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2009 WSOP
Event #54 - $1,500 Buy-in No Limit Holdem. Final Results. 2009 World Series of Poker Results

2009 World Series of Poker Results
Event #54 - No Limit Holdem
World Series of Poker (WSOP) Results
2009 World Series of Poker - Event #54 Results
2009 World Series of Poker        
Final Results        
Event # 54
Buy In:  $1,500
Game: No Limit Hold'em
Date:  6/29/2009
Number of Entries:  2,818
Net Prize Pool:  $3,846,570
First Place Prize:  $673,276
Players to Cash:  297
Tony Veckey
Final Results:
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Name
Hometown
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Veckey, Tony
Wheeler, Jason
Chaplin, Joseph
Konkin, Sergey
Malott, Andrew
Bonita, Christopher
Demaci, Christopher
Jaoui, David
Remic, Miha
Ratcliff, Mike
Tsinis, Arkadiy
Green, Brian
Lambertz, Felix
Tran, Thai
Rajkumar, Vivek
Spagnuolo, John
Lundwall, Todd
Rosini, Kevin
Christensen, Jon Ho
Rubinfeld, Steven
Stern, Matthew
Chow, Wayne
Gamelas-Nunes, Pablo
Narboni, Philippe
Hayes, Eric
Outram, Stephen
Maher, Michael
Wong, Brandon
Desai, Kiran
Norris, Joshua
Svarstad, Kim
Nguyen, Kenny
Farrell, John
Pender, Dallin
Mcfarlane, Omar
Gall, Zsombor
Ristl, Florian
Burks, Gary
Merchan, Henry
Sica, Michael
Brown, Daniel
Rodriquez, Mario
Woo, David
Pfeifer, Randall
Knodler, Eric
Gray, Craig
Kerstetter, Jamie
Black, Scott
Boivin, Donald
Heintschel, Christopher
Le, Tuong
Rahme, Raymond
Arias, Jorge
Hicks, Raymond
Collins, Jason
Perry, Bruce
Tea, Vanna
Hodges, Jason
Seliga, Edmund
Ojala, Toni
Vizmanos, Adrian
Allis, Michael
Singh, Bhupinder
Thomas, Jason
En, Richard
Reed, Jason
Tinney, Chad
Leggett, John
McGowan, Jonathan
Lacariere, Vincent
Kouaho, Joseph
Zeh, Mark
Blangenwitsch, Martial
Chotikul, Jeffrey
Corcoran, Craig
Martin, Chad
Palmer, Benjamin
Cote, Daniel
Mammon, Joshua
Gomes, Alexandre
Chambon, Gregory
Vandijk, Bernard
Morneau, Joseph
Ratkai, Istvan
Meinertsen, Christopher
Morciano, Biagio
Schwarz, Klaus
Musalem, Francisco
Nguyen, Van
Yutuc, George
Keating, Alexander
Teng, Andrew
Salerno, Jesus
Vandenbergh, Tycho
Mikkelsen, Jeppe
Madden, Patrick
Kjaer, Peter
Benjosef, Nadav
Ly, Dau
Flannigan, Jerry
Foley, Michael
Kishnev, Sergey
Keys, James
Chang, David
Kweskin, Aaron
Wyatt, Trent
Amiryan, Dmitry
Serle, Steven
Dsilva, John
Pechac, James
Lee, Richard
Chiniara, Haysam
Raimondi, Peter
Bolotin, Aleksandr
Motsakov, Pasi
Root, Nathan
Kelsey, Kevin
Starner, Philip
Ium, Michael
Durand, Michael
Griffiths, Darren
Bechard, Bryan
Finlay, Robert
Naidoo, Nersan
Foschi, Geno
Campbell, Christopher
Deandrade, Jose
Cooney, Rose
Mortensen, Carlos
Hartman, Craig
Garbedian, Paul
Yu, Peter
Machado, Roberto
Emanuel, Kaj
Lawson, John
Lepore, Gabriels
Tsaoussis, Charalampos
Eyring, Kevin
Mudriyan, Marat
Maguire, Thomas
Sorenson, Richard
Nguyen, Ut
Lin, Jinyun
Lussier, Suzanne
Vester, Steen
Hohenwalter, Robert
Bownds, David
Ho, Qui
Larsen, Dan
Steele, Dane
Converse, Jack
Koeppl, Paul
Mitchell, Thad
Kling, Lauren
Taranova, Victoriya
Embert, Ulian
Larcheveque, Eric
Houtsma, John
Shawe, Lawrence
Blumel, Florian
Skelton, Jerry
Tollefsen, Henrik
Chuor, Kenny
Chung, Vincent
Basa, Ernesto
Alston, Gregory
Kokkeler, Michael
Nguyen, Dangkhoa
Harb, Anthony
Muller, Frank
Makhija, Amit
Vogel, Nicolas
Fuller, Thomas
Batell, Michael
Ripley, Craig
Kuerschner, Matthias
Eckhart, Ryan
Allen, Travis
Lehmann, Michael
Terrell, Kenneth
Zarifis, Steven
Wooka, Kim
Shepherd, Andrew
Nalder, Brett
Shimada, Roy
Eolis, Wendeen
Lee, Sanford
Uliana, Ronaldo
Dull, Jonathan
Cooper, Glenn
Ho, Keoki
Yang, Michael
Pohl, Jason
Mcdevitt, Victor
Simer, Steven
Dabul, Veronica
Mass, Alex
Lovdal, Morten
Zartman, Kyle
Andre, Julien
Stafsholt, Edward
Serebryakov, Evgeny
Polishuk, Matthew
Branco, Paulo
Kwon, In
Fritzer, Rip
Adornetto, Eric
Richie, Jennifer
Jacquet, Xavier
Calonnec, Frank
Howe, Jody
De Grande, Eric
Blackwell, Thomas
Falkenstein, Daniel
Chen, Zhiliang
Jelinek, Petr
Maestro, Antonio
Lazzari, Enrico
Rey, Andres
Grimme, Diana
Paris, Bryan
Tito, Eugene
Wyrick, Richard
Biddulph, Lee
Arnold, Todd
Legros, Julien
Mckernan, Timothy
Decamps, Olivier
Miller, Matthew
Nguyen, Men
Hamrick, Dean
Yuen, Lance
Crislip, Aaron
Daly, Thomas
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Husain, James
Percy, Thomas
Becko, Ingo
Khan, Hevad
Karman, Antonino
Casas, Jeffrey
Tamashiro, Gavin
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Smith, Howard
Warady, David
Eberle, Gerald
Romate, Jan
Noor, Michael
Reinhold, John
Wunderlich, Chris
Lanne, Julien
Edenshaw, Robert
Harper, Garrett
Krueger, Russell
Thrane, Robert
Tkachenko, Alexey
Rao, Costantino
Epstein, Scott
Richardson, Todd
Dreamell, Jules
Varriano, Anthony
Urhausen, Joseph
Frey, Waylon
Osso, Rizziero
Brooks, Geoffrey
Jones, Michael
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Narcisse, Claude
Brautigam, Philip
Matteucci, James
Rossignon, Benoit
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Dorsch, Scott
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Gore, Jeffrey
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Gearhart, Mark
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Tournament Highlights:

Event Headlines –

1.  Tony Veckey Wins First WSOP Gold Bracelet

2.  First WSOP Entry Ever Nets Veckey $673,276 and Gold Bracelet

3.  Another WSOP Event Sells-Out – Tenth Full-Capacity Tournament This Year is the Most
Ever


The Champion --

The 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em champion is Tony Veckey,
from Lake In the Hills, IL,

Veckey is a 30-year-old software engineer.  He works for Motorola.  He has worked there
ever since graduating from college.

Veckey is a graduate of Devry University.

Veckey has been playing poker recreationally, but seriously, for about two years.  

This was the first WSOP tournament Veckey had ever entered.  He intended to play in the
previous No-Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #51).  But it was sold out.  He decided to play
in this event instead.

Veckey collected $673,276 for first place.  He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.

According to official records, Veckey now has 1 win, 1 final table appearance, and 1 in-the-
money finishes at the WSOP.  His career WSOP earnings now total $673,276.

Veckey stated he does not intend to play in this year’s WSOP Main Event.  He plans to
return to work and may play in next year’s Main Event.

Veckey’s most memorable hand at the final table was actually one he folded.  Veckey folded
after being dealt pocket kings pre-flop, when he was convinced his opponent, who made an
all-in re-raise, held pocket aces.  Veckey tabled his kings face up, much ot the astonishment
of the other players and the crowd.  Although the other player’s cards were not shown, the
rare fold (pocket kings is almost never folded pre-flop) was discussed throughout play at
the final table.  Veckey certainly enjoyed getting the last laugh as he ended up as the
winner.


Winner Quotes (Tony Veckey) --

On making the rare fold of kings pre-flop:  “He (the opponent) was playing very tight.  He re-
raised my re-raise.  So, I thought he had aces and just folded.  That is the first time I have
ever folded kings pre-flop.”  

On what motivated him to come to the WSOP:  “I like seeing the pictures of all the money.  
I said – ‘Oh, I have to go and enter that!”

On his goals coming into this tournament:  “I said to myself – I want to cash.  That’s it.  Just
make it past the first day.  I am going to make it to Day Two, so I can cash.  But then I saw
I had a chance to win the gold bracelet.”

On his future plans:  “I am going to go back to work.  That is what I am going to do.  But if I
win the Main Event next year, that will be a tougher decision.”


The Final Table --

The final table included no former WSOP gold bracelet winners.  This was the 16th final
table at this year’s WSOP which guaranteed a first-time winner.

This was arguably the least experienced lineup of any final table held at this year’s WSOP.  
The combined previous WSOP prize money winnings of the top nine finishers combined
coming into the final table was $59,113 – which is about the sum received by the 10th-
place finisher alone in this tournament.  Just by making the final table, every player was
guaranteed to earn their biggest career payout, to date.  

The final table included players from four different nations – including France, Russia,
Slovenia, and the United States.

The final table was played nine-handed.  Five of the nine players had never cashed
previously in a WSOP event before.

The runner up was Jason Wheeler, from San Diego, CA.  He is a poker pro.  Wheeler cashed
for the fourth time at this year’s WSOP.  Second place paid $418,122.

The third-place finisher was Joseph Chaplin, from New York, NY.  He made a stunning
comeback in this tournament, being down to only 315 chips at one point on Day One
(starting stack was 4,500).  Chaplin has enjoyed some success in big online tournaments.  
Note:  Joseph Chaplin is actually related to movie legend Charlie Chaplin.

The fourth-place finisher was Sergey Konkin, from Moscow, Russia.  This was his first WSOP
entry.

The fifth-place finisher was Andrew Malott, from Chandler, AZ.  This was his first time to
cash in a WSOP event.

The sixth-place finisher was Christopher Bonita, from Winthrop, MA.  He has previous
cashes on the WSOP Circuit, Heartland Poker Tour, and in various online tournaments.    

The seventh-place finisher was Christopher Demaci, from Stanton, CA.  He cashed in this
year’s Latin American Poker Tour championship in Argentina.  Demaci has also cashed in
other WSOP events, as well as some online tournaments.

The eighth-place finisher was David Jaoui, from Paris, France.  He is a former actor, turned
poker pro.  

The ninth-place finisher was Miha Remic, from Ljubljana, Slovenia.


In-the-Money Finishers --

Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Alexandre Gomes,
Alex Borteh, David Woo, John Hom, Michael “Little Man” Sica, Men “the Master” Nguyen, and
Anthony Harb.

Men “the Master” Nguyen’s 230th-place showing in this event gives him 65 cashes at the
WSOP.  This currently ranks second on the all-time list.

The defending champion in the event from 2008 was Dan Daneshgar, from Westlake
Village, CA.  He entered this year’s tournament, but did not cash.


Odds and Ends --

This event was a complete sell out.  This was the tenth tournament to reach maximum
capacity at this year’s WSOP.  This is the most gold bracelet events ever to sell out within a
single year.  A complete “sell out” means every seat at every available table is sold and
additional players are/were turned away at registration.  A complete sell out occurs are
various numbers, based on the total tables and seats available for tournament use.  Events
which have sold out this year include:  4, 7, 22, 24, 28, 29, 39, 43, 51, and 54.     

This was the second-largest tournament (in attendance) of the 2009 WSOP.  Only the
$1,000 buy-in “Stimulus Special” with 6,012 entries was larger.

This was the seventh and final $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament on the 2009 WSOP
schedule.  This game and buy-in level has consistently proven to be the most popular draw
on the schedule in recent years, aside from the Main Event.

An alternative lower buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament (less than $10,000) has been
included as part of the WSOP schedule every year since 1973.  Over the years, these buy-in
amounts have ranged from $1,000 up to $5,000.  However, more $1,500 buy-in No-Limit
Hold'em tournaments have now taken place at the WSOP over the past 39-years than any
other event.

The seven $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em events held this year attracted 2,791 -- 2,506 --
2,638 – 2,506 -- 2,095 – 2,781, and 2,818 players respectively.

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.

Tony Veckey’s gold bracelet ceremony will take place on July 3rd, which is Day 1-A of the
WSOP Main Event.


The Event --

The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship attracted 2,818 entries.  The total prize
pool amounted to $3,846,570.  The top 297 finishers collected prize money.

The tournament was played over three consecutive days.

The tournament officially began on Monday, June 29th, at 12 noon.  The tournament
officially ended on Wednesday, July 1st, at 11:55 pm.  


WSOP Statistics –

Through the conclusion of Event #54, the 2009 WSOP has attracted 53,202 entries.  
$107,840,305 in total prize money has been awarded to winners.

Multiple Gold Bracelet Winners at the 2009 WSOP:

Jeffrey Lisandro -- 1st, 1st, 1st
Brock Parker -- 1st, 1st
Phil Ivey -- 1st, 1st
Greg Mueller – 1st, 1st

Gold Bracelet Plus 2nd-Place Finishers at the 2009 WSOP:

Ville Wahlbeck -- 1st, 2nd (+ 3rd and +6th)
James Van Alstyne -- 1st, 2nd (+ 6th)
Pete "The Greek" Vilandos -- 1st, 2nd
Angel Guillen -- 1st, 2nd
Vitaly Lunkin -- 1st, 2nd (+4th)
Brandon Cantu – 1st, 2nd
Marc Naalden – 1st, 2nd

Multiple Top-Three Finishers at the 2009 WSOP:

Ville Wahlbeck -- 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Steve Sung -- 1st, 3rd
Scott Clements -- 2nd, 3rd
Eric Baldwin – 1st, 3rd

WINNERS – BY NATION:  Through Event #54 – the nationalities of WSOP gold bracelet
winners reads as follows:

United States – 35
United Kingdom – 3
Canada – 3
Australia – 2
Germany – 2
Russian Federation – 1
Finland – 1
Sweden – 1
Mexico – 1
Italy – 1
Holland – 1
Hungary – 1
Iran – 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).

WINNERS – BY CITY:  Through Event #54 – the following cities have produced multiple
WSOP gold bracelet winners (Note:  Metropolitan area suburbs are included in major city
counts):

Las Vegas, Nevada – 10
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) – 4
Salerno, Italy – 3
Los Angeles, California – 3
Washington, DC (Maryland and Virginia Suburbs) – 3
London, England – 2
New York, NY – 2

Event #54 winner Tony Veckey is to be classified as an amateur player.  Accordingly, the
“Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard currently reads (not counting Casino Employees Event):

Professionals --         38 wins
(Thang Luu, Steven Sung, Jason Mercier, Phil Ivey-1, Rami Boukai, Anthony Harb, Ville
Wahlbeck, Keven Stammen, Brock Parker-1, Jeffrey Lisandro- 1, 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-1, Eric Baldwin, Jordan
Smith, Jeffrey Lisandro-2, Richard Austin, Marc Naalden, Matt Graham, Peter Traply, Jerrod
Ankenman, Jeffrey Lisandro-3, John Kabbaj, Jeff Ahmadi, Brandon Cantu, Greg Mueller-2,
Carston Joh, David Bach)

Amateurs --         9 wins
(Freddie Ellis, Ken Aldridge, Travis Johnson, Zac Fellows, Michael Eise, Michael T. Davis, Jorg
Peisert, David J. Halpert, Tony Veckey)

Semi-Pros --         7 wins
(Vitaly Lunkin, Brian Lemke, Lisa Hamilton, Leo Wolpert, Ray Foley, Derek Raymond, Jeff
Ahmadi)

Fourteen of the 54 winners this year (25 percent) were previous gold bracelet winners.  
There have been three double winners in 2009 -- Brock Parker, Phil Ivey, and Greg “FBT”
Mueller.  There has been one triple winner in 2009 -- Jeffrey Lisandro.

Through the conclusion of Event 54, the WSOP “Player of the Year” standings reads as
follows (with point totals):

355 – Jeffrey Lisandro
320 – Ville Wahlbeck
242 – Phil Ivey
240 – Greg Mueller
240 – Vitaly Lunkin
227 – Brock Parker
220 – James Van Alstyne
195 – Roland de Wolfe
195 – Daniel Negreanu
185 – Vitaly Lunkin
185 – Marc Naalden

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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
2009 World Series of Poker WSOP Event #54 Winner