WSOP 2009 Update. Main-Event mit 5% weniger Teilnehmern als 2008

07.07.2009, 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker

6.494 Spielern - 350 weniger als im letzten Jahr. Im Preispool liegen $61 Millionen, wovon $8,546,435 an den Sieger gehen werden. 648 Plätze werden ausbezahlt.

Die Payouts der ersten Plätze: 1. $8,546,435 2. $5,182,601 3. $3,479,485 4. $2,502,787 5. $1,953,395 6. $1,587,133 7. $1,404,002 8. $1,300,228 9. $1,263,602 10.-12. $896,730 13.-15. $633,022 16.-18. $500,557

Unter den Bigstacks befinden sich auch Prahlad Friedman, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Blair Hinkle, J.C. Tran, Jesper Hougaard, David Benyamine, Kirk Morrison, Chad Brown, Kenny Tran und Phil Ivey. Den kürzesten Main Event Tag hatte der Schweizer Anton Allemann. Er verlor ein paar Minuten nach Start des Turniers mit einem Set Zweier gegen ein Set Könige.


Official Report from WSOP

World Championship NL Texas Hold'em (Event 57) Friday, July 03, 2009 to Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Buy-in: $10,000 Prizepool: $61,043,600 Entries: 6,494

Day 1d Concludes A massive field showed for today's Day 1d, with the final total being 2,809. Word was there were at least a few hundred more who wanted to join in the fun today as well, but there simply were no more tables to accommodate the crush of players.

Today's field meant a final total of 6,494 players have entered the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, creating a total prize pool of $61,043,600. Whoever ends up with all the chips will take home over $8.5 million, and everyone who makes the final table is guaranteed to come away a millionaire. Of the 2,809 who came out today, approximately 1,900 survived the five levels to return on Day 2.

Among those who didn't were Michael Binger, Ray Romano, Chip Jett, Scott Clements, Scott Fischman, Sully Erna, David Williams, Jared Hamby, Ivan Demidov, Jeff Madsen, and Phil Galfond. Several notables ended the day with greater than average stacks, including Prahlad Friedman, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Blair Hinkle, J.C. Tran, Jesper Hougaard, David Benyamine, Kirk Morrison, Chad Brown, Kenny Tran, and Phil Ivey. The biggest stack, however -- by far -- belongs to Troy Weber, who thanks in large part to a massive pot won near day's end moves on to Day 2 with 353,000, the tournament's overall chip leader.

Indeed, the next-biggest stack is about half the size of Weber's. Others ending the day at the top of the Day 1d leaderboard include Mikael Ay, Mads Wissing, Carter "ckingusc" King, Josh Arieh, and Dutch Boyd. These players will be returning on Wednesday at noon for Day 2b. Meanwhile, be sure to follow PokerNews' coverage of Day 2a beginning tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon Vegas time. And thanks for following tonight!



Weber Dominates Day 1d

Troy Weber made Day 1d all about him. Troy Weber Holds Massive Main Event Chip Lead After Day 1d

If Jeffrey Pollack and the rest of the World Series of Poker management team have anybody to thank for taking some of the attention away from the near riot at the Rio on Monday it’s got to be Troy Weber.

Weber finished the day as the overwhelming chipleader with 353,000 and is the only player to break both the 200,000 and 300,000 chip mark through all four starting days. Weber was the chipleader at the start of the final level of the night and then went about laying waste to his table to add another 140,000 to his stack.

“I told my buddy after the first break, I had 33,000, and it was just a grind. I told him the only way I could keep my sanity would be to set small goals — try to get to 40 by the second break, and by dinner maybe get to 60.” said Weber. “Really, I made some hands today. I got paid off on the hands and when I needed to keep the pot small I did and when they inflated I had it.,” said Weber.”

Weber stands alone at the top of the leaderboard but there is a chase group right behind him from Day 1d. Mikael Ay is in second with 173,900 and Mads Wissing in third with 171,000. Carter “ckingusc” King, the man charged with marijuana possession thanks to the Michael Phelps bong photo, is in fourth with 170,000. Dutch Boyd (135,000), Bertrand Grospellier (120,000) and Jesper Hougaard (135,000) all finished in the top 25 in chip counts.

The controversy that kicked off the day began to develop around 11am PT when players in line to register were told the event was sold out and they wouldn’t be able to play in the 2009 WSOP Main Event. A number of players became angry and asked to speak to either Pollack or tournament director Jack Effel. Eventually Effel met with Mike Sexton, who despite starting his Main Event on Day 1a was asked to speak on the players behalf, and Tom Franklin, one of the players shutout of the event.

Pollack addressed some of the affected players in a hastily called players meeting and apologized for being unable to accomodate all players who wanted to play in the Main Event. While there were suggestions of adding a fifth Day 1 or having players began at 4pm in the end Pollack and his team told the players that logistical issues prevented them from doing either of these. Most estimates put the number of players left out of poker’s biggest at close to 500.

Once the gather mob disappeared the focus returned to the play and the multitude of big names in the field.

The runner-up and winner from the 2008 Main Event both played on Monday withIvan Demidov busting early and Peter Eastgate finishing the night with 47,000. Phil Ivey, Erick Lindgren, Bertrand Grospellier, JC Tran, Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Jen Harman all started Day 1d and survived the five rounds of play.

Among the top pros who saw their dream of a Main Event title cut short were Dario Minieri, Jeff Madsen, David Williams and Scott Clements. Charter member of the November Nine Scott Montgomery was also ousted.

The biggest cheer in the room came when Effel announced the total prize pool. The 6,494 players in the field generated a prize pool of $61,043,600 with first place paying $8,548,435.

Über World Series of Poker (WSOP):

Die World Series of Poker, oder kurz WSOP, ist eine Reihe von Pokerturnieren, die jedes Jahr in Las Vegas ausgetragen werden.

Die World Series of Poker finden jährlich im Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas statt.

Die World Series of Poker ist die grösste und prestigeträchtigste Pokerveranstaltung der Welt. Mit einer umfassenden Liste von Turnieren in allen wichtigen Pokervarianten ist die WSOP das am längsten laufende Pokerturnier der Welt und geht auf das Jahr 1970 zurück.

Darüber hinaus hat die WSOP bahnbrechende Allianzen in den Bereichen Rundfunk, digitale Medien und Unternehmenssponsoring gebildet und die Marke mit der Einführung der WSOP Europe im Jahr 2007 und der WSOP Asia-Pacific im Jahr 2013 sowie der WSOP International Circuit Series im Jahr 2015 erfolgreich international ausgebaut.

Ursprünglich wurden die Tourniere in Las Vegas Downtown im Binion's Horseshoe Casino ausgetragen. Im Jahre 2005 kaufte Caesars den Brand WSOP. Seit diesem Datum werden die Pokermeisterschaften im Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino durchgeführt.

Gewinner der letzten Jahre des WSOP-Championship-Mainevent

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