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

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The Champion --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split champion is David J. Halpern, from New Orleans, LA.

 

·        Halpern is a 54-year-old attorney.  He specializes in commercial law and business litigation.

 

·        Halpern was born and raised in New Orleans.  He is part owner of several restaurants, including Bayona and GW Fins, both in the French Quarter.  He also has investment in a number of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouses.

 

·        Halpern is the father of four children – ages 15, 9, 7, and 4.

 

·        Halpern says he plays poker mostly as a hobby.

 

·        Halpern is a regular player inside the Harrah’s New Orleans poker room.

 

·        Incredibly, Halpern entered this tournament by accident.  Two days earlier, he came to the Rio to play in cash games.  However, the game he wanted to play (Pot-Limit Omaha) had a waiting list.  Halpern reluctantly decided at the last minute to enter the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split tournament, just as registration was about to close.  He survived the first day and went on to win the tournament and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        Halpern collected $159,048 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        According to official records, Halpern now has 1 win, 2 final table appearances, and 5 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  His career WSOP earnings now total $185,747.

 

·        Halpern’s first WSOP cash took place in 1994.  This was his first final table in ten years.  He finished eighth in this same event in 1998.

 

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Winner Quotes (David J. Halpern) --

 

·        On his feelings immediately after winning his first WSOP gold bracelet:  “Oh, it feels great.  It’s exciting.  We had fun the whole time.  There were a lot of nice people.  It was a great experience.”

 

·        On whether Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split is better suited to older and more experienced players:  “I looked around and it’s mostly old timers.  All the younger guys are playing No-Limit Hold’em.  So, maybe some of the older folks are playing this.  Since I have grey hair and I’m over 50, maybe this is my game.”

 

·        On entering the tournament at the last minute:  “I had planned to play in a side game.  But the game was full.  So, I said, ‘what am I going to do?’  I entered this tournament and that was two days ago.”

 

·        On his experience playing Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split:  “This is a game that a lot of people played in college and when I was a bit younger, growing up.  Not too many play it that much anymore.  It’s low impact and it’s not too stressful.”

 

·        On his strategy and thoughts as he went deeper into the tournament:  “I take it one level at a time.  If I can increase my chips each time, I ask myself if I have enough chips to play well as the limits keep going up.  I try and see the tables shrink.  That’s what you hope to see.  It goes 40 or 50 tables down to one, and then down to none.”

 

·        On being proud to be from New Orleans:  “New Orleans is a colorful town.  We have plenty of rascals.  But there are some really fine people, too.”
 

·        On working as a highly-successful attorney:  “It’s really not a job if you enjoy going to work every day -- and I do.  I get up in the morning and I figure out each puzzle for my clients and do the best I can.  I really enjoy what I do.  But I sure love playing poker, too.”

·        On what the victory and the money means to him:  “The money is great.  But being able to get through the field and win it is special.  It was so exciting to play for the championship.”

 

·        On his plans right after the WSOP:  “Now that this is almost over, I am going to be able to have a good vacation with my kids.”
 

 

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The Final Table --

 

·        The final table included only one former WSOP gold bracelet winner – Dr. Max Stern (3 wins).

 

·        The final table was played eight-handed.

 

·        The runner up was William Kohler, from Cincinnati, OH.  He is self-employed and is 47-years-old.  This marked his best WSOP finish ever.

 

·        The third-place finisher was Dr, Max Stern, a semi-retired medical doctor from San Jose, Costa Rica.  Stern is a three-time gold bracelet winner, with titles in two events played in 1997 (No-Limit Hold’em and Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split) and one event played in 1995 (Omaha High-Low Split).

 

·        The fourth-place finisher was Chad Brown, from Las Vegas, NV.  Brown, a former actor who now plays poker professionally, has 26 career WSOP cashes.  He remains at the top of an unofficial very short list as one of the best players yet to have won a WSOP gold bracelet.  This was Brown’s second WSOP final table appearance this year.

 

·        The fifth-place finisher was Matt Savage, from San Jose, .  Savage is perhaps best known as a respected tournament director and cofounder of the Tournament Director’s Association.  He served as the WSOP tournament director from 2002 through 2004.  Savage now runs tournaments at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.
 

·        The sixth-place finisher was Zak Gilbert, from Reno, NV.

 

·        The seventh-place finisher was Brian Swinford, from Armstrong, IL.  He is a 38-year-old professional poker player.  This was his third time to cash at the WSOP.

 

·        The eighth-place finisher was Allie Prescott, from Memphis, TN.  He is a real estate investor and regular on the tournament rail.   
 

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I would imagine Norman Chad (32nd) is quite splendid Table company. I'm delighted he cashed, he is, far & away, & without question, the world's best poker "colour" commentator. IMO, of course.


In-the-Money Finishers --

 

·        Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Dr. Max Stern, Vince Burgio, Derek Raymond, Ryan Hughes, Barry Greenstein, and Daniel Negreanu.

 

·        ESPN poker commentator Normal Chad cashed for the first time ever in a WSOP event.  Chad, who provides color on all WSOP broadcasts, finished in 32nd place.

·        Barry Greenstein’s 45th-place showing in this event gives him 45 in-the-money finishes for his career.  This currently ranks him in a tie for 15th-place on the all-time WSOP cashes list.

 

·        Daniel Negreanu’s 47th-place showing in this event gives him 41 in-the-money finishes for his career.  This currently ranks 18th on the all-time WSOP cashes list.

 

·        The defending champion from 2008 was Ryan Hughes, from Phoenix, AZ.  He entered this year’s tournament and cashed in 29th place.

 

 

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Odds and Ends –

 

·        Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split was the first "split" game ever to be played at the WSOP, when it was first introduced 32 years ago.  In 1976, Doc Green became the first Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Champion.  Interestingly, he won $12,750 for first place that year, which is about what the bottom of the payout scale earned in this year's event.

 

·        Since 1976, the list of event winners reads like a "Who's Who" of poker.  Past winners include – Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Mickey Appleman, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Max Stern, Men "the Master" Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Artie Cobb, Vince Burgio, Cyndy Violette, Rich Korbin, and Eli Elezra.

 

·        In 1986, this game was inexplicably omitted from the WSOP schedule.  After some protest by Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split enthusiasts, it was reinstituted and has been included on the poker menu every year.  Since 1995, every WSOP has included at least two such events.  This year's WSOP schedule includes two Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split tournaments – this $10,000 buy-in World Championship and a $1,500 buy-in event to be played June 28-30.

 

·        No player has ever won more than one gold bracelet in this game.  Dr. Max Stern, who won this event in 1997, came close on this day, but ended up going out in third place. 

 

·        Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split is a game in which the highest and lowest hands split the pot equally.  However, the lowest hand must first qualify to be eligible for half the pot.  The qualifying low hand must be an "eight-low" or better.  For this reason, the game is sometimes called Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better.

 

·        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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The Event --

 

·        The $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split championship attracted 466 entries.  The total prize pool amounted to $636,090.  The top 48 finishers collected prize money.

 

·        The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

 

·        The chip leader at the start of the final table was David J. Halpern.  He lost his lead late in the tournament to (eventual runner up) William Kohler.  At one point, after holding the advantage most of the day, Halpern was down by more than 2 to 1 in chips to Kohler.  But Halpern clawed and scratched his way back into the lead and eventually defeated his final adversary.

 

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

 

·        The tournament officially began on Sunday, June 28th, at 5 pm.  The tournament officially ended on Tuesday, June 30th, at 11:45 pm.
 

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   2009 World Series of Poker            
   End of Day Two Results            
   Event #   54         
   Buy In   $1,500          
   Game   No Limit Hold'em         
   Date   29/06/2009         
   Number of Entries   2,818         
   Net Prize Pool   $3,846,570          
   First Place Prize   $673,276         
   Total Spots Paid Out   297         
   Players Remaining    28         
               
   Table 150            
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country   Table/ Seat
1   Konkin, Sergey   1,400,000   Moscow   Russia   5
2   Spagnuolo, John   553,000   Atlanta   GA   1
3   Hayes, Eric   550,000   Moorestown   NJ   3
4   Malott, Andrew   540,000   Chandler   AZ   4
5   Tran, Thai   280,000   Houston   TX   7
6   Narboni, Philippe   245,000      France   2
7   Lambertz, Felix   166,000   Varel   Germany   6
               
   Table 151            
1   Chaplin, Joseph   1,095,000   New York   NY   6
2   Christensen, Jon   672,000   Oslo   Norway   2
3   Remic, Miha   433,000         5
4   Rosini, Kevin   344,000   Willow Grove   PA   7
5   Rubinfeld, Steven   208,000   Danville   CA   3
6   Bonita, Christopher   200,000   Winthrop   MA   1
7   Green, Brian   160,000   Chico   TX   4
               
   Table 152            
1   Ratcliff, Mike   745,000   Martinsville   IN   5
2   Jaoui, David   436,000   Paris   France   2
3   Lundwall, Todd   399,000   Scottsdale   AZ   7
4   Outram, Stephen   226,000   Phoenix   AZ   4
5   Rajkumar, Vivek   216,000   Seattle   WA   3
6   Chow, Wayne   182,000   London   ON, Canada   6
7   Nunes, Paulo   162,000      Portugal   1
               
   Table 153            
1   Demaci, Christopher   1,332,000   Stanton   CA   4
2   Wheeler, Jason   608,000   San Diego   CA   1
3   Tsinis, Arkadiy   574,000   Las Vegas   NV   3
4   Veckey, Tony   351,000   Lake in the Hills   IL   6
5   Wong, Brandon   251,000   Fresno   CA   7
6   Stern, Matt   245,000   Rock Island   FL   2
7   Maher, Michael   106,000   Las Vegas   NV   5
               
   In the Money Finishers            
               
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country   
1      $673,276         
2      $418,122         
3      $276,029         
4      $195,213         
5      $147,131         
6      $117,358         
7      $98,933         
8      $87,855         
9      $81,970         
10      $57,506         
11      $57,506         
12      $57,506         
13      $40,350         
14      $40,350         
15      $40,350         
16      $28,310         
17      $28,310         
18      $28,310         
19      $19,848         
20      $19,848         
21      $19,848         
22      $19,848         
23      $19,848         
24      $19,848         
25      $19,848         
26      $19,848         
27      $19,848         
28      $15,578         
29   Desai, Kiran   $15,578   San Jose    CA   
30   Norris, Joshua   $15,578   Toronto    ON, Canada   
31   Svarstad, Kim   $15,578          
32   Nguyen, Kenny   $15,578   Lynwood    IL   
33   Farrell, John   $15,578   Manorville    NY   
34   Pender, Dallin   $15,578   Gilbert    AZ   
35   Mcfarlane, Omar   $15,578   Lake Worth    FL   
36   Gall, Zsombor   $15,578      Hungary   
37   Ristl, Florian   $11,616   Leonding   Austria   
38   Burks, Gary   $11,616   Gladewater    TX   
39   Merchan, Henry   $11,616   Barquisimeto   Venezuela   
40   Sica, Michael   $11,616   No Brunswick    NJ   
41   Brown, Daniel   $11,616   Sky Poker   United Kingdom   
42   Rodriquez, Mario   $11,616   Miami    FL   
43   Woo, David   $11,616   Stone Mountain    GA   
44   Pfeifer, Randall   $11,616   East Amherst    NY   
45   Knodler, Eric   $11,616      
46   Gray, Craig   $9,116   Portland    OR
47   Kerstetter, Jamie   $9,116   Monroe Twp    NJ
48   Black, Scott   $9,116   Longview    WA
49   Boivin, Donald   $9,116   Annapolis Aa    MD
50   Heintschel, Christopher   $9,116   Escondido    CA
51   Le, Tuong   $9,116   San Jose    CA
52   Rahme, Raymond   $9,116      
53   Arias, Jorge   $9,116   Caracas   Venezuela
54   Hicks, Raymond   $9,116   Salem   NH
55   Collins, Jason   $7,462   Los Angeles   CA
56   Perry, Bruce   $7,462   Dickson   TN
57   Tea, Vanna   $7,462   Signal Hill    CA
58   Hodges, Jason   $7,462   Las Vegas    NV
59   Seliga, Edmund   $7,462   La Grange    IL
60   Ojala, Toni   $7,462   Turku   Finland
61   Vizmanos, Adrian   $7,462   Las Vegas    NV
62   Allis, Michael   $7,462   Post Falls    ID
63   Singh, Bhupinder   $7,462   Sacramento    CA
64   Thomas, Jason   $6,269   Harrisburg    PA
65   En, Richard   $6,269   Largley    BC, Canada
66   Reed, Jason   $6,269   Anchorage    AK
67   Tinney, Chad   $6,269   Prince George    BC, Canada
68   Leggett, John   $6,269   Plano    TX
69   McGowan, Jonathan   $6,269   San Diego    CA
70   Lacariere, Vincent   $6,269   Fremont    CA
71   Kouaho, Joseph   $6,269   Plano    TX
72   Zeh, Mark   $6,269   Cleveland    OH
73   Blangenwitsch, Martial   $5,385   Pfastatt   France
74   Chotikul, Jeffrey   $5,385   Centreville    VA
75   Corcoran, Craig   $5,385   St Catharines    ON, Canada
76   Martin, Chad   $5,385   Newmarket    ON, Canada
77   Palmer, Benjamin   $5,385   Las Vegas    NV
78   Cote, Daniel   $5,385   St-Eustache    QC, Canada
79   Mammon, Joshua   $5,385   Richmond    BC, Canada
80   Gomes, Alexandre   $5,385   Curitiba   Brazil
81   Chambon, Gregory   $5,385   Saint Etienne   France
82   Vandijk, Bernard   $4,654   Vroomshoop   Netherlands
83   Morneau, Joseph   $4,654   Candia    NH
84   Ratkai, Istvan   $4,654   Budapest   Hungary
85   Meinertsen, Christopher   $4,654   Copenhagen   Denmark
86   Morciano, Biagio   $4,654   Tricase   Italy
87   Schwarz, Klaus   $4,654   Kierspe   Germany
88   Musalem, Francisco   $4,654   Miami    FL
89   Nguyen, Van   $4,654   Bell Gardens   CA
90   Yutuc, George   $4,654   San Clemente   CA
91   Keating, Alexander   $4,077   Saratoga   CA
92   Teng, Andrew   $4,077   London   United Kingdom
93   Salerno, Jesus   $4,077      
94   Vandenbergh, Tycho   $4,077      
95   Mikkelsen, Jeppe   $4,077   Aarhus C   Denmark
96   Madden, Patrick   $4,077   Lexington   KY
97   Kjaer, Peter   $4,077   Broenshoed   Denmark
98   Benjosef, Nadav   $4,077      
99   Ly, Dau   $4,077   Duluth   GA
100   Flannigan, Jerry   $3,615   Concord    NC
101   Foley, Michael   $3,615   Wilmington    NC
102   Kishnev, Sergey   $3,615   Dusseldorf   Germany
103   Keys, James   $3,615   Suffolk   United Kingdom
104   Chang, David   $3,615   Cerritos    CA
105   Kweskin, Aaron   $3,615   Huntington Beach    CA
106   Wyatt, Trent   $3,615      
107   Amiryan, Dmitry   $3,615   Volgograd   Russia
108   Serle, Steven   $3,615   Highland Beach    FL
109   Dsilva, John   $3,615      
110   Pechac, James   $3,615   Phoenix    AZ
111   Lee, Richard   $3,615   San Antonio    TX
112   Chiniara, Haysam   $3,615   Montreal    CA
113   Raimondi, Peter   $3,615   Grimsby    ON, Canada
114   Bolotin, Aleksandr   $3,615   Brooklyn    NY
115   Motsakov, Pasi   $3,615      
116   Root, Nathan   $3,615   Charlotte    MI
117   Kelsey, Kevin   $3,615   Broken Arrow    OK
118   Starner, Philip   $3,615   Belleview    FL
119   Ium, Michael   $3,615   Toronto    ON, Canada
120   Durand, Michael   $3,615   Rexford    NY
121   Griffiths, Darren   $3,615   Waterdown    ON, Canada
122   Bechard, Bryan   $3,615   Niagra Falls    NY
123   Finlay, Robert   $3,615   Thornton Cleveleys   United Kingdom
124   Naidoo, Nersan   $3,615      
125   Foschi, Geno   $3,615   Henderson    NV
126   Campbell, Christopher   $3,615   Longview    WA
127   Deandrade, Jose   $3,615   E Providence    RI
128   Cooney, Rose   $3,615   Collierville    TN
129   Mortensen, Carlos   $3,615   Henderson    NV
130   Hartman, Craig   $3,615   Syracuse    IN
131   Garbedian, Paul   $3,615   Paris    ON, Canada
132   Yu, Peter   $3,615   Buena Park    CA
133   Machado, Roberto   $3,615   Maia   Portugal
134   Emanuel, Kaj   $3,615   Amsterdam   Netherlands
135   Lawson, John   $3,615   Toronto    ON, Canada
136   Lepore, Gabriels   $3,308      
137   Tsaoussis, Charalampos   $3,308       Greece
138   Eyring, Kevin   $3,308   Windham    NH
139   Mudriyan, Marat   $3,308   Concord    CA
140   Maguire, Thomas   $3,308   Florham Park    NJ
141   Sorenson, Richard   $3,308   Olympia    WA
142   Nguyen, Ut   $3,308   Bell Gardens    CA
143   Lin, Jinyun   $3,308   San Jose    CA
144   Lussier, Suzanne   $3,308   Chateauguay    QC, Canada
145   Vester, Steen   $3,308   Frederiksberg   Denmark
146   Hohenwalter, Robert   $3,308   Oshikosh    WI
147   Bownds, David   $3,308   Amarillo    TX
148   Ho, Qui   $3,308   North Charleston    SC
149   Larsen, Dan   $3,308   Viborg   Denmark
150   Steele, Dane   $3,308   Helotes    TX
151   Converse, Jack   $3,308   Yorba Linda    CA
152   Koeppl, Paul   $3,308   Wauconda    IL
153   Mitchell, Thad   $3,308   San Antonio    TX
154   Kling, Lauren   $3,308   Las Vegas    NV
155   Taranova, Victoriya   $3,308   Tver   Russia
156   Embert, Ulian   $3,308      
157   Larcheveque, Eric   $3,308   Neuilly Sur Seine   France
158   Houtsma, John   $3,308   Roswell    GA
159   Shawe, Lawrence   $3,308   West Palm Beach    FL
160   Blumel, Florian   $3,308   Dueren   Germany
161   Skelton, Jerry   $3,308   Miami Beach    FL
162   Tollefsen, Henrik   $3,308   Trondheim   Norway
163   Chuor, Kenny   $3,308   Midway City    CA
164   Chung, Vincent   $3,308   Monterey Park    CA
165   Basa, Ernesto   $3,308   Hayward    CA
166   Alston, Gregory   $3,308   Dublin    CA
167   Kokkeler, Michael   $3,308   Junction City    OR
168   Nguyen, Dangkhoa   $3,308   Waldorf    MD
169   Harb, Anthony   $3,308   Canton    MI
170   Muller, Frank   $3,308   Aachen   Germany
171   Makhija, Amit   $3,308   Brookfield    WI
172   Vogel, Nicolas   $3,077   Goeppingen   Germany
173   Fuller, Thomas   $3,077   Boulder    CO
174   Batell, Michael   $3,077   Las Vegas    NV
175   Ripley, Craig   $3,077   Innisfil    ON, Canada
176   Kuerschner, Matthias   $3,077   Dusseldorf   Germany
177   Eckhart, Ryan   $3,077   Woodbury    MN
178   Allen, Travis   $3,077   Las Vegas    NV
179   Lehmann, Michael   $3,077      Ontario, Canada
180   Terrell, Kenneth   $3,077   Lawrenceville    GA
181   Zarifis, Steven   $3,077   Coupeville    WA
182   Wooka, Kim   $3,077   Osaka   Japan
183   Shepherd, Andrew   $3,077   Manchester   United Kingdom
184   Nalder, Brett   $3,077   Ogden    UT
185   Shimada, Roy   $3,077   Honolulu    HI
186   Eolis, Wendeen   $3,077   New York    NY
187   Lee, Sanford   $3,077   Richmond    BC, Canada
188   Uliana, Ronaldo   $3,077   Sao Paolo    Spain
189   Dull, Jonathan   $3,077   Fresno    CA
190   Cooper, Glenn   $3,077   Santa Monica    CA
191   Ho, Keoki   $3,077   Los Angeles    CA
192   Yang, Michael   $3,077   Glendale    CA
193   Pohl, Jason   $3,077   Austin    TX
194   Mcdevitt, Victor   $3,077   Hebron    KY
195   Simer, Steven   $3,077   Pardeeville    WI
196   Dabul, Veronica   $3,077   Buenos Aires   Argentina
197   Mass, Alex   $3,077   Dortmund   Germany
198   Lovdal, Morten   $3,077   Skien   Norway
199   Zartman, Kyle   $3,077   Sherwood    OR
200   Andre, Julien   $3,077   Vitry/Orne   France
201   Stafsholt, Edward   $3,077   Grants Pass    OR
202   Serebryakov, Evgeny   $3,077   Moscow   Russia
203   Polishuk, Matthew   $3,077   London    ON, Canada
204   Branco, Paulo   $3,077   Lisbon   Portugal
205   Kwon, In   $3,077   Toronto    ON, Canada
206   Fritzer, Rip   $3,077   El Cajon    CA
207   Adornetto, Eric   $3,077   Hamburg    NY
208   Richie, Jennifer   $2,923   Anchorage    AK
209   Jacquet, Xavier   $2,923   Paris    France
210   Calonnec, Frank   $2,923   Lyon   France
211   Howe, Jody   $2,923   Delta    BC, Canada
212   De Grande, Eric   $2,923      
213   Blackwell, Thomas   $2,923   Hatfield    PA
214   Falkenstein, Daniel   $2,923   Huntington Beach    CA
215   Chen, Zhiliang   $2,923   Shanghai   China
216   Jelinek, Petr   $2,923   Praha   Czech Republic
217   Maestro, Antonio   $2,923      
218   Lazzari, Enrico   $2,923   Via Roma   Italy
219   Rey, Andres   $2,923   Sacramento    CA
220   Grimme, Diana   $2,923   Niedersachsen   Germany
221   Paris, Bryan   $2,923   Dana Pointe    CA
222   Tito, Eugene   $2,923   Glendale    CA
223   Wyrick, Richard   $2,923   Lake Mary    FL
224   Biddulph, Lee   $2,923      
225   Arnold, Todd   $2,923   Pompano Beach    FL
226   Legros, Julien   $2,923   Poitiers    France
227   Mckernan, Timothy   $2,923   St Louis    MO
228   Decamps, Olivier   $2,923   St Orens De Gameville   France
229   Miller, Matthew   $2,923   St Cloud    MN
230   Nguyen, Men   $2,923   Bell Gardens    CA
231   Hamrick, Dean   $2,923   East Lansing    MI
232   Yuen, Lance   $2,923   Vancouver    BC, Canada
233   Crislip, Aaron   $2,923   Waipahu    HI
234   Daly, Thomas   $2,923   Stone Ridge    NY
235   Kovacs, Andras   $2,923   Falkenberg   Sweden
236   Husain, James   $2,923   North Vancourer    BC, Canada
237   Percy, Thomas   $2,923   Spring Grove    IL
238   Becko, Ingo   $2,923   Bad Homburg   Germany
239   Khan, Hevad   $2,923   Las Vegas    NV
240   Karman, Antonino   $2,923   Budapest   Hungary
241   Casas, Jeffrey   $2,923   Kenilworth    IL
242   Tamashiro, Gavin   $2,923   Waipahu    HI
243   Joseph, Jeffrey   $2,923   East Amherst    NY
244   Smith, Howard   $2,923   Bedford   United Kingdom
245   Warady, David   $2,923   Santa Ana    CA
246   Eberle, Gerald   $2,923   Bregenz   Austria
247   Romate, Jan   $2,923      
248   Noor, Michael   $2,923   Ajax    ON, Canada
249   Reinhold, John   $2,923   Playa Del Rey    CA
250   Wunderlich, Chris   $2,923   Gilbert    AZ
251   Lanne, Julien   $2,923   Bourges   France
252   Edenshaw, Robert   $2,923   Hydaburg    AK
253   Harper, Garrett   $2,769   Loudon    TN
254   Krueger, Russell   $2,769   Scottsdale    AZ
255   Thrane, Robert   $2,769   St. Paul    MN
256   Tkachenko, Alexey   $2,769   Moscow   Russia
257   Rao, Costantino   $2,769   Brampton   ON, Canada
258   Epstein, Scott   $2,769   Las Vegas    NV
259   Richardson, Todd   $2,769   Harpswell    ME
260   Dreamell, Jules   $2,769   Swartsjo   Sweden
261   Varriano, Anthony   $2,769   Waterloo    ON, Canada
262   Urhausen, Joseph   $2,769   Wickrange   Luxembourg
263   Frey, Waylon   $2,769   New Braunfels    TX
264   Osso, Rizziero   $2,769   Harrington Park    NJ
265   Brooks, Geoffrey   $2,769   Bletchley    United Kingdom
266   Jones, Michael   $2,769   Olympia    WA
267   De Vries, Lambert   $2,769   Groningen   Netherlands
268   Narcisse, Claude   $2,769      
269   Brautigam, Philip   $2,769   Stahnsdorf   Germany
270   Matteucci, James   $2,769   Roswell    NM
271   Rossignon, Benoit   $2,769   Rheims   France
272   Scudieri, Thomas   $2,769   Chandler    AZ
273   Nazario, Gustavo   $2,769   Somerset    KY
274   Dorsch, Scott   $2,769   Independence    MO
275   Hom, John   $2,769   San Rafael    CA
276   Invie, Thomas   $2,769   Beaverton    OR
277   Borteh, Alexander   $2,769   Lewis Center    OH
278   Dolan, Christopher   $2,769   Grand Prairie    AB, Canada
279   Sinopoli, Frank   $2,769   Hollywood    FL
280   Bowerman, Christian   $2,769   Stockton    CA
281   Mungoiv, Heriot   $2,769   Midlothian    VA
282   Gore, Jeffrey   $2,769   Chico    CA
283   Minor, Daniel   $2,769   Elizabethtown    PA
284   Compton, Mark   $2,769   Longiview    TX
285   Tran, Theobald   $2,769   Las Vegas    NV
286   Joost, Brent   $2,769   Defiance    OH
287   Devan, Patrick   $2,769   Tampa    FL
288   Hower, Craig   $2,769   Union    WA
289   Gearhart, Mark   $2,769   Tampa    FL
290   Skidmore, Kenneth   $2,769   Oakdale    PA
291   Molloy, Denise   $2,769   La Jolla    CA
292   Jensen, Frederik   $2,769   Copenhagen   Denmark
293   Shulman, Allyn   $2,769   Las Vegas    NV
294   Steer, Alan   $2,769   Sussex   United Kingdom
295   Brackenbury, Terry   $2,769   Carthage    IL
296   Shpur, Taylor   $2,769   Witherbee    NY
297   Alchenberger, Christopher   $2,769   Downingtown    PA

[tikay]

   2009 World Series of Poker         
   End of Day Two Results         
   Event #   55      
   Buy In   $2,500      
   Game   2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)      
   Date   30/06/2009      
   Number of Entries   258      
   Net Prize Pool   $593,400       
   First Place Prize   $166,151      
   Total Spots Paid Out   24      
   Players Remaining    9      
            
            
   Table 154         
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country
1   Masayoshi Tanaka   345,000   Kanagawa   Japan
2   Brad Libson   146,000   Annapolis   MD
3   Hertzel Zalewski   111,000   Houston   TX
4   Nam Le   95,000   Huntington Beach   CA

            
   Table 155         
   Name   Chip Count   City   State/Country
1   Abraham Mosseri   447,000   New York   NY
2   Blair Rodman   358,000   Rancho Mirage   CA
3   John Juanda   182,000   Las Vegas   NV
4   Julie Schneider   163,000   Mesa    AZ
5   Kris Lord   87,000   Palm Harbor    FL
            
   In the Money Finishers         

   Name   Prize   City   State/Country
1      $165,513.00       
2      $102,313.00       
3      $66,286.00       
4      $44,941.00       
5      $31,819.00       
6      $23,484.00       
7      $17,934.00       
8      $17,934.00       
9      $13,424.00       
10   Fernandez, Jacobo   $13,424.00    Hollywood   FL
11   Hedlund, Peter   $9,901.00       
12   Rodriguez, Miguel   $9,901.00    Madrid   Spain
13   Quach, Daniel   $7,223.00    Monrovia   CA
14   Morrow, Joseph   $7,223.00    Mason   OH
15   Sarkeshik, Ali   $7,223.00    North Hampton   United Kingdom
16   Negreanu, Daniel   $7,223.00    Las Vegas   NV
17   Fisler, Ryan   $7,223.00    Waterloo   ON, Canada
18   Habib, Hasan   $7,223.00    Downey   CA
19   Ewenstein, Adam   $5,148.00    Brookline   MA
20   Ankenman, Jerrod   $5,148.00    Avon   CT
21   Sitar, Dustin   $5,148.00    Las Vegas   NV
22   Smith, Justin   $5,148.00    Orlando   FL
23   Corpuz, Martin   $5,148.00    Mountain View   CA
24   O'Grady, Michael   $5,148.00    New York   NY

[tikay]

Here comes Rory!

Name of the Day has to be Phongthep Thiptinnakon.

      2009 World Series of Poker               
      End of Day One Results               
      Event #   56            
      Buy In   $5,000            
      Game   No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed            
      Date   30/06/2009            
      Number of Entries   928            
      Net Prize Pool   $4,361,600            
      First Place Prize   $1,003,218             
      Total Spots Paid Out   90            
      Players Remaining    160            

      Last Name, First Name   City   State/Country   Chip Count   Table   Seat
1   1   Mathews, Rory   Edinburgh   United Kingdom   369,800   60   3
2   2   Lylloff, Sander   Copenhagen   Denmark   360,000   62   5
3   3   Cao, Rui   Paris   France   354,900   59   1
4   4   Jaka, Faraz   San Jose   CA   294,500   67   2
5   5   Bonding, Lars   Las Vegas   NV   288,300   64   1
6   6   Vlastaris, Lee    Las Vegas   NV   239,500   62   4
7   7   Peters, David   Toledo   OH   237,400   79   4
8   8   Katchalov, Eugene   New York   NY   216,100   68   2
9   9   Schaefer, Thorsten   Rodgan   MO   198,000   62   3
10   10   McFarland, Taylor   Seattle   WA   190,700   61   1
11   11   Aldridge, Ken   Pleasant    NC   187,400   74   1
12   12   Sheikh, Aurangzeb   Houston   TX   171,600   65   5
13   13   Zink, Daniel   Bochum   Germany   166,400   63   4
14   14   Kitai, Davidi   Brussels   Belgium   166,300   69   1
15   15   Severino, Jose   Panama City   Panama   163,000   65   6
16   16   Kay, Robert   Johannesburg   South Africa   158,900   79   6
17   17   Mizzi, Sorel   Toronto   ON, Canada   158,300   76   4
18   18   Dwek, Jonathan   Toronto   ON, Canada   155,200   59   4
19   19   Waxman, Matthew   Parkland   FL   155,000   73   4
20   20   Lagarde, Matt   College Park   MD   154,100   58   1
21   21   Dwek, Joe   Toronto   ON, Canada   150,700   85   6
22   22   Keeton, Sean   Melbourne   Australia   147,000   72   3
23   23   Braband, Tom   Oshkosh   WI   141,900   80   2
24   24   Bonomo, Justin   Las Vegas   NV   138,600   72   4
25   25   Conkright, John   Lexington   KY   134,100   71   3
26   26   Russell, Warren   Delta   BC, Canada   132,100   91   5
27   27   Roberts, Brent   Staten Island   NY   131,900   67   3
28   28   Jamshidi, Sirous   Philadelphia   PA   131,700   79   5
29   29   Davis, Raymond   Commerce   CA   131,400   93   1
30   30   Guiglini, Aurelien   London   United Kingdom   130,400   61   5
31   31   Ventsko, Vladimir   San Francisco   CA   128,500   92   1
32   32   Feklisov, Sergey   Moscow   Russia   127,600   87   5
33   33   Neilson, Daniel      Australia   125,600   74   4
34   34   Van Fleet, Jon   Austin   TX   123,500   70   4
35   35   Coutroulis, Jeff   Tampa   FL   115,900   75   5
36   36   Miner, William   Chicago   IL   115,300   71   5
37   37   Deeb, Shaun   Las Vegas   NV   114,800   87   1
38   38   Venovski, Alexander   Orlando   FL   114,600   81   6
39   39   Zaichenko, Andrey   Moscow   Russia   112,700   76   2
40   40   Rashid, Sam   Brandon   FL   112,500   60   4
41   41   Veldhuis, Alexander   Rotterdam   Netherlands   112,200   63   6
42   42   Shorr, Shannon   Tuscaloosa   AL   111,200   60   5
43   43   Nemirovsky, Dmitry      Russia   107,800   66   4
44   44   Timoshenko, Yevgeniy   Mukilteo   WA   107,100   64   4
45   45   Lamb, Ben   Las Vegas   NV   106,200   76   6
46   46   Ramirez, Juan   Harlingen   TX   105,600   64   3
47   47   Rintala, Voitto   Helsinki   Finland   102,100   80   5
48   48   Hellmuth, Phil   Palo Alto   CA   101,200   79   2
49   49   Chiu, David   Las Vegas   NV   101,100   61   4
50   50   Boyd, Craig   St. Louis   MO   100,700   62   2
51   51   Edler, Bill   Las Vegas   NV   100,700   61   2
52   52   Childs, Lee   Alexandria   VA   100,100   71   1
53   53   Thorson, Grant   Austin   TX   99,700   93   2
54   54   Dicken, Darrell   Waterloo   IA   99,000   61   3
55   55   Tehan, Joe   Utica   NY   99,000   71   6
56   56   Seth, Anirudh   Las Vegas   NV   95,800   81   5
57   57   Boutin, Burt   Las Vegas   NV   95,500   86   3
58   58   Ray, John   Tyler   TX   94,300   92   2
59   59   Shei, Kenny   Las Vegas   NV   92,700   72   1
60   60   Rusnak, Frank   Chicago   IL   91,800   73   2
61   61   Rosenblum, Russell   Las Vegas   NV   91,700   64   6
62   62   Calderaro, James   Venice   FL   90,500   64   2
63   63   Entin, Jonas   Granada Hills   CA   90,000   68   6
64   64   Martsev, Andrey      Russia   89,800   70   5
65   65   Templeton, Josh   Chattanooga   TN   87,100   62   6
66   66   Helppi, Juha   Helsinki   Finland   86,300   73   1
67   67   Levy, Marc   Boynton Beach   FL   86,300   81   1
68   68   James, Kenna   Las Vegas   NV   85,500   61   6
69   69   Seepe, Udo   Unna      85,500   91   3
70   70   St. Hilaire, James   College Park   MD   84,900   86   5
71   71   Hoffman, Jeff   Katy   TX   82,600   93   4
72   72   Gabrenja, Matias   Buenos Aires   Argentina   82,400   76   1
73   73   Hinkle, Blair   Weatherby Lake   MO   81,800   80   4
74   74   Boatman, Barny   Hendon   United Kingdom   80,500   63   5
75   75   Gargano, Tony   Sterling Heights   MI   78,000   59   3
76   76   Luu, Hieu   Riverside   CA   76,800   59   5
77   77   Iacofano, Kevin   Las Vegas   NV   76,600   60   2
78   78   Hanks, Brent   Las Vegas   NV   75,000   68   1
79   79   Hames, Ashley   London   United Kingdom   74,800   62   1
80   80   Nyberg, Dean   Adelaide   Australia   72,800   69   6
81   81   Rice, Travis   Houston   TX   72,400   66   6
82   82   Rubin, Jared   Brighton   MA   72,300   67   6
83   83   Milisits, Ryan   Pittsburgh   PA   71,900   66   5
84   84   Funston, Lance   Philadelphia   PA   71,200   75   1
85   85   Pan, Qinghai   Las Vegas   NV   70,900   70   3
86   86   Woodward, Matt   Waterboro   ME   65,700   74   5
87   87   Chen, Bill   Lafayette Hill   PA   65,700   87   4
88   88   Benefield, David   Fort Worth    TX   65,500   85   3
89   89   Pinteric, Domen   Kamnik   Slovenia   65,400   63   1
90   90   Calo, Frank   Syracuse   NY   65,300   85   5
91   91   Keck, Tim   Boston   MA   65,100   80   1
92   92   Byrum, Jeremy   Katy   TX   65,000   75   3
93   93   Wexler, Jonas   Southampton   PA   64,900   71   2
94   94   Hassan, David   Florence   Italy   64,500   93   3
95   95   Brikis, Josh   Pittsburgh   PA   64,400   64   5
96   96   Kravchenko, Alex   Tver   Russia   64,100   70   6
97   97   Martin, Olusegun   London   United Kingdom   64,000   65   1
98   98   Hawrilenko, Matt   Boston   MA   63,200   75   6
99   99   Crowe, Owen   Halifax   NS   63,000   73   6
100   100   Wetemans, Jasper   Amsredam   Netherlands   62,100   75   2
101   101   Zaczac, Nabih   Rio De Janerio   Brazil   60,500   58   3
102   102   Weinstein, Steve   Andes   NY   59,800   69   4
103   103   Marcus, Van   Melbourne   Australia   59,700   67   5
104   104   Gordon, John   Clearwater   FL   58,700   60   1
105   105   Gorodetskiy, Ilya   Moscow   Russia   57,900   79   1
106   106   Ahmadi, Bahador   Burnaby   BC, Canada   55,500   72   5
107   107   Tach, Farukh   Rotterdam   Netherlands   55,500   87   2
108   108   Gaspard, Jean   Chicago   IL   54,500   58   5
109   109   Marafioti, Matt   Toronto   ON, Canada   54,100   68   5
110   110   Grimm, Alexander   Koln   Germany   54,000   92   3
111   111   Williams, Jeff   Atlanta   GA   53,500   86   4
112   112   Schreiber, Daniel   San Diego   CA   51,100   65   2
113   113   Patel, Kush   Southbrorough   MA   50,100   85   4
114   114   Paster, Jason   Morgancille   NJ   49,600   71   4
115   115   Bari, Allen   West Orange   NJ   48,900   58   4
116   116   Hernandez, Frank   Chandler   AZ   48,600   86   1
117   117   Rinaldi, Claudio   Rancate   Switzerland   48,200   73   3
118   118   Bruel, Patrick   Paris   France   47,400   81   4
119   119   Fish, Darryll   Las Vegas   NV   47,200   69   5
120   120   Martinez, Rudolph   Phoenix   AZ   47,100   91   2
121   121   Caro, Mike   Shell Knob   MO   46,600   76   5
122   122   Thiptinnakon, Phongthep   Downey   CA   45,000   91   6
123   123   Nasvall, Andreas         44,900   59   6
124   124   Levy, Adam   Las Vegas   NV   44,800   59   2
125   125   Frazer, Ian   London   United Kingdom   44,500   80   3
126   126   Feldman, Peter   Harper Woods   MI   43,600   63   2
127   127   Shilnikov, Dmitriy   Katy   TX   43,500   67   4
128   128   Chen, Tommy   San Francisco   CA   42,300   65   3
129   129   Levy, Grant   Sydney   Australia   41,100   74   2
130   130   Chartier, Samuel   Montreal   QC, Canada   40,600   70   2
131   131   Aguiar, Jonathan   Las Vegas   NV   39,300   66   1
132   132   Hughes, Ryan   Phoenix   AZ   38,800   66   3
133   133   Gonsalves, Markus   San Diego   CA   37,600   75   4
134   134   Ladines, Joshua   Orlando   FL   37,200   69   3
135   135   Pagliari, Armando   Milton   ON, Canada   37,000   66   2
136   136   Stevenson, William   Palatine   IL   36,600   87   6
137   137   DePalma, Wayne   Lakewood   CO   36,400   68   4
138   138   Starkey, Robert   Anderson   IN   36,000   69   2
139   139   Charania, Mohsin   Chicago   IL   35,100   80   6
140   140   Laak, Phil   Las Vegas   NV   35,000   91   1
141   141   Raghavan, Ravi   Northbrook   AZ   34,700   58   6
142   142   Nevanlinna, Jussi   Helsinki   Finland   33,600   60   6
143   143   Horion, Nathaniel   Liege   Belgium   32,900   73   5
144   144   Ornstein, Eric   Centereach   NY   31,700   81   2
145   145   Andler, Christopher         31,400   70   1
146   146   Hackworth, Trevor   Bowling Green   OH   28,600   92   6
147   147   Childs, Bill   Southern Pints   NC   28,100   81   3
148   148   Stonehill, Mike   Stafford   VA   26,000   63   3
149   149   D'Ambrosia, Jeff   Chicago   IL   26,000   93   5
150   150   Strothmann, Malte   Frankfurt   Germany   25,100   74   3
151   151   Martin, Michael   Washington Crossing   PA   25,100   74   6
152   152   Lauridsen, Jakob   Aarhus   Denmark   24,000   65   4
153   153   Elezra, Eli   Las Vegas   NV   23,500   67   1
154   154   Goryachev, Viacheslav   Moscow   Russia   22,600   79   3
155   155   Channing, Neil   London   United Kingdom   22,400   86   6
156   156   Dolan, John   Bonita Springs   FL   22,000   72   6
157   157   Eva, Jason   Sarasota   FL   21,400   85   2
158   158   Pizzuto, Riccardo      Italy   18,360   68   3
159   159   Mikhail, Fleytman   Moscow   Russia   17,800   92   4
160   160   Grauer, Ronald   Zurich   Switzerland   DNR   72   2

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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.

And this is?

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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.

And this is?

Oh yes - nearly forgot! Brace yourself, this is dynamite.

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But before that earth-shattering announcement, one more Result.

   2009 World Series of Poker            
   Final Results            
   Event #   49         
   Buy In   $50,000          
   Date   30-Jun-09         
   Game   World Championship H.O.R.S.E.         
   Number of Entries   95         
   Net Prize Pool   $4,560,000          
   First Place Prize   $1,276,806          
   Players to Cash   16         

   In the Money Finishers:            
               
   Name   Prize   City   State/Country   
1   Bach, David   $1,276,806   Athens    GA   
2   Hanson, John   $789,199   New York   NY   
3   Sagstrom, Erik   $522,393   Goteborg   Sweden   
4   Lunkin, Vitaly   $368,812   Moscow   Russia   
5   Seed, Huck   $276,609   Las Vegas   NV   
6   Wahlbeck, Ville   $219,655   Helsinki   Finland   
7   Giang, Chau   $184,087   Las Vegas   NV   
8   Seidel, Erik   $162,381   Henderson   NV   
9   Hansen, Gustav   $123,895   Monaco   Monaco   
10   Wattel, Michael   $123,895   Phoenix   AZ   
11   Dehkharghani, Raymond   $99,590   Overland Park   KS   
12   Chiu, David   $99,590   Las Vegas   NV   
13   Guoga, Antanas   $83,630   Melbourne   Australia   
14   Deeb, Kaseem "Freddy"   $83,630   Irvine   CA   
15   Billirakis, Steve   $72,914   Bourbonnais   IL   
16   Kabbaj, John   $72,914   London   United Kingdom   

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Official Report

Event #49

World Championship

H.O.R.S.E.

Buy-In:  $50,000

Number of Entries:  95

Total Net Prize Pool:  $4,560,000

Number of Places Paid:  16

First Place Prize:  $1,276,806

June 26-30, 2009

 

 

Tournament Highlights:

 

Event Headlines –

 

1.  David “Gunslinger” Bach Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet

 

2.  2009 H.O.R.S.E. Championship is Second-Longest Final Table in WSOP History

 

2.  Bach Wins Fourth Annual H.OR.S.E. World Championship

 

3.  Bach Pockets Nearly $1.3 Million -- Second-Highest Cash Prize of 2009 WSOP, So Far

 

4.  Three Non-Gold Bracelet Winners Finish 1-2-3 at Final Table, While Five Former Bracelet Winners Take Spots 4-5-6-7-8.

 

 

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The Champion --

 

·        The 2009 World Series of Poker $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. World Champion is David “Gunslinger” Bach, from Athens, GA.

 

·        Bach was born in Springfield, MO.

 

·        Bach is a 37-year-old professional poker player.  Prior to poker player, Bach was a professional bowler.

 

·        Bach earned a college degree in psychology from the University of Georgia.

 

·        Ten years ago, Bach traveled around the United States on the pro bowling tour.  Bach noted there are similarities between poker and bowling.  Both involve lots of pressure, especially when playing for a living.

 

·        Bach’s favorite movie is “The Hustler.”

 

·        Bach specifically wanted to thank his father, to whom his win was dedicated.  Bach stated in a post-tournament interview that his father first taught him how to play poker.  He also mentioned that he was thrilled that his father could watch and follow the victory over the Internet.  Bach’s father has been suffering from recent health problems, so the victory was even more meaningful given the circumstances.

 

·        Bach started playing poker seriously in home games spread around the Atlanta area.  He has earned money at the game each year since 1996.

 

·        Bach has been playing seriously on the tournament circuit for about six years.  His first major tournament cash occurred in 1997.

 

·        Incredibly, Bach had won more than $1.2 million in various tournaments around the country prior to this win.  Yet, this marked his first major tournament victory.

 

·        Bach collected $1,276,806 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

 

·        According to official records, Bach now has 1 win, 5 final table appearances, and 11 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.  His career WSOP earnings now total $2,405,064.

 

·        Bach has now cashed at the WSOP five consecutive years.

 

·        Bach has great stamina at the poker table, which surely provided some advantages in one of the toughest final tables of all-time.  He stated he has played up to 64 hours straight, and is accustomed to 30-35 hour marathon sessions.

 

·        Of the five games played as part of the H.O.R.S.E. rotation, Bach considers Seven-Card Stud to be his best game.

 

·        Bach’s journey to his first WSOP lasted a decade, and in many ways took a lifetime.  His victory was even more poignant, given the marathon session of poker that was required to accomplish the feat.  Bach has been a consistent performer on the tournament circuit for years, yet largely remains unknown to the public (at least until this victory).  His victory is sure to be remembered as a well-deserved win by a fine player who has paid his dues in poker for many years.