64 Players remaining
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Chip Count |
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Last Name, First Name |
City |
State/Country |
Chip Count |
Table |
Seat |
| 1 |
Moon, Darvin |
Oakland |
MD |
9.745.000 |
B2 |
1 |
| 2 |
Kopp, Billy |
Erlanger |
KY |
8.245.000 |
B5 |
4 |
| 3 |
Ivey, Phil |
Las Vegas |
NV |
6.345.000 |
B4 |
8 |
| 4 |
Begleiter, Steven |
Chappaqua |
NY |
6.315.000 |
B1 |
1 |
| 5 |
Ludovic, Lacay |
Paris |
France |
5.965.000 |
B4 |
1 |
| 6 |
Esfandiari, Antonio |
Las Vegas |
NV |
5.610.000 |
B8 |
3 |
| 7 |
Vedes, Tommy |
Queens |
NY |
5.430.000 |
B4 |
6 |
| 8 |
Saout, Antoine |
Saimr Martin des Champs |
France |
5.195.000 |
B7 |
1 |
| 9 |
Lamb, Ben |
Las Vegas |
NV |
4.975.000 |
B8 |
4 |
| 10 |
Maimone, Nick |
Charlotte |
NC |
4.900.000 |
B6 |
7 |
| 11 |
Luu, Hieu |
Riverside |
CA |
4.755.000 |
B5 |
2 |
| 12 |
Shulman, Jeff |
Las Vegas |
NV |
4.745.000 |
B3 |
1 |
| 13 |
Elias, Charlie |
Sydney |
Australia |
4.190.000 |
B5 |
6 |
| 14 |
Duvall, Jeff |
London |
United Kingdom |
3.935.000 |
B7 |
4 |
| 15 |
Cada, Joseph |
Shelby Township |
MI |
3.880.000 |
B6 |
4 |
| 16 |
Nargentino, Luis |
Queens |
NY |
3.825.000 |
B5 |
8 |
| 17 |
Schaffel, Kevin |
Coral Springs |
FL |
3.685.000 |
B5 |
3 |
| 18 |
Margets, Leo |
Barcelona |
Spain |
3.650.000 |
B3 |
4 |
| 19 |
York, Adam |
Bristol |
United Kingdom |
3.515.000 |
B1 |
9 |
| 20 |
Mattes, Marco |
Weinsheim |
Germany |
3.470.000 |
B4 |
2 |
| 21 |
Sanders, Steve |
Tulsa |
OK |
3.360.000 |
B6 |
5 |
| 22 |
Haabak, Jesse |
Grand Forks |
ND |
3.345.000 |
B8 |
6 |
| 23 |
Bilzerian, Adam |
Frigate Bay |
St. Kitts |
3.305.000 |
B2 |
8 |
| 24 |
Katchalov, Eugene |
New York |
NY |
3.300.000 |
B7 |
8 |
| 25 |
Puumalainen, Miika |
Kuopio |
Finland |
3.200.000 |
B6 |
1 |
| 26 |
Lichtenberger, Andrew |
East Northport |
NY |
3.190.000 |
B3 |
7 |
| 27 |
Cook, Scott |
Westerville |
OH |
3.095.000 |
B3 |
2 |
| 28 |
Martin, John |
Pasadena |
CA |
3.080.000 |
B8 |
7 |
| 29 |
Soulier, Fabrice |
Las Vegas |
NV |
3.025.000 |
B4 |
7 |
| 30 |
Saca, George |
Folsom |
CA |
3.020.000 |
B8 |
8 |
| 31 |
Fair, Ryan |
Ft. Lauderdale |
FL |
2.940.000 |
B1 |
3 |
| 32 |
McLaughlin, Marc Etienne |
Montreal |
QC, Canada |
2.895.000 |
B5 |
1 |
| 33 |
Robbins, Jamie |
San Diego |
CA |
2.895.000 |
B8 |
5 |
| 34 |
Schneider, Tom |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
2.895.000 |
B5 |
5 |
| 35 |
Brice, Jason |
Sugarland |
TX |
2.825.000 |
B3 |
5 |
| 36 |
Bach, Christopher |
Westminster |
CA |
2.765.000 |
B4 |
4 |
| 37 |
Tamayo, Jonathan |
Humble |
TX |
2.680.000 |
B3 |
3 |
| 38 |
Caragiorgas, George |
Laval |
QC, Canada |
2.670.000 |
B2 |
2 |
| 39 |
Ward, Joseph |
Revere |
MA |
2.575.000 |
B2 |
6 |
| 40 |
Buchman, Eric |
Valley Stream |
NY |
2.495.000 |
B8 |
2 |
| 41 |
Tran, Thai |
Houston |
TX |
2.495.000 |
B2 |
5 |
| 42 |
Craig, Bradley |
Beachwood |
OH |
2.445.000 |
B7 |
2 |
| 43 |
Phillips, Dennis |
St. Louis |
MO |
2.305.000 |
B6 |
3 |
| 44 |
Rodman, Blair |
Rancho Mirage |
CA |
2.130.000 |
B5 |
7 |
| 45 |
Balmigere, Francois |
Toulouse |
France |
2.025.000 |
B6 |
2 |
| 46 |
Tavelli, Ian |
Santa Rosa |
CA |
1.985.000 |
B1 |
4 |
| 47 |
Calderaro, James |
Venice |
FL |
1.810.000 |
B2 |
3 |
| 48 |
Akenhead, James |
London |
United Kingdom |
1.655.000 |
B1 |
5 |
| 49 |
Ader, Mark |
Nau |
MI |
1.610.000 |
B1 |
7 |
| 50 |
Jensen, Benjamin |
Herning |
Denmark |
1.553.000 |
B2 |
4 |
| 51 |
Zackey, Waren |
Honeydew |
South Africa |
1.400.000 |
B1 |
8 |
| 52 |
Sitron, Scott |
Milwaukee |
WI |
1.330.000 |
B4 |
3 |
| 53 |
Vezina, Gabriel |
Gatineau |
QC, Canada |
1.250.000 |
B7 |
6 |
| 54 |
Ramage, Grayson |
Red Hook |
NY |
1.215.000 |
B3 |
6 |
| 55 |
Pham, Hung |
Olympia |
WA |
1.006.000 |
B1 |
6 |
| 56 |
Sebok, Joe |
San Francisco |
CA |
1.000.000 |
B6 |
6 |
| 57 |
Martin, Lapostolle |
St. Jerome |
QC, Canada |
940.000 |
B8 |
1 |
| 58 |
Bohlman, Scott |
Homer Glen |
IL |
865.000 |
B3 |
8 |
| 59 |
Corrado, Montagna |
Rome |
Italy |
860.000 |
B7 |
3 |
| 60 |
Friedman, Prahlad |
Malibu |
CA |
840.000 |
B7 |
7 |
| 61 |
Smith, Jordan |
College Station |
TX |
830.000 |
B2 |
7 |
| 62 |
Jansen, Michael |
San Jose |
CA |
820.000 |
B7 |
5 |
| 63 |
Labandeira, Manuel |
Long Beach |
CA |
765.000 |
B4 |
5 |
| 64 |
Boyd, Craig |
St. Louis |
MO |
650.000 |
B1 |
2 |
| Place |
Prize |
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| 1 |
$8.546.435 |
|
|
| 2 |
$5.182.601 |
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| 3 |
$3.479.485 |
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| 4 |
$2.502.787 |
|
|
| 5 |
$1.953.395 |
|
|
| 6 |
$1.587.133 |
|
|
| 7 |
$1.404.002 |
|
|
| 8 |
$1.300.228 |
|
|
| 9 |
$1.263.602 |
|
|
| 10 |
$896.730 |
|
|
| 11 |
$896.730 |
|
|
| 12 |
$896.730 |
|
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| 13 |
$633.022 |
|
|
| 14 |
$633.022 |
|
|
| 15 |
$633.022 |
|
|
| 16 |
$500.557 |
|
|
| 17 |
$500.557 |
|
|
| 18 |
$500.557 |
|
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| 19 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 20 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 21 |
$352.832 |
|
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| 22 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 23 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 24 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 25 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 26 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 27 |
$352.832 |
|
|
| 28 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 29 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 30 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 31 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 32 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 33 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 34 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 35 |
$253.941 |
|
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| 36 |
$253.941 |
|
|
| 37 |
$178.857 |
|
|
| 38 |
$178.857 |
|
|
| 39 |
$178.857 |
|
|
| 40 |
$178.857 |
|
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| 41 |
$178.857 |
|
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| 42 |
$178.857 |
|
|
| 43 |
$178.857 |
|
|
| 44 |
$178.857 |
|
|
| 45 |
$178.857 |
|
|
| 46 |
$138.568 |
|
|
| 47 |
$138.568 |
|
|
| 48 |
$138.568 |
|
|
| 49 |
$138.568 |
|
|
| 50 |
$138.568 |
|
|
| 51 |
$138.568 |
|
|
| 52 |
$138.568 |
|
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| 53 |
$138.568 |
|
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| 54 |
$138.568 |
|
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| 55 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 56 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 57 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 58 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 59 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 60 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 61 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 62 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 63 |
$108.047 |
|
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| 64 |
$90.344 |
Tournament Highlights:
Day 6 Headlines
1. World Series of Poker Continues – Down to 64 in the Main Event
2. Darvin Moon (Oakland, MD) is the New Chip Leader Going into Day Seven
3. Many Well-Known Poker Players Still Alive – including Tom Schneider
Phil Ivey, Fabrice Soulier, Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Dennis
Phillips, Joe Sebok, Blair Rodman, and Prahlad Friedman
4. Defending World Champion Peter Eastgate Eliminated in 78th Place –
Last of former Champions Finally Out
5. Two November Nine Finalists Face-Off at Same Table on Day 6 – Peter
Eastgate and Dennis Phillips Tangle in Re-Match, Phillips Survives
6. Seven-Time Gold Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey (Las Vegas, NV) Currently in
Third Place
The Main Event Continues
-- The 2009 WSOP Main Event continued with the play and conclusion of Day
6. The day included a deep run into the money, as the tournament field
size was reduced by nearly two-thirds. All 185 players who started play were
already guaranteed $36,626 in prize money. Now, after 11 days and 50 hours
of tournament play, all finishers are guaranteed at least $90,344 in prize
money.
-- Day 6 began with 185 players. The day ended with 64 survivors.
-- Prize money payouts increase at various intervals. Every player still
alive in the tournament (64th place and higher) is now guaranteed at least
$90,344 in prize money. After one more player busts out, survivors are
guaranteed at least $108,047.
-- This was the 46th day of the 2009 WSOP. Play continues for two more
days, plus the finale to be played in November. There will also be four
gold bracelet events played at WSOP-Europe, to be held in London in September.
-- Tomorrow (Tuesday) begins at noon and is expected to include five
levels of play.
-- Play on Day 5 began on July 13, 2009 at 12:05 pm.
Playing on Day 1 – A, B, C, or D – Does it Matter?
Which of the four Main Event starting days is the most advantageous? The
data has been run and the numbers are now in. Statistics from the past two
years of Main Events show there is almost no correlation between the
starting day and the odds of finishing in-the-money. Here are the numbers:
2009:
Day 1A: 121 cashes out of 1116 entrants --10.8 percent
Day 1B: 84 cashes out of 873 entrants -- 9.6 percent
Day 1C: 162 cashes out of 1696 entrants -- 9.5 percent
Day 1D: 281 cashes out of 2809 entrants -- 10 percent
2008:
Day 1A: 122 cashes out of 1299 entries -- 9.4 percent
Day 1B: 117 cashes out of 1158 entries -- 10.1 percent
Day 1C: 187 cashes out of 1936 entries -- 9.7 percent
Day 1D: 240 cashes out of 2461 entries -- 9.7 percent
Play on Day 6
-- Defending champion Peter Eastgate was eliminated late in the day, in
the middle of Level 25. He ended up as the 78th-place finisher. He busted
out with A-J against Billy Kopp’s 8-8. Eastgate initially connected with a
pair of aces. But Kopp ended up making a heart flush, which eliminated the
Danish poker champion. It was an impressive run for the Danish poker
pro. Eastgate made the deepest run by a defending champion since Greg “
Fossilman” Raymer’s remarkable 25-place finish in the 2005 Main Event.
-- Eastgate was the final former Main Event champion left standing in this
year’s championship. 2005 WSOP champion Joe Hachem, who also started the
day in contention, was eliminated in 104th place.
-- Players competed for five complete levels. Play ended after Level 25.
When play resumes tomorrow at Level 26, blinds will be 25,000-50,000 with
a 5,000 ante. The average stack size is currently 3,044,063.
-- Day 5 started with a field of 185 players and ended with 64 survivors.
This means only about 1 percent of the original 6,494 starters survived
past the fifth day.
-- One of the most interesting tables on Day 6 contained two final table
players from last year’s Main Event. Peter Eastgate (1st place) faced
Dennis Phillips (3rd place). The irony of déjà vu in this year’s Main Event
was obvious to both players as they exchanged several comments about being
back at center stage almost a year to the day of last year’s success.
-- Two females started the day. They were Nichoel Peppe (Long Beach, CA)
who began in 35th place. Leo Margets (Barcelona, Spain) started in 135th
place. However, their roles were reversed as Margets survived. Peppe
busted out in 75th place. Leo Margets is now the only female player left in
the field of 64. She is currently in 18th place.
-- The 2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem was eliminated in 104th
place. He busted out after missing a flush draw and received a rousing
ovation from the crowd as he exited the ESPN main stage. Prior to busting out,
Hachem was interviewed during the middle play on Day 6. He was asked about
his goals for this event. “The only reason I keep playing is to make
history,” Hachem said. “The money is extra. I want to be part of World
Series of Poker history.”
-- Sarne Lightman, who presently lives in San Jose, Costa Rica, ended up
as the 112th-place finisher. Lightman overseas operations of the Latin
American Poker Tour, which will be entering its third season later this year.
-- Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Chris Bjorin (London, UK) was
eliminated on this day and finished in 156th place.
-- Bob Riley (St. Charles, MO) was one of the most senior players still in
contention coming into Day 6. The 70-year-old poker player finished in
168th place.
-- Players who survived Day 6 will return to continue their quest for the
2009 world poker championship gold bracelet and $8.5 million in prize money
on July 14th, starting at noon.
-- Play on Day 6 ended at 12:45 am.
Day 6 Chip Leader (Darvin Moon)
Darvin Moon is the new chip leader after six days of play. He lives in
the small eastern Maryland town of Oakland. Moon owns and operates a small
logging company with other family members. Most of his days are spent in
pine forests scattered throughout the Maryland panhandle. He is married and
was cheered on by his wife, who was sitting in the crowd.
This is Moon’s
first time to play in the WSOP. It was also his first time to visit Las
Vegas.
A Short Interview with Darvin Moon
Question: How did you get to the WSOP?
Moon: I won my seat at the casino in Wheeling (WV). We started going out
there last year. I came in ninth one time last year. This time, I
played three times (trying to qualify for a seat to play in the Main Event). I
finished third the first time, and then busted out the next time. The
third time, I won my seat.
Question: How long have you been playing poker?
Moon: About three years. I watch poker on TV a lot. And I pay attention
to it.
Question: What is your usual poker game?
Moon: there are about 70 of us around who play around. We do benefits at
places like the Elks Club, American Legion, and the fire departments. I
also play in Wheeling (WV).
Question: You really came out of nowhere to seize the chip lead. How did
you do it?
Moon: It’s easy to play when you get hands like I was getting. It’s
just unbelievable. It’s like a dream. I got pocket aces and flopped trips,
and someone was betting into me. But I had pocket kings one time and the
other guy pushed all in over the top of me. I just mucked my hand pre-flop.
I mean, he has to have aces. What else can he have? That’s just my
style. I play tight. When I get them I bet and when I don’t, I fold.
Question: You must feel like a kid in a candy store here at the WSOP.
Moon: Oh yeah. I’m nervous. I mean, this is my first time in Las Vegas.
It was my first time on a big plane.
Question: How did it feel to play on the main ESPN stage under the
spotlight of television cameras?
Moon: It didn’t bother me at all. I mean, I am nervous. But I am more
nervous out there than I am here. I focus on the cards and I am comfortable
playing. I walk down that hall and everybody that’s won and everybody is
big time and a name. And they walk right by you and you say, ‘wow, here I
am playing with these guys. It’s a dream come true.
Question: Why are you wearing a New Orleans Saints (NFL) cap?
Moon: I like cheering for the underdog. They were underdogs for a long
time. But now they are doing good and I am sticking with them. We are
located right between Pittsburgh and Baltimore. It is mostly Steeler fans
where I live. And I wear this hat to mess with them.
Question: Let’s say you get offered ninth place right now. You can make
a deal and you will get $1 million for ninth, plus you get to be part of
the November Nine. Would you take the imaginary deal?
Moon: No. No. Ninth place? I got my goals set. It’s not first. But it’
s not ninth, either. I’ll be happy. I don’t care if I go out the first
hand tomorrow. I’ve had fun. It’s been worth every minute of it. I just
like to play and it’s unreal. It’s something I can’t even dream of
doing, and here I am.
-- 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 15th 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) – CASHED IN 122nd PLACE
Day 4: Matt Affleck (Seattle, WA) – CASHED IN 80th PLACE
Day 5: Waren Zackey (Johannesburg, South Africa) – currently in 51st
place
Day 6: Darvin Moon (Oakland, MD) -- TBD
ESPN WSOP Broadcasts
-- ESPN has been broadcasting its WSOP coverage since 2003. This year,
four events will be featured. These events include the $40,000 buy-in 40th
Anniversary No-Limit Hold’em Championship, the World Champions Invitational,
the third-annual Ante-Up for Africa charity tournament, and the Main
Event.
-- Although the number of WSOP events receiving broad coverage has been
reduced to four, the total number of broadcast hours is actually the same as
last year. More coverage will be given to the Main Event, since the world
championship receives the greatest amount of viewer interest.
-- The total amount of time the WSOP will be broadcast this year is 32 new
and original hours of coverage.
-- Debut WSOP broadcasts on ESPN will remain in their customary Tuesday
night time slot.
-- The 2009 WSOP broadcasts will begin on July 28th.
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