The 40th WSOP took place this year and it was Team PokerStrategy.com’s first major poker event. Let’s look back on it and see some statistics about this event.

The World Series of Poker has been held for the 40th time in history and it was the first time Team PokerStrategy.com came into action.

Even though the world economy is in a crisis right now, it doesn’t hold back the poker enthusiast. This year has had a lot of new records, from selling out events to higher prize pools.
team pokerstrategy.com at wsop 
Team PokerStrategy.com cashed combined over $102,190 this year, mostly due Nazgul’s 74th placing in the Main Event, earning him $68,979.

PokerStrategy: Are you happy with your result in the WSOP 2009 and how do you feel about your deep run in the main event?

Nazgul: I’m not really happy with my results in Las Vegas. I hoped for a bit more in advance and I didn’t really make one big spectacular cash, so I feel a bit disappointed. However, I can look at a series where I played really well throughout two months.

There was not much more I could do. I don’t have to blame myself for playing bad. I have obviously made some mistakes, but all in all, I feel I made the right play most of the times, which is satisfying to me.

Of course about the Main Event I can be a bit proud that it’s still a nice achievement, but in the end I want more of course. I’m not considering a 74th place as a major success, but at least I was close to getting there. I mean you will always have the what if question, but in this case it is only one "what if". Because had I won one flip on the crucial stage I would have been really close to a final table, which is something everyone dreams of, at least I do!
wsop 2009 statistics 
For two months Pokernoob, Trader, Nazgul and Allanon85 participated in the world’s biggest poker event and here are some numbers:

• The total amount of entrants this year was 60,875 – last year there were 58,720 participants
• 11 Events have been completely sold out
• A total of $174,011,894 was awarded to winners of the respective tournaments
• $1,041,265,271 has been awarded throughout the 40 year-long history of the World Series
• A total of 57 events have been played
• Each player at the final table gets at least $1 million in the Main Event
• 39 out of 57 events had a prize pool over $1 million
• The biggest amount of entrants ever, aside from the Main Event, was Event #4, the stimulus special boasted a total of 6,012 players. This tournament surpassed the previous record of 3,929 entrants on the 31st May 2008
• The senior event had over 2,700 entrants this year, shattering the last year’s record which was set at 2,218
• Jeffrey Lisandro joined the ranks of an elite five that managed to win three bracelet in a single year
• This year had the youngest final table in history, with the average age being 22 during the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Shoot-Out (Event #41). No one was older than 24 at the table.
• The oldest player ever participated this year is 96 year-old Jack Ury

Team PokerStrategy.com will continue its run in major poker events throughout the world, but the main focus will be on the European tournaments. More details on this will follow soon.

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