Just three tables and 27 players remain for the final day of play this summer in the 2009 WSOP Main Event. All 64 players who started play on Day 7 were already guaranteed $90,344 in prize money. Now, after 12 days and 60 total hours of tournament play, all finishers are guaranteed at least $352,832 in prize money.
From noon today, the remaining 27 will play down to nine players, which constitutes the final table. This year’s final table will make up the 2009 “November Nine.” Following today’s play, the tournament takes a 115-day recess.
Players competed for nearly four complete levels. Play ended towards the end of Level 29. Next, at level 30, blinds will be 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante. The average stack size is 7,215,556.
Only one female started the day still in contention. Leo Margets (Barcelona, Spain) began play ranked in 18th place. She survived and is currently in 26th place. Only one female in history has made it to a Main Event final table – Barbara Enright in 1995.
Seven-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Ivey remains in contention, currently ranked in fourth place.
This year could be a breakthrough year for France. Of the 27 remaining players, three are from France. Antoine Saout, from Saint Martin des Champs, is in sixth place. Lacay Ludovic, from Paris, is in 15th place. Francois Balmigere, from Toulouse, is in 27th place. Interestingly, Ludovic and Balmigere attended college together, but became professional poker players.
Darvin Moon remains as the chip leader after seven days of play. Moon lost his lead early in the day and fell to around tenth place in the standings. Just when it appeared he might crumble, Moon managed to win a few big hands and stay near the top of the leaderboard. He won a few big pots late in the day to regain his chip advantage over Billy Kopp (Erlanger, Kentucky), who is currently in second place.
Structure for today's play
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (ante 10,000)
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (ante 15,000)
Level 31: 80,000/160,000 (ante 20,000)
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (ante 30,000)
Level 33: 120,000/240,000 (ante 30,000)
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (ante 40,000)
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 (ante 50,000)
Level 36: 250,000/500,000 (ante 50,000)
Level 37: 300,000/600,000 (ante 75,000)
Official chip count (after day seven)
1 Darvin Moon (Oakland, MD) 20,160,000
2 Billy Kopp (Erlanger, KY) 15,970,000
3 Steven Begleiter (Chappaqua, NY) 11,885,000
4 Phil Ivey (Las Vegas, NV) 11,350,000
5 Kevin Schaffel (Coral Springs, FL) 11,245,000
6 Antoine Saout (Saimr Martin des Champs, France) 11,135,000
7 Jeff Shulman (Las Vegas, NV) 10,170,000
8 Eric Buchman (Valley Stream, NY) 10,005,000
9 Jamie Robbins (San Diego, CA) 9,795,000
10 Ben Lamb (Las Vegas, NV) 9,410,000
11 James Akenhead (London, United Kingdom) 8,615,000
12 Joseph Cada (Shelby Township, MI) 6,565,000
13 James Calderaro (Venice, FL) 6,475,000
14 Andrew Lichtenberger (East Northport, NY) 5,625,000
15 Ludovic Lacay (Paris, France) 5,610,000
16 Warren Zackey (Honeydew, South Africa) 5,485,000
17 Marco Mattes (Weinsheim, Germany) 5,285,000
18 Tommy Vedes (Queens, NY) 5,070,000
19 Jordan Smith (College Station, TX) 4,510,000
20 Antonio Esfandiari (Las Vegas, NV) 4,470,000
21 Ian Tavelli (Santa Rosa, CA) 4,385,000
22 Jonathan Tamayo (Humble, TX) 3,300,000
23 Jesse Habbak (Grand Forks, ND) 2,750,000
24 George Caragiorgas (Laval, Quebec, Canada) 1,615,000
25 Nick Maimone (Charlotte, NC) 1,545,000
26 Leo Margets (Barcelona, Spain) 1,530,000
27 Francois Balmigere (Toulouse, France) 1,440,000
Australian who cashed in the 2009 WSOP Main Event
53 Charlie Elias (Sydney) $138,568
73 Daniel Neilson (Sydney) $68,979
95 Tian Shou (Sydney) $47,003
104 Joe Hachem (Melbourne) $40,288
146 Joey Lawrence (Sydney) $40,288
148 Mike Comer (Sydney) $40,288
248 Jonathan Wertheim (Sydney) $32,963
256 Chad Awerbuch (Sydney) $32,963
267 Craig Ivey (Adelaide) $32,963
401 Jarrod Holmes $27,469
404 Emma Grace (Gold Coast) $27,469
511 Paren Arzoomanian (Sydney) $23,196
Payout structure
1st $8,546,435
2nd $5,182,601
3rd $3,479,485
4th $2,502,787
5th $1,953,395
6th $1,587,133
7th $1,404,002
8th $1,300,228
9th $1,263,602
10-12th $896,730
13-15th $633,022
16-18th $500,557
19-27th $352,832 (current)
28-36th $253,941
37-45th $178,857
46-54th $138,568
55-63rd $108,047
64-72nd $90,344
73-81st $68,979
82-90th $57,991
91-99th $47,003
100-162nd $40,288
163-225th $36,626
226-288th $32,963
289-360th $29,911
361-432nd $27,469
433-504th $25,027
505-576th $23,196
577-648th $21,365
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Posted by Sean Callander, 10.30am, 15/7/09
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