2009 WSOP Event 36 - No Limit Hold 'Em

The No-limit Hold’em tournament is the Event 36 of the 2009 World Series of Poker. The tourney is scheduled to take place from the 18th of June to the 20th of June, 2009 and is to be held at the top notch Rio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

The No-limit Hold’em tournament is slated to provide good odds and rewards to players from all over the globe who are set to stake their claim to the winnings. The highest ante bet on removing $1,000 has been set at $40,000. To give you an idea of what’s in store for this year’s winner, one need only to see what the reigning champion of 2008, Alexandre Gomes won. He took home a striking $770,540 as his cash reward.

Players in the WSOP 2009 Event 36 No Limit Hold 'Em will begin with $6,000 in Tournament Chips. Each level is designed to last for an hour. The first ten levels are fixed for the first day and Day 3 will witness the winning highlights of the Final Table. There are several casinos who through their promotional offers will expedite your entry in the WSOP with the help of their Main Event satellite qualifiers.

Thursday, June 18, 2009 - Saturday, June 20, 2009

Event 36 - No Limit Hold’em

$2,000 Buy in

$6,000 Starting Chips

Tournament Updates

Event 36 Tournament Recap From 2009 World Series of Poker
Event 36 Marked another No-Limit Hold'Em tournament, this one with 1,695 entrants. The $3,000 dollar buy-in garnered a $3,084,900 prizepool, with $582,212 going to the winner - Jordan Smith. Smith won his first bracelet after one of the most even match ups the Series has seen. Pat Atchison was the leader going into it, but he was removed in sixth place. Ken Lennaard dueled with Smith, and it was indeed a gruelling evening. Smith's pocket diamonds led to a flush on the flop. He played it cool, checking after the three diamonds dropped, and finally went all-in after Lennaard bet 350,000. Lennaard called with a pair of eights and was quickly eliminated after the turn and river proved useless to Lennaard.