by LTDPipkin
1. June 2009 09:44
The first event of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a modest affair only available to Casino Employees Texas No Limit Holdem. The event was run over 2 days with a total of 866 Entrants paying the $500 Buy in.
Andrew Cohen was the first recipient of a World Series of Poker Bracklet and a first prize of $83,833, runner up was Paul Peterson who received $51,787.
The winning hand was a coin flip with Cohen marginally ahead with his [6c] [6h] against Peterson's [As] [Qc], the board came [4h] [Jc] [Td] [Th] [7d]
WSOP 2009 Event 1 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Results
- Number of Entries: 866
- Buy in: $500
- Prizepool: $389,700
- Start Date: 27th May 2009
- Duration: 2 Days
- Players in the money: 81
| Place | Winner | Prize (US$) |
| 1. |
Andrew Cohen |
$83,833 |
| 2. |
Paul Peterson |
$51,787 |
| 3. |
Casey Kuhn |
$33,923 |
| 4. |
Grant Yasui |
$23,483 |
| 5. |
Dulay Elpidio |
$17,127 |
| 6. |
Robert Rooney |
$13,125 |
| 7. |
John Mcavoy |
$10,545 |
| 8. |
Ferdinand Boleski |
$8,865 |
| 9. |
Sam Porter |
$7,782 |
| 10. |
Jonathan Williams |
$5,502 |
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