WSOP 2009 thread [Spoilers only in here please]

bigslick

cuterob wrote: »

why is that?

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/07/lisandro-clinches-2009-wsop-player-of-the-year-honors-6931.htm

cuterob

a147pro wrote: »

People say Eastgate isn't a good player,

who said that? he was a high stakes cash pro before the main event last year.. his friend jesper hougard called him a donkey in tourneys i remember seeing but he was half joking, the main event plays more like a deepstack cash game however

cuterob

bigslick wrote: »

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/07/lisandro-clinches-2009-wsop-player-of-the-year-honors-6931.htm

ah there is only up to a 100 points per wsop tourney

pgodkin

Day 7 Starting Seat Assignments and Chip Counts
Action is scheduled to resume at 12:00 p.m. local time.

(Table 1)
Seat 1: Steven Begleiter - 6,315,000
Seat 2: Craig Boyd - 650,000
Seat 3: Ryan Fair - 2,940,000
Seat 4: Ian Tavelli - 1,985,000
Seat 5: James Akenhead - 1,655,000
Seat 6: Hung Pham - 1,006,000
Seat 7: Mark Ader - 1,610,000
Seat 8: Warren Zackey - 1,400,000
Seat 9: Adam York - 3,515,000

(Table 2)
Seat 1: Darvin Moon - 9,745,000
Seat 2: George Caragiorgas - 2,670,000
Seat 3: James Calderaro - 1,810,000
Seat 4: Benjamin Jensen - 1,553,000
Seat 5: Thai Tran - 2,495,000
Seat 6: Joseph Ward - 2,575,000
Seat 7: Jordan Smith - 830,000
Seat 8: Adam Bilzerian - 3,305,000

(Table 3)
Seat 1: Jeff Shulman - 4,745,000
Seat 2: Scott Cook - 3,095,000
Seat 3: Jonathan Tamayo - 2,680,000
Seat 4: Leo Margets - 3,650,000
Seat 5: Jason Brice - 2,825,000
Seat 6: Grayson Ramage - 1,215,000
Seat 7: Andrew Lichtenberger - 3,190,000
Seat 8: Scott Bohlman - 865,000

(Table 4)
Seat 1: Lacay Ludovic - 5,965,000
Seat 2: Marco Mattes - 3,470,000
Seat 3: Scott Sitron - 1,330,000
Seat 4: Christopher Bach - 2,765,000
Seat 5: Manuel Labandeira - 765,000
Seat 6: Tommy Vedes - 5,430,000
Seat 7: Fabrice Soulier - 3,025,000
Seat 8: Phil Ivey - 6,345,000

(Table 5)
Seat 1: Marc McLaughlin - 2,895,000
Seat 2: Hieu Luu - 4,755,000
Seat 3: Kevin Schaffel - 3,685,000
Seat 4: Billy Kopp - 8,245,000
Seat 5: Tom Schneider - 2,895,000
Seat 6: Charlie Elias - 4,190,000
Seat 7: Blair Rodman - 2,130,000
Seat 8: Luis Nargentino - 3,825,000

(Table 6)
Seat 1: Miika Puumalainen - 3,200,000
Seat 2: Francois Balmigere - 2,025,000
Seat 3: Dennis Phillips - 2,305,000
Seat 4: Joseph Cada - 3,880,000
Seat 5: Steve Sanders - 3,360,000
Seat 6: Joe Sebok - 1,000,000
Seat 7: Nick Maimone - 4,900,000

(Table 7)
Seat 1: Antoine Saout - 5,195,000
Seat 2: Bradley Craig - 2,445,000
Seat 3: Montagna Corrado - 860,000
Seat 4: Jeff Duvall - 3,935,000
Seat 5: Michael Jansen - 820,000
Seat 6: Gabriel Vezina - 1,250,000
Seat 7: Prahlad Friedman - 840,000
Seat 8: Eugene Katchalov - 3,300,000

(Table 8)
Seat 1: Lapostolle Martin - 940,000
Seat 2: Eric Buchman - 2,495,000
Seat 3: Antonio Esfandiari - 5,610,000
Seat 4: Ben Lamb - 4,975,000
Seat 5: Jamie Robbins - 2,895,000
Seat 6: Jesse Haabak - 3,345,000
Seat 7: John Martin - 3,080,000
Seat 8: George Saca - 3,020,000


wow alot of chips on Iveys table!!

TripleAce

I'd love to see Philips winning it as he is a sound guy and delivers results rather than talking rubbish like most of poker players out there.
I was reading the updates and it really looks like he was running over his table yesterday. Very good player IMO and don't think he should be criticized for playing 1 bad hand last year, even because 99% of the players wouldn't have had the attributes to pull the trigger like Demidov did with that kamikaze push.

Ivey to win it would be very good for poker in general though, and would give something to think about to those who consider poker mainly a game of luck.

corkie123

TripleAce wrote: »

Ivey to win it would be very good for poker in general though, and would give something to think about to those who consider poker mainly a game of luck.

how can u not think that luck is not a big part of winning the main event .

when chan has stated [ to win the main event u have to go all in at least 10 or 11 times and win them all ]

no matter how good u are u need a lot of luck to win one of these

The C Kid

I'm rooting for this guy.

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.

califano

lol gameshow style nobody ever takes the deal. "I came wiv naffing i'll go home wiv naffing" ~shrug~

Lurker1977

The C Kid wrote: »

I'm rooting for this guy.

Metagame?

doke

Interesting to see Soulier going well. Played with him quite a bit on Tilt (and have the Donkey T shirt to prove it): class act.

TripleAce

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TripleAce

corkie123 wrote: »

how can u not think that luck is not a big part of winning the main event .

when chan has stated [ to win the main event u have to go all in at least 10 or 11 times and win them all ]

no matter how good u are u need a lot of luck to win one of these

Of course luck is very important, but no more than 30-35% in poker is luck ....many consider poker a game of almost only luck (99% etc), so having the best player in the world winning the world championship going through 6,000+ players will put poker on a different level than playing roulette to the eye of the skeptics (usually non-poker players who think playing Euro Million is a fairer game then poker ignoring the statistic behind it).

NickyOD

lol @ prahlad friedman. wp.

eagle eye

NickyOD wrote: »

lol @ prahlad friedman. wp.

I was just thinking that it would be very weird if he won this after Lisandro winning the poy.

fatguy

What did Friedman do?

NickyOD

blinds 25/K50K he straight shoves 840K from CO with KQo.

eagle eye

Lol@reporting. Hero call:rolleyes:

Ivey Makes a Hero Call

Phil Ivey opened for 135,000 from late position and Christopher Bach called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop. The turn came the and Bach bet 150,000. Ivey made the call. The river was the and Bach fired a second barrel for 360,000. Ivey looked him up.

Bach had nothing more than . Ivey's was good and he raked in the pot. He's now up to 7.1 million while Bach fell to 2.2 million.

Whyno

eagle eye wrote: »

Lol@reporting. Hero call:rolleyes:

The man reads souls

MrPillowTalk

Whyno wrote: »

The man reads souls

He does, however its a fairly bog standatd call, so much so that its a poor river bet from the other guy he should know when he gets caled on the flop hes getting looked up on the river.

Whyno

MrPillowTalk wrote: »

He does, however its a fairly bog standatd call, so much so that its a poor river bet from the other guy he should know when he gets caled on the flop hes getting looked up on the river.

Totally agree sir...

5starpool

Live reporting page not loading for me. Is it ok for everyone else?

Whyno

5starpool wrote: »

Live reporting page not loading for me. Is it ok for everyone else?

Wha site you on?? Im on pokenews and its working fine

5starpool

Cheers. I'll try a couple of things to fix it I reckon.

TripleAce

Sick elimination for Philips. All in preflo AKs vs AKs...he had the wrong suit

maloney333

Ivey defo big fav to take this down now over 10million now

LuckyLloyd

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Whyno

Ivey Cracks Ward's Kings
Joseph Ward raised to 205,000 from under the gun, and it folded around to Phil Ivey who called from the small blind. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the , pairing the board. Ivey bet 350,000, and Ward made the call.

The river brought the , putting a second pair out there. This time Ivey bet 750,000, and after thinking a bit Ward made the call.

Ivey showed for sevens full, and Ward . Ivey moves up to 11.3 million, and Ward is now at 8.8 million.


D man is on a role.....

cuterob

i would like to see ivey akenhead esfandiari shulman and l.lacey all make the final table

a-k-47

Lurker1977 wrote: »

he deffo wont win, wont even outlast kenny tran imo

lol

niborm

Could some kind soul please post the remaining players and chip counts?