2009 WSOP Event 20 - Pot Limit Hold 'Em

The 40th Annual WSOP 2009 will host the Pot Limit Hold’em tournament as its 20th Event. Event 20 Pot Limit Hold 'Em of the 2009 World Series of Poker will have a low buy-in of $1500 making it a popular choice for many players. This event is not new, and has proved to be fairly popular ever since its introduction. In 2008, the Pot Limit Hold’em tournament with a $1,500 buy-in hosted over 700 players at its tables. Last year’s winner David Singer left the table with a cool $214,122 lining his pockets. Like with all other tournaments at the WSOP, this one too will allow only players over the age of 21, but the low buy-in could mean that many professionals will choose to play this tournament. The world of poker will definitely focus a lot of attention on this tournament and its outcome.

The 40th Annual WSOP 2009 Event 20 Pot Limit Hold’em Tournament will take place on Tuesday the 9th of June starting at 12 pm and has a relatively low buy-in of $1,500. This 3 day event will host the Final Table at 2 pm on the 11th of June. Each player will start the proceedings with $4,500 in Tournament Chips. The format of the game is similar to other WSOP events with each level lasting 60 minutes, and a 20 minute break after every second event.

Event 20 - Pot-Limit Hold’em

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - Thursday, June 11, 2009

$1,500 Buy In

$4,500 Starting Chips

Tournament Updates

Day 1 Recap
Day 1 of Event 20 ended with Oleg Prosandeev being the first player eliminated in the money. He walked with $2,851. This came close to doubling his $1,500 dollar buy in. 62 of the original 633 entrants remain. Jason Dewitt leads the chip count with 184,700. Horst Riedlinger sits at the bottom with $6,900 and Jon Hoellein sits barely over 9,000, riding a chip count of 11,900. The only three players above 100,000 chips are Dewitt, Jeremiah Vinsant, and Nick Stowell. Day 2 should lead to many more eliminations, and all players from here on are guaranteed a cash prize.

Day 2 Recap
Nine players remain in event 20. Chip counts range from just under 150,000 to as hish as 627,000. Current third place man is Eric Seidel, the 8 time WSOP bracelet winner. Ahead of him is Jason Dewitt, running at 476,000. John-Paul Kelly has a strong lead at 627,000. The low rollers are being held tightly against the wall by the throat. Blinds are rising, players are getting more aggressive with their bigger chip counts, and the prizepool awaits the victor - as well as the bracelet.

2009 World Series Of Poker Event 20 Tournament Recap
John-Paul Kelly held a dominant lead when the event resumed yesterday, and it led him to an epic win. He took the bracelet as well as $194,434 in cash. A long duel took place between Marc Tschirch, who had come from behind to take second place. Jason Dewitt held second place prior to the final day's beginning, but he fell behind Marc and took third.