Not one for traditions
The 2009 World Series of Poker $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha champion is Richard Austin, from Indiana. He collected $409,484 for first place and was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.
The runner up was Sorrel Mizzi, from Toronto, Canada. He has numerous wins and cashes in major events worldwide. However, Mizzi has yet to win a WSOP title. Mizzi now has two runner-up finishes and over $600,000 in WSOP winnings. He picked up $253,048 for second place in this event.
Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Cliff Josephy, Jeffrey Lisandro, Jesper Hougaard, David “Devilfish” Ulliott, and Ralph Perry.
In an unusual twist to the jubilation and self-promotion that comes from winning the coveted WSOP bracelet, Austin declined to be interviewed after his win. Furthermore, He refuses to participate in the traditional WSOP gold bracelet ceremony which means there will be no gold bracelet ceremony held on Saturday, June 20th.
He is the first WSOP winner to decline participation in post-tournament activities. All other 34 gold bracelet winners this year have agreed to participate in interviews and festivities.
Turnout for this year’s $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha championship increased by a whopping 138 percent over last year – the biggest increase for any tournament so far this year. This year, there were 363 entries as opposed to 152 last year.
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