The $10,000 World Championship No Limit
Texas Hold 'em Main Event began on July 3 with the first of four starting days. There were 6,494 total entries. After reaching the final table of nine players on July 15, the final table was once again delayed until November 7. The Main Event once again was a draw for many celebrities to play including: • Day 1A:
Jason Alexander,
Brad Garrett,
Orel Hershiser,
Nelly,
Jennifer Tilly, • Day 1B:
Shane Warne • Day 1C:
Antonio Tarver,
Paul Wight • Day 1D:
Shannon Elizabeth,
Sully Erna,
Jordan Farmar,
Audley Harrison,
Scott Ian,
Lou Diamond Phillips,
Ray Romano,
John Salley,
Nate Silver,
Sam Simon,
Marlon Wayans,
Torrie Wilson The highest number of participants for a single day was Day 1D at 2,809, with Day 1B the lowest with 873. According to news reports, as many as 500 players, including
Patrik Antonius,
T. J. Cloutier,
Layne Flack and
Ted Forrest, were denied entry because capacity was filled. Players started with 30,000 chips, up from 20,000 in previous Main Events.
Performance of past champions Other notable high finishes NB: This list is restricted to top 100 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. November Nine As in
2008, the final nine players returned on November 7 to complete the event. These players were as follows: • Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2009 Main Event. Harrah's deposited the remaining prizepool of $15,847,250 into a risk-free interest-bearing account back on July 16, 2009, up until November 2, 2009. This was the total money left over in the prize pool after each member of the November Nine was paid out ninth-place money ($1,263,602). The remaining money accrued $1,321 in interest and was distributed throughout the payouts. The 2009 final table lasted for 364 hands, including 88 hands of heads up play.
Final table ==Notable achievements==