57TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER
WSOP

2009 World Series of Poker

May 25 2009 - Jul 14 2009Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Event#45

Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship

Start Date

Jun 22 05:00 PM

Buy-in

$10,000

ITM

Top 6 players

End Date

Jun 24 05:00 PM

Entries

275

Prize

$2,585,000

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Winner

No Winner for This Event.

$0

NoPlayerCountryEarnings
5
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JC Alvarado
Mexico
$138,375
11
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Billy Kopp
United States
$57,645
17
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Gary Rabin
United States
$32,209
20
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Sam Simon
United States
$24,066
25
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Masa Kagawa
Japan
$24,066
26
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Daniel Drescher
Germany
$24,066
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