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Thursday, Jun 25, 2009 2009 WSOP - Michael Davis Wins Event 43 -$1,000 Seniors World Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Michael Davis from Durango, IA won Event 43, $1,000 Seniors World Championship No-Limit Hold'em, at the 2009 World Series of Poker and took home $437,358.
This was the largest seniors' event in poker history. The turnout shattered last year's record of 2,218 (then, a record high). The 2009 figure represents a 22 percent increase over 2008.
To be eligible for entry into the Seniors No-Limit Hold'em world championship, the entrant must be age 50 or older.
2009 WSOP Event 43 - Seniors World Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Buy-in: $2,500
Entrants: 2 707
Prize pool: $2,463,700
Final results (top 100 of 270 money finishers):
1 | Davis, Michael | $437 358 |
2 | Buller, Scott | $268 507 |
3 | Bounds, Barry | $179 210 |
4 | Morusty, Michael | $126 863 |
5 | Simon, Charles | $95 332 |
6 | Delatorre, Dan | $76 118 |
7 | Duncan, Artemus | $64 047 |
8 | McCall, Richard | $56 903 |
9 | Beck, Robert | $53 208 |
10 | Garshofsky, Mitchell | $37 270 |
11 | Garner, Theodore | $37 270 |
12 | Thomas, Tommy | $37 270 |
13 | Hance, Alan | $26 087 |
14 | Riebe, Duffy | $26 087 |
15 | Schwartz, Steven | $26 087 |
16 | McCollom, Theodore | $18 253 |
17 | Brenner, Anton | $18 253 |
18 | Centanni, Ken | $18 253 |
19 | Posey, David | $12 784 |
20 | Vitullo, Michael | $12 784 |
21 | Heiberg, Jeffrey | $12 784 |
22 | Darnold, Marvin | $12 784 |
23 | Luong, Gioi | $12 784 |
24 | Gonzalez, Adolfo | $12 784 |
25 | Bennett, John | $12 784 |
26 | Jagiello, Mark | $12 784 |
27 | Reed, Clyde | $12 784 |
28 | McCormick, Charles | $10 149 |
29 | Picataggio, Joseph | $10 149 |
30 | Schrier, Stanley | $10 149 |
31 | Shalhoob, Craig | $10 149 |
32 | Colombo, Jay | $10 149 |
33 | Tuffing, David | $10 149 |
34 | Hutfless, Frank | $10 149 |
35 | Huseman, Daniel | $10 149 |
36 | Zaicik, Jacques | $10 149 |
37 | Wilson, Karle | $7 636 |
38 | Filguth, Rubens | $7 636 |
39 | Limayo, Edgardo | $7 636 |
40 | Burgio, Vincent | $7 636 |
41 | Hershler, Eric | $7 636 |
42 | Turner, Mark | $7 636 |
43 | Yelaney, John | $7 636 |
44 | Zelinka, Robert | $7 636 |
45 | Sobh, Adel | $7 636 |
46 | Cahnlarue, Gail | $6 035 |
47 | Friesen, Robin | $6 035 |
48 | Chew, Nelson | $6 035 |
49 | Munson, John | $6 035 |
50 | Greer, Robert | $6 035 |
51 | Pauselius, Frank | $6 035 |
52 | Cannon, Charles | $6 035 |
53 | Cohan, Jeffrey | $6 035 |
54 | Thomas, David | $6 035 |
55 | Connolly, Robert | $4 951 |
56 | Lombard, John | $4 951 |
57 | Kozel, George | $4 951 |
58 | Hamlett, Mark | $4 951 |
59 | Samora, Lee | $4 951 |
60 | Padgett, Edward | $4 951 |
61 | Simpson, Michael | $4 951 |
62 | Slater, Cecil | $4 951 |
63 | Margolis, Franklin | $4 951 |
64 | Witikko, Douglas | $4 187 |
65 | Prescott, Michael | $4 187 |
66 | Cavan, Jeffrey | $4 187 |
67 | Larson, Jeff | $4 187 |
68 | Swenor, David | $4 187 |
69 | Gibbs, Robert | $4 187 |
70 | Warren, James | $4 187 |
71 | Green, William | $4 187 |
72 | Markley, James | $4 187 |
73 | Ramsey, Larry | $3 621 |
74 | Tekavec, Mark | $3 621 |
75 | McMillan, Bob | $3 621 |
76 | Enright, Barbara | $3 621 |
77 | Yang, Ed | $3 621 |
78 | Lipton, Peter | $3 621 |
79 | Casey, Billy | $3 621 |
80 | Burns, Shawn | $3 621 |
81 | Stein, Jerry | $3 621 |
82 | Ickes, John | $3 128 |
83 | Weinstock, Ted | $3 128 |
84 | Iwaniak, Linda | $3 128 |
85 | Halford, Michael | $3 128 |
86 | Anderson, Charles | $3 128 |
87 | Riley, Gary | $3 128 |
88 | Fitzgerald, Kevin | $3 128 |
89 | Hair, John | $3 128 |
90 | Aden, Robert | $3 128 |
91 | Smith, Robert | $2 734 |
92 | Goldstein, Charles | $2 734 |
93 | Chamberlain, Geoffrey | $2 734 |
94 | Wrona, John | $2 734 |
95 | Lee, Arthur | $2 734 |
96 | Henchey, Lloyd | $2 734 |
97 | Collins, David | $2 734 |
98 | Smith, Rushing | $2 734 |
99 | Logerwell, Donald | $2 734 |
100 | Orchid, Richard | $2 414 |
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