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by Brian Pempus
Jeff Lisandro has begun his quest for the perfect ending to a historic 2009 World Series of Poker. From the field of 1,696 entrants, Lisandro has emerged as one of the day 1c leaders with 145,000 in chips. Already with three WSOP gold bracelets this summer, Lisandro is looking for another shot at the elusive main event Continued ...
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Primarily a cash game player before winning the 2008 World Series of Poker, Peter Eastgate stepped it up to the highest-staked cash games offered with his newly padded bankroll. He was recently featured on the latest season of High Stakes Poker on GSN. Eastgate talked to Card Continued...
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The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open 2009 hits the Regency Hotel in Dublin on Oct. 16 with $25,000 added by the sponsor and a unique twist – by playing on Boylepoker in August and September players can add 2,000 chips to their 8,000 starting stack. The no-limit Texas hold’em poker … Continued...
Player of the Year
| Player | 2009 POY Points | 2009 POY Winnings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitaly Lunkin | 4,337 | $3,140,037 |
| 2 | Eric Baldwin | 4,060 | $1,029,892 |
| 3 | Angel Guillen | 3,492 | $943,268 |
| 4 | Cornel Andrew Cimpan | 3,450 | $1,773,374 |
| 5 | Brock Parker | 3,132 | $776,433 |
| 6 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 3,018 | $781,252 |
| 7 | Poorya Nazari | 3,000 | $3,000,000 |
| 8 | Jude Ainsworth | 2,840 | $1,009,885 |
| 9 | Jon Turner | 2,788 | $627,726 |
| 10 | James Van Alstyne | 2,756 | $549,057 |
| 11 | Chris Moore | 2,710 | $563,822 |
| 12 | Matt Hawrilenko | 2,664 | $1,153,147 |
| 13 | Panayote Vilandos | 2,640 | $1,080,539 |
| 14 | Martin Jacobson | 2,608 | $477,536 |
| 15 | Peter Rho | 2,600 | $1,009,215 |
Online Player of the Year
| Player | 2009 OPOY Points | 2009 OPOY Winnings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Deeb | 6,690 | $662,181 |
| 2 | Steve Gross | 6,108 | $841,591 |
| 3 | Aditya Agarwal | 5,488 | $477,791 |
| 4 | Nick M. | 5,386 | $474,429 |
| 5 | Nicholas Grippo | 5,148 | $494,333 |
| 6 | David Sands | 4,860 | $551,424 |
| 7 | Chris Moorman | 4,808 | $537,479 |
| 8 | Jeremiah Vinsant | 4,806 | $542,091 |
| 9 | Jonathan Delong | 4,712 | $505,325 |
| 10 | Thayer Rasmussen | 4,708 | $374,367 |
| 11 | Dan Martin | 4,536 | $373,701 |
| 12 | Mohsin Charania | 4,454 | $356,252 |
| 13 | Hunter Frey | 4,428 | $360,345 |
| 14 | Joe Ebanks | 4,338 | $381,035 |
| 15 | David Baker | 4,324 | $573,061 |
World Tracker
| Country |
Finishes |
Finishes |
Finishes |
Total Medals |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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United States | 174 | 171 | 182 | 527 |
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Australia | 16 | 16 | 20 | 52 |
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Canada | 13 | 15 | 8 | 36 |
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United Kingdom | 12 | 14 | 13 | 39 |
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Germany | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
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Italy | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
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Denmark | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
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Russian Federation | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
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Sweden | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
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France | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
Special Offers
| Room | Bonus | |
| FullTilt Poker | $600 | |
| PokerStars | Match Deposit to $100 | |
| DoylesRoom | $660 | |
| UltimateBet | $500 | |
| Cake Poker | $600 | |
| Bodog | $550 | |
| Absolute Poker | $550 | |
| Boyle Poker | $600 |
Freerolls and More
| Date/Time | Room/Tournament |
| Jul 11, 2009 9:05 PM EST. |
Bodog Poker The CP 100K Seat Grab |
| Jul 12, 2009 4:00 PM EST. |
SpadeClub $5,000 Weekly |
| Jul 19, 2009 4:00 PM EST. |
SpadeClub $5,000 Weekly |
Vol. 22, No. 12
Jun 22, 09
Jack Binion: Father of the World Series of Poker
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