2009 WSOP - Stimulus Special Confusion

Is the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Stimulus Special at the 2009 WSOP a 3-day event or a 4-day event?

The $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Stimulus Special attracted the largest field ever - 6,012 entrants - in a live tournament outside the WSOP Main Event. This has caused some trouble for the WSOP organizers.

At the start of day 3 of the tournament, WSOP media director Nollan Dalla sent the following email:

"ATTENTION ALL MEDIA:

Due to the record size of the field (the largest in history for a non-Main Event), the final table of EVENT #4 is expected to begin late tonight and play through until a winner is determined.  This is expected to be late at night or perhaps tomorrow morning.

Please note there was some confusion about this tournament being a "four-day event."  The final table will start tonight (Tuesday).

WSOP MEDIA/PR TEAM"

Eight hours later the WSOP media staff sent another message:

"PLEASE NOTE:

Event #4 was originally scheduled to be a 3-day tournament. However, because of its record-breaking field (6,012), the final table will be played tomorrow at 2:00 PM."

These are the nine remaining players in the record-breaking event:

1.	Dan Heimiller	USA	4 155 000
2.	Steve Sung	USA	3 395 000
3.	Vilandos "Pete" Panayote	USA	1 940 000
4.	James Matz III	USA	1 885 000
5.	Jeff Oakes	USA	1 680 000
6.	Larry Sidebotham	USA	1 500 000
7.	Phong Huynh	USA	1 310 000
8.	Nathan Mullen	USA	1 210 000
9.	Danny Fuhs	USA	965 000