WSOP Update 2009, Bracelet for Mark Eise and Leo Wolpert who ist Heads Up Champion

17.06.2009, Result of the Events 28 and 29 of the WSOP 2009 Las Vegas. 10'000$ World Championship Heads Up NL Hold'em (Event 29), No-Limit Hold’em 1'500$(Event 28)

No-Limit Hold’em (Event 28)
Saturday, June 13, 2009 to Monday, June 15, 2009 Buy-in: $1,500 Prizepool: $3,600,870 Entries: 2,638 Rebuys & Add-ons: 148


Mark Eise

Result 1.Mike Eise $639,331 2.Jeff Chang $392,494 3.Adolfo Ramirez $261,963 4.Jason Potter $185,444 5.Barry Berger $139,353 6.Zachary Fritz $111,266 7.Avi Braz $93,622 8.Jose Franco $83,180 9.Michael Zulker $77,778 10.Joseph Brattole $54,481

Congratulations to Mike Eise, Winner Of Event 28 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em ($639,331) It took three long and gruelling days of poker and a six hour final table to crown Mike Eise the champion of Event 28 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em! Eise battled through 2,641 of the world's best players from the seasoned pro of JC Tran, to the veteran Amarillo Slim, to the up-and-coming youngster of Jason Mercier.

However when play returned for the final day everyone had a chance of claiming their first WSOP victory with Joe Simmons, Jason Potter and Rico Ramirez placed well on top. Simmons would fall short, but both Potter and Ramirez would fight it right out eventually finishing in fourth and third spot respectively.

Entering heads-up play against Jeff Chang with a commanding nine-to-two chip lead, play would swing back and forth until Chang made a great call for his tournament life holding just Ace-high. Eise would outdraw Chang on the turn when he made a pair of sevens; but behind the luck on the final hand Eise displayed patience, aggression, skill and timing to capture the gold bracelet, title of champion and $639,331 first prize.

Congratulations to Mike Eise for capturing the Event 28 Gold Bracelet and make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for the remainder of what is to be a very exciting 2009 World Series of Poker!



World Championship Heads Up NL Hold'em (Event 29)<7b>
Saturday, June 13, 2009 to Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Buy-in: $10,000 Prizepool: $2,406,400 Entries: 256

Result 1. Leo Wolpert 2. John Duthie


Leo Wolpert

Congratulations to Leo Wolpert - Event #29 Champion ($625,682) It took seven rounds of victory before Leo Wolpert could even arrive here at the final. A former professional player in his early 20's, Wolpert chose to go back to school to study law at University of Virginia. In Nevada for his summer internship, Wolpert figured to wipe away the dust and try his hand at the $10,000 WSOP Heads-Up Championship.

Wolpert cruised into Day Three (the elite eight), where he took down a tough opponent in Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf. From there, Wolpert beat Jamin Stokes, the man who prevented Johnny Chan from making a run at his 11th Bracelet. Today in the finals, Wolpert found himself up against EPT Founder, John Duthie. They battled in a long first match that ended after 96 hands. Wolpert had a chip lead throughout the latter stages of that match, but thanks to a rivered flush, Duthie was able to double up. Short stacked, Wolpert lost the first match a few hands later.

In the second match, Wolpert made up for the 1-0 deficit quickly. Duthie committed all of his chips drawing dead on the ninth hand when he held top pair, top kicker against Wolpert's set of sixes. Their final match would be a marathon. Wolpert gained the lead early and never relinquished it. On the 191st hand (almost twice the amount of hands as the first match) John Duthie moved all in with top pair and was snap called by Wolpert's two pair. His hand held up and his rail exploded with excitement, knowing their man had bested 255 other players in this shootout format. Congratulations to Leo Wolpert, winner of the 2009 WSOP Heads-Up Championship