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

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Curious about this National Anthem controversy, I interviewed this Gentleman straight after the Bracelet Ceremony this afternoon. Tears were streaming down his cheeks during the rendition of his Anthem, he was incredibly moved by the whole thing. And why not? Each to their own. Most of the Players in the room were dutifully respectful &/or tolrant, & stood for the whole 45 seconds before getting back to their game of cards.


2009 World Series of Poker         
Final Results         
Event #   52      
Buy In   $3,000       
Date   Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em      
Game   28/06/2009      
Number of Entries   854      
Net Prize Pool   $2,357,040       
First Place Prize   $506,800      
Players to Cash   81      
         
Final Results         
         
Name   Prize   City   State/Country
Peisert, Jorg   $506,800   Dusseldorf   Germany
Dewitt, Jason   $313,227   Mishawaka   IN
Gilbert, Benjamin   $205,180   Toronto   ON, Canada
Noda, Michael   $142,035   Philadelphia   PA
Somerville, Jason   $103,591   Stony Brook   NY
Katz, Michael   $79,385   Manalapan   NJ
Holt, Karga   $63,781   Atlanta   GA
Erickson, William   $53,622   Clifton Park   NY
Watson, Warren   $47,070   New Brighton   MN
Greenwood, Max   $33,281   Toronto   ON, Canada
 Applegate, Thomas   $33,281   Carrollton   TX
Lynch, Eric   $33,281   Gardner   KS
Millar, Alex   $24,725   London   United Kingdom
Patrick, Joe   $24,725   New Castle   PA
Tran, An   $24,725   Las Vegas   NV
Kochelaevskiy, Vladimir   $19,068   Moscow   Russia
Tepper, Rob   $19,068   Kirkland   WA
Cohen, Jason   $19,068   Washington   DC
Ronconi, Darryl   $14,967   Naperville   IL
Miconi, Giorgio   $14,967   San Severino Marche    Italy
Sobol, Konstantin   $14,967   Los Angeles   CA
Vanfleet, Jonathan   $14,967   Austin   TX
Caro, Mike   $14,967   Shell Knob   MO
Esfandiari, Antonio   $14,967   Las Vegas   NV
Popov, Alexey   $14,967   Moscow   Russia
Odea, Donnacha   $14,967   Dublin   Ireland
Horan, Timothy   $14,967   Sydney   Australia
Tare, Jonathan   $12,374   New York   NY
McGowan, Joe   $12,374   Las Vegas   NV
Baron, Isaac   $12,374   Los Gatos   CA
Zima, Grigory   $12,374   Moscow   Russia
Sisley, Todd   $12,374   Toronto   ON, Canada
Taylor, James   $12,374   Cumming   GA
Jung, Alexander   $12,374   Berlin   Germany
Brummelhuis, Michiel   $12,374   Amsterdam   Netherlands
Shlez, Vadim   $12,374   Brooklyn   New York
Jones, Ryan   $10,559   Torrance   CA
Andrejkovics, Milan   $10,559   Budapest   Hungary
Hartmann, Anthony   $10,559   Minneapolis   MN
Burkholder, Steven   $10,559   Gainesville   FL
Tighe, David   $10,559   Birmingham   UK
Vardjavand, Varahram   $10,559   Quickborn   Germany
Sliwinski, Nicholas   $10,559   Las Vegas   NV
Van til, Johannes   $10,559   Groningen   Germany
Lesle, Michael   $10,559   Wildomar   CA
Schleger, Shane   $9,145   Santa Monica   CA
Feldman, Peter   $9,145   Harper Woods   MI
Frazer, Ian   $9,145   Woldingham   SC
Salas, Damian   $9,145   Chascomus   Argentina
Markholt, Lee   $9,145   Eatonville   WA
Getzwiller, Sean   $9,145   Tucson   AZ
Niepenberg, Jorg   $9,145   Haan   Germany
Kwaysser, Valdemar   $9,145   Budapest   Hungary
Cahail, Blake   $9,145   Las Vegas   NV
Bruel, Patrick   $8,037   Paris   France
Sion, Stephen   $8,037   Las Vegas   NV
Lodden, Johnny   $8,037   Jorpeland   Norway
Mcclintic, James   $8,037   Albuquerque   NM
Bansi, Pramesh   $8,037   London   United Kingdom
Angeles, Christian   $8,037   Mexico City   Mexico
Liebert, Kathleen   $8,037   Las Vegas   NV
Sudworth, James   $8,037   Cantebury   CT
Binger, Nicholas   $8,037   Las Vegas   NV
Donev, Ivo   $6,929   Bregenz   Austria
Cholagh, Hamed   $6,929   Troy   MI
Alan, Jeffrey   $6,929   Plano   TX
Legoupil, Guenael   $6,929      France
Bornstein, David   $6,929   Seminole   TX
Medic, Nenad   $6,929   Niagara Falls   ON, Canada
Newton, Brett   $6,929   Aloha   OR
Dunst, George   $6,929   Madison   WI
Winston, Roy   $6,929   Rancho Mirage    CA
Lopez, Karlo   $5,892   San Juan   Puerto Rico
Scala, Tracy   $5,892   Boca Raton   FL
Childs, Lee   $5,892   Alexandria   VA
Testud, Paul   $5,892   Ermont   France
Carson, Dick   $5,892   Las Vegas   NV
Guida, Frank   $5,892   Bartlett   IL
Daly, James   $5,892   Limerick   ON, Canada
Liu, Joanne   $5,892   Las Vegas   NV
Conroy, John   $5,892   Snaith East York   ON, Canada

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FIO, the Orange Chips are 5k, the Lilacish (?) ones are 25k.

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Official Report

Event #52

Triple-Chance No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In:  $3,000

Number of Entries:  81 (ERROR)

Total Net Prize Pool:  $2,357,040

Number of Places Paid:  81

First Place Prize:  $506,800

June 28-30, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  Jorg Peisert Wins His First WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

2.  Piesert’s Second WSOP Tournament Ever Yields Gold Bracelet and $500,000 Top Prize

 

3.  After Being Shut-Out in First 50 Events, Germany Wins Back-to-Back Gold Bracelets

 

 
 

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The Champion --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $3,000 buy-in Triple-Chance No-Limit Hold’em champion is Jorg Peisert, from Dusseldorf, Germany.

 

·        Peisert is a 45-year-old banker.  He works as a money manager and is an independent investment counselor.  Prior to working on his own, Peisert spent 18 years working for DeutscheBank.     

 

·        In addition to playing poker, Peisert also enjoys playing golf and horse racing.

 

·        Peisert is a diabetic.
 

·        Peisert was accompanied at the final table by his longtime fiancé, who cheered him to victory along with several other fans and supporters.

 

·        Peisert has only been playing poker for about two years.

 

·        Peisert has enjoyed some success in Europe.  He finished as the runner up in last year’s Master Classics Championship (Amsterdam, Holland) and also won “Player of the Year” at a major German casino in 2008.

 

·        Prior to entering this tournament, Preisert had entered only one other WSOP event.  He busted out early in that tournament.  So, this was only the second WSOP tournament Preisert has ever played.

 

·        Peisert collected $506,800 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        According to official records, Peisert now has 1 win, 1 final table appearance, and 1 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  His career WSOP earnings now total $506,800.

 

·        Piesert becomes the third German player to win a WSOP gold bracelet at the 2009 WSOP.  Last year, there were three winners from Germany.

 
 

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Winner Quotes (Jorg Peisert) --

 

·        On his feelings immediately following the victory:  “For the moment, I am very proud to win the tournament.  It’s hard work.  But at the final table I think I was able to dominate the play.”

 

·        On his strategy coming into the final table:  “I wanted to wait and let the short stacks bust out.  And then, I got to where I was pressing more.  It worked.”

 

·        On winning a gold bracelet:  “It’s a dream come true.”

 

·        On his pride for Germany at winning a second gold bracelet this year:  “I am very happy.  Last year, we won three gold bracelets.  This year, we waited until the last days to win.”

 

·        On a wager he made with another poker player that Germany would win five gold bracelets this year (Germany currently has two wins):  “Well, I think we probably lost the bet.”

 

·        On his immediate plans:  “I will play in the Main Event.  But first I am going to take a break.  I have diabetes.  For me, it is sometimes hard to concentrate over three days.  But after taking a break I will come back and play in the Main Event.”

 

·        On his opinion of “Triple-Chance” tournaments:  “I like it.  It gives you a chance to come back even if you go broke.  I didn’t need it because I doubled up early.  But I like this kind of play and it was very nice.”

 

·        On having his fiancé and many friends in the crowd cheering for him:  “It’s very important.  I need her.  She gives me all the power to win.  I am so happy to have her here with me.”

 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table included only no former WSOP gold bracelet winners – Note that Max Greenwood (1 win) finished in tenth place.  But only the top nine finishers count as an official final table.

 

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

 

·        Seven of the top nine finishers were professional poker players.  However, an amateur player won first place.

 

·        The final table was played nine-handed.

 

·        The runner up was Jason Dewitt, from Mishawaka, IN.  He is a 25-year-old poker pro.  This was his second final table appearance at this year’s WSOP.  He finished 3rd in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em event.  Second place in this tournament paid $313,227.

 

·        The third-place finisher was Benjamin Gilbert, from Toronto, ON (Canada).  He is a 34-year-old poker pro.  Gilbert is primarily a cash game player, who mostly concentrates on games in the Los Angeles area.

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Michael Noda, from Philadelphia, PA.  He is a 26-year-old poker pro.  Noda won the Wynn Poker Classic earlier this year.  This was his third time to cash at the WSOP. 

 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Jason Somerville, from Stony Brook, NY.  He is a 22-year-old poker pro.  He was selected as the “Online Player of the Year,” according to one source.  Somerville is an instructor at a site called “PokerVT.com.”

 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Michael Katz, from Manalapan, NJ.  He is a 25-year-old poker pro.  This was his ninth time to cash and marked his highest WSOP finish to date.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Karga Holt, from Atlanta, GA.  He is a 30-year-old poker pro.  This marked his third time to cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was William Erickson, from Clifton Park, NY.  He is a 41-year-old poker pro.  Erickson’s most memorable finish was coming in 16th-place in the 2004 WSOP Main Event.

 

·        The ninth-place finisher was Warren Watson, from New Brighton, MN.  He is a 23-year-old student.  This was his second time to cash at the WSOP.
 

[Claw75]

FIO, the Orange Chips are 5k, the Lilacish (?) ones are 25k.

Lilacish?  They look blue/green from here

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In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Max Greenwood, Mike Caro, An Tran, Patrick Bruel, Antonio Esfandiari, Donnacha O’Dea, Kathy Liebert, Ivo Donev, and Nenad Medic.

 

·        Mike Caro, a.k.a. “The Mad Genius of Poker,” who finished in 23rd place, is highly regarded as one of the pioneers of poker strategy and statistical research.  He penned a chapter in Doyle Bunson’s classic “Super/System” and has written and taught about poker for more than 30 years.

 

·        Donnacha O’Dea, who finished in 26th place, was one of the first international players to start coming to the WSOP every year.  He is credited as one of poker’s earliest ambassadors in Europe.  O’Dea’s enthusiasm for the game helped spread Hold’em throughout England and Ireland.
 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet winner (1998) Patrick Bruel is one of France’s most popular actors and singers.  He has sold millions of records and is sometimes referred to as the “Frank Sinatra of France.”   
 

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FIO, the Orange Chips are 5k, the Lilacish (?) ones are 25k.

Lilacish?  They look blue/green from here

Yes, yes, that's why I said "ish". "ish" is all-embracing, it's a universal get out from potential wrongness, don't you see?

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"lammers"?


Odds and Ends --

 

·      Re-buy tournaments were discontinued starting in 2009.  A different format was thereby introduced called the “Triple Chance” tournament.  This provides all players with an equal opportunity to win, irrelevant of bankroll size or level of financial commitment.  Triple-chance tournaments debuted in 2008, as the two biggest Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments operated under this format.

 

·        In “Triple Chance” tournaments players are given a starting stack, plus two lammers, which can be used to re-buy more chips.  All players are given the same number of lammers.  Some players chose to re-buy for the maximum number of chips immediately, preferring a large stack from the start.  Other players prefer to minimize the risk of going bust by using the lammers to re-enter the tournament (re-buy) with a new stack.  Since all players theorhetically begin with 9,000 in chips, all starters were actually given 3,000 in chips with two lammers available which be used to trade in for 3,000 and 3,000 (or 6,000 total) in chips at any time.

 

·        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.

 

·        The winner Jorg Peisert will be honored with the playing of his country’s national anthem, “Deutchland Uber Alles.”

 

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The Event --

 

·        The $3,000 buy-in Triple-Chance No-Limit Hold’em championship attracted 854 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $2,357,040.  The top 81 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

 

·        The chip leader at the start of the final table was Michael Katz.  He ended up going out in sixth place.

 

·        Eventual winner Jorg Peisert started play at the final table ranked sixth in chips, out of nine players.  He was never in serious danger of busting out.  Peisert made a major jump in the standings when play became three-handed.  By the time play was heads-up, Peisert had a sizable advantage over Jason Dewitt.  The final hand came when Peisert’s pocket nines held up to drag the last pot of the tournament.

 

·        The final table was played in the Green section of the Amazon Room at the Rio.  The ESPN Main Stage was reserved for the HORSE world championship.  Another final table ended on this day as well, which was the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split championship.

 

·        The final table lasted about eight hours – about average in duration for this year’s WSOP.

 

·        The tournament officially began on Sunday, June 28th, at 12 noon.  The tournament officially ended on Tuesday, June 30th, at 11:50 pm.
 

[Claw75]

FIO, the Orange Chips are 5k, the Lilacish (?) ones are 25k.

Lilacish?  They look blue/green from here

Yes, yes, that's why I said "ish". "ish" is all-embracing, it's a universal get out from potential wrongness, don't you see?

yes. ish.

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   2009 World Series of Poker         
   Final Results         
   Event #   53      
   Buy In   $1,500      
   Date   Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better      
   Game   29-Jun-09      
   Number of Entries   466      
   Net Prize Pool   $636,090      
   First Place Prize   $159,048       
   Players to Cash   48      

   In the Money Finishers:         
            
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1   Halpern, David   $159,048   New Orleans   LA
2   Kohler, William   $98,339   Cincinnati   OH
3   Stern, Max   $64,346   Las Vegas   NV
4   Brown, Chad    $44,494   Las Vegas   NV
5   Savage, Matt    $32,396   San Jose   CA
6   Gilbert, Zak    $24,775   Reno   NV
7   Swinford, Brian    $19,858   Armstrong   IL
8   Prescott, Allie    $16,646   Memphis   TN
9    Sklar, Richie   $12,123   Las Vegas   NV
10   Burgio, Vince    $12,123   West Hills   CA
11   Rosenfeldt, Jack    $9,146   Hobro   Denmark
12   Paz, Jose    $9,146   Santa Cruz   Bolivia
13   Toboc, Christian    $7,245   Leomberg   Germany
14   Krescanto, Mike    $7,245   Scottsdale   AZ
15   Davis, Jared   $5,852   New Hope   PA
16   Raymond, Derek   $5,852   Portland   ME
17   Ohde, Martin   $4,478   Vienna   Austria
18   Vance, Tim Lee   $4,478   Millstadt   IL
19   Jelinek, Steve   $4,478   Birmingham   United Kingdom
20   Dovzhenko, Alexander   $4,478   St. Petersburg   Russia
21   Barbieri, Albert   $4,478   Philadelphia   PA
22   Emerson, Alan   $4,478   Pheonix   AZ
23   Bloch, Andrew   $4,478   Las Vegas   NV
24   Rosenthal, Yotam   $4,478   Tel Aviv   Israel
25   Leeds, Brandon   $3,288   Phoenix   AZ
26   Smith, Matthew   $3,288   Lithia   FL
27   Rygol, Bernd   $3,288   Munich   Germany
28   Ickow, Todd   $3,288   Valparaiso   IN
29   Hughes, Ryan   $3,288   Pheonix   AZ
30   Heim, Ruy   $3,288   Newhall   CA
31   Miller, Ronald   $3,288   Albany   NY
32   Chad, Norman   $3,288   Los Angeles   CA
33   Yoo, James   $2,976   El Cerrito   CA
34   Marsters, Timothy   $2,976   Brisbane   CA
35   Kearney, Simon   $2,976   Fort Lauderdale   FL
36   Verrastro, Candace   $2,976   Point Pleasant Beach   NJ
37   Danheiser, David   $2,976   Las Vegas   NV
38   Purzycki, Robert   $2,976   Cypress   CA
39   Beltran, Thuy   $2,976   Saint Petersburg   FL
40   Markakis, George   $2,976   Philadelphia   PA
41   Kimmel, Shawn   $2,690   Dearborn Heights   MI
42   Reiss, John   $2,690   Omaha   NE
43   Wenzel, John   $2,690   Lantana   FL
44   Erdman, Travis   $2,690   Burlingame   CA
45   Greenstein, Barry   $2,690   Ranchos Palos Verdes   CA
46   Wortham, David   $2,690   Hemet   CA
47   Negreanu, Daniel   $2,690   Las Vegas   NV
48   Bonomo, Justin   $2,690   Sherman Oaks   CA

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FIO, the Orange Chips are 5k, the Lilacish (?) ones are 25k.

Lilacish?  They look blue/green from here

Yes, yes, that's why I said "ish". "ish" is all-embracing, it's a universal get out from potential wrongness, don't you see?

yes. ish.

And don't forget the suffixed question mark. Conflict avoidance of the highest order, see? The "?" means it could be anything, but I'm wholly immune from criticism of wronglessnessless.