TX
207   Pilot, Shawn   $3,047   North Hills   
208   Hall, Galen   $2,895   San Francisco   
209   Barmaki, Ali   $2,895   San Gabriel   
210   Aronson, Uzi   $2,895   Las Vegas    NV
211   Phelps, Steven   $2,895   Fruitport   MI
212   Steed, Chance   $2,895   College Station   TX
213   Marks, Michael   $2,895   Alpine   
214   Rusnak, Francis   $2,895   Chicago   IL
215   Abbott, Michael   $2,895   Los Angeles   
216   Sinopoli, Frank   $2,895   Hollywood   FL
217   Buhion, Benjamin   $2,895   Salinas   
218   Greco, Jeffery   $2,895   Austin   TX
219   Cooper, Jerry   $2,895   St George   UT
220   Currier, Robert   $2,895   Knoxville   TN
221   Houghton, Laurence   $2,895   London   United Kingdom
222   Axtman, Bruce   $2,895   Chicago    IL
223   Ungrey, Steven   $2,895   Rickford   MI
224   Depa, Jonathan   $2,895   Chicago   IL
225   Paxton, Doug   $2,895   Weatherford   OK
226   Palmer, Gavin   $2,895   Las Vegas   NV
227   White, Daniel   $2,895   Mount Dora   FL
228   Garcia, Andres   $2,895   Salinas   
229   Ettelman, Craig   $2,895   Pinecrest   FL
230   Graziano, Vincent   $2,895   New Port Richey   FL
231   Bruan, Kristin   $2,895   New York   NY
232   Klein, Loren   $2,895   West Branch   MI
233   Schmidt, Ryan   $2,895   Anchorage   AK
234   Nicholas, Grippo   $2,895   Arlington Heights   IL
235   Wong, Angus   $2,895   Ottawa   ON, Canada
236   Eidsvig, Trond   $2,895   Alesund   Norway
237   Furey, Michele   $2,895   San Francisco   
238   Julius, Ryan   $2,895   Naperville   IL
239   Robinson, Charles   $2,895   Raleigh St   NC
240   Kwaysser, Valdemar   $2,895   Budapest   Hungary
241   Markham, Jonathan   $2,895   Elkhorn,    WI
242   Lee, Anthony   $2,895   Honolulu   HI
243   Cornell, Christopher   $2,895   Clarksville   TN
244   Anirudh, Seth   $2,895   Las Vegas   NV
245   Chan, Alexandre   $2,895   San Jose   
246   Nguyen, Phi   $2,895   Santa Ana   
247   Asch, Bryan   $2,895   Poway   
248   Vipusithimakool, Tony   $2,895   San Francisco   
249   Ladouceur, Marc   $2,895   Greensboro   NC
250   Hicks, Kenneth   $2,895   Huntiington   WV
251   Barkan, Robert   $2,895   Key West   FL
252   George, Gil   $2,895   Desoto   TX
253   Pardo, Robert   $2,742   White Plains   NY
254   Silvanovich, Mark   $2,742   North Vancouver   BC, Canada
255   Russell, Colin   $2,742   Philadelphia   PA
256   Brady, Michael   $2,742   Tuscon   AZ
257   Carli, Douglas   $2,742   Alliance   OH
258   Kocian, Roman   $2,742   Blacklick   OH
259   Subilia, Samuel   $2,742   Wells   ME
260   Molloy, Denise   $2,742   LA JOLLA   
261   Griffeth, Roongsak   $2,742   Columbus   GA
262   Wheldon, Graham   $2,742   St Neots Cambs   UK
263   Guerena, William   $2,742   Canyon Cntry   
264   Getzwiller, Sean   $2,742   Tucson   AZ
265   Fiel, Marc   $2,742   Long Beach   
266   Delvin, Stephen   $2,742   Omagh Co. Tyrone   UK
267   Cruz, Sandra   $2,742   White Plains   NY
268   Turmezey, Peter   $2,742   Budapest   Hungary
269   Greene, John   $2,742   Orlando, FL   FL
270   Snow, Alan   $2,742   Lynnwood   WA
271   Thornbury, Casey   $2,742   Riverside   
272   Quast, Robert   $2,742   Carver   MN
273   Izes, Jeffrey   $2,742   Washington Xng   PA
274   Amburgey, Jacob   $2,742   Marina   
275   Brenn, Todd   $2,742   Tallmadge   OH
276   Quilloy, Marlon   $2,742   San Antonio   TX
277   Berda, Tomer   $2,742   Menlo Park   
278   Vohra, Rajesh   $2,742   Lake Work   FL
279   Pozefsky, Harry   $2,742   Glovesrville   NY
280   Feindt, Christopher   $2,742   New Smyrna Beach   FL
281   Pinkow, Brian   $2,742   Syosset   NY
282   Myiow, Stanley   $2,742   Kahnawake   QC, Canada
283   Look, Harold   $2,742   Valley Springs   
284   Cablay, Teddy   $2,742   Honolulu   HI
285   Muntifering, Timothy   $2,742   Oroville   
286   Mabuchi, Motoyuki   $2,742   Las Vegas   NV
287   Fitzpatrick, Jeremiah   $2,742   Charlotte   NC
288   Hockensmith, Michael   $2,742   Knoxville   TN
289   Dennis, Harold   $2,742   Nicholasville   KY
290   Taylor, Brian   $2,742   Macon   GA
291   Fink, Laura   $2,742   New York   NV
292   Tehan, Joe   $2,742   Las Vegas   NV
293   Bradley, Brian   $2,742   Las Vegas   NV
294   Mann, Jordan   $2,742   Las Vegas   NV
295   Taxarchis, Steven   $2,742   Santa Rosa   
296   Burger, Roger   $2,742   Lake Havasu City   AZ