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

[The Camel]

Gogogogogogogogogo Keith The Camel, one time for the good old boys

I'm not *that* old 

But thanks anyway xx

[GreekStein]

Nothing to see here.

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   End of Day Two Results         
   Event #   50      
   Buy In   $1,500      
   Game   Limit Hold'em Shootout      
   Date   27/06/2009      
   Number of Entries   571      
   Net Prize Pool   $779,415      
   First Place Prize   $194,909       
   Total Spots Paid Out   64      
   Players Remaining    8      
            
   Final Table         
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country
1   David Williams   360,000   Las Vegas   NV
2   Flaminio Malaguti   360,000   Las Vegas   NV
3   Greg Mueller   360,000   Vancouver   BC, Canada
4   Joep Van Den Bijgaart   360,000   Nijmegen   The Netherlands
5   Jose Barbero   360,000   Buenos Aires   Brazil
6   Marc Naalden   360,000   Roosendaal   The Netherlands
7   Matthew Sterling   360,000   Brownstown   Indiana
8   Millie Shiu   360,000   Milpitas   
            
   In the Money Finishers         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1      $194,909      
2      $120,614      
3      $77,138      
4      $51,145      
5      $35,058      
6      $24,824      
7      $18,136      
8      $13,655      
9   Hoivold, Andreas   $4,356   Kristiansand   
10   Ponzio, Ben   $4,356   Elmwwood Park   IL
11   Tanniru, Robert   $4,356   Henderson   NV
12   Neckar, Jonathan   $4,356   Las Vegas   NV
13   Schneider, Thomas   $4,356   Scottsdale   AZ
14   Petersen, Jacob   $4,356   Baton Rouge   LA
15   Buchanan, Shawn   $4,356   Abbottsford   BC
16   Panos, Peter   $4,356   Orland Park   IL
17   Brenes, Humberto   $4,356      Costa Rica
18   Halioua, Michel   $4,356   Thornhill   ON
19   Pan, Qinghai   $4,356   Las Vegas   NV
20   Ray, Kyle   $4,356   Fayetteville   GA
21   Michaud, Norman   $4,356   Bakersfield   
22   Heimiller, Daniel   $4,356   Las Vegas   NV
23   Ray, Robert   $4,356   Moss Point   MS
24   Dang, Trai   $4,356   Whittier   
25   Ginzburg, Roman   $4,356   Los Angeles   
26   Leah, Michael   $4,356   Brooklyn   NY
27   Kraus, Daniel   $4,356   Karlsrune   GM
28   Boudreau, Jeffrey   $4,356   Evergreen Park   IL
29   Dwek, Jonathan   $4,356   Toronto    ON, Canada
30   Byrne, Michael   $4,356   Oak Laun   IL
31   Konst, Lennart   $4,356   Xanten-Vynen   Germany
32   Bellande, Jean Robert   $4,356   Las Vegas   NV
33   Campbell, Robert   $4,356      
34   Binger, Nicholas   $4,356   Las Vegas   NV
35   Witteles, Ronald   $4,356   Palo Alto   
36   Gallman, James   $4,356   Granbury   TX
37   Parker, John   $4,356   Silver Springs   MD
38   Goddard, Brian   $4,356   Huntington Bh   
39   Early, Benjamin   $4,356   Chester   VA
40   Lauria, Bob   $4,356   Norwich   CT
41   Siegal, Jeffrey   $4,356   Daly City   
42   Beasley, William   $4,356   Hollywood   FL
43   Thorpe, Michael   $4,356   La Mesa   
44   Oliveira, Raul   $4,356   Rio Janerio   
45   Hagen, Andreas   $4,356   Hafrsfjord   
46   Plastik, David   $4,356   Las Vegas   NV
47   Helppi, Juha   $4,356   Helsinki   
48   Hiatt, Samuel   $4,356   Dekalb   IL
49   Wan, Lap   $4,356   Alhambra   
50   Cordovez, Diego   $4,356   Las Vegas    NV
51   Pechac, James   $4,356   Phoenix    AZ
52   Shlez, Vadim   $4,356   Brooklyn    NY
53   Buckley, James   $4,356   Los Angeles   
54   Haakenson, Erik   $4,356   San Francisco   
55   Kittle, Scott   $4,356   Redlands   
56   Geary, Jim   $4,356   Glendale    AZ
57   Snow, Alan   $4,356   Lynnwood    WA
58   Kim, Steve   $4,356   San Jose   
59   Locicero, Marco   $4,356   Iseo   Italy
60   Patelidas, Antonio   $4,356   Las Vegas    NV
61   Keown, Clinton   $4,356   Evansville    IN
62   Henson, Raymond   $4,356   Spring    TX
63   Toh, William   $4,356   Las Vegas    NV
64   Lennaard, Ken   $4,356   Norrtalje   Sweden

What do you mean nothing to see here? Apart from Mr Runar Runarsson this may be the greatest name in poker

[The Camel]

Been playing poker a long time (not as long as Karabiner mind), and never felt this bad.. (guess who the mug with AA was in this hand)


The Bubble Bursts

One player raised to 7,000 before another player reraised to 20,000. A third player on the button called and then a fourth player reraised all in for 26,000 total. All three of the other players called.

The flop came down {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {10-Spades}. and everyone checked. The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and everyone checked again. The river was the {8-Hearts} and the first of the remaining three players, the player that originally opened to 7,000 preflop, bet 20,000. The other two players folded.

The all-in player tabled pocket aces, for flopped top set. His only opponent left showed {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} to complete the straight to the queen. The player with the aces was busted on the bubble and all the remaining players are now in the money.

[tikay]

So for 3 weeks whilst in England, I kept this Thread smack up to date. Then I go to Vegas, & I'm 3 days behind with it. Go figure.

Actually, it's 2 days behind, as Harrah's did not send any stuff on Sunday.

Anyway, I'm gonna try & bring it up to date now, & though old news is stale, I want to do it for the sake of completeness. So ignore me, & it.

[tikay]

PLEASE NOTE.

I have a VERY special announcement as to the WSOP, which I'll Post as soon as I've Posted all the Results.

Not to be missed.

[tikay]

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   51      
   Buy In   $1,500       
   Date   No Limit Hold'em      
   Game   27/06/2009      
   Number of Entries   2,781      
   Net Prize Pool   $3,796,065       
   First Place Prize   $664,426      
   Players to Cash   297      

   Final Results         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   Carsten, Joh   $664,426   Reutlingen   Germany
2   Chen, Andrew   $412,632   Mississauga   ON, Canada
3   Walasinski, David   $272,405   Columbus   OH
4   Levy, Steven   $192,650   Peabody   MA
5   Crowe, Owen   $145,199   Halfax   NS
6   Durand, Thibaud    $115,817   Paris    France
7   Kapalas, Georgios   $97,634   Athens   Greece
8   Helder, Jason   $86,702   Lancaster   PA
9   Page, Nathan   $80,894   Portland   OR
10   Mazursky, John   $56,751   Austin   TX
11   Vilela, Diego   $56,751   Rio De Janeiro   Brazil
12   Schlein, Joshua   $56,751   Owings Mills    MD
13   Szilasi, Viktoria   $39,820   Budapest   Hungary
14   Mertz, Jasper   $39,820   Lyngby   Denmakr
15   Vanchiro, Jeffrey   $39,820   Brooklyn    NY
16   Haabak, Jesse   $27,939   Mcville    ND
17   Matern, Mark   $27,939   Herten   Germany
18   Lupovich, Eric   $27,939   Mont-Royal    QC, Canada
19   Oneil, Craig   $19,587    Cleveland   England
20   Worrmann, Michael   $19,587   Gelsenkirchen   Germany
21   Jacob, Alex   $19,587   Las Vegas    NV
22   Truelove, Benjamin   $19,587   Las Vegas    NV
23   Kenny, Albert   $19,587   Dublin   Ireland
24   Fleischer, Terry   $19,587   Las Vegas    NV
25   Belloso, Rafael   $19,587   Maracaibo   Venezuela
26   Weenink, Herman   $19,587   Gouda   Netherlands
27   Zurawski, Christopher   $19,587   Glen Ellyn    IL
28   Diaz, Robert   $15,374   Tierra Verde    FL
29   Payne, Billie   $15,374   Arlington    TX
30   Lebiszczak, Allan   $15,374   Saskatoon    SK, Canada
31   Bremstahler, Thomas   $15,374   Cologne   Germany
32   Sheirbon, Brent   $15,374   The Dalles    OR
33   Desmond, Casey   $15,374   Mesa    AZ
34   Roberts, Jaime   $15,374   London   United Kingdom
35   Pfund, Douglas   $15,374   New Hudson    MI
36   Schramm, Florian   $15,374   Maisach   Germany
37   McIntyre, Luke   $11,464   Glenhaven   Australia
38   Gharibian, Tro   $11,464   Los Angeles    CA
39   Fisher, Cole   $11,464   Mission Viejo    CA
40   Loredo, Francisco   $11,464   Cornelius    OR
41   Pantling, Andrew   $11,464   St. Julians   Malta
42   Tomberlin, Eric   $11,464   Orange Park   FL
43   Rodrigues, Andre   $11,464   Loule   Guinea
44   Tuthill, Nathan   $11,464   Fredericksburg   VA
45   Pilot, Shawn   $11,464   North Hills, CA   CA
46   Hudson, Michael   $8,996   Lake In The Hills   IL
47   Drake, Christopher   $8,996   Leavenworth   KS
48   Godfrey, David   $8,996   Port Coquitlam   BC, Canada
49   Harder, Charles   $8,996   Ft Collins   CO
50   Shearer, Randy   $8,996   Pekin   IL
51   Bessa, Serigo   $8,996   Almancil   Portugal
52   Petzing, James   $8,996   Chicago    IL
53   Coulon, Christine   $8,996   Reedsburg    WI
54   Van Coevorden, Tosao   $8,996   Amsterdam   Netherlands
55   Vanzadelhoff, Steven   $7,364   Geldermalsen    NL
56   Meyers, Brandon   $7,364   Robbinsdale    MN
57   Trujillo, Clinton   $7,364   Grand Junction    CO
58   Kershaw, James   $7,364   Langton    CA
59   Scott, Eric   $7,364   San Fancisco    CA
60   Herman, Robert   $7,364   Reno    NV
61   Lugo, Pablo   $7,364   Vila Nova De Gaia   Portugal
62   Marques, Marco   $7,364   Vila Nova De Gaia   Portugal
63   Wade, Daniel   $7,364   Richmond    VA
64   Nasser, Walid   $6,187   Calabozo Edo Guarico   Venezuela
65   Lenoble, Rick   $6,187   Coral Springs    FL
66   Huynh, Phong   $6,187   Duluth    GA
67   Nishijima, Thiago   $6,187   Sao Paulo   Brazil
68   Gagliano, Michael   $6,187   Rockaway    NJ
69   Sanchezvegas, Carlos   $6,187   Isla Margarita   Venezuela
70   Peterson, Dale   $6,187   Bothell    WA
71   Wingert, Damian   $6,187   Westminster    CA
72   Li, Tj   $6,187   Thousand Oaks    CA
73   Stocker, William   $5,314   Palo Alto    CA
74   Zillmer, John   $5,314   Glenmoore    PA
75   San Martin, Garcia   $5,314   Elche   Spain
76   Brickman, Robert   $5,314   Jacksonville    FL
77   Scherr, John   $5,314   Charlotte    NC
78   Nguyen, Men   $5,314   Bell Gardens    CA
79   Johnson, Keith   $5,314   Nottingham   United Kingdom
80   Brady, Matthew   $5,314   Havertown    PA
81   Benvenuti, Michael   $5,314   Costa Mesa    CA
82   Hohn, Steven   $4,593   Overland Park   KS
83   Beck, Jason   $4,593   Los Angeles   CA
84   Pock, Allen   $4,593   Irvine   CA
85   Drover, Mark   $4,593   St Johns   NF, Canada
86   Bronson, Barney   $4,593   Mckinney   TX
87   Labbe, Leo   $4,593   Las Vegas   NV
88   Hawk, William   $4,593   Bothell   WA
89   Pappas, Clifford   $4,593   Scottsdale   AZ
90   Guerrero, Juan   $4,593   Mission   TX
91   Riser, Larkin   $4,023   Shreveport   LA
92   Dorin, Scott   $4,023   Las Vegas   NV
93   Sigal, Jenia   $4,023   Brei Brak   Israel
94   Persson, Magnus   $4,023   Gothenburg   Sweden
95   Pahuja, Vineet   $4,023   Hicksville   NY
96   Hendrickson, Shaun   $4,023      
97   Barabino, Richard   $4,023   New York   NY
98   Subilia, Samuel   $4,023   Wells   ME
99   Anderson, Chapin   $4,023   Keizer   OR
100   Lamar, Justin   $3,568   Carpinteria   CA
101   Slaubaugh, Cody   $3,568   Henderson    NV
102   Barclay, Stuart   $3,568   Sussex    United Kingdom
103   Bonita, Christopher   $3,568   Winthrop    MA
104   Potter, Jason   $3,568   Tulsa    OK
105   Korkis, Samuel   $3,568   Calabasas    CA
106   Holiman, Brady   $3,568   Athens    TX
107   Tipper, Christopher   $3,568   Vienna    WV
108   Ha, Lawrence   $3,568   W Hollywood    CA
109   Younger, Jason   $3,568   Bakersfield    CA
110   Le, Hon   $3,568   Bell Gardens    CA
111   Jaoui, David   $3,568   Paris   France
112   Gee, William   $3,568   Pflugerville    TX
113   Bailey, Bryan   $3,568   Florence    KY
114   Krempf, Jozsef   $3,568   Tat   Hungary
115   Souza, Marc   $3,568   Concord    CA
116   Price, Ryan   $3,568   Illovo   South Africa
117   Hakverdian, Mher   $3,568   Pasadena    CA
118   Frank, Joshua   $3,568   N Miami Beach    FL
119   Jamieson, Jack   $3,568   Fountain Hills    AZ
120   McFadgen, Michael   $3,568   Etobicoke    ON, Canada
121   Winters, Ronald   $3,568   Lake Havasu City    AZ
122   Floyd, Christopher   $3,568   Rancho Cucamonga   CA
123   Orr, Anthony   $3,568   Poynette    WI
124   Stefanelli, Bruno   $3,568   Seorrano Lecci   Italy
125   Baudys, Martin   $3,568   Las Vegas    NV
126   Beyeler, Kevin   $3,568   Tarzana    CA
127   Bogdan, Aurel   $3,568   Baia Mare   Romania
128   Jaddi, Salman   $3,568   Pembroke Pines    FL
129   Clemente, Vito   $3,568   Sherman Oaks    CA
130   Urban, Joan   $3,568   Amarillo    TX
131   Cousineau, Anthony   $3,568   Daytona Beach    FL
132   Christensen, Timothy   $3,568   Northfield    MN
133   Marsh, Edward   $3,568   Lafayette    LA
134   Flores, Michael   $3,568   Dallas    TX
135   Mecklinger, Jay   $3,568   Toronto    ON, Canada
136   Goldklang, David   $3,264   Mill Valley    CA
137   Braband, Thomas   $3,264   Oshkosh    WI
138   Wanzer, Scott   $3,264   Tucson    AZ
139   Calvin, Neil   $3,264   Sammamish    WA
140   Jones, Lindsay   $3,264   Garden Grove    CA
141   Colaiacovo, Paulo   $3,264   Etobicoke    ON, Canada
142   Ducatezeiler, Andres   $3,264   Buenos Aires   Argentina
143   Richardson, Adam   $3,264   Poway    CA
144   Bouzalas, Ioannis   $3,264   Athens   Greece
145   Charilas, Dimitros   $3,264   Athens   Greece
146   Bass, Larry   $3,264   Tamarac    FL
147   Thavisin, Ben   $3,264   Grevenbroich   Germany
148   Montes De Peralta, Diego   $3,264   Mirathru Lims   
149   Snoek, Dirk   $3,264   Groningen   Netherlands
150   Brown, Thomas   $3,264   Kent    WA
151   Derke, Nicholas   $3,264   Avondale    PA
152   Lopes, Tiago   $3,264   Porto   Portugal
153   Fee, Mark   $3,264   Cincinnati    OH
154   Robbins, Gregory   $3,264   Mooresville    NC
155   Vargo, Eric   $3,264   Santa Monica    CA
156   Kiiski, Lauri   $3,264   Tampere   Finland
157   Reinartz, Sebastian   $3,264   Juechen   Germany
158   Roschek, Mark   $3,264   Hayward    CA
159   Figueroa, Victor   $3,264   Las Vegas    NV
160   Smith, Alex   $3,264   Highland Park    NJ
161   Saleh, Christopher   $3,264   Appleby   United Kingdom
162   Duong, Thomas   $3,264   Fremont    CA
163   Carli, Douglas   $3,264   Alliance    OH
164   Fussner, Joshua   $3,264   Peoria    IL
165   Rosario, Ritchie   $3,264   Clovis    CA
166   Suffel, Douglas   $3,264   Sault Ste Marie    ON, Canada
167   Henson, David   $3,264   Round Rock    TX
168   Ripley, Craig   $3,264   Innisfil    ON, Canada
169   Jimenez, Lucito   $3,264   Corona    CA
170   Amer, June   $3,264   Pembroke Pines    FL
171   Paasonen, Mika   $3,264   Hameenlinna   Finland
172   Hurwich, Scott   $3,036   Orlando    FL
173   Olesch, Gordon   $3,036   Oldenburg   Germany
174   Thompson, Gregory   $3,036   Charlotte    NC
175   Tong, William   $3,036   Baysid    NY
176   Legros, Julien   $3,036      France
177   Felix, Duane   $3,036   New Rochelle    NY
178   Garner, Markie   $3,036   Prairieville    CA
179   Manole, Mihai   $3,036   Targoviste   Romania
180   Pavlis, Jan   $3,036   Svitavy   Czech Republic
181   Kim, Douglas   $3,036   Hartsdale    NY
182   Reitman, Joseph   $3,036   Los Angeles    CA
183   Shechtman, Steven   $3,036   Hollywood    FL
184   Ventsko, Vladimir   $3,036   San Francisco    CA
185   Myrick, Steven   $3,036   Bakersfield    CA
186   Risener, Kevin   $3,036   Trinity    FL
187   Bierschback, Peter   $3,036   Midland    MI
188   Nakhoul, Bedda   $3,036   Wakefield    MA
189   Reiken, Jace   $3,036   Lincoln Park    NJ
190   Gibbons, William   $3,036   Madison    WI
191   Filippi, Amnon   $3,036   New York    NY
192   Zeidler, Kevin   $3,036   Dixon    CA
193   Vaiese, Anthony   $3,036   Seattle    WA
194   Nguyen, Khiem   $3,036   Wiesbaden   Germany
195   Mahoney, Jared   $3,036   Abington    MA
196   Schussler, Erin   $3,036   Lonsdale    MN
197   Svendsen, Bertil   $3,036      
198   McClellan, Fitzgerald   $3,036   Tacom    WA
199   Levecchia, Patrick   $3,036   Sellersville    PA
200   Hjelm, Benjamin   $3,036   Montgomery    AL
201   Collins, Lehi   $3,036   Carmichael    CA
202   Rodriguez, Jorge   $3,036   Las Vegas    NV
203   Chew, Nelson   $3,036   Milpitas    CA
204   Catron, Vance   $3,036   Ketchikan    AK
205   Russmeier, Julian   $3,036   Berlin   Germany
206   Rahmani, Ibrahim   $3,036   Vaxjo   Sweden
207   Chambers, Franklin   $3,036   Littleton    CO
208   Daukas, Scott   $2,885   Olympia    WA
209   Sisneros, Frederick   $2,885   Ranchos De Taos    NM
210   Sanburn, Keith   $2,885   Thompson    MB, Canada
211   Pionke, Edward   $2,885   Chicago    IL
212   Crawford, Andrew   $2,885   Harrow   United Kingdom
213   Himelstein, Michael   $2,885   Denver    CO
214   Ng, Jason   $2,885   Henderson    NV
215   Mifsud, Brandon   $2,885   Gilbert    AZ
216   St Amour, Mark   $2,885   Gallatin    TN
217   Furfaro, Sean   $2,885   Waterloo    ON, Canada
218   Mizrachy, Marc   $2,885   Towaco    NJ
219   Shelton, Kenneth   $2,885   Dallas    TX
220   Brill, Joshua   $2,885   Cambridge    OH
221   Turner, Andrew   $2,885   Plymouth    MI
222   Ovasapyan, Saro   $2,885   Glendale    CA
223   Andrew, Howard   $2,885   Walnut Creek    CA
224   Harris, Christopher   $2,885   Cleveland    MS
225   Khireddine, Samy   $2,885      
226   Kuether, Joseph   $2,885   El Grove    WI
227   McDaniel, Marcus   $2,885   Mt Pleasant    TX
228   Crain, Joshua   $2,885   Lakewood    CO
229   Bremer, Gary   $2,885   Oak Creek    WI
230   Higgins, Shawn   $2,885   Austin    TX
231   Martinez, Martin   $2,885   Camperdown   South Africa
232   Jakobsson, Vesa   $2,885   Helsinki   Finland
233   Seri, Bulent   $2,885   Port Melbourne    VI
234   Lytle, Michael   $2,885   Atlanta    GA
235   Doria, Mario   $2,885      
236   Slusarek, Patryk   $2,885   London   United Kingdom
237   Cox, Kyle   $2,885   Hinsdale    IL
238   Leconte, Venceslas   $2,885   Conde Sur Vire   France
239   Kloeber, Ross   $2,885   Peoria    AZ
240   Benhamou, Brian   $2,885   Paris   France
241   Odonnell, Kevin   $2,885   Scottsdale    AZ
242   Soble, David   $2,885   Alexandria    VA
243   Cowan, Christopher   $2,885   Kettering    OH
244   Martin, Jesse   $2,885   Shrewsbury    MA
245   Mead, Darrell   $2,885   Peoria    AZ
246   Wong, Nelson   $2,885   Edmonton    AB, Canada
247   Toth, Matthew   $2,885   Anacortes    WA
248   Hill, Jerry   $2,885   Bakersfield    CA
249   Walterscheid, Mel   $2,885   Muenster    TX
250   Jesus, Jorge   $2,885   Vile Velha   Brazil
251   Blanchar, Richard   $2,885   Ft. Lauderdale    FL
252   Viox, Christopher   $2,885   Glen Carbon    IL
253   Restrepo, Daniel   $2,733   Boca Raton    FL
254   Leckey, Paul   $2,733   Ballycastle Antrim   Ireland
255   Wong, William   $2,733   Aurora    IL
256   Makdessi, Rabih   $2,733   Solon    OH
257   Sgroi, Antoine   $2,733   Paris   France
258   Lai, Anthony   $2,733      
259   Patzel, Oliver   $2,733   Hamburg   Germany
260   Holand, Ian   $2,733   La Mesa    CA
261   Luber, Benjamin   $2,733   Chicago    IL
262   Kwan, Bill   $2,733   Calgary    AB, Canada
263   Smoot, Scott   $2,733   Brunswick    OH
264   Ium, Michael   $2,733   Toronto    ON, Canada
265   Black, Scott   $2,733   Longview    WA
266   Treasure, Matthew   $2,733   Peekskill    NY
267   Kantelberg, John   $2,733   Etobicoke    ON, Canada
268   Wong, Norris   $2,733   Edmonton   AB, Canada
269   Kovacs, Gabor   $2,733   Budapest   Hungary
270   Miller, Steven   $2,733   Key Largo    FL
271   Thomas, Robert   $2,733   Chicago    IL
272   Singh, Bhupinder   $2,733   Sacramento    CA
273   Koo, Thomas   $2,733   Vancouver    BC, Canada
274   Paladenic, Joseph   $2,733   Sierra Vista    AZ
275   Mews, Arne   $2,733   Cologne   Germany
276   Adams, Marco   $2,733   Prague   Czech Republic
277   Cabral, Clive   $2,733   Pearl City    HI
278   Narboni, Philippe   $2,733   Veigy   France
279   Hinkle, Grant   $2,733   Overland Park    KS
280   Boylan, Christopher   $2,733   Redlands    CA
281   Johnson, Jared   $2,733   Greenwood    IN
282   Cebula, Dale   $2,733   Mosinee    WI
283   Gray, Jason   $2,733   Troutdale    OR
284   Oman, Carl   $2,733   Ridgefield    WA
285   De Bruijn, Guido   $2,733   Amsterdam   Netherlands
286   Perez, Martin   $2,733   Kingwood    TX
287   Grimard, Anthony   $2,733   Newaygo    MI
288   Araujo, Marcio   $2,733   Para De Minas    Brazil
289   Vassort, Pierre   $2,733   Lyon   France
290   Erdman, Travis   $2,733   Burlingame    CA
291   Hartwick, Gregory   $2,733   Bolton    ON, Canada
292   Dillion, Robert   $2,733   Battle Creek    MI
293   Lieu, Kiet   $2,733   Santa Ana    CA
294   Ornstein, Eric   $2,733   Centereach    NY
295   Lange, Mark   $2,733   Phoenix    AZ
296   Moore, Kenneth   $2,733   San Antonio    TX
297   Blanda, Anthony   $2,733   Las Vegas    NV

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Been playing poker a long time (not as long as Karabiner mind), and never felt this bad.. (guess who the mug with AA was in this hand)


The Bubble Bursts

One player raised to 7,000 before another player reraised to 20,000. A third player on the button called and then a fourth player reraised all in for 26,000 total. All three of the other players called.

The flop came down {A-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {10-Spades}. and everyone checked. The turn brought the {9-Diamonds} and everyone checked again. The river was the {8-Hearts} and the first of the remaining three players, the player that originally opened to 7,000 preflop, bet 20,000. The other two players folded.

The all-in player tabled pocket aces, for flopped top set. His only opponent left showed {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} to complete the straight to the queen. The player with the aces was busted on the bubble and all the remaining players are now in the money.

yikes..

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Official Report

Event #51

No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In:  $1,500

Number of Entries:  2,781

Total Net Prize Pool:  $3,796,065

Number of Places Paid:  297

First Place Prize:  $664,426

June 27-29, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  Carsten Joh Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

2.  Joh Wins Poker’s Most Coveted Prize and $664,426

 

3.  Germany Enters Circle of Nations with WSOP Gold Bracelet Wins

 

4.  Another WSOP Event Sells Out – Ninth Event at This Year’s World Series Reaches Full Capacity

 

5.  Total Purse at 2009 WSOP Surpasses the $100-Million Mark – With Main Event Still to Come

 

 

 

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The Champion --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em champion is Carston John, from Reutingen, Germany.  The city of Reutingen is located near Stuttgart.

 

·        Joh is 45-years-old.  He is a professional poker player, who plays online poker regularly.  Joh also owns part of a small business involved in sports gambling in Germany (which is legal).

 

·        Joh is fluent in both German (his native language) and English.

 

·        Joh finished high school, served in the military, and also attended college.  He worked various jobs until discovering an aptitude as a backgammon player.

 

·        Joh competed in international backgammon tournaments and played in various clubs for many years.  He competed throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s in Germany and throughout Europe.  One of Joh’s friends from the backgammon tournaments was Danish poker player Gus Hansen.

 

·        Joh ws caught up in the poker book around 2002 and 2003 which attracted many European players.

 

·        Joh’s preferred poker game is Pot-Limit Omaha.

 

·        Prior to his win, Joh had two major cashes in Europe.  He took second at Casino Bergenz last year, and then finished seventh at the Irish Open, also held in 2008.  His combined live tournament winnings totaled $219,542 prior to this win.

 

·        Joh arrived at this year’s WSOP intending to play only about 4-5 tournaments, including the Main Event.

 

·        Joh collected $664,426 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        According to official records, Joh now has 1 win, 1 final table appearance, and 1 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  His career WSOP earnings now total $664,426.

 

·        Joh becomes the first player from Germany to win a gold bracelet this year.  He is the first German player to win since Sebastian Ruthenberg (Hamburg, Germany) won the Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split championship in 2008.  The first German national to win a WSOP event was Matthias Rohnacher (Mannheim, Germany) in 1997.  The German player with the most WSOP wins is Eddy Scharf, with two gold bracelets.

 

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Winner Quotes (Carsten Joh) --

 

·        On what motivated him to become a poker player:  “My friends started playing poker and I saw them winning.  Some of them even moved to Las Vegas.  I saw them and I said to myself, ‘if they can do it and make some money, so can I.”

 

·        On the German poker scene:  “In backgammon, the nations are very close.  We have the nations compete and they are all close.  But in poker, it is very different.  Like this event, it is so huge.  I know some other German players, but most of the time I hand around with those I know.  I do not think poker is really a nation’s cup, actually.  I think it is more an individual sport.  It’s nice to win it for your country.  But poker is not quite so popular in Germany, so I am not sure if will mean as much there.  The same thing happened in backgammon.  The game used to be dominated by the Americans.  Then, the Germans and the Scandinavians started playing and winnings and suddenly things were changing.  In poker, I think we are starting to see the same thing.”

 

·        One being the oldest player at the final table, and winning:  “It takes a lot of energy in these tournaments to go deep.  I never thought about the money or anything.  I was just taking it one step at a time.  I was short on chips much of the way.  But I just stuck with it and played on….Normally, the older players like me do not win the bracelet.  You see every final table with six, seven, or eight players in their 20s.  It is more difficult for an older player to win it.  I have a lot of respect for the older players because you have to play ten levels and you might be here 13 or 14 hours each day.”

 

·        On winning $664,426 in prize money:  “I will continue to live the life I have.  I already have a comfortable life.  But this makes it easier.  I now have a bigger bankroll.”

 

·        On what winning a WSOP gold bracelet means:  “The bracelet means a lot because you have it for the rest of your life.  Whatever you hot later on, you can always say you won a bracelet.  Even if you stop playing poker – you just have it.  If you come second, you really have nothing.  You have the money.  But nobody talks about that.  It is just like that in sports.  Everyone remembers the winner.”
 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table included no former WSOP gold bracelet winners.  This was the 15th table of 50 (completed) events this year with no previous winners.

 

·        The final table included players from five different nations – including Canada, France, Germany, Greece, and the United States.

 

·        Six of the eight final table players were age 27 and younger.  The oldest player at the table (Joh) ended up as the winner.  He is 45.

 

·        The runner up was Andrew Chen, from Mississauga, ON (Canada).  He enjoyed two big cashes recently – fifth place at the Latin American Poker Tour championship in Costa Rica, and third place at the EPT event in Prague (Czech Republic).  Chen is 21-years-old and collected $412,632 for second place.

 

·        The third-place finisher was David Walasinski, from Columbus, OH.  He recently graduated from the Ohio State University, at age 21.  Next he is considering attending law school.  Tuition should not be a problem.  This was his first WSOP in-the-money finish, worth $272,405 in prize money.

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Steven Levy, from Peabody, MA.  He is a 22-year-old professional poker player.  Levy has won several online poker tournaments.  This was his fifth time to cash at the WSOP, and marked his highest finish to date.

 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Owen Crowe, from Halifax, NS (Canada).  He has performed very well in events with big fields, such as this tournament.  Crowe is best known for having finished 15th in last year’s WSOP Main Event, which paid $463,201.  He also made it to a final table of another $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event played last year.

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Thibaut Durand, from Argentan, France.  He previously cashed in two European Poker Tour events, held in Deuville and Dortmund.  This was Durand’s first time to cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Georgios Kapalas, from Athens, Greece.  He won first place at a Greek Poker Tour event, held a few months ago.  He also cashed at EPT-Barcelona.  Kapalas is also a dedicated Magic the Gathering player, which has created quite a number of top young poker stars and gold bracelet winners.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Jason Helder, from Lancaster, PA.  He is a poker pro, who mostly plays online.  This was Helder’s first time to cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The ninth-place finisher was Nate Page, from Portland, OR.  He is a stay-at-home dad, raising three children.  Incredibly, this was Page’s first major poker tournament entry.  He played a small tournament at home with friends to raise enough money to pay for a seat into this event.  Page parlayed an impossible dream into a final table appearance at the WSOP and more than $80,000 in prize money.   
 

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In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Men “the Master” Nguyen, Grant Hinkle, Steve Hohn, and Howard “Tahoe” Andrew.

 

·        Men “the Master” Nguyen’s 78th-place showing gives him 64 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  This currently ranks second on the all-time cashes list.  Note:  The leader is Phil Hellmuth, with 73 career cashes.

 

·        Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Howard “Tahoe” Andrew enjoyed his last win back in 1976.  Proving once again that poker is a game for players of all ages, Andrew cashed for the third time at this year’s WSOP.  He holds the record as the player with the most consecutive WSOP years attended – now at 35.
 

·        The defending champion in the event from 2008 was J.C. Tran, from Sacramento, CA.  Note that he won the corresponding event on last year’s schedule (there are multiple $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournaments).  He entered this year’s tournament, but did not cash.
 

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Odds and Ends --

 

·        This event was a complete sell out. This was the ninth tournament to reach maximum capacity at this year’s WSOP.  This is the most gold bracelet events ever to sell out within a single year.  A complete “sell out” means every seat at every available table is sold and additional players are/were turned away at registration.  A complete sell out occurs are various numbers, based on the total tables and seats available for tournament use.  Events which have sold out this year include:  4, 7, 22, 24, 28, 29, 39, 43, and 51.     

 

·        This was the third-largest tournament (in attendance) of the 2009 WSOP.

 

·        This is the sixth of seven $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournaments on the 2009 WSOP schedule.  This game and buy-in level has consistently proven to be the most popular draw on the schedule in recent years, aside from the Main Event.

 

·        An alternative lower buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament (less than $10,000) has been included as part of the WSOP schedule every year since 1973.  Over the years, these buy-in amounts have ranged from $1,000 up to $5,000.  However, more $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournaments have now taken place at the WSOP over the past 39-years than any other event.

 

·        The previous five $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em events held this year attracted 2,791 -- 2,506 -- 2,638 – 2,095 – and 2,781 players respectively.  Attendance this year is consistent with previous years when the earlier events tend to attract bigger fields, followed by a slight decline at the WSOP enters its third and fourth week, then bigger turnouts at the Main Event approaches.

 

·      Day One began with 2,781 players.  Day Two continued with 349 surviving players.  Day Three continued with 30 players.  The final table did not begin play until 7 pm on Day Three.

 

·        The ESPN broadcast stage was dark on this day.   
 

·        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.

 

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he Event --

 

·        The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship attracted 2,781 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $3,796,065.  The top 297 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

 

·        The end of Day One chip leader was Christopher Bonita, from Winthrop, MA.  He cashed out in 103rd place.

 

·        The chip leader at the start of the final table was Jason Helder.  He suffered a brutal run on the feature table and busted out first, in eighth place.

 

·        Carsten Joh started play at the final table ranked seventh in chips, out of eight players.  After being a distant third in chips when play was three-handed, took control late in the tournament and defeated Andrew Chen in heads-up play.

 

·        When heads-up play began, Joh enjoyed a slight chip lead over Chen.  It took 33 minutes for Joh to close out the victory.  Chen missed a diamond draw on the final hand of the night, while Joh dragged the last hand of the tournament with trip sixes.

 

·        The final table lasted about seven hours – slightly below average in duration.

 

·        The tournament officially began on Saturday, June 27th, at noon.  The tournament officially ended on Tuesday, June 29th, at 2:05 am.