Registration is finally closed and the numbers are in. We have 329 runners, 151 of which are still in with one more level to go before the end of the day. Perhaps people are looking to get it all-in and head to an early dinner, as we’ve reached that time when everyone seems [...]

Before dinner break the official prize pool and payouts were announced by Jack Effel at the secondary feature table. Each member of the 2009 “November Nine” will receive a minimum of $1,263,602 and the winner will not only receive the most coveted bracelet of them all, they will also bank $8,546,435. Of the 6,494 players, [...]

WSOP 2009 Event #47: $2.5K Mixed Hold’em

Several players couldn’t wait to get back from break to double up their short stacks during the NLHE portion of the level. While some, like Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade were successful, others, like Joe Sebok and Chad “lilholdem954″ Batista (pictured right) were not as fortunate.
We watched as the [...]

So close yet again. Chris “SLOPPYKLOD” Klodnicki’s shot at his first gold bracelet came up short as he finished third in the $2.5K Mixed Games event. Klodnicki (pictured left) fought back after taking a horrendous beat on Day 2 to reach the final table with an opportunity to capture the title. Alas, he was knocked [...]

Since we last checked in with you regarding the $5K NLHE Shootout, the momentum swung back in the direction of Peter “Belabacsi” Traply (pictured left). He managed to regain the chip lead over Andrew “luckychewy” Lichtenberger and pulled to a nearly 3:1 chip advantage over his opponent and was able to put the match [...]