2009 WSOP Event 40 - World Championship Pot Limit Omaha

The World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha Event 40 is one of the high stakes events in the WSOP tournament that is scheduled to take place from June 20th to June 22nd, 2009 at the casino hotspot of the world, Las Vegas. The opulent Rio Hotel and Casino will host the event that will bring in gaming enthusiasts from all over the world into the city.

The buy-in for Event 40 of the 2009 WSOP is large and the rewards are proportionate. Players begin with $10,000 in tournament chips which is notches higher than the standard figure for initial tournament buy-ins. Gamers have the advantage of receiving add-ons worth $10,000 during the course of the first three levels. In the event that player’s do not claim the additional $10,000 during the three levels, this amount is automatically handed over to them at the end of Level 3. Breaks between any two levels are scheduled to last for 20 minutes.

Players may find the 2009 World Series of Poker Event 40 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha is very popular owing to the high buy-ins which peg the winning amount at a big value and help add glamour to the tournament through larger prizes. Players wanting to win a place in the main event can avail of the bonus offers presented by a line-up of casinos.

Event 40 -World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha  

Saturday, June 20, 2009 - Monday, June 22, 2009

$10,000 Buy In

$10,000 Starting Chips

Tournament Updates

Day 1 Recap
The World Championship of Pot-Limit Omaha resumes today, and Event 40 has proven highly exciting thus far. Forty-three of Two hundred and ninety five participants remain, with Noah Schwartz on top. Schwartz holds 1,220,000 chips, with the next closest competitor having barely half of that. Marcus Golser sits on a bag of 621,000 chips, Robin Keston sitting behind him with a similarly paltry 606,000. Keston and Golser could theoretically catch up, but the commanding lead held by Schwartz could prove too much. Such a powerful chip lead gives Noah the ability to shove the less affluent chip holders around. Eliminations should come quick, but this tournament still has the potential to go any direction.

2009 World Series of Poker Event 40 Recap
It took $10,000 dollars for each player to join up in event 40, the World Championship of Pot-Limit Omaha. Matt Graham went late into the night, and sealed the deal at 4:30 am, crushing the Russian resident Vitaly Lunkin. Graham took down a quality oponent as Lunkin has won nearly $3 million in the WSOP, as well as two bracelets. Graham, a world class underachiever, dropped out of a pre-med program to persue his poker interest. To date he has won $1,047,270 from the World Series of Poker, as well as two gold bracelets. So, while he has succeeded in making some cash playing games, we are sure his parents are still disappointed with his decision. Unless he's paid them off by now. Van Marcus was their third, and he brought home $278,000.