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

[booder]

Finally, the $10,000 ($10k!) LowBall. Wow. And Roland is in the box seat. Never saw him as a LowBall player, somehow.

Are these variant/deviant Formats easier Bracelets to win?

i'm guessing that with only 96  entries,the answer is yes.

[Rozza1]

The Shootout, sadly not a Brit to be seen, had been hoping Rooks might make the cut. Someone may need to explain to The Clown why everyone has the same Chip Count.


2009 World Series of Poker               
End of Day One Results               
Event #   22            
Buy In   $1,500             
Game   No Limit Hold'em Shootout            
Date   10/06/2009            
Number of Entries   999            
Net Prize Pool   $1,363,635             
First Place Prize   $313,673            
Total Spots Paid Out   100            
Players Remaining    100            

Last Name, First Name   City   State/Country   Chip Count   Table    Seat
Alvarado, Juan   Las Vegas   NV   45,000   60   1
Amourette, Antoine   Pontivy   France   45,000   66   7
Badecker, Andrew   Verona   CT   45,000   62   3
Baker, David   Rochester Hills   MI   45,000   58   2
Banizuraij, Sami   Salt Lake City   UT   45,000   61   8
Beevers, Joseph   Edgeware   New Zealand   45,000   66   10
Berkey, Matthew   Erie   PA   45,000   64   4
Bibby, Brent   Guelph   ON, Canada   45,000   61   3
Binger, Nicholas   Raleigh   NC   45,000   60   9
Blanco, Cristiano   Roma   Italy   45,000   62   1
Block, Keith   New City   NY   45,000   65   5
Bolotin, Aleksandr   Brooklyn   NY   45,000   62   2
Boyd, Howard   West Chester   OH   45,000   63   6
Boyd, Russell   Fresno      45,000   61   1
Braband, Thomas   Oshkosh   WI   45,000   60   7
Brossia, Kyle   Perrysburg   OH   45,000   62   5
Brunetti, Franco   West Hollywood      45,000   64   5
Burum, Chad   Novato      45,000   67   10
Carris, Jeffrey   Wadsworth   OH   45,000   61   2
Casper, Joel   Chicago   IL   45,000   64   9
Chan, Ping   Scarborough   ON, Canada   45,000   63   1
Chin, Ronnie   Levittown   NY   45,000   63   2
Cousineau, Anthony   Las Vegas   NV   45,000   61   6
Cutler, Joseph   Bay Shore   NY   45,000   64   3
Davis, Jared   Philadelphia   PA   45,000   62   10
Deniro, Joseph   Studio City      45,000   65   9
Do, Quinn   El Monte      45,000   60   5
Dolan, John   Bonita Springs   FL   45,000   62   6
Dong, Zelong   Saint Louis   MO   45,000   59   8
Fikac, Robert   Sterling   VA   45,000   58   7
Fixel, Alan   Jacksonville   FL   45,000   58   3
Forden, Dana   Brooks   AB, Canada   45,000   67   5
Freeman, Scott   Oak Park      45,000   58   10
Fric, Bowen   Calgary   AB, Canada   45,000   59   3
Frierson, Gary   Houston   TX   45,000   66   5
Fuller, Thomas   Boulder   CO   45,000   67   9
Fung, Steven   Walnut      45,000   59   7
Garaventa, Jody   Youngsville   NC   45,000   64   1
Gavatin, Mats   Stockholm   Sweden   45,000   63   3
Gross, Steven   Glassboro   NJ   45,000   64   6
Hamagami, Clark   Kelowna   BC, Canada   45,000   65   8
Hamby, Jared   Henderson   NV   45,000   67   4
Hang, Tam   Lynnwood   WA   45,000   59   6
Hanks, Brent   Fillmore   NY   45,000   63   7
Harris, Maura   Ellisville   MO   45,000   61   7
Haynie, Derric   Lincoln      45,000   65   2
Hirleman, Daniel   Tempe   AZ   45,000   65   10
Husa, Robert   Brookfield   IL   45,000   61   9
Jaffe, Jonathan   Enfield   CT   45,000   59   4
Jelinek, Petr   Praha    Czechoslovakia   45,000   64   2
Jetten, Peter C   Toronto   ON, Canada   45,000   67   7
Johnson, Samuel   Parker   CO   45,000   60   2
Kahlmeyer, Tim         45,000   65   3
Katchalov, Eugene   New York   NY   45,000   65   7
Keesey, Paul   Huntington Beach      45,000   60   4
Klodnicki, Christopher   Voorhees   NJ   45,000   67   1
Landry, Kai   Biloxi   MS   45,000   64   8
Liesy, Marco   Speyerer   Germany   45,000   65   4
Ly, Phong   San Jose      45,000   58   9
Mackoff, Jonas   North Vancouver   BC, Canada   45,000   64   7
Margolis, Andrew   Chicago   IL   45,000   63   10
Marks, Tyson   Missoula   MT   45,000   58   4
Massimiliano, Lupi   Roma   Italy   45,000   67   2
Mcneil, Michael   Wheeling   WV   45,000   59   2
Michael, John   Atherton      45,000   65   1
Moore, Christopher   Countryside   IL   45,000   62   9
Moorer, William   Moncks Corner   SC   45,000   64   10
Nguyen, Anh Van   Toronto   ON, Canada   45,000   66   6
Rabtsov, Kirill      Russia   45,000   60   8
Racener, John   Port Richey   FL   45,000   62   7
Ramdin, Annand   Las Vegas   NV   45,000   63   5
Saltus, Brian   Boise   ID   45,000   61   4
Sander, Marc   Hamburg   Germany   45,000   67   8
Scott, Andrew      China   45,000   60   10
Scruggs, Shay   Bryan   TX   45,000   58   8
Shannon, Ralph   Fayetteville   GA   45,000   60   3
Shulman, Barry   Las Vegas   NV   45,000   60   6
Siegal, Jeffrey   Daly City      45,000   66   4
Simhai, Michael   Beverly Hills      45,000   59   9
Skampa, Jan   Praha   Czechoslovakia   45,000   63   4
Smurfit, Peter   Aventura   FL   45,000   66   2
Somerville, Jason   Stony Brook   NY   45,000   67   3
Sowers, James   Charlotte   NC   45,000   58   1
Stothmann, Malte   Frankfurt   Germany   45,000   59   10
Stout, Matthew   Galloway   NJ   45,000   59   5
Tang, Gary   Ithaca   NY   45,000   63   8
Thorson, Gregory   Miramar   FL   45,000   66   8
Tieman, Joshua   Chicago   IL   45,000   66   9
Tran, Theobald   Las Vegas   NV   45,000   65   6
Trenck, Erika   Las Vegas   NV   45,000   62   8
Tsinis, Arkadiy   Las Vegas   NV   45,000   59   1
Tuthill, Nathan   Falmouth   VA   45,000   61   10
Vechnak, William   Raymore   MO   45,000   62   4
Velador, Jose   Lake Elsinore      45,000   67   6
Vohra, Rajesh   Lake Worth   FL   45,000   61   5
Wong, Brandon   Clovis      45,000   58   6
Wood, Matthew   Whitby   ON, Canada   45,000   66   3
Woodward, Matthew   Waterboro   ME   45,000   58   5
Yanovski, Leonid   Haifa   Israel   45,000   66   1
Yarlagadda, Srinivasa   Sarasota   FL   45,000   63   9

Surely a made up name!

[Rozza1]

ok I guess not, but I bet his parents were having a laugh.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=44409

[Jon MW]

Finally, the $10,000 ($10k!) LowBall. Wow. And Roland is in the box seat. Never saw him as a LowBall player, somehow.

Are these variant/deviant Formats easier Bracelets to win?

...

easiest tournaments to cash in for sure.

[tikay]

ok I guess not, but I bet his parents were having a laugh.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=44409

Dingdell should marry him.

[I KNOW IT]

ok I guess not, but I bet his parents were having a laugh.

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=44409

Nice head of hair , Ive seen him around Vegas a lot and often wondered if he believes  people think its real lol

[tikay]

Well, I had better start with THAT result......

Please remember, the facts & figures about JP are as sent to me by Harrahs. 

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   20      
   Buy In   $1,500       
   Date   11/06/2009      
   Game   $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em      
   Number of Entries   633      
   Net Prize Pool   $864,045      
   First Place Prize   $194,434      
   Players to Cash   63      

   Final Results:         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   Kelly, John-Paul   $194,434   Aylesbury   United Kingdom
2   Tschirch, Marc   $120,102   Msida   Germany
3   Dewitt, Jason    $78,826   Mishawaka   IN
4   Carlston, Kyle    $54,711   Las Vegas   NV
5   Virchis, Aaron    $40,048   Las Vegas   NV
6   Steward, Tony   $30,837   Dallas   TX
7   Seidel, Eric    $24,919   Las Vegas   NV
8   Radel, Andrew    $21,082   Forest Lake   MN
9   Raghavan, Ravi    $18,637   Northbrook   IL
10   Collins, Philip   $13,332   West Columbia   SC
11   Sands, David   $13,332   Las Vegas   NV
12   Popov, Alexey   $13,332   Moscow   Russia
13   Pirinen, Petteri   $9,919   Espoo   Finland
14   Chicotsky, David   $9,919   Fort Worth   TX
15   Stepp, Blake   $9,919   Spokane   WA
16   Roche, Michael   $7,586   Los Angeles   CA
17   Stowell, Nicholas   $7,586   Portland   OR
18   Shelton, Michael   $7,586   Guilford   CT
19   Vandevenne, Andreas   $5,901   Herkenbosch   Netherlands
20   Allen, Kyle   $5,901   Albuquerquw   NM
21   Mousavi, Mohsen   $5,901   Albuquerque   NM
22   Isaias, Reyes   $5,901   Carpinteria   CA
23   Bartlema, Wolbert   $5,901   Nieuw Beerta   Netherlands
24   Beasley, William   $5,901   Hollywood   FL
25   Daigle, Larry   $5,901   Breaux Bridge    LA
26   Bazeley, Jacob   $5,901   Cincinnati    OH
27   Beebe, Elton   $5,901   Austin    TX
28   Radoja, Mark   $4,795   Guelph    ON
29   Liebert, Kathleen   $4,795   Las Vegas    NV
30   Martin, Eddylee   $4,795   Cayman Brac   Cayman Islands
31   Frank, Justin   $4,795   Liverpool    NY
32   Massad, William   $4,795   Eastpointe    MI
33   Seif, Mark   $4,795   Henderson    NV
34   De Wolfe, Roland   $4,795   London   United Kingdom
35   Graphia, Anthony   $4,795   Baton Rouge    LA
36   Sebok, Joe   $4,795   Rancho Palos Verdes    CA
37   Sexton, Mike   $3,983   Las Vegas   NV
38   Gallagher, Richard   $3,983   Chicago    IL
39   Honig, Matthew   $3,983   East Windsor    NJ
40   Vinsant, Jeremiah   $3,983   Murfreeboro    TN
41   Fish, Darryll   $3,983   Las Vegas    NV
42   Jaffee, Jared   $3,983   Staten Island    NY
43   Brooks, Saul   $3,983   Hewlett    NY
44   Schwartz, Brian   $3,983   Buffalo Grove    IL
45   Langston, Brian   $3,983   Humble    TX
46   Pulido, Yesniel   $3,352   Pembroke Pines    FL
47   Vanasdale, Shawn   $3,352   Reno    NV
48   Sitron, Scott   $3,352   Glendale    WI
49   Yeh, Philip   $3,352   Stenungsund   Sweden
50   Stroj, David   $3,352   Chula Vista    CA
51   Vancruchten, Leonard   $3,352   Stevensweert   Limburg
52   Frey, Waylon   $3,352   New Braunfels    TX
53   Hoellein, Jon   $3,352   Westlake    OH
54   Lake, Steven   $3,352   Highland Park    IL
55   Berger, Frederick   $2,851   Slidell    LA
56   Andrews, Frank   $2,851   Boca Raton    FL
57   Riedlinger, Horst   $2,851   Reumen   Chile
58   Seber, Billy   $2,851   Houston    TX
59   Carlton, Everett   $2,851   St Paul    MN
60   Scott, Justin   $2,851   Redford Twp    MI
61   Cicconi, Guy   $2,851   Las Vegas    NV
62   Duthie, John   $2,851   London   United Kingdom
63   Prosandeev, Oleg   $2,851   Moscow   Russia

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Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  John-Paul Kelly Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

2.  Kelly Becomes First English Gold Bracelet Winner in Two Years

 

3.  Eric Seidel Makes 30th Career WSOP Final Table, Falls Short of Winning Ninth Gold Bracelet

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The Winner --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em championship is John-Paul Kelly, from Aylesbury, England. 

 

·        Kelly is a former student who now plays professionally, mostly online and in Europe.  He is 23-years-old

 

·        Prior to coming to this year’s WSOP, Kelly spent four months living and traveling in Australia.

 

·        Kelly says he enjoys experiencing new things.  He started playing poker seriously in 2004.

 

·        Prior to playing poker full-time Kelly was active in soccer and cricket,

 

·        Prior to winning at the WSOP Kelly had enjoyed great success at tournaments in Europe, particularly the UK.  He won seven tournaments within a 15-month span in 2005-2006.  His lifetime accrued tournament winnings (live tournaments) prior to this victory was nearly $500,000.

 

·        Kelly becomes the first English champion of 2009 and the first British citizen to win a WSOP gold bracelet since Ram Vaswani (Hendon, UK) won the Limit Hold’em Shootout on July 3, 2007.

 

·        Kelly collected $194,045 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Kelly has come to the WSOP for three consecutive years.  According to the official records, Kelly now has 1 win, 2 final table appearance, and 2 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  His only previous showing was ninth place in the $2,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event last year.

 

·        Kelly currently has $217,033 in WSOP winnings.

 

·        John-Paul Kelly is sometimes listed as “J.P. Kelly” in previous tournament records.

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Winner Quotes --

 

·        On winning his first WSOP gold bracelet:  “This has to be the highlight of my life, so far.”

 

·        On what the win means to his poker career:  “I’m pretty down to earth.  I take it in stride.  I look forward to doing other things, too.”

 

·        On how he started playing poker:  “I started playing poker when I was 18.  I was able to get good at it.  I was able to win some events in the UK, and then got good playing online, as well.”

 

·        On the competitiveness of poker:  “I always enjoyed playing sports.  Playing poker was something I was interested in because it was competitive for me.  The competitive edge I had in sports is now transferred over to poker.”

 

·        On what he might have pursued in life other than poker:  “I can’t explain it really.  I just took if very seriously, even from the age of 16.  I was always reading, and stuff.  So, I was interested from an early age.”

 

·        On what he likes to do in Las Vegas other than play poker:  “Nightclubs.  There are good nights out here every night you want to go out.”

 

·        On his favorite nightclub:  “The Voodoo Lounge (Rio) is pretty good, but I haven’t been to a bad club in Vegas, yet.”

 

·        On his plans to celebrate his victory.  “I don’t know.  But it will probably involve a lot of alcohol.”
 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table contained only one former WSOP gold bracelet winner – Eric Seidel (8 wins).

 

·        Ages of the finalists ranged from 21 to 49.

 

·        The runner up was Marc Tschirch, from Msida, Germany.  This was Tschirch’s third time to cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The third-place finisher was Jason Dewitt, from Mishawaka, IN. 

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Kyle Carlston, from Las Vegas, NV.  Carlston holds a B.A. from Tulane University and a Masters Degree from Cal-Berkley.  He cashed in last year’s WSOP Main Event.



·        The fifth-place finisher was Aaron Virchis, from Las Vegas, NV.  He makes his living betting on sports, mostly Major League Baseball.  Virchis cashed in this same event in 2006. 

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Tony Steward, from Dallas, TX.  He started playing poker while in the U.S. Army.  He is now retired and is the proud father of twin girls.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Eric Seidel, from Las Vegas, NV.  His attempt to win a ninth gold bracelet came up short.  Had Seidel won this event, he would have taken sole possession of fourth-place on the all-time WSOP wins list.  Seidel remains tied with poker legend Johnny Moss, with eight career titles.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Andrew Radel, from Forest Lake, MN.  He is a student at Drake University.

 

·        The ninth-place finisher was Ravi Raghavan, from Northbook, IL.  He is a student at the University of Illinois.

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Other In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Other former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Justin Scott, Mark Seif, and Kathy Liebert.

 

·        Eric Seidel’s final table appearance now gives him 30 for his career.  He has won 8/30, or 27 percent of attempts.  By contrast, T.J. Cloutier has won 6 of his 38 appearances, or 16 percent of attempts.  Phil Hellmuth has won 11/41, or 27 percent of attempts.  The best record (wins/attempts – minimum three gold bracelets) belongs to Stu Ungar, with 5/10, or 50 percent of attempts.

 

·        Eric Seidel’s cash in this tournament means he has now finished in-the-money at the WSOP for16 consecutive years.  This was his 55th career cash, which currently ranks fourth on the all-time list (behind Phil Hellmuth, Men “the Master” Nguyen, and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson).

 

·        The defending champion from 2008 was David Singer, from Las Vegas, NV.  He entered this year’s tournament, but did not cash.

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Odds and Ends --

 

·        This tournament experienced a slight decline in attendance from last year.  However, in 2008 this event was scheduled during opening weekend of the WSOP (Event #3), traditionally one of the busiest periods in attendance at the World Series, other than the start of the Main Event.  This year’s event attracted 633 entries.

 

·        Pot-Limit poker made its debut at the WSOP in 1984, when two Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments were offered.  There were no Pot-Limit tournaments of any kind at the WSOP from 1970 through 1983.

 

·        The only Pot-Limit which was played at the WSOP between 1984 and 1991 was Pot-Limit Omaha.  Pot-Limit Hold’em was restricted to cash games.

 

·        The first Pot-Limit Hold’em tournament at the WSOP took place in 1992.  The game has been a fixture on the WSOP schedule ever since.  During most years, it was one of the first tournaments on the annual schedule.

 

·        Some poker purists consider Pot-Limit to be a greater test of skill than No-Limit.  This is due to Pot-Limit’s emphasis on post-flop play.  Since pots gradually escalate in size in Pot-Limit, the magnitude of every decision is amplified as the hand progresses.  Contrast this with No-Limit, in which players can push “all in” at any time, which tends to create more races and reduces some elements of skill.

·        Pot-Limit means a player can wager only up to the exact amount of what is contained in the pot at any time.  No-Limit means a player can wager any or all of his/her chips at any time.
 

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This could be interesting, especially if the Shrewdies arrive en masse........

The official WSOP gold bracelet ceremony takes place on the day following the winner’s victory.  The ceremony takes place on at center stage of the main tournament room and begins during the break of the noon tournament.  The ceremony usually starts around 2:20 pm.  The national anthem of the winner’s nation is played.  The entire presentation is open to public and media.  Video and photography is permitted by both media and the public.