25 May, 2009
According to the odds placers, the man to beat at the WSOP Champions Invitational, a special 2009 World Series of Poker event open solely to previous Main Event winners, is Phil Hellmuth, representative of Ultimate Bet Poker, renowned bad attitude poker brat, and the youngest player to have ever won a WSOP Main Event (this back in 1989).
The 2009 WSOP Champions Invitational is a non-braceleted event taking place on May 31. Not only will the winner receive a special Binions Trophy and a new car, but legend Jack Binion himself will be on hand to congratulate the “champion of champions”.
Over the course of 39 years worth of WSOP Main events, there have been 33 or 34 winners (depending on who you ask), 25 of whom are still alive to be eligible for the competition. The event will air on ESPN on August 4 at 8 pm ET, making it one of only 4 2009 WSOP events to be televised.
11 May, 2009
Sunday, May 3, Bodog Poker finished up another weeklong Bodog Poker Open, and this time around (the event’s third incarnation now) the big winner was one “Biffsworld”. The Bodog Poker Open II Main Event had a player pool of 279, a buy-in of $500, and a $161,130 prize pool that included an added $30,000 from Bodog.
For winning the Bodog Poker Open III Main Event, “Biffsworld” is now $40,282.50 richer. This is his biggest takedown so far, but not his first. This 23-year-old from Pennsylvania has been playing on the site since October 2007 and has won his share of events, showing that this win was indeed no fluke.
Second place went to ShuMoneyTonite, who won $26,989 for his (or her?) efforts. Mr Walcott took third, and its $17,885 prize.
Throughout the course of the week’s events, Bodog gave away $606,741 along with bonus bounties worth T$12,150. 4,800 players turned out to compete for these winnings.
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