2005 WSOP Event #9

June 13, 2005

No-Limit Hold 'em
Buy-in: $2000
Number of Entries: 1403
Total Prize Money: $2,581,520

Final Table Results

1st Erik Seidel
2nd Cyndy Violette
3rd Perry Friedman
4th Morgan the Machine Machina
5th Paul Sexton
6th Harry Demetriou
7th Soulier Fabrice
8th Chris Wunderlich
9th Bill Blanda

Memorable Hand:
It had to have been the quickest all-in call ever. Paul Sexton has holding Q-J and looked in great shape when the flop fell Q-J-6, especially with Morgan Machina holding only and 8-5. Another jack came on the turn, giving Sexton a full house. A bluffing Machina bet $50,000, Sexton raised to $150,000, and Machina re-raised him all in, thinking Sexton was weak and hed get him to fold. Quite the opposite, as Sexton called almost before the words all in had left Machinas mouth.

Other noteworthy finishers were: Marcel Luske in 21st; Chau Giang in 27th; Mike Mizrachi in 40th and Tobey Maguire in 54th.

Running Numbers:

7: Bracelets won by Seidel, putting him just two behind the all-time leaders, at least for a few days
3.2-to-1: Chip lead held by Machina over his closest competitor when five-handed play began
3: Consecutive all-in plays Machina lost against Violette over the next five hours.