2009 WSOP - Thang Luu Wins Event 3
A new WSOP star has been born. Thang Luu defended his title in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo event and took home $263,135 in prize money.
Thang Luu from Las Vegas is undoubtedly one of the best Omaha Hi-Lo players in the world. He has won the $1,500 event two years in a row and in 2007 he finished in second place in the very same tournament.
Thang Luu winner of 2009 WSOP Event 3
In Event 3the 2009 WSOP he defeated 917 opponents to claim his second gold bracelet and the $263,135 first prize. His heads-up opponent was Ed Smith from California
Thang Luu is a 34-year-old poker pro from Las Vegas. He is originally from Vietnam, but came to the United States at the age of 17. Prior to becoming a poker pro, Luu worked as a table games dealer in Las Vegas. He is single, and is also known as 'Tiger Luu.'
2009 WSOP Event 3 - Omaha Hi-Lo
Buy-in: $1,500
Entrants: 918
Prize pool: $1,253,070
Final results:
1 | Luu, Thang | $263 190 |
2 | Smith, Ed | $162 109 |
3 | Reslock, Ming | $106 373 |
4 | Smith, Ed | $73 404 |
5 | Leyo, Pascal | $53 293 |
6 | Rich, Jordan | $40 611 |
7 | Geary, Jim | $32 404 |
8 | Deeb, Freddy | $27 028 |
9 | Ramirez, Senovio | $23 520 |
10 | Ruthenberg, Sebastian | $16 828 |
11 | Mougous, Lee | $16 828 |
12 | Toth, Richard | $16 828 |
13 | Brooks, Micah | $12 668 |
14 | Spear, Dan | $12 668 |
15 | Quiggle, Adam | $12 668 |
16 | Cheng, Edgar | $9 899 |
17 | Seale, Will | $9 899 |
18 | Hull, Henry | $9 899 |
19 | Harkin, Jeremy | $7 869 |
20 | Elezra, Eli | $7 869 |
21 | Lassen, Morten | $7 869 |
22 | Bouvier, Geoffrey | $7 869 |
23 | Nakatani, Jon | $7 869 |
24 | Michaels, Alexander | $7 869 |
25 | Gold, Benjamin | $7 869 |
26 | Arntzen, Sven | $7 869 |
27 | Barbieri, Al | $7 869 |
28 | Stoddard, James | $6 566 |
29 | Nikithser, David | $6 566 |
30 | Duke, Annie | $6 566 |
31 | Macdonald, Brandon | $6 566 |
32 | Christensen, Michael | $6 566 |
33 | Newburger, Jason | $6 566 |
34 | Lindgren, Erick | $6 566 |
35 | Foulias, Andreas | $6 566 |
36 | Sherr, Paul | $6 566 |
37 | Harmetz, Daniel | $5 651 |
38 | Matthews, Tom | $5 651 |
39 | Parker, John | $5 651 |
40 | Seewald, Jonah | $5 651 |
41 | Levitt, Bruce | $5 651 |
42 | Santoni, Luis | $5 651 |
43 | Kleist, Michael | $5 651 |
44 | Flack, Layne | $5 651 |
45 | Racener, John | $5 651 |
46 | Birarda, Bradley | $4 924 |
47 | Abghari, Ahmad | $4 924 |
48 | Akkari, Andre | $4 924 |
49 | Chang, Chris | $4 924 |
50 | Hunt, Thomas | $4 924 |
51 | Kadota, Derek | $4 924 |
52 | Kunkel, Dale | $4 924 |
53 | Jett, Charles | $4 924 |
54 | Hooshmand, Kia | $4 924 |
55 | Koonce, Jason | $4 360 |
56 | Riesenberg, Jason | $4 360 |
57 | Yocum, Gregory | $4 360 |
58 | Schneider, Julie | $4 360 |
59 | Kay, Casey | $4 360 |
60 | Savage, Matthew | $4 360 |
61 | Toledo, Delmiro | $4 360 |
62 | Young, Kristopher | $4 360 |
63 | Steelman, Clinton | $4 360 |
64 | Poels, Patrick | $3 796 |
65 | Hohn, Steven | $3 796 |
66 | Ladowsky, Stephen | $3 796 |
67 | Goldfarb, Robert | $3 796 |
68 | Sninski, Todd | $3 796 |
69 | Bush, Marion | $3 796 |
70 | Leonidas, Alfredo | $3 796 |
71 | Soulier, Fabrice | $3 796 |
72 | Pappas, Greg | $3 796 |
73 | Roy, Sean | $3 270 |
74 | Rosenbloom, Barry | $3 270 |
75 | Barlow, Colin | $3 270 |
76 | Lefkowitz, Matthew | $3 270 |
77 | Brunson, Todd | $3 270 |
78 | Mcmahon, Sean | $3 270 |
79 | Dicambio, George | $3 270 |
80 | Deguzman, Luis | $3 270 |
81 | Daneshgar, David | $3 270 |
82 | Ferguson, Mark | $2 781 |
83 | Farmer, Steven | $2 781 |
84 | Smeraglia, Joseph | $2 781 |
85 | Falconer, Christopher | $2 781 |
86 | Robinson, Mark | $2 781 |
87 | Wilmes, Patrick | $2 781 |
88 | Schock, Mitchell | $2 781 |
89 | Lustig, Steven | $2 781 |
90 | Tunkel, Jeffrey | $2 781 |
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