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2009 WSOP
Event #36 - $2,000 Buy-in No Limit Holdem. Final Results. 2009 World Series of Poker Results
2009 World Series of Poker Results Event #36 - No Limit Holdem
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2009 World Series of Poker - Event #36 Results
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event # 36
Buy In: $2,000
Date: 6/20/2009
Game: No Limit Hold'em
Number of Entries: 1695
Net Prize Pool: $3,084,900
First Place Prize: $586,212
Players to Cash: 171



Tournament Highlights:
Event Headlines –
1. Jordan Smith Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet
2. After Just One Female Final Table Player in First 35 Events (Annie Duke), Two Female
Players Make the Finals of Event 36
3. Final Table Includes Chess Grandmaster and former European Champion Almira
Skripchenko – Who Finishes Seventh
The Winner --
The 2009 World Series of Poker $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em champion is Jordan Smith,
from College Station, TX.
Smith is a 27-year-old professional poker player.
Smith admits that his decision to play poker for a living caused some hardship, enduring
virtually unavoidable financial pitfalls. Smith stated that each time he encountered
difficulties, various backers (including his parents) were willing to help him out in times of
need.
Smith was highly complimentary of his mother and father, who he noted “are the best
parents in the world.” Smith stated that his parents have helped him at various times
when he was down and have generally been very supportive of their son and his career as
a poker player.
When age 21, Smith dropped out of junior college to play poker for a living. He has been
playing since then full time. He mostly plays online.
Prior to his victory, Smith’s highest WSOP finish was 10th-place in 2007.
Smith collected $586,212 for first place. He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.
According to the official records, Jason now has 1 win, 1 final table appearance, and 13 in-
the-money finishes at the WSOP. He has $693,824 in career WSOP winnings.
Winner Quotes (Jordan Smith) –
On what it means to win a WSOP gold bracelet: “It’s the World Series of Poker….I play for
living and I play for money. But so far as prestigious things go, winning the gold bracelet is
the only goal to have.”
On his goals coming into this year’s WSOP: “I wanted to win a gold bracelet and make a
million dollar score. So, I’m past half of that now.”
On whether or not the victory will change the direction of his poker career: “Maybe. But I’
m still the same person.”
On his relationship with his parents and their reaction to his decision to play poker
professionally: “They wanted me to stay in school. But after I had some success, they said
– ‘if poker makes you happy, do it.”
On the ups and downs of playing poker for a living” “I’ve had some ups and downs. They
(my parents) have really helped me when I was struggling. They helped me with moral
support and financial support.”
On the timing of his victory: “This definitely came at the right time. I usually get blessed
when I need it the most. I guess I am very fortunate.”
On his plans to come to the WSOP: “I was not sure if I was going to come. I was pretty
much broke. It’s been a rough year or so. I was looking for backers and people turned me
down. Now, I guess they are not too happy about that.”
On his views about poker in his home state of Texas: “I think poker definitely needs to be
legalized and regulated. Legalize it. Tax it. Regulate it. I don’t think it’s the government’s
job to tell me what to do or how to spend my money – even though they sure want a cut of
this (taxes) whenever I win it.”
The Final Table --
The final table contained no former WSOP gold bracelet winners. This was the 12th of 36
finales held this year with no former winners -- which guaranteed a first-time champion.
The final table included nine players from five different nations – including Canada (2),
England (2), France (1), Sweden (1), and the United States (3).
This was the first final table at this year’s WSOP with more than one female player.
Laurence Grondin finished third and Almira Skripchenko finished seventh.
The runner up was Ken Lennaard, from Stockholm, Sweden. He is a wine merchant. In
what was his ninth time to cash at the WSOP and best finish ever, Lennaard picked up
$360,439 for second place.
The third-place finisher was Laurence Grondin, from Montreal, QB (Canada). She became
the highest female finisher so far at this year’s WSOP. Grondin was convinced to play in
this event at the last minute by some friends. That turned out to be a terrific investment as
third place paid $237,537
The fourth-place finisher was Joe Morneau, from Candia, NH. This was his first time to cash
at the WSOP.
The fifth-place finisher was Anthony Roux, from London, England. This was his fourth time
to cash at the WSOP.
The sixth-place finisher was Patrick Atchison, from Fort Worth, TX. He has cashed in various
WSOP Circuit events, in addition to the WSOP in Las Vegas.
The seventh-place finisher was Almira Skripchenko, from Paris, France. Skripchenko is a
professional chess player. She is originally from Moldova and started competing in
international chess matches as a teenager. Skripchenko has won several major chess
titles, most notably the individual ladies European Championship in 2001. She was
decorated with the “National Order of Merit” by her native country of Moldova for her
accomplishments and continues to represent herself and her nation in international
competition. This marked her first time to cash at the WSOP.
The eighth-place finisher was Andrew Seden, from London, England. This was his second
cash within a week’s time, as he took 18th’s place in the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em
event.
The ninth-place finisher was Jonathan Plens, from Toronto, ON (Canada). He finished 42nd
in last year’s WSOP Main Event.
In-the-Money Finishers --
Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Robert Cheung,
Dick Carson, Hieu (Tony) Ma, and Rob Hollink.
David “Chino” Rheem, who finished seventh in the 2008 WSOP Main Event cashed for the
first time at this year’s WSOP – finishing in 80th place.
The defending champion from 2009 was Alexandre Gomes, from Curitiba, Brazil. He entered
this event but did not cash.
Odds and Ends --
Turnout for this year’s $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship was about as expected
– with 1,695 players. By comparison, all of the $1,500 buy-in events this year have drawn
in excess of 2,000 players. However, the higher buy-in for this event trims the field size
down slightly.
This is the 25th of 36 tournaments completed thus far at this year’s WSOP, with more than
a $1 million prize pool.
Seven more events are scheduled for live coverage of the final table, which are split
between ESPN 360 and Bluff Media. For a complete broadcast schedule of events, go to:
http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tourneydetails.asp?groupID=607
The official WSOP gold bracelet ceremony 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. The national anthem of the winner’s nation is played. The entire presentation is open
to public and media. Video and photography is permitted by both media and the public.
The Event --
The $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship attracted 1,695 entries. The total prize
pool amounted to $3,084,900. The top 171 finishers collected prize money.
The tournament was played over three consecutive days.
The chip leader coming into the final table was Pat Atchison. He ended up finishing sixth.
Winner Jordan Smith came into the final table ranked seventh out of nine players.
Play at the final table lasted about nine hours.
The final hand came when Jordan Smith flopped a diamond flush against Ken Lennaard,
who flopped a higher-flush draw with top pair. Smith had 9-7 of diamonds. Lennaard had J-
8 (jack of diamonds). The final board showed 8-4-3-3-6, with three diamonds. That meant
Smith’s flush held up. He won the tournament.
The tournament officially began on Friday, June 19th, at 12 noon. The tournament officially
ended on Sunday, June 21st, at 12:45 am.
WSOP Statistics –
Through the conclusion of Event #36, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 36,295 entries.
$71,768,288 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.
Through Event #36 – the nationalities of WSOP gold bracelet winners reads as follows:
United States – 26
United Kingdom – 2
Canada – 2
Russian Federation – 1
Finland – 1
Australia – 1
Sweden – 1
Mexico – 1
Note: Last year 19 of the 59 gold bracelet events were won by non-Americans (32
percent). In, 2007, the number was 15 of 55 (29 percent). In 2006, the number was 5 of
45 (11 percent).
Event #36 winner Jordan Smith is to be classified as a professional player. Accordingly, the
“Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard (excluding Event #1 – Casino Employees) currently
reads:
Professionals -- 24 wins
(Thang Luu, Steven Sung, Jason Mercier, Phil Ivey-1, Rami Boukai, Anthony Harb, Ville
Wahlbeck, Keven Stammen, Brock Parker-1, Jeffrey Lisandro, Daniel Alaei, Brock Parker-2,
John-Paul Kelly, Jeff Carris, Nick Schulman, Phil Ivey-2, Pete Vilandos, Tomas Alenius, Roland
de Wolfe, J.C. Tran, James Van Alstyne, Angel, Guillen, Greg Mueller, Eric Baldwin, Jordan
Smith)
Amateurs -- 6 wins
(Freddie Ellis, Ken Aldridge, Travis Johnson, Zac Fellows, Michael Eise, Richard Austin)
Semi-Pros -- 4 wins
(Vitaly Lunkin, Brian Lemke, Lisa Hamilton, Leo Wolpert)
Nine of the 36 winners this year (25 percent) were previous gold bracelet winners. There
have been two double winners in 2009 -- Brock Parker and Phil Ivey.
Through the conclusion of Event 36, the WSOP “Player of the Year” standings reads as
follows (with point totals):
255 – Ville Wahlbeck
225 – Phil Ivey
220 – Brock Parker
220 – James Van Alstyne
195 – Roland de Wolfe
175 – Pete “the Greek” Vilandos
175 – Angel Guillen
165 – Daniel Alaei
160 – Steve Sung
155 – Daniel Negreanu
150 – Rami Boukai
__________________________________
World Series of Poker President and Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Vice President of Sponsorship and Licensing -- Ty Stewart
Vive President of Broadcasting and New Media – Craig Abrahams
Director of Communications – Seth Palansky
Regional Vice President of Specialty Gaming -- Howard Greenbaum
WSOP Events Manager -- Angele Marshall
WSOP Marketing Manager – Elizabeth Anne Hill
WSOP Tournament Director – Jack Effel


Final Results:
Place
Name
City
Prize
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
171
Smith, Jordan
Lennaard, Ken
Grondin, Laurence
Morneau, Joe
Roux, Anthony
Atchison, Patrick
Skripchenko, Almira
Seden, Andrew
Plens, Jonathan
Woodall, Warren
Powell, Jack
Tabb, Steven
Chen, Tommy
Neckar, Jonathan
White, Adam
Cole, Corwin
White, Andrew
Yates, Kenneth
Cutler, Joseph
Mazzie, Robert
Brown, Kyle
Brown, Jamie
Bevand, Manuel
Baldwin, Joseph
Rich, Jordan
Harder, Christian
Tokarczyk, George
Wong, Marty
Heger, William
Kovacs, Andras
Miner, William
Meyers, Brandon
Mozingo, Christopher
McGowan, Joe
Mrozek, Michael
Mcclain, James
Ward, Denis
Kelly, Kevin
Yaginuma, Jesse
Mayer, Aaron
Sparta, Phillip
Andrews, Scott
Axman, Ingemar
Ryan, Steve
Levy, Elliot
Bradpiece, Jerome
Panone, Donovan
Demaci, Christopher
Woods, Darren
Firestone, Robert
Myers, Gary
Vance, Matthew
Chotikul, Jeffrey
Brockington, Mark
Wheeler, Terry
Gray, Jason
Salas, Damian
Fennell, Jason
Lippert, Adam
Butzberger, Joseph
Dirksen, Dustin
Molinari, Matthew
Wheeler, Jason
King, Steven
Cheung, Robert
Pahuja, Vineet
Brown, Robert
Parizon, Michael
Mcnally, Steven
Ma, Hieu
Koon, Jason
White, John
LaGarde, Matthew
Goethals, Theo
Kishnev, Sergey
Dekorver, Pieter
O 'Shaughessy, Ian
Krause, Andreas
Burbick, Corey
Rheem, David
Sumi, William
Horton, Brian
Pechac, James
Demes, Brandon
Shlez, Vadim
Abboud, Tark
Zelinka, Robert
Geoum, In Sun
Sackler, Jason
James, Kenna
Romanello, Roberto
Roberts, Jaime
Mihaly, Gregory
Todd, Eugene
Vullion, Pascal
Downend, James
Anton, Daniel
Binger, Michael
Wilcox, David
Thacker, Kyle
Brendo, Oddvar
O'Brien, Daniel
DePalma, Wayne
Fyshe, Adam
Martin, Michael
De La Gorge, G.
Hollink, Rob
Campbell, Rhynie
Becker, Jeff
Arvanitis, Christos
Myung, John
Gerasimova, Liya
Gabriel, Thomas
Sileo, James
Forde, Stephen
Tighe, David
Fox, David
Childs, William
Sacrispeyre, Patrick
Dominski, Paul
Bramlett, Bradley
Semisoshenko, Maxim
Wong, Brandon
Tsinis, Arkadiy
Rebecca, Thomas
Bohm, Thomas
Vitagliano, Umberto
Kam, Leo
Yanovski, Leonid
Bain, Gary
Vazquez, Francisco
Deeb, Shaun
Haglund, Gary
Mirzikinian, Warwick
Bibi, Steven
Dolan, Charles
Xu, Dong
Suharto, Darus
Hamby, Jared
Berube, Antoine
Wagner, Gunter
Hoefs, Steven
Connaly, Charles
Switzer, Brett
Heinrichs, Benjamin
Bergstrom, Lars
Tuttle, A Jeremy
Coetzer, Conrad
Marcucci, Gianluca
Terrell, Karec
Hobson, Gregory
Wan, Jeffrey
Cappello, Joseph
Butler, Ashley
Huang, Yue
Fukui, Ibuki
Reeder, Brent
Conaway, John
Blackwell, Trevor
Rustemoglu, Agop
Fenlon, Jarrett
Tovish, Nina
Bivins, David
Whitley, David
Druif, Pieter
Carson, Dick
Paris, Bryan
Santiago, Alex
Rinaldi, Riccardo
Rightmire, Robin
Botond, Balazs*
Kornuth, Chance*
$586,212
$360,439
$237,537
$166,584
$120,311
$95,631
$78,664
$67,867
$61,081
$42,880
$42,880
$42,880
$30,016
$30,016
$30,016
$21,008
$21,008
$21,008
$15,270
$15,270
$15,270
$15,270
$15,270
$15,270
$15,270
$15,270
$15,270
$13,141
$13,141
$13,141
$13,141
$13,141
$13,141
$13,141
$13,141
$13,141
$10,735
$10,735
$10,735
$10,735
$10,735
$10,735
$10,735
$10,735
$10,735
$9,069
$9,069
$9,069
$9,069
$9,069
$9,069
$9,069
$9,069
$9,069
$7,866
$7,866
$7,866
$7,866
$7,866
$7,866
$7,866
$7,866
$7,866
$6,971
$6,971
$6,971
$6,971
$6,971
$6,971
$6,971
$6,971
$6,971
$6,262
$6,262
$6,262
$6,262
$6,262
$6,262
$6,262
$6,262
$6,262
$5,614
$5,614
$5,614
$5,614
$5,614
$5,614
$5,614
$5,614
$5,614
$5,090
$5,090
$5,090
$5,090
$5,090
$5,090
$5,090
$5,090
$5,090
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,658
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,318
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$4,010
$2,005
$2,005
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QC, Canada
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*both received $2005 for equal 171st