2009 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 2009 World Series of Poker Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada May 27 – July 15 USA Joe Cada 2008 2010 thumb|350px|ESPN's World Series of Poker title screen The 2009 World Series of Poker was the 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and ran from May 27 to July 15. There were 57 bracelet events, culminating in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event. The "November Nine" concept returned for the second year, with the finalists of the Main Event returning to finish the tournament on November 7.July 16, 2009 Last 9 At WSOP Sent Home To Prepare With $1.26M https://www.cbs8.com/article/sports/last-9-at-wsop-sent-home-to-prepare-with-126m/509-60565c51-f1c7-4977-9336-739fa00266d4 March 7, 2025 cbs8.com Associated Press Event schedule # Event Entrants Winner Prize Runner-up Results1 $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em 866 Andrew Cohen (1/1) $83,778 Paul Peterson Results2 $40,000 No Limit Hold'em 201 Vitaly Lunkin (1/2) $1,891,012 Isaac Haxton Results3 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 918 Thang Luu (1/2) $263,135 Ed Smith Results4 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 6,012 Steve Sung (1/1) $771,106 Peter Vilandos (0/1) Results5 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 809 Jason Mercier (1/1) $237,415 Steven Burkholder Results6 $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 142 Freddie Ellis (1/1) $373,744 Eric Drache Results7 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,791 Travis Johnson (1/1) $666,853 Steve Karp Results8 $2,500 2-7 Draw Lowball 147 Phil Ivey (1/6) $96,361 John Monnette Results9 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 1,459 Ken Aldridge (1/1) $428,259 Carman Cavella Results10 $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha 453 Rami Boukai (1/1) $244,862 Najib Bennani Results11 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,646 Anthony Harb (1/1) $569,199 Peter Rho Results12 $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event 194 Ville Wahlbeck (1/1) $492,375 David Chiu (0/4) Results13 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em 1,088 Keven Stammen (1/1) $506,786 Angel Guillen Results14 $2,500 Limit Hold'em Short Handed 367 Brock Parker (1/1) $223,688 Daniel Negreanu (0/4) Results15 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em 655 Brian Lemke (1/1) $692,658 Fabian Quoss Results16 $1,500 Seven Card Stud 359 Jeff Lisandro (1/2) $124,959 Rodney H. Pardey (0/2) Results17 $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em World Championship 1,060 Lisa Hamilton (1/1) $195,390 Lori Bender Results18 $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 179 Daniel Alaei (1/2) $445,898 Scott Clements (0/2) Results19 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 1,068 Brock Parker (2/2) $552,745 Joe Serock Results20 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em 633 J.P. Kelly (1/1) $194,434 Marc Tschirch Results21 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. 452 Zac Fellows (1/1) $311,899 James Van Alstyne Results22 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 1,000 Jeff Carris (1/1) $313,673 Jason Somerville Results23 $10,000 World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball 96 Nick Schulman (1/1) $279,742 Ville Wahlbeck (1/1) Results24 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,506 Peter Vilandos (1/2) $607,256 Andy Seth Results25 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better 376 Phil Ivey (2/7) $220,538 Ming Lee Results26 $1,500 Limit Hold'em 643 Tomas Alenius (1/1) $197,488 Jason Tam Results27 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 198 Roland De Wolfe (1/1) $246,616 Brett Richey Results28 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,638 Mike Eise (1/1) $639,331 Jeff Chang Results29 $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em 256 Leo Wolpert (1/1) $625,682 John Duthie Results30 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha 436 J. C. Tran (1/2) $235,685 Jeff Kimber Results31 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 770 James Van Alstyne (1/1) $247,033 Tad Jurgens Results32 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,534 Ángel Guillén (1/1) $530,548 Mika Paasonen Results33 $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em 185 Greg Mueller (1/1) $460,836 Pat Pezzin Results34 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,095 Eric Baldwin (1/1) $521,932 Jonas Klausen Results35 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha 363 Richard Austin (1/1) $409,484 Sorel Mizzi Results36 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em 1,695 Jordan Smith (1/1) $586,212 Ken Lennaárd Results37 $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 164 Jeff Lisandro (2/3) $431,656 Farzad Rouhani (0/1) Results38 $2,000 Limit Hold'em 446 Marc Naalden (1/1) $190,770 Steven Cowley Results39 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,715 Ray Foley (1/1) $657,969 Brandon Cantu (0/1) Results40 $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha 295 Matt Graham (1/2) $679,379 Vitaly Lunkin (1/2) Results41 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout 280 Péter Traply (1/1) $348,728 Andrew Lichtenberger Results42 $2,500 Mixed Event 412 Jerrod Ankenman (1/1) $241,637 Sergey Altbregin Results43 $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em World Championship 2,707 Michael Davis (1/1) $437,358 Scott Buller Results44 $2,500 Razz 315 Jeff Lisandro (3/4) $188,370 Michael Craig Results45 $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em 275 John Kabbaj (1/1) $633,335 Kirill Gerasimov Results46 $2,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 424 Derek Raymond (1/1) $229,192 Mark Tenner Results47 $2,500 Mixed Hold'em 527 Bahador Ahmadi (1/1) $278,804 John McGuiness Results48 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better 762 Brandon Cantu (1/2) $228,867 Lee Watkinson Results49 $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. 95 David Bach (1/1) $1,276,802 John Hanson Results50 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout 572 Greg Mueller (2/2) $194,854 Marc Naalden (1/1) Results51 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,781 Carsten Joh (1/1) $664,426 Andrew Chen Results52 $3,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em 854 Jorg Peisert (1/1) $506,800 Jason DeWitt Results53 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better 467 David Halpern (1/1) $159,390 William Kohler Results54 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em 2,818 Tony Veckey (1/1) $673,276 Jason Wheeler Results55 $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball 257 Abe Mosseri (1/1) $165,521 Masayoshi Tanaka Results56 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed 928 Matt Hawrilenko (1/1) $1,003,163 Josh Brikis Results57 $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em 6,494 Joe Cada (1/1) $8,547,042 Darvin Moon Results Main Event The $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas Hold 'em Main Event began on July 3 with the first of four starting days. There were 6,494 total entries.Silver Steve 2 women make showing in Main Event's final 100 Las Vegas Sun July 14, 2009 https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jul/14/women-make-strong-showing-main-event/ November 12, 2024 After reaching the final table of nine players on July 15, the final table was once again delayed until November 7. The Main Event once again was a draw for many celebrities to play including: Day 1A: Jason Alexander, Brad Garrett, Orel Hershiser, Nelly, Jennifer Tilly, Day 1B: Shane Warne Day 1C: Antonio Tarver, Paul Wight Day 1D: Shannon Elizabeth, Sully Erna, Jordan Farmar, Audley Harrison, Scott Ian, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ray Romano, John Salley, Nate Silver, Sam Simon, Marlon Wayans, Torrie Wilson The highest number of participants for a single day was Day 1D at 2,809, with Day 1B the lowest with 873.Lucchesi Ryan July 7, 2009 World Series of Poker -- Day 1D of the Main Event https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/7146-wsop-day-1d-of-the-main-event March 7, 2025 Card Player According to news reports, as many as 500 players, including Patrik Antonius, T. J. Cloutier, Layne Flack and Ted Forrest, were denied entry because capacity was filled.Murphy Stephen A. July 6, 2009 Hundreds Turned Away from the WSOP Main Event https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/7145-hundreds-turned-away-from-the-world-series-of-poker-main-event February 27, 2025 Card Player Players started with 30,000 chips, up from 20,000 in previous Main Events. Performance of past champions Name ChampionshipYear(s) Day ofElimination Amarillo Slim 1972 2A Doyle Brunson 1976 and 1977 1B Bobby Baldwin 1978 5 (352nd) Tom McEvoy 1983 1C Berry Johnston 1986 2A Johnny Chan 1987 and 1988 2A Phil Hellmuth 1989 4 (436th) Jim Bechtel 1993 3 Dan Harrington 1995 5 (252nd) Huck Seed 1996 1D Scotty Nguyen 1998 2B Chris Ferguson 2000 4 (561st) Carlos Mortensen 2001 3 Robert Varkonyi 2002 2B Chris Moneymaker 2003 1B Greg Raymer 2004 3 Joe Hachem 2005 6 (103rd) Jamie Gold 2006 1C Jerry Yang 2007 1A Peter Eastgate 2008 6 (78th) Other notable high finishes NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize14thBen Lamb$633,02218thAndrew Lichtenberger$500,55721stJonathan Tamayo$352,83224thAntonio Esfandiari$352,83239thEugene Katchalov$178,85745thDennis Phillips$178,85756thJoe Sebok$108,04764thPrahlad Friedman$90,34478thPeter Eastgate$68,979 November Nine November Nine As in 2008, the final nine players returned on November 7 to complete the event. These players were as follows: NameNumber of chips(percentage of total)WSOPBraceletsWSOPCashes*WSOPEarnings* USA Darvin Moon 58,930,000 (30.2%) 0 0 $0 USA Eric Buchman 34,800,000 (17.9%) 0 9 $320,893 USA Steven Begleiter 29,885,000 (15.3%) 0 0 $0 USA Jeff Shulman 19,580,000 (10.0%) 0 15 $289,551 USA Joe Cada 13,215,000 (6.8%) 0 2 $28,214 USA Kevin Schaffel 12,390,000 (6.4%) 0 2 $92,166 USA Phil Ivey 9,765,000 (5.0%) 7 38 $3,843,018 FRA Antoine Saout 9,500,000 (4.9%) 0 0 $0 UK James Akenhead 6,800,000 (3.5%) 0 2 $525,867 *Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2009 Main Event. Harrah's deposited the remaining prizepool of $15,847,250 into a risk-free interest-bearing account back on July 16, 2009, up until November 2, 2009. This was the total money left over in the prize pool after each member of the November Nine was paid out ninth-place money ($1,263,602). The remaining money accrued $1,321 in interest and was distributed throughout the payouts.http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/wsop-2009-final-table/november-nine/day1/page38.htm Live Reporting | 2009 WSOP Main Event - The Final Table PokerNews November 7, 2009 April 10, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100130050146/http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/wsop-2009-final-table/november-nine/day1/page38.htm January 30, 2010 The 2009 final table lasted for 364 hands, including 88 hands of heads up play.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:GRPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12BEB06C9C430BE0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Poker title goes to Michigan's Cada - Shelby Township resident cashes in on $8.5 million November 12, 2009 November 10, 2009 The Grand Rapids Press Slagter, Josh C1 Final table Place NamePrize 1st Joe Cada $8,547,042 2nd Darvin Moon $5,182,928 3rd Antoine Saout $3,479,670 4th Eric Buchman $2,502,890 5th Jeff Shulman $1,953,452 6th Steven Begleiter $1,587,160 7th Phil Ivey $1,404,014 8th Kevin Schaffel $1,300,231 9th James Akenhead $1,263,602 Notable achievements Jeff Lisandro became the first player to win a bracelet in each of the Stud disciplines in the same World Series. In doing so, Lisandro was the first player to win three WSOP bracelets in the same year since Phil Ivey achieved this feat in 2002. In addition to Lisandro, Ivey, Brock Parker and Greg Mueller won multiple bracelets during the series. Ville Wahlbeck, who won Event 12, became the first Finnish player to win a bracelet. Péter Traply, who won Event 41, became the first Hungarian player to win a bracelet.Knightly Arnold M. Hungarian wins World Series of Poker gold bracelet Las Vegas Review-Journal June 24, 2009 https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/hungarian-wins-world-series-of-poker-gold-bracelet/ March 7, 2025 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker World Series of Poker