Started 9th Jun, 2009
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 20 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
Payout Structure
John-Paul Kelly
Fri Jun 12 2009Winner of Event 20 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em
Former student turned professional poker player John-Paul Kelly earned his first WSOP bracelet after besting a solid 633-player field and claiming its $194,434 grand prize. Kelly had experienced significant success on the European tournament circuit, having collected almost half a million dollars in career earnings prior to winning this event. The 23-year-old was jubilant following his victory, stating, "This has to be the highlight of my life, so far."
| Place | Prize | Winner | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $ 194,434 | John-Paul Kelly | |
| 2 | $ 120,102 | Marc Tschirch | |
| 3 | $ 78,826 | Jason Dewitt | |
| 4 | $ 54,711 | Kyle Carlston | |
| 5 | $ 40,048 | Aaron Virchis | |
| 6 | $ 30,837 | Tony Steward | |
| 7 | $ 24,919 | Erik Seidel | |
| 8 | $ 21,082 | Andrew Radel | |
| 9 | $ 18,637 | Ravi Raghavan | |
| 10 | $ 13,332 | Phil 'USCphildo' Collins | |
| 11 | $ 13,332 | David Sands | |
| 12 | $ 13,332 | Alexey Popov | |
| 13 | $ 9,919 | Petteri Pirinen | |
| 14 | $ 9,919 | David 'The Maven' Chicotsky | |
| 15 | $ 9,919 | Blake Stepp | |
| 16 | $ 7,586 | Michael Roche | |
| 17 | $ 7,586 | Nick Stowell | |
| 18 | $ 7,586 | Michael Shelton | |
| 19 | $ 5,901 | Andreas Vandevenne | |
| 20 | $ 5,901 | Kyle Allen | |
| 21 | $ 5,901 | Mohsen Mousavi | |
| 22 | $ 5,901 | Isaias Reyes | |
| 23 | $ 5,901 | Wolbert Bartlema | |
| 24 | $ 5,901 | Mike Beasley | |
| 25 | $ 5,901 | Larry Daigle | |
| 26 | $ 5,901 | Jacob Bazeley | |
| 27 | $ 5,901 | Glynn Beebe | |
| 28 | $ 4,795 | Mark Radoja | |
| 29 | $ 4,795 | Kathy Liebert | |
| 30 | $ 4,795 | Eddylee Martin | |
| 31 | $ 4,795 | Justin Frank | |
| 32 | $ 4,795 | William Massad | |
| 33 | $ 4,795 | Mark Seif | |
| 34 | $ 4,795 | Roland De Wolfe | |
| 35 | $ 4,795 | Nick Graphia | |
| 36 | $ 4,795 | Joe Sebok | |
| 37 | $ 3,983 | Mike Sexton | |
| 38 | $ 3,983 | Richard Gallagher | |
| 39 | $ 3,983 | Matt Honig | |
| 40 | $ 3,983 | Jeremiah Vinsant | |
| 41 | $ 3,983 | Darryll Fish | |
| 42 | $ 3,983 | Jared Jaffee | |
| 43 | $ 3,983 | Saul Brooks | |
| 44 | $ 3,983 | Brian Schwartz | |
| 45 | $ 3,983 | Brian Langston | |
| 46 | $ 3,352 | Yesniel Pulido | |
| 47 | $ 3,352 | Shawn Van Asdale | |
| 48 | $ 3,352 | Scott Sitron | |
| 49 | $ 3,352 | Philip Yeh | |
| 50 | $ 3,352 | David Stroj | |
| 51 | $ 3,352 | Leon VanCruchten | |
| 52 | $ 3,352 | Hunter Frey | |
| 53 | $ 3,352 | Jon Hoellein | |
| 54 | $ 3,352 | Steve Lake | |
| 54 | $ 2,851 | Steve Lake | |
| 55 | $ 2,851 | Fred Berger | |
| 56 | $ 2,851 | Frank Andrews | |
| 57 | $ 2,851 | Horst Riedlinger | |
| 58 | $ 2,851 | Bill Seber | |
| 59 | $ 2,851 | Everett Carlton | |
| 60 | $ 2,851 | Justin Scott | |
| 61 | $ 2,851 | Guy Cicconi | |
| 62 | $ 2,851 | John Duthie | |
| 63 | $ 2,851 | Oleg Prosandeev |
