Wednesday, Jun 17, 2009 2009 WSOP - James Van Alstyne Wins Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
James Van Alstyne from Las Vegas, NV won Event 31, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2009 World Series of Poker and took home $247,033 in prize money.
Van Alstyne was happy to win his first WSOP gold bracelet, after coming in second in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. just days earlier:
"It feels really good to win. Last time, I was a little bit disappointed. Also, you do not want to have the chip lead when we get down to two players and then not win. With closing this out, I feel a sense of relief," he said after the tournament.
James van Alstyne wins 2009 WSOP Event 31
2009 WSOP Event 31 - H.O.R.S.E.
Buy-in: $1,500
Entrants: 770
Prize pool: $1,051,050
Final results:
1 | Van Alstyne, James | $247 033 |
2 | Jurgens, Tad | $152 654 |
3 | Schock, Mitch | $100 165 |
4 | Micon, Bryan | $69 505 |
5 | Shorr, Shannon | $50 881 |
6 | Malcolm, Brian | $39 183 |
7 | Soulier, Fabrice | $31 657 |
8 | Schiffman, Ronald | $26 780 |
9 | Rouhani, Farzad | $19 265 |
10 | Maier, Lana | $19 265 |
11 | Sebastien, Sabic | $13 831 |
12 | Marmorstein, Phillip | $13 831 |
13 | Gelencser, Peter | $10 205 |
14 | Evans, Paul | $10 205 |
15 | Bryan, Dustin | $7 903 |
16 | Bjorin, Chris | $7 903 |
17 | Serock, Joseph | $5 906 |
18 | Myerson, Alan | $5 906 |
19 | Rousso, Vanessa | $5 906 |
20 | Raymond, Kathleen | $5 906 |
21 | Iverson, Torstein | $5 906 |
22 | Darden, Paul | $5 906 |
23 | Racener, John | $5 906 |
24 | Moore, Peter | $5 906 |
25 | Lazarou, Vassilios | $4 540 |
26 | Lewis, Robert | $4 540 |
27 | Devonshire, Bryan | $4 540 |
28 | Black, Andrew | $4 540 |
29 | Silveira, Leland | $4 540 |
30 | Grapenthien, Matthew | $4 540 |
31 | Fuentes, Carlos | $4 540 |
32 | Pardey, Rodney | $4 540 |
33 | Hinton, Clyde | $4 372 |
34 | Brodie, Richard | $4 372 |
35 | Birk, Lawrence | $4 372 |
36 | Hofman, Ronnie | $4 372 |
37 | Krouner, Kenneth | $4 372 |
38 | Buckley, William | $4 372 |
39 | Leinhos, Bonnie | $4 372 |
40 | Acker, Timothy | $4 372 |
41 | Singer, David | $4 330 |
42 | Sexton, Keith | $4 330 |
43 | Fishman, Edward | $4 330 |
44 | Schneyer, David | $4 330 |
45 | Taylor, David | $4 330 |
46 | Plusch, Ryan | $4 330 |
47 | Hansen, Thor | $4 330 |
48 | Wagner, Jeffrey | $4 330 |
49 | Feldman, Peter | $3 689 |
50 | Shrader, Damon | $3 689 |
51 | Odell, Frankie | $3 689 |
52 | Kipnis, Adam | $3 689 |
53 | Nematinia, Amir | $3 689 |
54 | Bluman, Ari | $3 689 |
55 | Ezykowich, Keith | $3 689 |
56 | Traniello, Marco | $3 689 |
57 | Simmons, Reginald | $3 163 |
58 | Yano, Jason | $3 163 |
59 | Saab, Douglas | $3 163 |
60 | Lozano, Rolando | $3 163 |
61 | Eichel, William | $3 163 |
62 | Lonardo, Vincent | $3 163 |
63 | Dvorkis, Alan | $3 163 |
64 | Golding, David | $3 163 |
65 | Schaaf, James | $2 848 |
66 | West, Thomas | $2 848 |
67 | Kurtzman, Eric | $2 848 |
68 | Wheatley, James | $2 848 |
69 | Selberis, Frank | $2 848 |
70 | Koubi, Faud | $2 848 |
71 | Crawford, Quincy | $2 848 |
72 | Comer, John | $2 848 |
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