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World Series of Poker Event 37: Jeffey Lisandro Wins 2nd 2009 WSOP BraceletSun, Jun 21st, 2009 @ 12:00am The $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Event saw 164 hopefuls register for their chance to be recognized in history. As with any big buy in event at the World Series, many of the big names were present. Doyle Brunson, Barry Greenstein, Chau Giang, Eli Elezra, Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, and Jennifer Harman were just a few of the big names that were seen on Day 1. Sebastain Ruthenberg, the defending champion, was also present to defend his title. As expected with limit events, the field didn't break down very quickly, and 111 players returned to play Day 2. Tuan Le started Day 2 as the overall chip leader, but by the end of the day he had been eliminated just before the money. Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, and John Juanda were some of the big names that would not continue on to the final day of play. However, Scotty Nguyen, Jeff Lisandro, Doyle Brunson, and Justin 'Boosted J' Smith were among the big names to make it to the final twelve. After play started at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Lyle Berman was the first to go in 12th place. Players continued to be eliminated until it came down to the final two. All that was left was Farzad Rouhani and Jeff Lisandro. For a round or two, it seemed like it was going to be a pretty quick match up. Then Rouhani took the lead over Lisandro and had him 4:1 in chips. However, Lisandro proved that he wanted the win and fought his way back to the chip leader. After hours of playing heads up, Lisandro took Rouhani out a little after 4 a.m. Jeff 'Iceman' Lisandro claims his second 2009 WSOP bracelet and $431,656 in cash. Click here for final table coverage.
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UIGEA Delayed 6 Months in Temporary Victory for Online Poker Days before the December 1 deadline for implementing the UIGEA, the U.S. government announced a six-month postponement of the poorly defined anti-gambling regulations. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board jointly released a statement moving the deadline for UIGEA compliance to June 1, 2010.
Fabrice Soulier Joins Everest Poker's Pro Roster To further strengthen its support for French poker in anticipation of the opening of that market, Everest Poker has signed renowned French poker pro Fabrice Soulier as its latest ambassador.
HHPT Co-Sponsors Bayou Poker Challenge Ladies Event Dec. 20 The HighHeelsPokerTour (HHPT), the first all women's poker tour launched on the East coast, will wrap up their 2009 schedule at Harrah's New Orleans on December 20th where they will co-sponsor the Ladies Event #14 no-limit Hold'em at 12 pm.
OPPAGA Reports on Florida's Online Poker Options Given that UIGEA permits individual states to regulate online poker, the Florida Legislature's Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) published a report this week presenting three options available to Florida State lawmakers in order to protect consumers from unlawful internet poker: regulate it, prohibit it, or carry on with the status quo pending federal legislation.
BC Poker Champion Arrested, Charged with Manslaughter Just two days after taking down the BC Poker Championships Main Event, Sophon Sek of Cloverdale, BC, was arrested in connection with one of the most storied crimes in the Province's history.
Local Businessman Bags European Poker Tour Vilamoura Bling The European Poker Tour rolled into the Casino Vilamoura last week, instantly generating the richest poker prize pool in the nation of Portugal's history.
Keikoan Captures Harvey's Lake Tahoe WSOPC Championship This week marked the finale of the biggest annual tournament series in Northern Nevada, the WSOP Circuit championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe. While the Main Event saw only a modest turnout, it did boast of a tough final table, and a WSOP bracelet owner as the eventual champion.
WSOP Main Event Champ Joe Cada to Appear on Letterman The poker world will receive some late night attention tonight as "The Kid" Joe Cada, the youngest champion in the four decade history of the World Series of Poker Main Event, takes a seat next to embattled talk show host David Letterman.
First Korean Champ of Asia Pacific Poker Tour Crowned in Cebu Another stop on the Asia Pacific Poker Tour is in the books, this time it's the APPT Cebu in the Philippines, and for the very first time a Korean player has come out on top.
Pollack Done as Commish of World Series of Poker Just three days after crowning Joe Cada as the 2009 Main Event champion, officially closing the special 40th anniversary run of the World Series of Poker, Jeffrey Pollack has resigned his post as Commissioner of the WSOP. |
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