Poker Tournament Results

40th World Series of Poker 2009

End of Day 5 Chip Counts Last Name, First Name City State/Country Chip Count Table Seat 1 Zackey, Waren Honeydew South Africa 4,872,000 B18 6 2 Cordes, Kasper Copenhagen Denmark 4,352,000 B40 9 3 Moon, Darvin Oakland MD 3,218,000 B28 4 4 Schneider, Tom Scottsdale AZ 3,168,000 B20 3 5 Perner, Bernhard Austria 3,022,000 B22 6 6 Puumalainen, Miika Kuopip Finland 2,894,000 B20 6 7 Affleck, Matt Seattle WA 2,882,000 G152 7 8 Elias, Charlie Sydney Australia 2,780,000 B46 8 9 Akenhead, James London United Kingdom 2,692,000 B24 8 10 Begleiter, Steven Chappaqua NY 2,621,000 B24 9 11 Katchalov, Eugene New York NY 2,544,000 B32 6 12 Boeken, Noah Amsterdam Netherlands 2,338,000 G150 4 13 Lamb, Ben Las Vegas NV 2,271,000 B18 9 14 Robbins, Jamie San Diego CA 2,251,000 B44 3 15 Luu, Hieu Riverside CA 2,181,000 B36 1 16 Schaffel, Kevin Coral Springs FL 2,141,000 B28 8 17 Kopp, Billy Erlanger KY 2,100,000 B38 2 18 Hensel, Reed Lawrence KS 2,091,000 B44 2 19 Flakstad, Andreas Trondheim Norway 2,090,000 B42 2 20 Palovic, Dag Bratislava Slovakia 1,896,000 B36 6 21 McLaughlin, Marc Etienne Montreal QC, Canada 1,881,000 B26 4 22 Balmigere, Francois Toulouse France 1,871,000 B34 2 23 Ramage, Grayson Red Hook NY 1,842,000 B24 1 24 Lacay, Ludovic Paris France 1,817,000 G153 5 25 Shou, Tian Sydney Australia 1,802,000 G152 9 26 Magidov, Elad Beb Shearim Israel 1,762,000 B18 1 27 Vedes, Tommy Queens NY 1,728,000 B22 5 28 Tran, Thai Houston TX 1,707,000 B38 1 29 Patchell, Joel Atlanta GA 1,701,000 G153 8 30 Nguyen, Anh Van Toronto ON, Canada 1,687,000 B24 5 31 Nourafchan, Hamid Beverly Hills CA 1,664,000 G153 9 32 Soulier, Fabrice Las Vegas NV 1,663,000 B30 9 33 Prendes, Alex Miami FL 1,661,000 B16 4 34 Brice, Jason Sugarland TX 1,637,000 G152 1 35 Peppe, Nichoel Long Beach CA 1,630,000 B22 7 36 Johnson, Paul Combine TX 1,606,000 B20 5 37 Ward, Joseph Revere MA 1,583,000 B22 8 38 Vezina, Gabriel Gatineau QC, Canada 1,552,000 B32 4 39 Boyd, Craig St. Louis MO 1,545,000 B36 4 40 Clark, Chuck London United Kingdom 1,543,000 B48 6 41 Smith, Jordan College Station TX 1,486,000 B46 4 42 Tardea, Cristian Bucharest Romania 1,475,000 G155 6 43 Pham, Hung Olympia WA 1,463,000 G150 7 44 Whalen, Bob Cudaly WI 1,400,000 B32 5 45 Ivey, Phil Las Vegas NV 1,380,000 B16 8 46 Fair, Ryan Ft. Lauderdale FL 1,372,000 B23 3 47 Cook, Scott Westerville OH 1,365,000 B30 6 48 Haabak, Jesse Grand Forks ND 1,357,000 B18 2 49 El Nasr, Nasr Berlin Germany 1,329,000 B38 4 50 Propson, Randy Denmark WI 1,326,000 B26 3 51 Kahlmeyer, Tim Heide Germany 1,315,000 B36 7 52 Hanson, Brennan Surrey BC, Canada 1,288,000 B40 3 53 Dang, Hac Fairfax Station VA 1,286,000 B22 1 54 Hinkle, Blair Kansas City MO 1,284,000 B22 9 55 Levy, Steve Peabody MA 1,278,000 B30 4 56 Shulman, Jeff Las Vegas NV 1,266,000 B28 7 57 Gomez Rebenaque, Jose Manuel Cuenca Spain 1,260,000 B34 4 58 Esfandiari, Antonio Las Vegas NV 1,227,000 B44 5 59 Panayiotou, Eracles Toms River NJ 1,212,000 B46 7 60 Brecard, Julien Paris France 1,211,000 B34 8 61 Tran, Theo Las Vegas NV 1,205,000 B36 2 62 Morgan, Jordan Tulsa OK 1,202,000 B16 7 63 Wiseman, Royal Waco TX 1,198,000 B42 3 64 Sanders, Steve Tulsa OK 1,169,000 B32 9 65 Mattes, Marco Weinsheim Germany 1,119,000 B18 7 66 Brown, Jamie London United Kingdom 1,109,000 B40 5 67 Duvall, Jeff London United Kingdom 1,087,000 B28 2 68 Labandeira, Manuel Long Beach CA 1,087,000 B48 5 69 Lichtenberger, Andrew East Northport NY 1,086,000 G155 8 70 Saca, George Folsom CA 1,061,000 B46 3 71 Buchman, Eric Valley Stream NY 1,057,000 B48 2 72 Bilzerian, Adam Frigate Bay St. Kitts 1,056,000 G153 6 73 Gordo, Fernando Buenos Aires Argentina 1,052,000 B30 1 74 Latimer, Adam Oxford United Kingdom 1,052,000 B38 9 75 Tamayo, Jonathan Humble TX 1,040,000 B28 5 76 Serock, Joe Albuquerque NM 1,014,000 B42 6 77 Corrado, Montagna Rome Italy 1,012,000 B32 1 78 Phillips, Dennis St. Louis MO 1,009,000 B38 3 79 Woodley, Ian London United Kingdom 1,005,000 G153 4 80 Sebok, Joe San Francisco CA 992,000 B30 8 81 Casella, Michael Irvine CA 982,000 B28 1 82 Grospellier, Bertrand London United Kingdom 973,000 B30 2 83 Eastgate, Peter London United Kingdom 927,000 B18 3 84 Leikos, Vesa Helsinki Finland 906,000 B42 8 85 Rodman, Blair Rancho Mirage CA 905,000 G155 1 86 Rusnak, Frank Chicago IL 903,000 B26 7 87 Bach, Christopher Westminster CA 901,000 B32 3 88 Coulthard, Aaron Waterloo ON, Canada 901,000 B26 8 89 Bohlman, Scott Homer Glen IL 893,000 B40 6 90 Saout, Antoine Saint Martin France 893,000 B26 5 91 Lightman, Sarne Bristol United Kingdom 889,000 B24 4 92 Martin, Lapostolle St. Jerome QC, Canada 860,000 B48 7 93 Jansen, Michael San Jose CA 852,000 B20 9 94 Saieva, Maurizio Favara Italy 837,000 B32 8 95 Degrou, Loic Lille France 801,000 B40 4 96 Gifford, Ryan Denham Springs LA 800,000 G155 9 97 Zabib, Marty Las Vegas NV 799,000 B38 8 98 Hart, Ryan Murrieta CA 789,000 B18 4 99 Sitron, Scott Milwaukee WI 778,000 B20 7 100 Ismay, Wesley Vale SD 773,000 B44 6 101 Benyamine, David Las Vegas NV 764,000 B16 1 102 Tran, Kenny Arcadia CA 752,000 B46 6 103 Calderaro, James Venice FL 745,000 G150 8 104 Cada, Joseph Shelby Twp. MI 736,000 B42 5 105 Mahrenholz, Karl London United Kingdom 731,000 B26 9 106 Tran, J.C. Sacramento CA 720,000 B38 5 107 Friedman, Prahlad Malibu CA 715,000 B20 2 108 van den Berg, Thierry Almere Netherlands 703,000 G150 3 109 Powell, Brian Louisville KY 702,000 B48 1 110 Bjorin, Chris London United Kingdom 693,000 G152 5 111 Sar, Alper Turkey 691,000 B28 6 112 Luht, Joe Baltimore MD 687,000 B18 8 113 Maimone, Nick Charlotte NC 684,000 G152 8 114 Diaz, David Memphis TN 682,000 B46 2 115 Gurevich, Alex Sausalito CA 674,000 B30 5 116 Martin, John Pasadena CA 673,000 G153 2 117 South, Cole Washington DC 670,000 G152 4 118 Merichko, Michael Yorktown VA 667,000 B26 1 119 McGlone, Tony Cincinatti OH 659,000 B46 9 120 Abrantes, Mark Cambridge ON, Canada 656,000 B34 7 121 Nargentino, Luis Queens NY 655,500 G150 2 122 Caragiorgas, George Laval QC, Canada 655,000 B48 8 123 Crowe, Owen Halifax VA 640,000 B36 5 124 Rosenkrantz, Jose Miami FL 630,000 B44 9 125 Routos, Jim Seattle WA 630,000 G152 6 126 Hartley, Jim St. Petersburg FL 619,000 B28 9 127 Ader, Mark Nau MI 611,000 B26 2 128 Mourshaki, Abraham Irvine CA 608,000 G155 3 129 Bonavena, Salvatore Cessaniti Italy 596,000 B32 7 130 Adler, Eli Philadelphia PA 578,000 G155 4 131 York, Adam Bristol United Kingdom 572,000 B16 6 132 Abdalla, Jake Boston MA 571,000 B34 6 133 Palevic, Rifat Bunkeflostand Finland 571,000 B34 5 134 Hansen, Brian Norman OK 549,000 G153 1 135 Margets, Leo Barcelona Spain 544,000 B22 4 136 Swidler, Carter Montreal QC, Canada 542,000 B34 1 137 Hachem, Joe Melbourne Australia 540,000 B38 6 138 Monnette, John Palmdale CA 531,000 G150 9 139 Greco, Michael London United Kingdom 518,000 B40 1 140 Tran, Don Cerrias CA 516,000 B30 7 141 McMahon, Billy Las Vegas NV 515,000 B16 5 142 Jalali, Alex Bochum Germany 505,000 B16 2 143 Kazazian, Harry Colendale CA 501,000 B16 3 144 Goulding, Kent Germantown MD 500,000 G155 2 145 Stoykov, Mihail Sofia Bulgaria 498,000 G150 5 146 Bilzerian, Dan Tampa FL 491,000 B28 3 147 Tavelli, Ian Santa rosa CA 470,000 B36 *9 148 Palacios, Bolivar Santiago Panama 444,000 G153 3 149 Vazquez, Roy Jacksonville FL 444,000 G150 6 150 Neilson, Daniel Sydney Australia 439,000 B42 1 151 Comer, Michael Sydney Australia 430,000 B32 2 152 Lawrence, Joey Sydney Australia 428,000 B44 7 153 Teens, Edward Trion GA 421,000 B26 6 154 Catalano, Brent Atlanta GA 413,000 B40 8 155 Stacey, Dwayne Romsey United Kingdom 410,000 B20 8 156 Lauria, Bob Norwich CT 405,000 B40 2 157 Gelman, Herbie Los Angeles CA 404,000 B24 2 158 Greer, Leonard Rye NY 397,000 B38 7 159 Nguyen, Minh Nhat Lake Elsinore CA 387,000 B48 9 160 Heich, Cristian Mengesdied Gremany 381,000 B36 8 161 Nguyen, Viet Houston TX 363,000 B36 3 162 Blackman, Scott Rochester NY 356,000 B374 3 163 Minetti, Mike Las Vegas NV 351,000 B24 7 164 Smith, Paul Cape Coral FL 348,000 B22 2 165 Kerr, Bryan Barrington IL 344,000 B48 4 166 Sanders, Joseph Lima Peru 341,000 G155 5 167 Sharaskin, Igor Nizhniy Novgoron Russia 337,000 B46 5 168 Katz, Cary Las Vegas NV 335,000 B44 8 169 Craig, Bradley Beachwood OH 320,000 B24 3 170 Lachance, Ludovic Boucherville QC, Canada 302,000 B44 1 171 Thomsen, Seth Long Valley SD 302,000 B30 3 172 Stokes, Jamin Grand rapids MI 292,000 G152 3 173 Alisheik, Taher Toronto ON, Canada 281,000 B24 6 174 Eskenazi, Scott Mercer Island WA 270,000 B20 4 175 Crivello, Craig Las Vegas NV 253,000 B42 4 176 Baron, Paul Huntington Beach CA 249,000 B40 7 177 Newman, Clayton Athens GA 244,000 B20 1 178 Thompson, Greg New Hope MN 240,000 B42 7 179 Smith, Danny Folsom CA 214,000 B34 9 180 Cloutier, Eric Quebec ON, Canada 212,000 B44 4 181 Allen, Robert Punta Gorda CA 173,000 B48 3 182 Law, Bobby Las Vegas NV 163,000 B42 9 183 Jensen, Benjamin Herning Denmark 132,000 B18 5 184 Riley, Bob St. Charles MO 122,000 G150 1 185 Longobardi, Alessandro Naples Italy 109,000 B46 1 Day 5 Headlines 1. World Series of Poker Continues – 185 Dreams Remain Alive in Main Event 2. Warren Zackey (Johannesburg, South Africa) is the New Chip Leader Going into Day Six 3. Many Well-Known Poker Players Still Alive – including Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Fabrice Soulier, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, Blair Hinkle, Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Dennis Phillips, Peter Eastgate, Joe Sebok, Blair Rodman, David Benyamine, J.C. Tran, Kenny Tran, Prahlad Friedman, Chris Bjorin, and Joe Hachem 4. Two Former World Champions Still Alive in Main Event – Peter Eastgate and Joe Hachem 5. Two November Nine Finalists Still Alive in Main Event – Peter Eastgate and Dennis Phillips The Main Event Continues -- The 2009 WSOP Main Event continued with the play and conclusion of Day 5. The day included a deep run into the money, as the tournament field size was more than cut in half. All 407 players who started play were already guaranteed $27,469 in prize money. Now, after ten days and 40 hours of tournament play, all finishers are guaranteed at least $36,626 in prize money. -- Day 3 began with 407 players. The day ended with 185 survivors. -- Prize money payouts increase at various intervals. Every player still alive in the tournament (185th place and higher) is now guaranteed at least $36,626 in prize money. -- This was the 45th day of the WSOP. Play continues for three more days, plus the finale to be played in November. -- Tomorrow (Sunday) begins at noon and is expected to include five levels of play. -- Play on Day 4 began on July 12, 2009 at 12:05 pm. Humorous Moments at the WSOP -- About an hour into play, Assistant Tournament Director Jimmy Sommerfeld announced to all players and spectators: “The player who just busted off Table 34, Seat 5 – you left your shoes.” The player did not return to claim his property. A size 10 pair of Salvatore Ferragamo sandals remains unclaimed at the WSOP lost and found. -- As players bust out, tables are broken down and consolidated. This requires players to pick up their own chips and transfer to new tables. Deep into Level 18, a player was walking across the room and accidentally bumped into a camera crew. Two full racks of assorted chips crashed to the floor and rolled off in different directions. There was a mad dash by the player and tournament staff to recover the stray chips. After a few minutes, all chips were gathered and the player finally took his new seat. Mischievous-minded Jimmy Sommerfeld decided to have some fun at the player’s expense. As the player was re-stacking his chips into neat rows, Sommerfeld put on his best stone face. He informed the player that any chips that hit the floor would be ruled technically out of play. After a momentary expression of shock, the player quickly figured out he was the target of a gag and play resumed. -- Sommerfeld continued his folly. After players were allowed back into the tournament room following a 20-minute break, Sommerfeld jokingly announced to the crowd who were strolling slowly back in, “Cards are back in the air in 15-seconds!” After a few screams of panic and players dashing madly to re-take their seats, Sommerfeld smiled and announced the players still had two minutes to take their seats. Play on Day 5 -- Defending champion Peter Eastgate survived. He remains very much alive in the 2009 Main Event. He is presently in 82nd place, which is slightly ahead of the pack. It’s been another incredible run for the Danish poker pro. On Day 2, he was down to just 8,000 in chips, but went on a monster rush during the final hour and ended up with about an average-sized stack. On Day 3, he held steady and also finished the day. On Days 4 and 5, Eastagte remained alive with an average stack, seemingly taking a low-profile strategy to the reaching the final table. Eastgate is primed to make the best run by a defending champion since Greg “Fossilman” Raymer’s 25-place finish in the 2005 Main Event. It should be noted that Eastgate was ranked 12th (out of 79 players) after Day 5 last year, and went on to win the championship. -- Former world champions who continued play on Day 4 included – Bobby "the Owl" Baldwin (1978), Dan Harrington (1995), Joe Hachem (2005), and Peter Eastgate (2008). Baldwin and Harrington were eliminated. Hachem and Eastgate both survived. -- Players competed for three complete levels. Play ended after Level 20. When play resumes tomorrow at Level 21, blinds will be 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante. The average stack size is 1,053,081. -- Day 5 started with a field of 407 players and ended with 185 survivors. This means only about 2.8 percent of the original 6,494 starters survived past the fifth day. -- Seven females started the day. Entering Day 6, only two females remain alive. They are Nichoel Peppe (Long Beach, CA) who is in 35th place. Leo Margets (Barcelona, Spain) is in 135th place. Note: Nichoel Peppe’s name is spelled correctly. More about Nichoel Peppe: She is a professional poker player, who has been playing in live games for about five years. Her normal cash game is $5-10 NLHE at the Bicycle Club Casino in Los Angeles. She is 30-years-old and is newly married to fellow poker pro Tad Jurgens, whom she met in a poker room. Jurgens took second place in this year’s $1,500 HORSE event. He also lasted until the third day of the Main Event, coming up short of the prize money. -- Actor Lou Diamond Phillips was eliminated on the final hand of the day. He ended up finishing in 186th place. -- Two time WSOP gold bracelet winner and 1995 world champion Dan Harrington was eliminated in 252nd place. -- Former gold bracelet winner Keith Lehr was eliminated in 266th place. -- Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Vitaly Lunkin was eliminated in 346th place. -- Four-time WSOP gold bracelet winner and 1978 world champion Bobby Baldwin was eliminated in 352nd place. -- Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Thor Hansen was eliminated in 387th place. -- Players who survived Day 5 will return to continue their quest for the 2009 world poker championship gold bracelet and $8.5 million in prize money on July 13th, starting at noon. Day 5 Chip Leader (Warren Zackey) -- The chip leader is Warren Zackey, from Johannesburg, South Africa. He began the day with 732,000 in chips and ended up ranked in first place going into Day 6. Zackey is a 42-year-old business owner who sells plumbing supplies. -- Zackey cited Fellow countryman Raymond Rayme’s third-place finish in the 2007 WSOP Main Event as an inspiration. The broadcast of Rayme’s accomplishment was shown multiple times on ESPN in South Africa, which created more interest in the game and the WSOP. Last year, the number of South Africans who came to the WSOP amounted to 23. This year, there were 32, according to officials with the Piggs Peak Casino. -- Zackey won his seat via a tournament held at the Piggs Peak Casino, located in Swaziland (a nation adjacent to South Africa). There are four major tournaments held there each year. Zackey won his $10,000 entry in May. A Short Interview with Warren Zackey Question: How much of an inspiration was Raymond Rahme’s final table appearance at the WSOP two years ago? Zackey: Poker took off 100 percent after that. Rahme made many players start playing in poker tournaments in South Africa. He was excellent for the country. Question: So, how did you get to play in the WSOP? Zackey: I am from Johannesburg. I came second in the All Africa series, which is the biggest poker tournament in Africa. I won a seat into the WSOP at the Piggs Peak Casino. I decided to take my chances, instead of selling it away. Question: Is this your first time to play at the WSOP? Zackey: Yes. It’s brilliant. Excellent. If I tell somebody in South Africa what it is like, they are not going to believe me. They have to come here. Las Vegas is unbelievable. Question: How did you end up with the chip lead? Zackey: I got some really good hands….I tripled up on the first day. I doubled up again and again (on the next two days). I think I started with 730,000 today and then went up from there. Question: If you win the Main Event and collect over $8.5 million, are you going to go back selling plumbing supplies? Zackey: No, I have a family. I’d go back to it. Question: What does your family think about this? Zackey: My wife follows me. My kids follow me every step of the way. My wife is with me in Las Vegas. My children are (back home) following on the Internet. Question: What do you expect to happen over the next few days? Zackey: I’m not too sure. I will think about it tonight. But I am going to take it easy unless I get some decent cards. -- Here’s how the previous end-of-day chip leaders have fared: Day 1-A: Redmond Lee (London, UK) – eliminated, did not cash Day 1-B: Brandon Demes (Tempe, AZ) – eliminated, did not cash Day 1-C: Joseph Cada (Shelby Township, MI) – currently in 104th place Day 1-D: Troy Weber (West Terre Haute, IN) – eliminated, did not cash Day 2-A: Andrew Gaw (Philippines) – eliminated, did not cash Day 2-B: Amir Lehavot (Weston, FL) – CASHED IN 226th PLACE Day 3: Bertrand Grospellier (Nancy, France) – currently 82nd place Day 4: Matt Affleck (Seattle, WA) – currently in 7th place Day 5: Warren Zackey (Johannesburg, South Africa) -- TBD WSOP Main Event (Cashing Records) MOST LIFETIME CASHES IN MAIN EVENT: 10 – Berry Johnston 7 – Doyle Brunson 7 – Humberto Brenes 7 – Jay Heimowitz 7 – Phil Hellmuth (updated to include this year’s cash) 7 – Mike Sexton (updated to include this year’s cash) 7 – Bobby Baldwin (updated to include this year’s cash) MORE ON BERRY JOHNSTON: Berry Johnston’s cashes in the Main Event include: 113th in 2007 16th in 1996 21st in 1995 17th in 1992 5th in 1990 29th in 1989 32nd in 1987 1st in 1986 3rd in 1985 3rd in 1982 MOST CONSECUTIVE CASHES IN MAIN EVENT: 4 – by three players Theodore Park (2005 – 2008) *did not cash this year Bo Sehlstedt (2004 – 2007) Robert Turner (1991 – 1994) Notable Players -- Here is the current status of all former WSOP world champions who played in this year’s Main Event. Six champions have/will cash. However, only two former champions remain still alive: 1972: “Amarillo Slim” Preston – eliminated on Day 2 1976/1977: Doyle Brunson – eliminated on Day 1 1978: Bobby Baldwin – CASHED IN 352nd PLACE 1983: Tom McEvoy – eliminated on Day 1 1986: Berry Johnston – eliminated on Day 2 1987/1988: Johnny Chan – eliminated on Day 2 1989: Phil Hellmuth – CASHED IN 436th PLACE 1993: Jim Bechtel – eliminated on Day 3 1995: Dan Harrington – CASHED IN 252nd PLACE 1996: Huck Seed – eliminated on Day 1 1998: Scotty Nguyen – eliminated on Day 2 2000: Chris “Jesus” Ferguson – CASHED IN 561st PLACE 2001: Carlos “the Matador” Mortensen – eliminated on Day 3 2002: Robert Varkonyi – eliminated on Day 2 2003: Chris Moneymaker – eliminated on Day 1 2004: Greg “Fossilman” Raymer – eliminated on Day 3 2005: Joe Hachem – STILL ALIVE (137th place, with 540,000) 2006: Jamie Gold – eliminated in Day 1 2007: Jerry Yang – eliminated on Day 1 2008: Peter Eastgate – STILL ALIVE (83rd place, with 927,000) -- Here is the current status of all current and former WSOP “Player of the Year” champions who played in this year’s Main Event: 2005: Daniel Negreanu – eliminated on Day 1 2006: Allen Cunningham – eliminated on Day 2 2007: Tom Schneider – STILL ALIVE (currently in 4th place, with 3,168,000) 2008: Erick Lindgren – eliminated on Day 2 2009: Jeffrey Lisandro – eliminated on Day 3 -- Here is the status of those players with notable results from this year’s WSOP: David Bach (HORSE World Championship winner) – eliminated on Day 2 Alex Bolotin (“Ante-Up for Africa” championship winner) – eliminated on Day 3 Darryll Fish (cashed 7 times at this year’s WSOP) – eliminated on Day 2 Jeffrey Lisandro (won three gold bracelets this year) – eliminated on Day 3 Ville Wahlbeck (finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th in four events) – eliminated in Day 4 Greg Mueller (won two gold bracelets this year) – eliminated on Day 4 Phil Ivey (won two gold bracelets this year) – STILL ALIVE (currently in 45th place, with 1,380,000) -- Here is the status of notable non-pro celebrities from this year’s Main Event: Chuck Pachenco (movie producer) – CASHED IN 612th PLACE Jason Alexander (actor) – eliminated on Day 3 Scott Ian (musician with band “Anthrax”) – eliminated on Day 3 Shane Warne (world famous cricket player) – eliminated on Day 3 Torrie Wilson (female wrestler) – eliminated on Day 1 John Salley (former NBA basketball player) – eliminated on Day 1 Patrick Bruel (French actor and singer) – CASHED IN 428th PLACE Lou Diamond Phillips (actor and singer) – CASHED IN 186th PLACE Marlon Wayans (actor) – eliminated on Day 2 Jordan Farmar (NBA basketball player) – eliminated on Day 3 Sam Simon (Hollywood writer and producer) – eliminated on Day 3 Joseph Kahn (music video producer) – eliminated on Day 1 Ray Romano (actor) – eliminated on Day 1 Sully Erna (musician) – eliminated on Day 1 Shannon Elizabeth (actor) – eliminated on Day 1 Brad Garrett (actor) -- eliminated on Day 1 Jennifer Tilly (actor) – eliminated on Day 1 Orel Hershiser (former major league baseball player – eliminated on Day 1 Historical Footnote: The highest Main Event finish by a celebrity was actor and comedian Gabe Kaplan, who finished 13th in the 1991 championship. The highest Main Event finish for a (non-poker) celebrity was actor Telly Savalas, who finished 21st in the 1992 championship. -- Here is the current status of last year’s “November Nine” (2009 Main Event Final Table participants). Three of the nine players will cash: Ivan Demidov – eliminated on Day 2 Peter Eastgate – STILL ALIVE IN 83rd PLACE Kelly Kim – CASHED IN 423rd PLACE Craig Marquis – eliminated in Day 1 Scott Montgomery – eliminated on Day 2 Dennis Phillips – STILL ALIVE IN 78th PLACE David “Chino” Rheem – eliminated on Day 1 Ylon Schwartz – eliminated on Day 2 Darus Suharto – eliminated on Day 3 -- Of the remaining players who are still alive going into Day Six, 68 are international (non-American) players. This represents 37 percent of the field. US – 117 players remain UK – 14 players remain Canada – 12 players remain Australia – 6 players remain France – 5 players remain Germany – 5 players remain Italy – 4 players remain Finland – 3 players remain Denmark – 2 players remain Netherlands – 2 players remain Spain – 2 players remain Argentina – 1 player remains Austria – 1 player remains Bulgaria – 1 player remains Israel – 1 player remains Norway – 1 player remains Panama – 1 player remains Peru – 1 player remains Turkey – 1 player remains St. Kitts – 1 player remains South Africa – 1 player remains Slovakia – 1 player remains Russian Federation – 1 player remains Romania – 1 player remains Daily elimination percentages are as follows: DAY ONE: 68 percent of the original starters in this tournament survived the first day / 32 percent were eliminated. DAY TWO: 31 percent of the original starters survived the second day / 27 percent were eliminated from the start of day amount. DAY THREE: 12 percent of the original starters survived the third day / 60 percent were eliminated from the start of day amount. DAY FOUR: 6.2 percent of the original starters survived the fourth day / 48.2 percent were eliminated from the start of day amount DAY FIVE: 2.8 percent of the original starters survived the fifth day / 55 percent were eliminated from the start of day amount Female Participants in the 2009 Main Event (Note: The WSOP recognizes that player characteristics such as gender, race, etc. do not warrant special mention. However, since many members of the media wish to know details about female participation and status, the staff is providing this information for media use.) -- The number of female participants in this year's Main Event is estimated to be 187, which amounts to 2.8 percent of the field. There is no official record since entrants are not designated by their gender. However, it has been customary to count every player at the start of Day One and take an unofficial head-count of female players. Here are the highest-female finishers (by year) in the WSOP Main Event (Note: Only players who finished in-the-money were recorded): No female cashed in the Main Event between the years 1970-1985. 1986 – Wendeen Eolis (25th) 1987 – None 1988 – None 1989 – None 1990 – None 1991 – None 1992 – None 1993 – Marsha Waggoner (19th) 1994 – Barbara Samuelson (10th) 1995 – Barbara Enright (5th) 1996 – Lucy Rokach (26th) 1997 – Marsha Waggoner (12th) 1998 – Susie Isaacs (10th) 1999 – None 2000 – Annie Duke (10th) 2001 – None 2002 – None 2003 – Annie Duke (47th) 2004 – Rose Richie (98th) 2005 – Tiffany Williamson (15th) 2006 – Sabyl Cohen-Landrum (56th) 2007 – Maria Ho (38th) 2008 – Tiffany Michelle (17th) World Series of Poker Statistics -- The 2009 WSOP Main Event now ranks as the third-largest live poker tournament in history. Only the 2006 and 2008 Main Event championships drew larger numbers. It should be noted that if the Rio had greater seating capacity (Day 1-D sold out), this year's tournament would have unquestionably surpassed last year's attendance figures. -- The total prize pool for this year's Main Event totals $61,043,600. However, this figure is not final. Since interest is added to payouts for players who will constitute the November Nine, the final figure will actually be slightly higher. -- All players who make it to the final table this year (the November Nine) will earn at least $1 million. The 2009 world champion will collect $8,546,435 for first place (plus slightly more money in added interest). -- With registration for this year’s Main Event, the World Series of Poker crossed the $1,000,000,000 threshold in total prize money awarded to players. During its 40-year history, the WSOP has paid out $1,041,265,271. Incredibly, more than $700,000,000 has been paid out just in the last five years alone, since Harrah’s Entertainment assumed control of the tournament. Here is the historical prize pool information for the World Series of Poker. 2009 -- $174,011,894 2008 -- $180,774,427 2007 -- $159,796,918 2006 -- $159,599,815 1970-2005 -- $354,000,000 -- This is the 57th and final event on the 2009 WSOP schedule which is played in Las Vegas. Four more gold bracelet events will take place later this year in London, England at the Empire Casino, to be held from September 19th through October 1st. -- Players have come to the WSOP from at least 115 different nations and territories. By contrast, only 80 nations were represented at the most recent Winter Olympic Games. -- This marks the fifth consecutive year the WSOP has been held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Prior to 2005, the WSOP was held at Binion’s Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas. More money has been awarded to winners within the Rio during the past five years than during the entire proceeding 35-year period at the Horseshoe. This is a testament to the expansion of the WSOP since Harrah’s Entertainment assumed ownership and control of the world most prestigious poker event.