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Tournament: News and notes from 2009 World Series of Poker
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Australian poker pro Jeffrey Lisandro earned his third bracelet of this year’s World Series and the fourth of his career when he won the US$2,500 buy-in Seven Card Razz event. In addition to his wins at the US$1,500 buy-in Seven Card Stud Hi event and the US$10,000 buy-in World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Eight or Better tournament, Lisandro has garnered titles in each of the major varieties of Seven Card Stud. Along with cementing his status as the best Seven Card Stud player in the world, his wins have also given his a huge lead in the Player of the Year race.
Former pro hockey player Greg Mueller earned his second bracelet of the Series in the US$1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Shootout. The win also put an extra US$195,000 in his pocket alongside his earlier win in the US$10,000 buy-in World Championship Limit Hold’em event. Mueller’s winnings in this year’s events total over US$700,000 and his career WSOP earnings are now over US$1.5 million.
In the US$50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event, Russian poker pro Vitaly Lunkin leads the final nineteen players going in Day Three. Lunkin also currently leads the field in winnings at this year’s series with over US$2.3 million, thanks in large part due to his win at the US$40,000 buy-in 40th Anniversary event that earned him nearly US$1.9 million. He also finished second on the US$10,000 buy-in World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha event and cashed in the US$10,000 buy-in World Championship Mixed Event.
All of these events are serving to build the anticipation for the US$10,000 buy-in World Championship No-Limit Hold’em Main Event that starts July 3. The biggest event in poker winds down to the final table July 15. The final table will restart November 7 and the Main Event champion will be crowned November 10.
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30-Jun-2009, 22:30