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PokerStars sponsored players dominate 2009 WSOP Main Event
- 7-13-2009
The 2009 World Series of Poker
Main Event officially burst the money bubble on Day 4, with the top 648
players taking home at least $21,365 in prize money. By the end of Day
4, only 407 players remained in the Main Event with PokerStars having an estimate of 77 online qualifiers and sponsored pros advancing to Day 5.
From the 6492 entries registered at this year's Main Event, a total of 1,100 were PokerStars online qualifiers, sponsored players, Team PokerStars Pro members and celebrities. In addition, five of the top 20 players in Day 5 made their way to the WSOP through PokerStars, including Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, PokerStars-sponsored Austrian pro Bernhard Perner and three players who qualified through PokerStars' steps system.
"I am not surprised that we have so many players left. PokerStars has the best online poker players in the world. It was just a matter of time before they started to dominate the live events as well. After having six of final nine players last year on our side, I was expecting another dominating performance by PokerStars.com." said 2005 World Series of Poker Champion and Team PokerStars Pro member, Joe Hachem.
PokerStars players represented 17 countries, with the U.S leading the pack with 44 players, followed by the Netherlands with six, United Kingdom with five and Canada, Australia and France tied with three a piece.
Notable PokerStars players still alive in the Main Event include Bertrand Grospellier, Bernhard Perner, Noah Boeken, Joe Hachem, Dennis Phillips, Peter Eastgate, Thierry van den Berg and Benjamin Kang.
From the 6492 entries registered at this year's Main Event, a total of 1,100 were PokerStars online qualifiers, sponsored players, Team PokerStars Pro members and celebrities. In addition, five of the top 20 players in Day 5 made their way to the WSOP through PokerStars, including Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, PokerStars-sponsored Austrian pro Bernhard Perner and three players who qualified through PokerStars' steps system.
"I am not surprised that we have so many players left. PokerStars has the best online poker players in the world. It was just a matter of time before they started to dominate the live events as well. After having six of final nine players last year on our side, I was expecting another dominating performance by PokerStars.com." said 2005 World Series of Poker Champion and Team PokerStars Pro member, Joe Hachem.
PokerStars players represented 17 countries, with the U.S leading the pack with 44 players, followed by the Netherlands with six, United Kingdom with five and Canada, Australia and France tied with three a piece.
Notable PokerStars players still alive in the Main Event include Bertrand Grospellier, Bernhard Perner, Noah Boeken, Joe Hachem, Dennis Phillips, Peter Eastgate, Thierry van den Berg and Benjamin Kang.