2009 World Series of Poker Europe

Series of poker tournaments March 2024 thumb|Daniel Negreanu topped the all-time WSOP winnings list after coming second in the 2009 WSOPE Main Event The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants have had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Although the WSOP held circuit events in other locations, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas. The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas.http://www.igamingbusiness.com/article-detail.php?articleID=12961 Harrah's Set to Launch World Series of Poker Europe 27 February 2007 Gaming Business 25 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930055513/http://www.igamingbusiness.com/article-detail.php?articleID=12961 30 September 2007 live In 2004, Harrah's Casinos purchased the rights to the WSOP label. Harrah's later purchased London Clubs International (LCI). LCI operates three casinos in the London area: Fifty, Leicester Square, and The Sportsman. After the purchase of these casinos, Harrah's decided to expand its WSOP label into Europe.http://www.pokerlistings.com/stay-classy-london-jeffrey-pollack-on-the-world-series-of-poker-europe Stay classy, London: Jeffrey Pollack on the World Series of Poker Europe 27 February 2007 Pokerlistings.com Poker Listings Warner Eric 27 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530084554/http://www.pokerlistings.com/stay-classy-london-jeffrey-pollack-on-the-world-series-of-poker-europe 30 May 2009 dead European casinos typically have a different environment than those in the U.S. Jeffrey Pollack, the WSOP Commissioner, indicated that the WSOPE would have a "style and flair that is both unique and appropriate to the setting. So don't be surprised if we require participants to wear blazers at the tables. If James Bond were hosting a poker tournament it may look like the World Series of Poker Europe." In marketing the WSOPE, Harrah's Casino did not rely upon the reputation of Harrah's or the WSOP alone. On 5 July 2007, Harrah's announced its alliance with England-based Betfair, one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. The agreement, the largest-ever union of an online and offline gaming company, is intended to build on Betfair's European reputation in advertising the WSOPE.http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537695.htm Harrah's Selects Betfair.com as 'Presenting Sponsor' of World Series of Poker Europe PRweb.com PRweb 5 July 2007 8 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080619064807/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537695.htm 19 June 2008 dead Due to changes in U.S. laws, effective in 2007, the WSOP could no longer accept money from online gambling companies. This prevented the WSOP from acknowledging WSOP qualifiers from online events. The WSOPE is not bound by this limitation. The United Kingdom Gambling Act of 2005 allows for legal regulated online poker sites.World Series of Poker (WSOP) Comes to Europe This Fall https://web.archive.org/web/20090219220207/http://www.pokerpages.com/poker-news/news/world-series-of-poker-wsop-comes-to-europe-this-fall-29565.htm 19 February 2009 27 February 2007. Pokerpages.com. Accessed 25 July 2007 Furthermore, as the laws that govern the age of gambling differ in England than the U.S., the WSOPE admits younger players. In 2007, one of these younger players, 18-year-old Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad became the youngest player to win a WSOP bracelet event.Hartness John 2007-09-17 £10,000 NLHE, Final Table: Annette Obrestad Makes History http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20090530144034/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins.htm 30 May 2009 9 May 2009 Pokernews.com The third WSOPE took place between 17 September and 1 October 2009. It consisted of four events held at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square, London. The first event saw J.P. Kelly emerge as the winner of a less-than-an-hour long heads up battle, overcoming a 3-to-1 chip deficit against Fabien Dunlop and earning his second World Series of Poker bracelet of the year. Kelly won most of his final chip stack in a flush-over-flush situation, leaving Dunlop with only 1% of chips in play.http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=668&tid=7931 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 1) – Updates World Series of Poker Europe 15 July 2011 6 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121006193609/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=668&tid=7931 dead In the second event, Erik Cajelais easily defeated runner-up Mats Gavatin after entering the heads up phase with an almost 6-to-1 chip lead.http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=668&tid=7932 Pot Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 2) – Updates World Series of Poker Europe 17 August 2011 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011163959/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=668&tid=7932 dead The third event saw Finnish Full Tilt Poker pro Jani Vilmunen defeat Howard Lederer, the owner of Full Tilt brand, over the course of a 90-minute-long match with nearly even stacks.http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=668&tid=7933 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 3) – Updates World Series of Poker Europe 17 August 2011 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011201742/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=668&tid=7933 deadhttp://www.fulltiltpoker.com/jani-vilmunen Jani Vilmunen Full Tilt Poker 17 August 2011 The Main Event featured a heated battle between Barry Shulman and Daniel Negreanu that lasted over five hours before Shulman eventually eliminated Negreanu by hitting a three-of-a-kind on the river. However, even in second place, Negreanu still topped the All Time Money List, the list of WSOP players ranked by total winnings.http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?tid=7934&grid=668&dayof=1181&rr=5&curpage=1 WSOP Europe Main Event No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 4) – Updates World Series of Poker Europe 17 August 2011 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011201809/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?tid=7934&grid=668&dayof=1181&rr=5&curpage=1 dead Key *Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame (#/#)This denotes a bracelet winner. The first number is the number of bracelets won in 2009. The second number is the total number of bracelets won. Both numbers represent totals as of that point during the tournament. Place What place each player finished Name The player who made it to the final table Prize (£) The amount of money, in British Pounds (£), awarded for each finish at the event's final table Results Event 1: £1,000 No Limit Hold'em thumb|J.P. Kelly on the final table of Event 1 4-Day Event: 17 September 2009 to 21 September 2009 Number of buy-ins: 608 Total Prize Pool: £608,000 Number of Payouts: 63 Winning Hand: Qd Jh Reference:http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=668&tid=7931 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 1) World Series of Poker Europe 15 July 2011 24 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724021728/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=668&tid=7931 dead + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st J.P. Kelly (2/2) £136803 2nd Fabien Dunlop £84512 3rd Adnan Alshamah £55468 4th Richard Allen £38499 5th Anthony Roux £28181 6th Neil Suarez £21700 7th William Martin £17535 8th Thor Drexel £14835 9th James Tomlin £13115 Event 2: £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha 3-Day Event: 21 September 2009 to 23 September 2009 Number of buy-ins: 158 Total Prize Pool: £395,000 Number of Payouts: 18 Winning Hand: Qh Jd 9s 7s Reference:http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=668&tid=7932 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 2) World Series of Poker Europe 15 July 2011 5 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110705025827/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=7932&grid=668 dead + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Erik Cajelais (1/1) £104677 2nd Mats Gavatin £64705 3rd Robin Keston £47858 4th Men Nguyen (0/6) £35412 5th Richard Gryko £26619 6th Chris Bjorin (0/2) £20106 7th Hoyt Corkins (0/2) £15302 8th Ian Frazer £11732 9th Howard Lederer (0/2) £9117 Event 3: £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 3-Day Event: 23 September 2009 to 25 September 2009 Number of buy-ins: 154 Total Prize Pool: £770,000 Number of Payouts: 18 Winning Hand: Qs 9h 7h 10d Reference:http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=668&tid=7933 Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 3) World Series of Poker Europe 15 July 2011 5 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110705030148/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?tid=7933&grid=668 dead + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Jani Vilmunen (1/1) £204048 2nd Howard Lederer (0/2) £126134 3rd Aarno Kiveliö £93293 4th Ross Boatman £69030 5th Ville Haavisto £51890 6th Daniel Hindin £39913 7th Roberto Romanello £29830 8th Jeff Kimber £22869 9th Robert Williamson III (0/1) £17772 Event 4: £10,000 No Limit Hold'em thumb|Barry Shulman playing 2008 World Series of Poker Europe 6-Day Event: 26 September 2009 to 1 October 2009 Number of buy-ins: 334 Total Prize Pool: £3,340,000 Number of Payouts: 36 Winning Hand: 10s 10c Reference:http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=668&tid=7934 WSOP Europe Main Event No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 4) World Series of Poker Europe 15 July 2011 8 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100608195019/http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results.asp?grid=668&tid=7934 dead + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Barry Shulman (1/2) £801603 2nd Daniel Negreanu (0/4) £495589 3rd Praz Bansi (0/1) £360887 4th Jason Mercier (1/1) £267267 5th Markus Ristola £200367 6th Chris Björin (0/2) £150267 7th Antoine Saout £114228 8th Matt Hawrilenko (1/1) £87074 9th James Akenhead £66533 References 2 External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker Europe Category:Gambling in the United Kingdom Category:2009 in poker