2009 WSOP Update: Event 56

Event 56:  No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed

$5,000 Buy-in with 928 entries

Matt Hawrilenko wins $1,003,163 and his first bracelet. It was his 13th cash at the WSOP and fifth of this year.

Notable cashes:

Phil Hellmuth - 24th ($26,823)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 55

Event 55:  2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)

$2,500 Buy-in with 258 entries

Abe Mosseri wins $165,521 and his first bracelet. It was his third cash at the WSOP.

Notable cashes:

John Juanda - 4th ($44,941)
Nam Le - 9th ($13,423)
Daniel Negreanu - 16th ($7,223)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 54

Event 54: No-Limit Hold'em

$1,500 Buy-in with 2,818 entries

Tony Veckey wins $673,276 and his first bracelet. It was also his first cash at the WSOP.

Notable cashes:

Carlos Mortensen - 129th ($3,615)
Men "The Master" Nguyen - 230th ($2,923)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 49

Event 49: World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

Event 49: World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

$50,000 Buy-in with 95 entries

After a marathon final table at arguably the most prestigious event, David Bach wins $1,276,802 and his first bracelet. It was his 11th cash at the WSOP.

Notable cashes:

Huck Seed - 5th ($276,610)
Chau Giang - 7th ($184,087)
Erik Seidel - 8th ($162,382)
Gus Hansen - 9th ($123,895)
Tony G - 13th ($83,630)
Freddy Deeb - 14th ($83,630)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 53

Event 53: Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better

$1,500 Buy-in with 467 entries

David Halpern wins $159,390 and his first bracelet. It was his fifth cash at the WSOP.

Notable cashes:

Chad Brown - 4th ($44,589)
Norman Chad - 32nd ($3,288)
Barry Greenstein - 45th ($2,690)
Daniel Negreanu - 47th ($2,690)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 52

Event 52: Triple Chance No-Limit Hold'em

$3,000 Buy-in with 854 entries

Jorg Peisert wins $506,800 and his first bracelet. It's also his first cash at the WSOP.

Notable cashes:

Kathy Liebert - 61st ($8,037)
J.J. Liu - 80th ($5,892)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 51

Event 51: No-Limit Hold'em

$1,500 Buy-in with 2,781 entries

Carsten Joh wins $664,426 and his first bracelet. It's also his first cash at the WSOP.

Notable cashes:

Men "The Master" Nguyen - 78th ($5,314)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 50

Event 50: Limit Hold'em Shootout (1,000 player max)

$1,500 Buy-in with 571 entries

Greg 'FBT' Mueller wins $194,854 and his second bracelet. It's his 19th WSOP cash and third of this year. FBT also won the $10,000 buy-in World Championship Limit Hold'em event earlier this year.

Notable cashes:

David Williams - 4th ($51,145)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 48

Event 48: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better

$1,500 Buy-in with 762 entries

Brandon Cantu wins $228,867 and his second bracelet. It's his 10th WSOP cash and third of this year.

Notable cashes:

Lee Watkinson - 2nd ($141,8731)

2009 WSOP Update: Event 47

Event 47: Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)

$2,500 Buy-in with 527 entries

Bahador Ahmadi wins $278,804 and his first bracelet. It's his second WSOP cash.

Notable cashes:

Barry Greenstein - 5th ($57,671)
Allen Cunningham - 15th ($14,714)
Andy Bloch - 32nd ($7,030)
Daniel Negreanu - 37th ($5,757)

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