The Hunt for the Next World Champion Starts Today!

• Author: Qid
• Filed under: High Stakes News, Poker, WSOP
• Date: Jul 3,2009

The World Series of Poker in 2009 will be remembered as the year of multi-bracelet winners, Jeffrey Lisandro leading the way with three bracelets on his name. Three other players also managed to win twice, Phil Ivey, Brock Parker and Greg “FBT” Mueller.

Other notable winners this year include Vitaly Lunkin, who won the special tournament that celebrated the 40th anniversary of World Series of Poker. Lunkin also made it to the $50k HORSE final and he leads the earnings list before the Main Event with $2,696,305.

David Bach conquered the coveted HORSE crown and won his first bracelet. Matt Hawrilenko, who is widely considered as the best Fixed Hold’Em cash game player in the world, showed that he can do the tournaments as well, as he also won his first bracelet in a $5k six-handed NL Hold’Em tournament.

For sure the Main Event winner will be the money list winner this year again. The largest and the longest poker tournament of the year will last over three months and the new world champion will be crowned in November on the same fashion like last year.

First day of the tournament is divided in four parts and second day is also split in two. Not until 10th of July every remaining player will be playing at the same time. The final table, or should I say the new November Nine, will should be figured out after eight long days of tournament poker action.

The final event will start on 7th of November and the successor for Peter Eastgate should be found on 10th of November.