WSOP 2009 Update: Bracelet for Newbies Anthony Harb and Ville Wahlbeck

07.06.2009, Brunson-Son beats Father. No-Limit Hold’em (Event 11), World Championship Mixed Event (Event 12)

No-Limit Hold’em (Event 11) Thursday, June 04, 2009 to Saturday, June 06, 2009 Buy-in: $2,000 Prizepool: $2,995,720 Entries: 1,646

Result 1. Anthony Harb $569,254 2. Peter Rho $350,019 3. Jim Geary $230,670 4. Adam Adler $161,768 5. John McGowan $116,833 6. Adrian Dresel-velasquez $92,867 7. Scott Hall $76,390 8. Michael Dyer $65,905 9. Brent Sheirbon $59,315 10. Mike Carlson $41,640

Anthony Harb Wins Event 11 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em ($569,199)

Thus we have a sudden end to a drawn out day, and we have one very, very happy winner. Over the past three days Anthony Harb has battled through a field of 1,646 players smattered with big names such as Phil Hellmuth, Tom McEvoy, Neil Channing and T.J. Cloutier and beaten them all to take the lovely first place prize money and, more importantly, the bracelet. In his own words, "It hasn't even sunk in that I've won over half a million dollars, man, it's all about the bracelet." It was a tough three days for everyone who made the final table with long hours and little sleep, and that was reflected in the general pace of the final table. The three-way action, in particular, tested the stamina of all the players, and all three players did well just to stay awake, let alone keep playing good poker throughout. Many congratulations to all the finalists, and especially to new bracelet winner Anthony Harb. Once he's done with the celebrations, we suspect he'll sleep very well indeed.

World Championship Mixed Event (Event 12)
Thursday, June 04, 2009 to Saturday, June 06, 2009 Buy-in: $10,000 Prizepool: $1,823,600 Entries: 194

Result 1. Ville Wahlbeck $492,375 2. David Chiu $304,176 3. Scott Dorin $199,940 4. Mark Gregorich $139,159 5. Huck Seed $102,286 6. James Van Alstyne $79,181 7. Mike Wattel $64,373 8. Todd Brunson $54,854 9. Allie Prescott $42,818 10. Roman Yitzhaki $42,818

Congratulations to Ville Wahlbeck, Event #12 Champion! ($492,375)

These days, it's rare to see some genuine emotion at the tables. So often our game is marred by the excessive celebrations and fist-pumping that make so many of us cringe and roll our eyes, but moments after Ville Wahlbeck won his first WSOP bracelet, he shed more than a few tears of joy and had to take a moment in the corner of the final table area to collect himself and let his accomplishment sink in. Wahlbeck already made it to one final table this week, finishing third in the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud event for a nearly $153,000 payday. He can now add $492,375 and a gold bracelet to his 2009 WSOP winnings. A soft-spoken young man from Helsinki, Finland, 33-year old Wahlbeck is a regular on the European Poker Tour, but this is his first stateside tournament victory. His win tonight also marks the first WSOP bracelet for a Finnish player. Recently, he posted in his blog that he was thinking about quitting poker, but we have a feeling that after his win tonight, he'll be a force on the felt for a long time to come. Congratulations to Ville Wahlbeck on a very well-deserved win.

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