2009 WSOP Event 34 - No Limit Hold 'Em

The 2009 WSOP Event 34 No-limit Hold’em is being held at the Rio Hotel and Casino at Las Vegas from the 16th to 18th June 2009. It is touted to be one of the most thrilling and exciting events in the No-Limit Hold’em genre and has several veteran poker fanatics and novice gamblers clamouring for the winning title. This is because the No-Limit Hold’em event attracts high rollers and some of the top names sin the poker industry.

The pool prize is a large $892,400 and the buy-in is $1,500. The tournament starts with a significant $4,500 and all levels are formulated to last for no more than an hour. The winner of the 2008 series took home $631,550 in prize money. This is an indicator to interested poker players of the stakes at hand with this event.

Play at the final table for the 2009 World Series of Poker Event 34 No Limit Hold 'Em is scheduled for Day 3 and 6.3% of the total entry pool will be held back to cover entry fees. The No-limit Hold’em tournament is the 34th event of the World Series of Poker Championship tournament and runs a span of three days. This much awaited tournament event is expected to have no buy-ins and no add-ons.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - Saturday, June 18, 2009

Event 34 - No Limit Hold’em

$1,500 Buy in

$4,500 Starting Chips

Tournament Updates

2009 World Series Of Poker Event 34 Recap
To the victor goes the bracelet, and in this case it was Eric Baldwin who out lasted his competitors in event 34. The final day held 20 participants, but eliminations were as numerous as they were quick. Chips were changing hands rapidly, with leaders, notably Bertrand Grospellier dropping from 1st place to elimination in 13th over a matter of a few quick hands. The last hands were between Baldwin and Jonas Klausen, and they went into the duel with relatively equal chips. A pivitol hand threw Baldwin in a huge lead, however, ultimately tipping the scales in his favor. Klausen fought a good fight, but in the end his efforts proved to be not enough and Baldwin walked with the bracelet in event 34, as well as over half a million dollars. Two hundred and sixteen players were in the money, but Eric Baldwin is the proud owner of his first bracelet in seven cashes.