Poker Tournament Results

40th World Series of Poker 2009

Event #7 - WSOP No Limit Hold'em

June 2, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$1,500
Prize Pool	$3,809,715
Entries	2791
Report Available Live Coverage

Travis Johnson

Place	Name	Prize
1	Travis Johnson (North Hills, CA, USA)	$666,853
2	Steve Carp (North Miami Beach, FL, USA)	$414,116
3	Michael Ciotola (Dublin, OH, USA)	$273,385
4	Mark Salinaro (White Plains, NY, USA)	$193,343
5	Craig McConville (Mendota, IL, USA)	$145,721
6	Brian McInnis (Spring, TX, USA)	$116,234
7	Walter Wright (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$97,985
8	Jim McClain (Riverside, CA, USA)	$87,013
9	Kam Weng Low (Toronto, ON, Canada)	$81,185
10	Jacob Kalb (San Diego, CA, USA)	$56,955
11	Gary Tang (Ithaca, NY, USA)	$56,955
12	Michael Pesek (Carol Stream, IL, USA)	$56,955
13	Philip Souza (Fredericton, NB, Canada)	$39,963
14	Robert Fett (Berkeley, CA, USA)	$39,963
15	Michael Martin (Long Island, NY, USA)	$39,963
16	James Bott (Lakewood, CO, USA)	$28,039
17	Jason Riesenberg AKA "Jball" (Halbur, IA, USA)	$28,039
18	Jerry Fowler AKA "the OWL" (San Angelo, TX, USA)	$28,039
19	Clinton Miller (Mokane, MO, USA)	$19,658
20	Max Longwith (Marrieta, GA, USA)	$19,658
21	Justin Kuzmicki (Monteal, QC, Canada)	$19,658
22	Jeremy Joseph (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$19,658
23	Bruce Vandervort (El Paso, TX, USA)	$19,658
24	George Smith (Cave Creek, AZ, USA)	$19,658
25	Kenneth Krouner (Roswell, GA, USA)	$19,658
26	Paul Dominski (Minnetonka, MN, USA)	$19,658
27	Francois Safieddine (Denver, CO, USA)	$19,658
28	Jesse Fulmer (Belle Center, OH, USA)	$15,429
29	Thomas Koral (Skokie, IL, USA)	$15,429
30	James Passavant (West Orange, NJ, USA)	$15,429
31	Sarang Ahuja (Hallandale Beach, FL, USA)	$15,429
32	Travis Remmert (Chicago, IL, USA)	$15,429
33	William Heger (Union City, NJ, USA)	$15,429
34	Jason Newburger AKA "Chicago Kid" (Vernon Hills, IL, USA)	$15,429
35	Cristian Choi (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$15,249
36	Gregory Gugger (Chicago, IL, USA)	$15,429
37	Michael Glasser (Boca Raton, FL, USA)	$11,505
38	Jeffrey Gibralter (Rockwall, TX, USA)	$11,505
39	Edward Larsen (Louisville, KY, USA)	$11,505
40	Joshua Smith (Greensboro, NC, USA)	$11,505
41	Dao Bac (San Diego, CA, USA)	$11,505
42	Justin Pechie (Thompson, CT, USA)	$11,505
43	Peter Granlund (Uppsala, Sweden)	$11,505
44	Philippe Uzan (Saint Mande, France)	$11,505
45	Steven Michaels (Everett, WA, USA)	$11,505
46	Chad Stoffel (Denver, CO, USA)	$9,029
47	Jaime Melgarejo (Houston, TX, USA)	$9,029
48	Mike Ellis (London, UK)	$9,029
49	Steve Hagan (Erieville, NY, USA)	$9,029
50	Nathan Drill (North Mankato, MN, USA)	$9,029
51	Charles Dolan (Fountain Valley, CA, USA)	$9,029
52	Wolfbert Bartlema (Nieuw Beerta, Netherlands)	$9,029
53	Victor Greeley (Kitchener, ON, Canada)	$9,029
54	Qui Nguyen (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$9,029
55	Brent Wajcman (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada)	$7,390
56	Frank Selldorff (Boston, MA, USA)	$7,390
57	Paul Volpe (Turnersville, NJ, USA)	$7,390
58	Brady Hinnegan (Toronto, ON, Canada)	$7,390
59	Ron Shioji (Pearl City, HI, USA)	$7,390
60	Patrick Smith (Montgomery, AL, USA)	$7,390
61	Sandra Naujoks AKA "Black Mamba" (Berlin, Germany)	$7,390
62	John Permejo AKA "JPizzle" (Diamond Bar, CA, USA)	$7,390
63	Gabriel Torres (Valinda, CA, USA)	$7,390
64	Dion Flores (Lansing, MI, USA)	$7,390
65	Florian Langmann (Oiogg, Germany)	$6,209
66	Mike Allis (Post Falls, ID, USA)	$6,209
67	Erik Haakenson (San Francisco, CA, USA)	$6,209
68	Paul Campbell (Tyrone, CO, USA)	$6,209
69	Tyler Hamade (Abbotsford, BC, Canada)	$6,209
70	Joseph Degeorge (West Henrietta, NY, USA)	$6,209
71	Darren Grant (Toronto, ON, Canada)	$6,209
72	Kia Hamadani (West Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$6,209
73	Michael Pollowitz (Shoreline, WA, USA)	$5,333
74	Gary Haglund AKA "G-Pirate" (Colorado Springs, CO, USA)	$5,333
75	David Lin (Dunwoody, GA, USA)	$5,333
76	Stephen Murphy (Kearny, NJ, USA)	$5,333
77	Stephane Tayar (San Francisco, CA, USA)	$5,333
78	Wesley Jones (Spring, TX, USA)	$5,333
79	Leo Whitt AKA "Leon Phelps" (Jefferson/Louisville, KY, USA)	$5,333
80	Robert Flowers (Macomb Township, MI, USA)	$5,333
81	Andrew Gershenfeld (Yardley, PA, USA)	$5,333
82	Benjamin Schomer (Clarkson, MI, USA)	$5,333
83	Jacobo Fernandez (Hollywood, FL, USA)	$4,609
84	Mario Rodriquez (Miami, FL, USA)	$4,609
85	Mario Perera (Mission Hills, CA, USA)	$4,609
86	John Hall (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$4,609
87	Joel Casper (Chicago, IL, USA)	$4,609
88	Gary Chan (Westminster, CA, USA)	$4,609
89	John Smith AKA "Who is John Smith?" (La Habra Heights, CA, USA)	$4,609
90	Mazen Nassar (Homer Glen, IL, USA)	$4,609
91	Antonio Bueti AKA "TonyB" (Mt. Kisco, NY, USA)	$4,038
92	Hyun Jung (Glendale, CA, USA)	$4,038
93	Michelle Souza (Glendale, CA, USA)	$4,038
94	Anthony Gregg (Columbia, MD, USA)	$4,038
95	Mika Paasonen (Hameenlinna, Finland)	$4,038
96	Chae Yim (Kent, WA, USA)	$4,038
97	Gustavo Eydelsteyn (Atherton, CA, USA)	$4,038
98	Brandon Cantu (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$4,038
99	Peter Cross (Waterloo, ON, Canada)	$4,038
100	Andrew Buechner (Narberth, PA, USA)	$3,581
101	Deborah Gudinas (Phoenix, AZ, USA)	$3,581
102	Cody Hesse (Missouri City, TX, USA)	$3,581
103	Matt Keikoan (Richmond, CA, USA)	$3,581
104	David Levine (Belmont, CA, USA)	$3,581
105	Kunal Murdia (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$3,581
106	Rod Fani (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$3,581
107	Jesse Segall (Port Washington, NY, USA)	$3,581
108	Joseph Sidoryk (Elmhurst, IL, USA)	$3,581
109	Scott Cohen (Atlanta, GA, USA)	$3,581
110	Shaun Deeb (Troy, NY, USA)	$3,581
111	John Michael (Henderson, NV, USA)	$3,581
112	Bruce MacGregor (Port Orange, FL, USA)	$3,581
113	Michael Schneider AKA "Car Wash" (Covington, GA, USA)	$3,581
114	Christopher Bell (Raleigh, NC, USA)	$3,581
115	Rick Jackson (Key West, FL, USA)	$3,581
116	Joe Deniro (Studio City, CA, USA)	$3,581
117	William Shaw (Seattle, WA, USA)	$3,581
118	Wade Woelfel (Mawkato, MN, USA)	$3,581
119	Christopher Burmeister (Eau Claire, WI, USA)	$3,581
120	Kim Williams (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,581
121	Daniel Moorman (Chicago, IL, USA)	$3,581
122	Nancy Todd Tyner AKA "Queen of Diamonds" (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,581
123	Tom Brownscombe (Newburg, NY, USA)	$3,581
124	David Margolis (Venice, CA, USA)	$3,581
125	Curtis Willis (Heber City, UT, USA)	$3,581
126	Grant Hinkle (Overland Park, KS, USA)	$3,581
127	Jeffrey Tunkel (Naperville, IL, USA)	$3,581
128	Mike Appel (Boston, MA, USA)	$3,581
129	Minneapolis Jim Meehan (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,581
130	Elliot Fodera (Orlando, FL, USA)	$3,581
131	Jon Sanner (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,581
132	Matthew Kwok (Vancouver, BC, Canada)	$3,581
133	Marcelo Asensio (San Paulo, Brazil)	$3,581
134	Jeremy Keehn (San Francisco, CA, USA)	$3,581
135	Allan Bieler (Plantation, FL, USA)	$3,581
136	Sorel Mizzi (Toronto, ON, Canada)	$3,276
137	Benjamin Alcober (Chino Hills, CA, USA)	$3,276
138	Mark Leonard (Ovilla, TX, USA)	$3,276
139	Wei Mu (Pearl City, HI, USA)	$3,276
140	William Lee Childs AKA "Lee" (Alexandria, VA, USA)	$3,276
141	Donald Yarbrough (Laughlin, NV, USA)	$3,276
142	Craig Brennan (San Clemente, CA, USA)	$3,276
143	Derrick Dichiara (Ovideo, FL, USA)	$3,276
144	Tim Anstine (Oregon City, OR, USA)	$3,276
145	John Alber (Whittier, CA, USA)	$3,276
146	Tuyen Luong (Hacienda Heights, CA, USA)	$3,276
147	Kyle Jones (Old Town, ME, USA)	$3,276
148	Matt Vance (Lowville, NY, USA)	$3,276
149	Christian Hartwig (Greenwith, Australia)	$3,276
150	Rodney Corr (Granbury, TX, USA)	$3,276
151	Daniel Welch (Tucson, AZ, USA)	$3,276
152	Jeff Sluzinski (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,276
153	Colby Calonica (Los Altos, CA, USA)	$3,276
154	Joshua Jahke (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$3,276
155	Matthew Junstrom (Toledo, OH, USA)	$3,276
156	Christopher Gonzales (Fremont, CA, USA)	$3,276
157	Joseph Valencia (Menifee, CA, USA)	$3,276
158	Anthony Slattery (Camano Island, WA, USA)	$3,276
159	Rob Mason (Oak View, CA, USA)	$3,276
160	Robert Johnston (San Diego, CA, USA)	$3,276
161	Luke Vrabel (West Hartford, CT, USA)	$3,276
162	Francis Mahiout (Paris, France)	$3,276
163	Eugene Genson (Northridge, CA, USA)	$3,276
164	Gerald Treglio (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,276
165	Wesley Tyler (Chicago, IL, USA)	$3,276
166	Craig Restifo (New Rochelle, NY, USA)	$3,276
167	Robert Zehm (Cypress, TX, USA)	$3,276
168	Rebecca Messenger (Nashotah, WI, USA)	$3,276
169	Kevin Bishop (Cincinnatti, OH, USA)	$3,276
170	Kevin Lusk (Reddle, CA, USA)	$3,276
171	Steven Watts (UK)	$3,276
172	Richard Monroe	$3,047
173	Clark Hamagami (Vancouver, BC, Canada)	$3,047
174	Babajane Hassan (Hudson, MA, USA)	$3,047
175	Charles Chattha AKA "Chaz" (London, UK)	$3,047
176	Paul Cohn (Bozeman, MT, USA)	$3,047
177	Linda Transue (Tucson, AZ, USA)	$3,047
178	Randall Cohen (Naples, FL, USA)	$3,047
179	Mark Winter (Carson City, NV, USA)	$3,047
180	Richard Toth (Miskolc, Hungary)	$3,047
181	Enio Bozzano (Blumenau, SC, USA)	$3,047
182	Martin Kenno (Thornhill, ON, Canada)	$3,047
183	Mark Becker (New York, NY, USA)	$3,047
184	Michael Baker (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,047
185	Michael Halioua (Thornhill, ON, Canada)	$3,047
186	Kevin Kim (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$3,047
187	Mark Muchnik (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,047
188	Mario Miguel (Mexico City, Mexico)	$3,047
189	Jason Elizinga (Holland, MI, USA)	$3,047
190	Alan Myerson (Sherman Oaks, CA, USA)	$3,047
191	Alex Jacob (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$3,047
192	Brian Brubaker (Centennial, CO, USA)	$3,047
193	Sam Dickson (Oxbow, SK, Canada)	$3,047
194	Quinn Do (El Monte, CA, USA)	$3,047
195	Gabi Habash (Paintsville, KY, USA)	$3,047
196	Adcock Nelson (Virginia Beach, VA, USA)	$3,047
197	Soren Nielsen (Denmark)	$3,047
198	Nick Ceci (Peachtree City, GA, USA)	$3,047
199	Michael Price (Broomfield, CO, USA)	$3,047
200	Nikhil Gera (Diamond Bar, CA, USA)	$3,047
201	Paul Lovett (Indianapolis, IN, USA)	$3,047
202	Laurent Wisniec (Geneva, Switzerland)	$3,047
203	Scott George (Moorpark, CA, USA)	$3,047
204	Kenneth Horton (Suwanee, GA, USA)	$3,047
205	Blake Purvis (Montgomery, AL, USA)	$3,047
206	Rocky Boustani (Dallas, TX, USA)	$3,047
207	Shawn Pilot (North Hills, CA, USA)	$3,047
208	Galen Hall (San Francisco, CA, USA)	$2,895
209	Ali Barmaki (san gabriel, CA, USA)	$2,895
210	Uzi Aronson (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,895
211	Steven Phelps (Fruitport, MI, USA)	$2,895
212	Chance Steed (College Station, TX, USA)	$2,895
213	Michael Marks (Alpine, CA, USA)	$2,895
214	Frank Rusnak (Chicago, IL, USA)	$2,895
215	Michael Abbott (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$2,895
216	Frank Sinopoli (Hollywood, FL, USA)	$2,895
217	Benjamin Buhion (Salinas, CA, USA)	$2,895
218	Jeffrey Greco (Austin, TX, USA)	$2,895
219	Jerry Cooper (St. George, UT, USA)	$2,895
220	Robert Currier (Knoxville, TN, USA)	$2,895
221	Laurence Houghton (London, UK)	$2,895
222	Bruce Axtman (Chicago, IL, USA)	$2,895
223	Steven Ungrey (Rockford, MI, USA)	$2,895
224	Jonathan Depa (Chicago, IL, USA)	$2,895
225	Doug Paxton (Weatherford, OK, USA)	$2,895
226	Gavin Palmer (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,895
227	Daniel White (Mount Dora, FL, USA)	$2,895
228	Andres Garcia (Salinas, CA, USA)	$2,895
229	Craig Ettelman (Pinecrest, FL, USA)	$2,895
230	Vincent Graziano (New Port Richey, FL, USA)	$2,895
231	Kristin Bruan (New York, NY, USA)	$2,895
232	Loren Klein (West Branch, MI, USA)	$2,895
233	Ryan Schmidt (Anchorage, AK, USA)	$2,895
234	Grippo Nicholas (Arlington Heights, IL, USA)	$2,895
235	Angus Wong (Ottawa, ON, Canada)	$2,895
236	Trond Eidsvig (Aalesund, Norway)	$2,895
237	Michele Furey (San Francisco, CA, USA)	$2,895
238	Ryan Julius (Naperville, IL, USA)	$2,895
239	Charles Robinson (Raleigh St, NC, USA)	$2,895
240	Valdemar Kwaysser (Budapest, Hungary)	$2,895
241	Jonathan Markham (Elkhorn, WI, USA)	$2,895
242	Anthony Lee (Honolulu, HI, USA)	$2,895
243	Chris Cornell (Clarksville, TN, USA)	$2,895
244	Seth Anirudh (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,895
245	Alexandre Chan (San Jose, CA, USA)	$2,895
246	Phi Nguyen (Santa Ana, CA, USA)	$2,895
247	Bryan Asch (Poway, CA, USA)	$2,895
248	Tony Vipusithimakool, (San Francisco, CA, USA)	$2,895
249	Marc Ladouceur (Greensboro, NC, USA)	$2,895
250	Kenneth Hicks (Huntington, WV, USA)	$2,895
251	Robert Barkan AKA "petunia" (Key West, FL, USA)	$2,895
252	Gil George (Desoto, TX, USA)	$2,895
253	Robert Pardo (White Plains, NY, USA)	$2,742
254	Mark Silvanovich (North Vancouver, BC, Canada)	$2,742
255	Colin Russell (Philadelphia, PA, USA)	$2,742
256	Michael Brady (Tuscon, AZ, USA)	$2,742
257	Douglas Carli AKA "Rico" (Alliance, OH, USA)	$2,742
258	Roman Kocian (Blacklick, OH, USA)	$2,742
259	Samuel Subilia (Wells, ME, USA)	$2,742
260	Denise Molloy (La Jolla, CA, USA)	$2,742
261	Roongsak Griffeth (Columbus, GA, USA)	$2,742
262	Graham Wheldon (St Neots Cambs, UK)	$2,742
263	Bill Guerena (Canyon Country, CA, USA)	$2,742
264	Sean Getzwiller AKA "Tucson Sean" (Tucson, AZ, AZ, USA)	$2,742
265	Marc Fiel (Long Beach, CA, USA)	$2,742
266	Stephen Delvin (Omagh Co. Tyrone, UK)	$2,742
267	Sandra Cruz (White Plains, NY, USA)	$2,742
268	Peter Turmezey (Budapest, Hungary)	$2,742
269	John Greene (Orlando, FL, USA)	$2,742
270	Alan Snow (Lynnwood, WA, USA)	$2,742
271	Casey Thornbury (Riverside, CA, USA)	$2,742
272	Robert Quast (Carver, MN, USA)	$2,742
273	Jeffrey Izes (Washington Crossing, PA, USA)	$2,742
274	Jacob Amburgey AKA "Jake" (The Bay, CA, USA)	$2,742
275	Todd Brenn (Tallmadge, OH, USA)	$2,742
276	Marlon Quilloy (San Antonio, TX, USA)	$2,742
277	Tomer Berda (Menlo Park, CA, USA)	$2,742
278	Rajesh Vohra (Lake Worth, FL, USA)	$2,742
279	Harry Pozefsky (Gloversville, NY, USA)	$2,742
280	Christopher Feindt (New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA)	$2,742
281	Brian Pinkow (Syosset, NY, USA)	$2,742
282	Stanley Myiow (Kahnawake, QC, Canada)	$2,742
283	Harold Look (Valley Springs, CA, USA)	$2,742
284	Teddy Cablay (Honolulu, HI, USA)	$2,742
285	Timothy Muntifering (Oroville, CA, USA)	$2,742
286	Motoyuki Mabuchi AKA "Moto" (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,742
287	Jeremiah Fitzpatrick (Charlotte, NC, USA)	$2,742
288	Michael Hockensmith (Knoxville, TN, USA)	$2,742
289	Harold Dennis (Nicholasville, KY, USA)	$2,742
290	Brian Taylor (Macon, GA, USA)	$2,742
291	Laura Fink (New York, NY, USA)	$2,742
292	Joseph Tehan (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,742
293	Brian Bradley (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,742
294	Jordan Mann (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$2,742
295	Steven Taxarchis (Santa Rosa, CA, USA)	$2,742
296	Roger Burger (Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA)	$2,742

Tournament Report

Tournament Highlights:

The Winner

• The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event was Travis Johnson, from North Hills, CA.

• Johnson is a 30-year-old underwriter who works for Bank of America.

• Johnson was born in Nebraska, but grew up in Colorado. He attended and graduated from Cal-State Lutheran University. He has lived in California since 1999.

• Johnson won his way into this tournament by playing in a single-table satellite. He turned a $340 investment into $666,853. That currently stands as the single biggest return on investment ratio at this year's WSOP.

• Johnson stated he is an amateur poker player. “I am not a professional," he stated. “I play once or twice a week."

• Johnson was inspired to start playing poker when he saw it televised. One of the things that fueled his interest in the game was Chris Moneymaker's historical victory in the 2003 WSOP Main Event, which was shown on ESPN. He admits to being part of the so-called “Moneymaker Effect."

• Johnson started out playing $2-4 limit, mostly at Hollywood Park Casino, in Inglewood, CA. He then gravitated to small blind No-Limit games.

• Johnson took a week off of work to attend this year's WSOP. He arrived in Las Vegas with a poker bankroll of about $3,500 in his pocket. Johnson played in two cash games his first two days and lost about $1,000. “I was so down," Johnson recalled. “I decided, ‘forget this' - I'm going to play in a satellite. I knew I could do it. Now, here I am, what 48 hours later? I am standing here with you guys being interviewed."

• “I can't even comprehend what I am going to do," Johnson stated in a post-tournament interview conducted at tableside. “I was happy to win $3,000 in a single-table satellite yesterday. I cashed. Three grand looked good. So, if that looked good, I can't even fathom what this means….It's just so over my head right now.

• This was Johnson's second time to play in a WSOP tournament. He first played two years ago in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event.

• “It's crazy. Poker has exploded to obscene levels," Johnson said. “What does this room hold, two hundred tables? It's insane!" Note: Actually, this year's WSOP has about 300 tables.

• Johnson insisted he is not superstitious. Yet he wore the same clothes over three consecutive days. He also says that he walked through the exact same door every single time he entered the tournament room. “I did that the first day and I did not think about it. But then I started to get chips and I said I did not want to change anything. Normally, I am not superstitious. But I said to myself, ‘If it's not broke, don't fix it. Don't do anything differently."

• Johnson added: “When it comes to poker, I believe if you treat the dealers and players respectfully, I think that pays dividends later. I do not view poker as a short-term thing. It is a long-term thing for me. I'm not going to quit because I just won all this money. I am going to continue because I enjoy the game. I enjoy the camaraderie and the competition….If you respect the game and the players, I think that will pay off over time."

• When asked about his future career plans, Johnson said: “I have a job. But now, that is tricky" he said jokingly. “Six-hundred grand sure is a lot of money….I do love my job so I am certainly going back to work in a few days."

• Johnson collected $666,853 for first place. He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet. This marked his first time to cash in a WSOP event.

• “The bottom line is - this is fun," Johnson said. “The World Series of Poker is history-book stuff. I still can't grasp it all."

The Players

• The final table was comprised of no former WSOP gold bracelet winners. Other than the Casino Employees tournament (Event 1), this was the first event held this year which guaranteed a first-time winner.

• The runner up was Steve Karp, from North Miami Beach, FL. Karp is a poker pro.

• Michael Ciotola, a restaurant owner from Dublin, OH finished in third place.

• The fourth-place finisher was Mark Salinaro, from White Plains, NY. This was his first-ever WSOP event.

• Fifth place went to Craig McConville, from Mendota, IL.

• Sixth place went to Brian McInnis, from Houston, TX.

• Seventh place went to Walter Wright, from Las Vegas, NV.

• Eighth place went to Jim McClain, from Riverside, CA.

• Ninth-place went to Kam Weng Low. From Toronto, ON (Canada).

• The defending champion in this event was Grant Hinkle, from Overland Park, KS. Last year, he won $831,462 in what was (until this year) the largest WSOP non-Main Event tournament in history. This year, Hinkle cashed again - taking 126th place.

Odds and Ends

• It's hard to comprehend that an event of this field size -- with 2,791 players - doesn't make headlines nowadays. Ten years ago this week, The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas held a poker tournament (The Orleans Open) which drew slightly over 1,000 entries. At the time, the announcement made a splash in the poker press. Many poker players wondered how 1,000 or more entrants could all fit into one competition. Now, tournament fields double-sized, triple-sized, quadruple-sized, and even bigger are quite common at the WSOP.

• The turnout for this tournament was right on par with what was expected. The six $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em events played last year attracted - 3928, 2,706, 2,304, 2,720, 2,717, and 2,693 - about in line with the number this year. Five more identical events are scheduled in 2009.

• The final table was actually played in three different locations. Due to other tournaments going on, most notably Phil Ivey's late sixth-gold bracelet win which took place on the ESPN Main Stage, the finalists were not transferred to the larger arena until play became six-handed. The larger stage and seating area was necessary as the finale attracted a large crowd.

• This event was not televised. It was originally scheduled for online broadcast. But Bluff Media decided to stream Phil Ivey's win in Event #8 instead. At least 23 more events are scheduled, which are split between ESPN 360 and Bluff Media. For a complete broadcast schedule of all events, go to:

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=607

The Event

• The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event attracted 2,791 entrants. This created a prize pool totaling $$3,809,715. The top 297 finishers collected prize money.

• The tournament was played over a three-day period.

• The final hand of the night came when a race took place between Travis Johnson and Steve Karp. Johnson had A-Q. Karp had 5-5. The flop favored Karp, but a queen on the turn gave Johnson a higher pair and left Karp drawing to just two outs. Karp missed, which game Johnson the victory.

• The tournament officially began on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 12:00 noon. The tournament officially ended on Friday, June 5th, at 2:02 am.

WSOP Statistics

• Through the conclusion of Event #8, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 11,892 entries. $21,146 in prize money has been awarded to winners.

• Through Event #8, seven Americans have won gold bracelets. One Russian player has won. No other nations have been represented at the WSOP gold bracelet ceremony so far, which takes place on the day following the winner's victory. The ceremony takes place on at center stage of the main tournament room and begins during the break of the noon tournament. The ceremony usually starts around 2:20 pm.
End of Day One Results

Last Name, First Name City State/Country Chip Count Table # Seat #

1 Greeley, Victor Kitchener ON, Canada 195.300 71 2

2 Fowler, Jerry San Angelo TX 183.200 78 8

3 Tang, Gary Ithaca NY 145.300 58 5

4 Jung, Hyun Los Angeles CA 129.700 75 4

5 Fernandez, Jacobo Hollywood FL 123.000 64 8

6 Passavant, James West Orange NJ 112.500 73 9

7 Bozzano, Enio Jr Blumenau Brazil 105.900 95 7

8 Dominski, Paul Minotanka MN 102.300 74 3

9 Choi, Christian Los Angeles CA 101.700 59 4

10 Michael, John Henderson NV 100.500 62 3

11 Junstrom, Matt Toledo OH 97.100 93 1

12 Vance, Matt Lowville NY 97.100 78 3

13 Perera, Mario Mission Hills CA 96.800 85 3

14 Heger, Will Union City NJ 96.600 88 4

15 Klein, Loren Golden CO 94.200 73 6

16 Ciotola, Michael Dublin OH 93.100 95 3

17 Casper, Joel Chicago IL 91.400 87 2

18 Glasser, Michael Boca Raton FL 88.000 92 9

19 Mizzi, Sorel Toronto ON, Canada 85.900 91 2

20 Langmann, Florian Vienna Italy 83.900 93 7

21 Vrabel, Luke West Hartford CT 83.000 80 8

22 Permejo, John Diamond Bar CA 78.800 79 4

23 Woelfel, Wade Mankato MN 78.400 79 7

24 Pozefsky, Harry Gloversville NY 78.000 76 1

25 Cantu, Brandon Las Vegas NV 76.100 73 2

26 Gregg, Anthony Columbia MD 76.000 67 2

27 Smith, Patrick Suwanee GA 75.000 79 9

28 Fett, Robert Berkeley CA 75.000 70 7

29 Newburger, Jason Vernon Hills IL 73.100 84 3

30 Haglund, Gary Colorado Springs CO 72.600 59 7

31 Safieddine Denver CO 72.300 69 4

32 Hamadani, Kia Los Angeles CA 69.500 65 6

33 Leonard, Mark Dallas TX 69.000 84 7

34 Macgregor, Bruce F. Port Orange FL 68.700 66 4

35 Sousa, Philip Fredericton NB, Canada 68.500 71 9

36 Paasonen, Mika Hameenlinna Finland 68.400 60 4

37 Chan, Gary Arcadia CA 67.400 63 3

38 Asch, Bryan San Diego CA 67.400 72 7

39 Paxton, Doug Weatherford OK 67.300 73 4

40 Koral, Tom Skokie IL 65.800 65 3

41 Krouner, Kenneth Roswell GA 63.000 75 2

42 Miller, Clinton Mokane MO 62.400 77 6

43 Hinkle, Grant Kansas City KS 62.100 88 9

44 Brubaker, Brian Centennial CO 61.500 83 5

45 Brady, Mike Tucson AZ 61.300 64 6

46 Price, Michael Kansas City MO 61.100 75 6

47 Kwaysser, Valdemar Budapest Hungary 60.700 66 2

48 Selldorff, Frank Boston MA 60.300 80 2

49 Nguyen, Qui Las Vegas NV 60.200 85 7

50 Bueti, Antonio Mount Kisco NY 60.200 91 6

51 Joseph, Jeremy Las Vegas NV 59.300 89 6

52 Ayoub, Steven Los Angeles CA 59.000 83 6

53 Kalb, Jacob San Diego CA 58.900 63 4

54 Low, Kam Weng Toronto ON, Canada 58.500 89 5

55 Riesenberg, Jason Halbur IA 57.900 80 5

56 Grippo, Nicholas Arlington Heights IL 57.800 94 1

57 Bac, Dao San Diego CA 56.900 76 5

58 Horenstein, Peter Port Chester NY 56.700 70 9

59 Keikoan, Matt San Rafael CA 56.400 63 8

60 Segall, Jesse Port Washington NY 56.300 61 7

61 Asenio, Marcelo Guarulhos Brazil 55.100 93 3

62 Hamade, Tyler Abbotsford BC, Canada 55.100 62 2

63 McClain II, James Riverside CA 54.900 71 1

64 Flores, Dion Lansing MI 54.500 86 2

65 Ceci, Nick Peachtree City GA 54.500 84 4

66 Bieler, Allan Plantation FL 54.000 75 7

67 Buechner, Andrew Narberth PA 53.500 93 5

68 Allis, Mike Post Falls ID 52.100 90 9

69 Tuner, Nancy Todd Las Vegas NV 51.400 60 9

70 Appel, Mike Boston MA 51.100 64 9

71 Toth, Richard Miskolc Hungary 51.000 88 3

72 Bruan, Kristin New York NY 50.700 77 9

73 Marks, Michael El Cajon CA 50.700 61 1

74 Mahiout, Francis
France 50.200 92 7

75 Wheldon, Graham Cambridge United Kingdom 49.700 70 8

76 Stoffel, Chad Denver CO 49.500 78 5

77 Berda, Tomer Menlo Park CA 48.900 68 6

78 Dolan, Charles Winchester CA 48.300 93 2

79 Haakenson, Erik San Francisco CA 48.200 63 1

80 Cruz, Sandra White Plains NY 48.200 90 2

81 Corr, Rodney Granbury TX 48.200 61 3

82 Fineman, Ben Las Vegas NV 47.800 71 6

83 McInnis, Brian Spring TX 47.700 86 8

84 Gershenfeld, Andrew Yardley PA 47.400 78 7

85 Palmer, Gavin Las Veas NV 47.300 75 8

86 Naujoks, Sandra Berlin Germany 46.800 81 1

87 Alber, John Whitier CA 46.800 67 3

88 Uzan, Philippe
France 46.700 37 7

89 Pardo, Robert White Plains NY 46.500 84 5

90 Andrejkovics, Milan Budapest Hungary 46.300 67 5

91 Tunkel, Jeff Naperville IL 46.300 83 9

92 Granlund, Peter Uppsala Sweden 46.200 92 2

93 Becker, Mark New York NY 46.200 79 2

94 Pesek, Michael Carol Stream IL 45.900 72 1

95 Mu, Wei Pearl City HI 45.600 65 9

96 Habash, Gabi Lexington KT 45.600 95 4

97 Dichiara, Derrick Port St. Lucie FL 45.300 70 5

98 Purvis, Blake Montgomery AL 44.600 74 7

99 Pollowitz, Michael Shoreline WA 44.600 79 5

100 Kenno, Martin Thornhill ON, Canada 44.300 91 7

101 Bishop, Joseph Cincinnati OH 44.200 89 9

102 Hesse, Coby Missouri City TX 43.900 65 4

103 Wajcman, Brent Montreal QC, Canada 43.900 77 4

104 Greco, Jeff Austin TX 43.800 92 1

105 Longwith, Max Murrieta CA 43.500 70 3

106 Houghton, Laurence London United Kingdom 43.300 68 1

107 Gibralter, Jeff Rockwall TX 43.200 63 9

108 Fulmer, Jesse Belle Center OH 42.900 84 2

109 Volpe, Paul Turnersville NJ 42.900 77 7

110 Karp, Steve North Miami Beach FL 42.800 67 1

111 Grant, Darren Toronto ON, Canada 42.600 68 5

112 Tayar, Stephanie Saint Mande France 42.600 84 6

113 Anstine, Tim Oregon City OR 42.400 86 1

114 Burmeister, Christopher Eau Claire WI 41.900 60 3

115 Drill, Nathan Mankato MN 41.700 90 8

116 Nielsen, Soren Roslev Denmark 41.100 82 5

117 Look, Harold Valley Springs CA 40.800 60 5

118 Halioua, Mike Toronto ON, Canada 40.800 88 8

119 Robinson, Nelson Winston Salem NC 40.300 92 5

120 Gera, Nikhil Diamond Bar CA 40.000 67 9

121 Bartlema, Wolbert Amsterdam The Netherlands 39.900 63 6

122 Shaw, William Seatlle WA 39.600 93 6

123 Kuzmicki, Justin Montreal QC, Canada 39.400 61 6

124 Guerena, William Canyon Country CA 39.200 81 6

125 Deniro, Joe Studio City CA 38.900 61 8

126 Brownscombe, Tom Lindsborg KS 38.700 74 5

127 Hall, John Las Vegas NV 38.400 61 5

128 Turmezey, Peter Budapest Hungary 38.400 75 9

129 Messenger, Rebecca Milwaukee WI 38.200 76 8

130 Myerson, Alan Sherman Oaks CA 37.800 87 4

131 Axtman, Bruce Chicago IL 37.600 59 5

132 Taylor, Brian Macan GA 37.600 79 1

133 Chattha, Charles London United Kingdom 37.500 71 7

134 Mann, Jordan Las Vegas NV 37.200 62 5

135 Ellis, Michael London United Kingdom 36.800 94 2

136 Moorman, Daniel Chicago IL 36.500 74 1

137 Vohra, Rajesh Lake Worth FL 36.400 83 2

138 Luong, Phillip Fountain Valley CA 36.300 70 2

139 Welch, Daniel Tucson AZ 36.200 76 7

140 Depa, Jonathan Chicago IL 36.200 72 2

141 Fani, Rod Los Angeles CA 35.600 77 3

142 Wong, Angus Ottawa ON, Canada 35.600 62 4

143 Jacob, Alex Parkland FL 35.600 85 6

144 Ettelman, Craig Pincrest FL 35.300 80 6

145 DeGeorge, Joe Rochester NY 35.200 67 4

146 Meehan, "Minneapolis Jim" St. Paul MN 34.600 59 8

147 Schomer, Benjamin Clarkson MI 34.500 70 4

148 Aronson, Uzi Atlanta GA 34.300 58 2

149 Johnson, Travis North Hills CA 34.200 72 6

150 Sanner, Jon Las Vegas NV 34.100 69 2

151 Baker, Michael Las Vegas NV 33.900 70 1

152 Cornell, Chris Clarksville TN 33.500 60 7

153 Rusnak, Frank Chicago IL 33.200 68 3

154 Ungrey, Steven Rockford MI 33.000 90 7

155 Brenn, Todd Akron OH 32.900 58 9

156 Souza, Michael San Diego CA 32.500 79 8

157 Do, Quinn Los Angeles CA 32.200 71 4

158 Schmidt, Ryan Las Vegas NV 32.000 68 7

159 Watts, Steven London United Kingdom 31.900 62 6

160 Cohn, Paul Bozeman MT 31.800 92 6

161 Remmert, Travis Chicago IL 31.700 69 6

162 Wright, Walter Las Vegas NV 31.500 62 8

163 Salinaro, Mark White Plains NY 31.000 66 3

164 Amburgey, Jacob Marina CA 31.000 72 8

165 Phelps, Steven Fruitport MI 31.000 90 6

166 Winter, Mike Carson City NV 30.700 90 3

167 Wang, Nan
China 30.700 79 6

168 Monroe, Richard Sedalia CO 30.500 81 8

169 Ngo, Phung Commerce MI 30.400 73 1

170 Bott, James Lakewood CO 30.300 60 8

171 McConville, Craig Mendota IL 30.200 82 6

172 Nguyen, Phi Hawaiian Gardens CA 29.800 64 2

173 Gonzales, Chris Fremont CA 29.700 65 8

174 Bradley, Brian Las Vegas NV 29.600 69 1

175 Kim, Kevin Los Angeles CA 29.300 94 3

176 Kwok, Matt Vancouver BC, Canada 29.100 82 7

177 Vipusithimakool, Tony San Francisco CA 28.900 87 9

178 Boustani, Rocky Dallas TX 28.800 63 7

179 Campbell, Paul Cookstown Ireland 28.500 62 1

180 Laurent, Wisniel Geneva Switzerland 28.500 78 9

181 Sidoryk, Joe Elmhurst IL 28.300 64 4

182 Zehm, Robert C. Cypress TX 28.100 67 6

183 Ortega, Mario Miguel
Mexico 27.800 86 9

184 LeVine, David Belmont CA 27.700 61 9

185 Williams, Kim C. Las Vegas NV 27.500 70 6

186 Cutler, Alan Chicago IL 27.300 74 4

187 Feindt, Chris Nsb FL 27.300 69 9

188 Gorham, James Pasadena CA 27.300 75 3

189 Lusk, Kevin Reedley CA 27.300 87 1

190 Whitt, Leo Louisville KT 26.800 88 1

191 Jahke, Joshua Los Angeles CA 26.600 65 2

192 Seth, Anirudh Las Vegas NV 26.500 62 9

193 Cohen, Randall Naples FL 26.500 72 4

194 Lenahan, Chris Las Vegas NV 26.400 85 8

195 Hall, Galen San Francisco CA 26.400 77 2

196 Subilia, Sam Wells ME 26.300 94 5

197 Mason, Robert Oakview CA 26.200 68 9

198 Martin, Michael New York NY 26.100 83 3

199 Vandervort, Bruce El Paso TX 26.000 80 3

200 Jones, Kyle Old Town MN 25.900 80 1

201 Sinopoli, Frank Hollywood FL 25.800 66 6

202 Jackson, Rick Key West FL 25.700 87 3

203 Hicks, Kenny Huntington WV 25.700 91 5

204 Melgarejo, Jaime Houston TX 25.500 60 2

205 Gudinas, Deborah Phoenix AZ 24.700 82 9

206 Valencia, Joseph "Pat" Lake Elsinore CA 24.700 85 2

207 Hinnegan, Brady Toronto ON, Canada 24.400 76 6

208 Cohen, Scott Atlanta GA 24.300 66 7

209 Hamagami, Clark Vancouver BC, Canada 24.200 77 5

210 Fink, Laura New York NY 24.100 71 8

211 Diep, Quoc Las Vegas NV 23.700 89 1

212 Murphy, Stephen Kearny NJ 23.500 95 2

213 Graziano, Vincent New Port Richey FL 23.400 66 8

214 Bell, Chris Raleigh NC 23.400 85 9

215 Torres, Gabriel Valinda CA 23.200 93 8

216 White, Dan Mt Dora FL 23.000 65 5

217 Julius, Ryan Peoria IL 22.800 59 1

218 Lovett, Paul Indianapolis IN 22.600 84 1

219 Knight, Dennis Fortuna CA 22.500 94 9

220 Yarbrough, Donald V. Laughlin NV 22.400 74 6

221 Keehn, Jeremy San Francisco CA 22.400 66 9

222 Larsen, Ed Louisville KY 22.300 86 7

223 Yim, Chae Kent WA 22.200 82 2

224 Anderson, Joe Dawsonville GA 22.200 85 1

225 Hersh, Adam Los Angeles CA 21.900 89 4

226 Carli, Douglas Alliance OH 21.500 93 4

227 Eydelsteyn, Gustavo Atherton CA 21.400 75 1

228 Eidsvig, Trond Aalesund Norway 21.100 87 8

229 Margolis, David Louisville TN 21.000 71 5

230 Mabuchi, Motoyuki Osaka Japan 20.900 80 4

231 did not report Troy
20.800 69 7

232 Tehan, Joe Las Vegas NV 20.800 78 1

233 Ippolito, Peter East Meadow NY 20.500 77 8

234 Pilot, Shawn North Hills CA 20.300 81 4

235 Rodriguez, Mario Miami FL 20.200 63 5

236 Ladouceur, Marc-Andre Montreal QC, Canada 20.000 64 5

237 Getzwiller, Sean Tucson AZ 19.800 85 5

238 George, Gil Dallas TX 19.200 86 5

239 Fitzpatrick, Jeremiah Charlotte NC 19.200 88 5

240 Genson, Eugene Northridge CA 18.800 88 7

241 Dickson, Sam Oxbow SK, Canada 18.800 76 4

242 Griffeth, Roongsak Columbus GA 18.600 58 6

243 Furey, Michele San Francisco CA 18.500 78 2

244 Chan, Alex San Jose CA 18.300 73 5

245 Shulruf, Joel Buffalo Grove IL 18.200 68 4

246 Nassar, Mazen Chicago IL 18.000 73 3

247 Dorin, Joanne New York NY 17.700 77 1

248 Adcock, Nelson Virginia Beach VA 17.600 83 7

249 George, Scott Moorpark CA 17.500 92 8

250 Devlin, Stephen Omagh United Kingdom 17.000 62 7

251 Calonica, Colby Los Altos CA 17.000 81 7

252 Fodera, Elliott Orlando FL 16.800 88 6

253 Currier, Robert Knoxville TN 16.400 64 1

254 Markham, Jonathan Milwaukee WI 16.400 61 2

255 Talley, Jason Myrtle Beach FL 16.200 59 9

256 Willis, Curt Heber UT 15.900 64 3

257 Muchnik, Mark Las Vegas NV 15.800 86 3

258 Childs, Lee Alexandria VA 15.800 76 3

259 Hagan, Sean "Squigy" Cazenovia NY 15.600 78 6

260 Brennan, Craig San Clemente CA 15.500 91 9

261 Lange, Brandon Wheaton IL 15.500 89 8

262 Steed, Chance College Station TX 15.400 72 3

263 Mudd, Greg Orange CA 15.300 83 4

264 Zaicik, Jacques Paris France 15.200 74 2

265 Gugger, Greg Chicago IL 15.200 87 7

266 Crawford, Brandon Los Angeles CA 15.000 93 9

267 Johnson, Jeremy Lincoln MT 15.000 84 8

268 Alcober, Ben Chino Hills CA 15.000 68 2

269 Ahuja, Sarang Hallaudale Beach FL 14.800 90 4

270 Sluzinski, Jeff Las Vegas NV 14.600 76 2

271 Fiel, Marc Long Beach CA 14.600 65 1

272 Thornbury, Casey Riverside CA 14.200 81 5

273 Johnston, Robert San Diego CA 14.100 59 6

274 Levy, Steven Peabody MA 14.100 94 6

275 Hirleman, Dan Tempe AZ 14.000 88 2

276 Pires, John San Jose CA 13.900 85 4

277 Michaels, Steve Everett WA 13.700 74 8

278 Smith, Fred Las Vegas NV 13.600 80 7

279 Babajane, Hassan Buffalo NY 13.400 81 2

280 Russell, Colin Philadelphia PA 13.400 58 4

281 Pinkow, Brian Syosset NY 13.400 82 1

282 Snow, Alan Lynnwood WA 13.200 92 4

283 Dennis, Harold Nicholasville KY 13.000 58 1

284 Molloy, Denise La Jolla CA 12.900 69 8

285 Treglio, Gerald Las Vegas NV 12.800 87 5

286 Flowers, Robert Macomb MI 12.700 95 8

287 Horton, Ken Svwanee GA 12.700 84 9

288 Buhion, Benjamin Salinas CA 12.700 86 6

289 Ingber, Gregory Las Vegas NV 12.600 91 8

290 Lusha, Sonny New York NY 12.400 90 1

291 Hartwig, Christian Adelaide Australia 12.300 58 7

292 Hockensmith, Michael Knoxville TN 12.300 83 8

293 Jones, Wesley Spring TX 12.300 79 3

294 Kocian, Roman Columbus OH 12.200 76 9

295 Tyler, Wesley Chicago IL 12.100 58 8

296 Marchi, Ray Eureka CA 12.000 75 5

297 Muntifering, Tim Oroville CA 11.700 87 6

298 Balotin, Gregory Jacksonville FL 11.400 91 3

299 Quilloy, Marlon San Antonio TX 11.400 81 9

300 Abbott, Mike San Diego CA 11.100 81 3

301 Slattery, Anthony Camano Island WA 10.900 82 4

302 Taxarchis, Steven Santa Rosa CA 10.800 80 9

303 Restifo, Craig New Rochelle NY 10.800 60 6

304 Elzinga, Jason Holland MI 10.800 91 4

305 Shioji, Ron Honolulu HI 10.600 74 9

306 Pechie, Justin Putnam CT 10.200 78 4

307 Barkan, Robert Ft. Lauderdale FL 10.200 58 3

308 Kaye Transue, Linda Tucson AZ 10.200 95 10

309 Garcia, Andres Salinas CA 10.100 89 3

310 Barmaki, Ali San Gabriel CA 9.900 67 8

311 Schneider, Michael Covington GA 9.850 94 8

312 Cooper, Jerry W. St. George UT 9.500 82 8

313 Dorsett, Noel Waterbury CT 9.100 73 8

314 Smith, George Cave Creek AZ 8.800 72 9

315 Silvanovich, Mark North Vancouver BC, Canada 8.600 59 3

316 Quast, Bob Carver MN 8.600 66 5

317 Droke, James Fort Meyers FL 8.300 69 3

318 Lin, David Dunwoody GA 8.100 89 2

319 Izes, Jeffrey Washington Crossing PA 7.500 86 4

320 Borja, Apolinar Pittsburg CA 7.100 91 1

321 Myiow, Stanley Kahnawake QC, Canada 6.900 66 1

322 Murdia, Kunal Los Angeles CA 6.700 83 1

323 Stott, Iris Tucson AZ 6.500 64 7

324 Cross, Peter Waterloo ON, Canada 6.300 89 7

325 Le, Hon Bell Gardens CA 6.300 63 2

326 Burger, Roger D. Lake Havasu City AZ 6.200 73 7

327 Smith, John La Habra Heights CA 5.500 67 7

328 Greene, John Orlando FL 5.500 60 1

329 Presley, David Fort Smith AR 5.400 59 2

330 Nikzad, Hooman Scottsdale AZ 4.900 94 7

331 Butler, Jeffrey Denton NC 4.500 61 4

332 Mikhail, Tulchinskiy Moscow Russia 4.200 95 5

333 Cablay, Teddy Honolulu HI 3.900 92 3

334 Morris, Ted Washouga WA 2.400 95 9

335 Rose, William Fairview Heights IL no data 71 3

336 Smith, Joshua Newark DE no data 82 3

337 Lee, Anthony "Lee" Honolulu HI no data 72 5

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