Tuesday, May 19, 2009

2009 World Series of Poker final table videos and recaps

The 2009 World Series of Poker marks the 40th anniversary of the event. While many things in poker seem to be on the decline the WSOP has maintained it's cache and in about a week poker players will flock to their rented homes in search of the coveted bracelets. This will be the central page that we will use for our WSOP coverage, this page will have a red link within the schedule of events if we have either a recap or a final table video and/or episode. If you are viewing the videos in our replayer do not forget to use the "full screen" mode on the bottom right, it really adds a lot to the experience.

2009 World Series of Poker Schedule (main event video link for 2009)

Event	Date	Time	Tournament	Buy-In
1	Wednesday, May 27, 2009	12 Noon	Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em	$500
2	Thursday, May 28, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em recap	$40,000
3	Friday, May 29, 2009	12 Noon	Omaha Hi-Low 8/b	$1,500
4	Saturday, May 30, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em recap	$1,000
5	Monday, June 1, 2009	12 Noon	Pot Limit Omaha	$1,500
6	Monday, June 1, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship Seven Card Stud	$10,000
7	Tuesday, June 2, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$1,500
8	Tuesday, June 2, 2009	5:00 PM	2-7 Draw Lowball	$2,500
9	Wednesday, June 3, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em (6-handed)	$1,500
10	Wednesday, June 3, 2009	5:00 PM	Pot Limit Hold'em / Omaha	$2,500
11	Thursday, June 4, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$2,000
12	Thursday, June 4, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship Mixed Event	$10,000
13	Friday, June 5, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$2,500
14	Friday, June 5, 2009	5:00 PM	Limit Hold'em (6-handed)	$2,500
15	Saturday, June 6, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$5,000
16	Saturday, June 6, 2009	5:00 PM	Seven Card Stud	$1,500
17	Sunday, June 7, 2009	12 Noon	World Championship Ladies No Limit Hold'em	$1,000
18	Sunday, June 7, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship Omaha Hi-Low 8/b	$10,000
19	Monday, June 8, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em (6-handed)	$2,500
20	Tuesday, June 9, 2009	12 Noon	Pot Limit Hold'em	$1,500
21	Tuesday, June 9, 2009	5:00 PM	H.O.R.S.E.	$3,000
22	Wednesday, June 10, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em Shootout	$1,500
23	Wednesday, June 10, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball	$10,000
24	Thursday, June 11, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$1,500
25	Thursday, June 11, 2009	5:00 PM	Omaha / Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8/b	$2,500
26	Friday, June 12, 2009	12 Noon	Limit Hold'em	$1,500
27	Friday, June 12, 2009	5:00 PM	Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low 8/b	$5,000
28	Saturday, June 13, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$1,500
29	Saturday, June 13, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em	$10,000
30	Sunday, June 14, 2009	12 Noon	Pot Limit Omaha	$2,500
31	Sunday, June 14, 2009	5:00 PM	H.O.R.S.E.	$1,500
32	Monday, June 15, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$2,000
33	Monday, June 15, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship Limit Hold'em	$10,000
34	Tuesday, June 16, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$1,500
35	Wednesday, June 17, 2009	12 Noon	Pot Limit Omaha	$5,000
36	Thursday, June 18, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$2,000
37	Thursday, June 18, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8/b	$10,000
38	Friday, June 19, 2009	12 Noon	Limit Hold'em	$2,000
39	Saturday, June 20, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$1,500
40	Saturday, June 20, 2009	5:00 PM	World Championship Pot Limit Omaha	$10,000
41	Sunday, June 21, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em Shootout	$5,000
42	Sunday, June 21, 2009	5:00 PM	Mixed Event	$2,500
43	Monday, June 22, 2009	12 Noon	World Championship Seniors No Limit Hold'em	$1,000
44	Monday, June 22, 2009	5:00 PM	Razz	$2,500
45	Tuesday, June 23, 2009	12 Noon	World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em	$10,000
46	Tuesday, June 23, 2009	5:00 PM	Omaha Hi-Low 8/b	$2,500
47	Wednesday, June 24, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit / Limit Hold'em	$2,500
48	Thursday, June 25, 2009	12 Noon	Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low 8/b	$1,500
49	Friday, June 26, 2009	12 Noon	World Championship H.O.R.S.E.	$50,000
50	Friday, June 26, 2009	5:00 PM	Limit Hold'em Shootout	$1,500
51	Saturday, June 27, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$1,500
52	Sunday, June 28, 2009	12 Noon	Triple Chance No Limit Hold'em	$3,000
53	Sunday, June 28, 2009	5:00 PM	Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8/b	$1,500
54	Monday, June 29, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em	$1,500
55	Monday, June 29, 2009	5:00 PM	2-7 Triple Draw Lowball	$2,500
56	Tuesday, June 30, 2009	12 Noon	No Limit Hold'em (6-handed)	$5,000
	Thursday, July 2, 2009	2:00 PM	Ante Up for Africa Charity Event	$5,000
Main Event is #57
57A	Friday, July 3, 2009	12 Noon	World Championship No-Limit Hold'em Day 1A	$10,000
57B	Saturday, July 4, 2009	12 Noon	Day 1B
57C	Sunday, July 5, 2009	12 Noon	Day 1C
57D	Monday, July 6, 2009	12 Noon	Day 1D
	Tuesday, July 7, 2009	12 Noon	Day 2A
	Wednesday, July 8, 2009	12 Noon	Day 2B
	Thursday, July 9, 2009	12 Noon	Media Event
	Friday, July 10, 2009	12 Noon	Day 3
	Saturday, July 11, 2009	12 Noon	Day 4
	Sunday, July 12, 2009	12 Noon	Day 5
	Monday, July 13, 2009	12 Noon	Day 6
	Tuesday, July 14, 2009	12 Noon	Day 7
	Wednesday, July 15, 2009	All Day	Play Suspended
	Saturday, November 7, 2009	TBD	Final Table

Should bracelets really be that coveted?

Unless you are a select few poker players winning a World Series of Poker bracelet will not mean very much for you. So from that perspective I think the luster is off of the shine of WSOP bracelets. Only five years ago poker players envisioned a world where winning a bracelet guaranteed you sponsorship money and a cushion of security from going broke. That world has not materialized, in part because there are too many bracelets to win.

Getting on television will be difficult this year

There are only three open events that will be televised this year. The $40,000 event to commemorate the anniversary, the "Ante up for Africa" event and the main event will receive the bulk of the coverage. For most people that will mean the main event will be their only shot at poker stardom. Personally I do not have a problem with this, while some corners of poker have complained that it does not highlight other forms of poker the magic of Texas Holdem is it's simplicity. Besides when the masses of people watch poker on television they want the stories and ultimately they want to see someone get lucky to win millions of dollars.

Numbers should be down this year

There is a lot of speculation that the numbers overall will be down significantly over the past few years with the economy being the major reason. I think another significant reason is that the dream is gone for a lot of people; the people that remain are the lifers that represent our core of poker players. While the tournaments will likely be tougher to win this year because of that in reflection we should all be smiling at the lengths our game has come.

Jeffrey Pollack deserves a great deal of the credit

Jeffrey Pollack is the commissioner for the WSOP and he stands head and shoulders above anyone else making a significant impact on the future of poker. He has done a great job of straddling the line of player input combined with television interests.

This year's primary sponsor is Jack Links Beef Jerky

My all time favorite Milwaukee's Best commercial was where the home game players in their garage would go to the fridge to ask Chris Ferguson's advice. The last few years have not been so creative. I think it also says something that the primary sponsor of the WSOP is something other than an alcohol company. With Godaddy sponsoring the NBC heads up event and now Jack Links what you are seeing is a shift in the acceptance of poker as a brand, which can only be good for the future of the game we all enjoy.

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