Talk:2009 World Series of Poker results

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Did you know... that despite a poor economy, a record number of people anted up $1,000 in a "Stimulus Special"?

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FLC

Well, I want to make this article an Featured List, just as our 2008 and 2007 articles are Featured Lists. Thus, I've laid the foundation for making it so. When updating, try to use Event 1 as a guide. A few things to note:

When adding a player, if they have won a previous bracelet, indicate that when updating the chart. The format used on previous FLs is to have (#/#) where the first number is the number of bracelets won to that point in the WSOP, the second number indicates the total number of bracelets won again at that point in the WSOP.
In other words if Phil Helmuth made it to a final table but did not win, the notation would be (0/11). If he then won a bracelet in his second event, we do not change the first entry, but the notation would then be (1/12), if he then won another bracelet in his third event, the notation would be (2/13) again not changing the notations on the earlier events, and if he then made it to the final event of a fourth event, it would also be (2/13).
If the person is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame identify them as such. If you need to see an example, check out the 2007 event 15.
If you add a piece of trivia, try to cite it using the CITEWEB convention.
Link notable players everytime their name appears. WP:Overlink does not apply. Table entries are another exception; each row of a table should be able to stand on its own.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 04:41, 31 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've added links to the WSOP results page for each of the events, we need to update the date and access dates as we update the results. As for the centering, based upon the 6 FLC's (5 of which are now FLs) the people at FLC are going to want these to be centered.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 00:36, 1 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have one suggestion for the sake of cleanliness, that we keep the player and prize fields of the tables empty until such information is available that they can be filled in. It isn't even entirely necessary to have the tables presented until AT LEAST the prize money information is released. Just my two cents after updating these lists for the last few years. Stsharp413 (talk) 00:23, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I thought about that but the auditor in me came out, I wanted it to be as idiot proof as possible. By labelling it with TBD, it makes it easily identifiable where the name goes on each line.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 00:37, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My take is that a blank field under a proper label makes it idiot proof. Also, if we are going to put bracelet indicators in parentheses, there has to be some key on the page to inform readers as to what the numbers mean. Same goes for HOF indication. Stsharp413 (talk) 00:40, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The key used to be there, but some idiot removed it. As for the blank field, my fear is that if we simply had:

| align = "center"|1st ||align = "center"| ||align = "center"| ${{nts|0}}

That people wouldn't be sure as to where to put the person's name. The TBD clearly marks where the name goes and takes away the possibility of messing up the formatting. I am not married to this, but it's my two cents.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 14:47, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

last updated

If you are going out and updating people's cashes/bracelet totals, could you start adding the line "|last updated =" to the info box, this will tell people when the cashes were last updated/reviewed. Thanks.---I'm Spartacus! ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 16:31, 11 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mixed Hold'em

I think event 47 should say what type of hold'em the winning hand was just like they say what game was played during the winning hand of H.O.R.S.E.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 10:46, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This was harder to find than one might think... PokerListings last update before the final hand mentions that the limit was 60,000/120,000---implying that the last hand was probably limit hold'em. Poker Pages mentions how the winner acquired a large stack during the 'previous limit hold'em session', thus implying that the last hand was probably hold'em. CardPlayer Magazine really didn't stay one way or another, but the betting pattern clearly indicates that it was no-limit. The winner bet 105,000 and the looser pushed all-in for his last 490,000. That means that he raised 385,000---which would be three times the last limit amount.---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 20:09, 27 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The November Nine

I would like to submit this to FLC shortly after the November Nine is determined on July 15. This would mean having to add another table or something identifying who the November Nine are and their current chip stacks. My proposal would be to have something like the following and I wanted to get people's opinion on it:

Event 57: $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em

13-Day Event: Friday, July 3 to Wednesday, July 15
Final Table: Saturday, November 7 to Tuesday, November 10
Number of buy-ins:
Total prize pool:
Number of payouts:
Winning hand:
Reference:^[1]

**The November Nine**
Seat	Position	Name	Chip Stack
1st	TBD	TBD	$0
2nd	TBD	TBD	$0
3rd	TBD	TBD	$0
4th	TBD	TBD	$0
5th	TBD	TBD	$0
6th	TBD	TBD	$0
7th	TBD	TBD	$0
8th	TBD	TBD	$0
9th	TBD	TBD	$0

**Final table**
Place	Name	Prize
1st	TBD	$0
2nd	TBD	$0
3rd	TBD	$0
4th	TBD	$0
5th	TBD	$0
6th	TBD	$0
7th	TBD	$0
8th	TBD	$0
9th	TBD	$0

References

^ "World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 57)". 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker. Harrah's Entertainment. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

New Format

Ok, what are the rest of your thoughts on the new format wherein the results are side-by-side to the basic information? My first impression was, "Wow, that's kind of nice." But when I looked at the full page I didn't like it as much... there isn't enough white space and it became cumbersome to look at. What do the rest of you think? Do you like it or is there another way to incorporate those changes and make it more visually appealing?---Balloonman ^{NO! I'm Spartacus!} 02:45, 31 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dead link

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http://www.twoplustwo.com/magazine/issue21/clark0906.html
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--JeffGBot (talk) 20:23, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 57)". 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker. Harrah's Entertainment. 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

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