Saturday, Jun 20, 2009 2009 WSOP - Richard Austin Wins Event 35, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Richard Austin from Jeffersonville, IN won Event 35, $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, at the 2009 World Series of Poker, and took home $409,484 in prize money.
Austin came into the final table ranked fourth out of nine players. When play became three-handed, he had both of his opponents covered by about a 2 to 1 margin.
Richard Austin wins 2009 WSOP Event 35
The end of the tournament was spectacular. Austin busted Sorel Mizzi and Cliff Josephy in the same hand to claim the victory.
These were the hands:
Austin: Qh - Js - 8c - 5c
Mizzi: As - Ah - 5d - 3d
Josephy: Ad - Kh - Ks - 8d
Josephy flopped a set of kings, but Austin rivered a flush to win the hand and the tournament.
2009 WSOP Event 35 - Pot-Limit Omaha
Buy-in: $5,000
Entrants: 363
Prize pool: $1,706,100
Final results:
1 | Austin, Richard | $409 484 |
2 | Mizzi, Sorel | $253 048 |
3 | Josephy, Cliff | $166 771 |
4 | Hindin, Daniel | $116 748 |
5 | Palevic, Rifat | $86 516 |
6 | Ramos, Felipe | $67 663 |
7 | Marcus, Van | $55 687 |
8 | Jetten, Peter | $48 112 |
9 | Ngai, Samuel | $43 539 |
10 | Baron, Isaac | $32 330 |
11 | Nielson, Jeppe | $32 330 |
12 | Tatalovich, Richard | $32 330 |
13 | Sofer, Evan | $24 448 |
14 | Perry, Rafael | $24 448 |
15 | Giannetti, Matthew | $24 448 |
16 | Ulliott, David | $18 732 |
17 | Newman, Clayton | $18 732 |
18 | Kabbaj, Jean-Michel | $18 732 |
19 | Hourani, Adam | $14 433 |
20 | Wegher, Marco | $14 433 |
21 | Soulier, Fabrice | $14 433 |
22 | Watson, Michael | $14 433 |
23 | Hougaard, Jesper | $14 433 |
24 | Oshea, John | $14 433 |
25 | Begley, Timothy | $14 433 |
26 | Ochana, Edward | $14 433 |
27 | Marmorstein, Phillip | $14 433 |
28 | Cantor, Jonathan | $11 345 |
29 | Smyth, James | $11 345 |
30 | Chen, Andrew | $11 345 |
31 | Evdakov, Nikolay | $11 345 |
32 | Lellouche, Anthony | $11 345 |
33 | Lisandro, Jeffrey | $11 345 |
34 | Bari, Allen | $11 345 |
35 | Sarrafzadeh, Steve | $11 345 |
36 | Smith, Justin | $11 345 |
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