4th ANNUAL WSOP EUROPE

September 14-28, 2010

Casino at the Empire

London, U.K.

MEDIA GUIDE

2010 Media Guide Documents: COVER PAGE ...........................................................................................................................................................................................1 TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2010 KEY WSOPE INFORMATION: DAILY TIME SCHEDULE........................................................................................................................................................................3 FACT SHEET – 2010 WSOPE...................................................................................................................................................................4 ABOUT THE WSOPE................................................................................................................................................................................5 ABOUT THE CASINO AT THE EMPIRE………....................................................................................................................................6 2010 WSOPE EVENT INFORMATION STRUCTURE SHEET: EVENT #1……………………………….............................................................................................................7 STRUCTURE SHEET: EVENT #2……………………………….............................................................................................................9 STRUCTURE SHEET: EVENT #3………………………………............................................................................................................11 STRUCTURE SHEET: EVENT #4………………………………............................................................................................................13 STRUCTURE SHEET: EVENT #5………………………………............................................................................................................14 2010 WSOPE PAYOUT TABLE...............................................................................................................................................................16 EXECUTIVE BIOS: JACK EFFEL BIO......................................................................................................................................................................................17 TY STEWART BIO....................................................................................................................................................................................18 2009 WSOPE INFORMATION/DATA EVENT #1 RESULTS……………………………….................................................................................................................................19 EVENT #2 RESULTS……………………………….................................................................................................................................21 EVENT #3 RESULTS……………………………….................................................................................................................................22 EVENT #4 RESULTS……………………………….................................................................................................................................23

...........................................................................................................................................................25 PR CONTACT SHEET................................................................................................................................................................................

SCHEDULE – 2010 WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE

Casino at the Empire - London Clubs International, London, England

September 14th – 28th 2010

Date Day Start Event # Tournament Buy-In

9/14/2010 Tuesday 12 PM 1

Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em - Day 1 (3 Day Event)

£2,500 + £150

9/15/2010 Wednesday 2 PM 1

Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em - Day 2

£2,500 + £150

9/16/2010 Thursday 2 PM 1

Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em - Day 3 (Final Table)

£2,500 + £150

9/16/2010 Thursday 5 PM 2

Pot Limit Omaha - Day 1 (3 day event)

£5,000 + £250

9/17/2010 Friday 12 PM 3A

No Limit Hold’em – Day 1A (5 day event)

£1,000 + £75

9/17/2010 Friday 3 PM 2

Pot Limit Omaha - Day 2

£5,000 + £250

9/18/2010 Saturday 12 PM 3B

No Limit Hold’em - Day 1B

£1,000 + £75

9/18/2010 Saturday 3 PM 2

Pot Limit Omaha - Day 3 (Final Table)

£5,000 + £250

9/19/2010 Sunday 12 PM 3C

No Limit Hold’em - Day 1C

£1,000 + £75

9/20/2010 Monday 2 PM 3

No Limit Hold’em – Day 2

£1,000 + £75

9/21/2010 Tuesday 2 PM 3 No Limit Hold’em – Day 3 (Final Table) £1,000 + £75

9/21/2010 Tuesday 5 PM 4

No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up Day 1 (3 day event)

£10,000 + £350

9/22/2010 Wednesday 3 PM 4

No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up Day 2

£10,000 + £350

9/23/2010 Thursday 12 PM 5A

WSOPE Championship No Limit Hold’em - Day 1A

£10,000 + £350

9/23/2010 Thursday 3 PM 4 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up Day 3 (Final Four) £10,000 + £350

9/24/2010 Friday 12 PM 5B

WSOPE Championship No Limit Hold’em – Day 1B

£10,000 + £350

9/25/2010 Saturday 12 PM 5

WSOPE Championship Day 2

£10,000 + £350

9/26/2010 Sunday 12 PM 5

WSOPE Championship Day 3

£10,000 + £350

9/27/2010 Monday 12 PM 5

WSOPE Championship Day 4

£10,000 + £350

9/28/2010 Tuesday 12 PM 5

WSOPE Championship Final Table

£10,000 + £350

FACT SHEET – 4th ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE

WHEN: September 14 - 28, 2010

WHERE: Casino at the Empire – London, U.K. (Leicester Square)

NUMBER OF EVENTS: 5 bracelet events (up 1 from 2009)

• £2,500 SIX-HANDED NO LIMIT HOLD’EM • £1,000 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM • £5,000 POT LIMIT OMAHA • £10,000 HEADS-UP NO LIMIT HOLD’EM • £10,000 NO LIMIT HOLD’EM – MAIN EVENT

TABLES IN PLAY: Up to 35 tables

DEFENDING MAIN EVENT Barry Shulman CHAMPION: 2009 MAIN EVENT ENTRIES: 334 2009 MAIN EVENT PRIZE POOL: £3,340,000 2009 MAIN EVENT 1st PLACE: £801,603 TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Jack Effel

U.S. TELECAST PARTNER: ESPN

WSOPE FIRST YEAR: 2007

OWNERSHIP: Harrah’s Entertainment

PRIZE MONEY AWARDED: £15,110,500 # OF WSOPE ENTRANTS: 2,994 (Total); 1,058 (Main Event) # OF BRACELETS AWARDED: 11

OFFICIAL SITES: www.WSOP.com or www.twitter.com/WSOP or

www.facebook.com/WSOP or www.youtube.com/WSOP or www.facebook.com/WorldSeriesofPoker

ABOUT WORLD SERIES OF POKER EUROPE

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) was established in 2007 by Harrah’s Entertainment to bring the excitement and entertainment of the World Series of Poker to destinations around the globe. WSOPE is the first live tournament brand extension internationally of the world’s longest-running, richest and most prestigious gaming event. WSOPE in London complements the WSOP held annually in Las Vegas. During the first three years of the WSOPE, a total of 2,994 entrants have competed for 11 gold bracelets and been awarded £15,110,500 in prize money. The 4th Annual WSOPE will be held September 14 through September 28, 2010 at the luxurious Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square in London, England, where five gold bracelets will be up for grabs. The biggest names in poker have participated in WSOPE, including: Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, Annie Duke, Phil Hellmuth, David “Devilfish” Ulliott, Daniel Negreanu, John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Eric Seidel, Mike Matusow, Joe Hachem, Vanessa Rousso, Andy Bloch, David Benefield, Ivan Demidov, Sorel Mizzi, Jennifer Tilly, Layne Flack, Andrew Black, Barry Greenstein, Tom Dwan, Chris Ferguson, Scotty Nguyen, Max Pescatori, Chris Bjorin, Allen Cunningham, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Patrik Antonius and Annette Obrestad. Obrestad won the largest amount ever for a female in any sporting event, £1 million – or U.S. $2,013,102 when she won the inaugural WSOPE Main Event in 2007. John Juanda, the winner of the 2008 Main Event, won in an epic battle. The final table lasted 21 hours and Juanda took home a cool £868,800 and the coveted WSOP bracelet for his efforts. Barry Shulman beat one of the most decorated final tables ever to capture the 2009 Main Event title, his second WSOP gold bracelet and the £801,603 first place prize money. The host country broke through in 2009 when J.P. Kelly became the first U.K. resident to win a WSOP bracelet on home soil when he captured the No Limit Hold’em £1,000 event. To date, nine different nations have captured a WSOPE bracelet: Denmark (2), USA (2), Afghanistan, Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway and U.K.

The list of WSOPE bracelet winners is as follows: 2007: Annette Obrestad (£10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold’em)

Thomas Bihl (£2,500 H.O.R.S.E.) Dario Alioto (£5,000 Pot Limit Omaha)

2008: John Juanda (£10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold’em) Theo Jorgensen (£5,000 Pot Limit Omaha) Sherkhan Farnood (£2,500 H.O.R.S.E.) Jesper Hougaard (£1500 No Limit)

2009: Barry Shulman (£10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold’em) Jani Vilmunen (£5,000 Pot Limit Omaha) Eric Cajelais (£2,500 ½ Pot Limit Hold’em/½ Pot Limit Omaha) J.P. Kelly (£1,000 No Limit Hold’em)

www.WSOP.com

About The Casino At The Empire

ADDRESS: 5-6 Leicester Square London WC2H 7NA

PHONE/FAX: T: +44 (0) 203 014 1000 F: +44 (0) 203 014 1035 DINING: 2 Restaurants, 1 Waffle & Crepe Bar

• FuLuShou - Asian Fusion Cuisine open daily 6 pm • Flame - Modern European Cuisine open daily 6 pm • Mocha - Waffle & Crepe Bar open daily from 6 pm

BARS/LOUNGES: 3 Bars/Lounges

• Vapor- Ultra bar and Lounge open 24 hours a day • The Icon Bar and Terrace - Upscale intimate and candlelit cocktail

lounge. Open daily from 5 pm. • Shadow Bar- Hip and exciting bar located on the first floor that

captures the essence of Las Vegas nightlife. Available for private hire only.

HOTEL/LODGING: Various 3-5 star hotels within a few miles from The Casino

• Rates starting at ₤135 a night for WSOPE players who receive a 15% discount off the best available rate. Details here:

http://www.wsop.com/reservations/

• Among the hotels participating are: St. Martin’s Lane; The Milestone Hotel; The Egerton House Hotel; 41; The Rubens at the Palace; The Chesterfield Mayfair; The Montague on the Gardens; and the Thistle Hotels.

DAILY TOURNAMENTS Cash games available 24/7. 5% rake capped at £10. AND CASH GAMES: - M-F 2:30p £25+£3 NLH/Freezout tourneys -2500 starting chips

- M-F 6:30p £20 Turbo NLH 45 minute rebuy + add on - Saturday/Sunday 2:30p £20 NLH 60 minute rebuy + add on

http://www.thecasinolsq.com/home/

2010

Event #1

£2,500+£150 Six Handed No-Limit Texas Hold’em Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 12 P.M.

(3-Day Event)

Schedule of Play DATE & VENUES EST. TIME LEVEL ANTE BLINDS

14th Sept 12:00 1 - 25-50 Day 1 13:00 2 - 50-100

Empire 14:00 Break 14:20 3 - 75-150

15:20 4 - 100-200

16:20 Break 16:40 5 25 100-200

17:40 6 25 150-300

18:40 Break 20:10 7 50 200-400

21:10 8 75 300-600

22:10 Break Remove $25 Chips 22:30 9 100 400-800

23:30 10 100 500-1,000

00:30 End of Day Play End of Day Play End of Day Play

15th Sept 14:00 11 200 600-1,200

Empire 15:00 12 200 800-1,600 Day 2 16:00 Break

16:20 13 300 1,000-2,000

17:20 14 300 1,200-2400

18:20 Break 18:40 15 400 1,500-3,000

19:40 16 500 2,000-4,000

20:40 Break Remove 100 Chips 22:10 17 500 3,000-6,000

23:10 18 1,000 4,000-8,000

Final Table 00:10 Break Remove 500 Chips Empire TBD 01:30 19 1,000 5,000-10,000

Based on Day 2 Play 02:30 20 2,000 6,000-12,000

Break 21 2,000 8,000-16,000

22 3,000 10,000-20,000

Break 23 3,000 12,000-24,000

24 4,000 15,000-30,000

Break Remove 1,000 Chips 25 5,000 20,000-40,000

26 5,000 25,000-50,000

Break 27 10,000 30,000-60,000

28 10,000 40,000-80,000

Break 29 10,000 50,000-100,000

30 15,000 60,000-120,000

· Players begin with 7,500 in Tournament Chips. · All levels will last 60 minutes. · Breaks will be every 120 minutes and last 20 minutes. · Dinner break will be after the completion of six levels on day 1 and last 90 minutes. · Dinner break on subsequent days will be after level four and last 60 minutes. · Day 1: play will continue until the completion of level 10. · Day 2: play will resume on Sept 15, 2010 at 2PM and continue down to the final table or 10 levels,

whichever comes first. · Day 3: play will resume on Sept 16, 2010 at 2PM, and continue until a winner has been

determined. *Tournament Director reserves the right to extend playing time on any day in order to complete the tournament as scheduled.

THIS IS A NEW EVENT FOR THE 2010 WSOP EUROPE

2010

Event #2

£5,000 + £250 Pot Limit Omaha Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 5 P.M.

(3-Day Event)

Schedule of Play DATE & VENUE EST.TIME LEVEL BLINDS CALL OR MAKE IT

16th Sept 17.00 1 25-50 50 100 to 175 Empire 18.00 2 50-75 75 150 to 275

19.20 3 50-100 100 200 to 350

20.20 4 75-150 150 300 to 525

21.20 END ADD-ON PERIOD 22.20 5 100-200 200 400 to 700

23.20 6 150-300 300 600 to 1,050

00.20 Remove 25 Chips 00.40 7 200-400 400 800 to 1,400

01.40 8 300-600 600 1,200 to 2,100

02.40 END DAY ONE PLAY 17th Sept 15.00 9 400-800 800 1,600 to 2,800 Empire 16.00 10 500-1,000 1,000 2,000 to 3,500

17.20 11 600-1,200 1,200 2,400 to 4,200

18.20 12 800-1,600 1,600 3,200 to 5,600

20.20 13 1,000-2,000 2,000 4,000 to 7,000

21.20 14 1,200-2,400 2,400 4,800 to 8,400

22.40 15 1,500-3,000 3,000 6,000 to 10,500

23.40 16 2,000-4,000 4,000 8,000 to 14,000

00.00 Remove 100 Chips 00.20 17 3,000-6,000 6,000 12,000 to 21,000

01.20 18 4,000-8,000 8,000 16,000 to 28,000

02.20 END DAY TWO PLAY

Remove 500 Chips 18th Sept 15.00 19 5,000-10,000 10,000 20,000 to 35,000 Empire 16.00 20 6,000-12,000 12,000 24,000 to 42,000

17.20 21 8,000-16,000 16,000 32,000 to 56,000

18.20 22 10,000-20,000 20,000 40,000 to 70,000

20.20 23 12,000-24,000 24,000 48,000 to 84,000

21.20 Remove 1,000 Chips 21.40 24 15,000-30,000 30,000 60,000 to 105,000

22.40 25 20,000-40,000 40,000 80,000 to 140,000

01.00 26 25,000-50,000 50,000 100,000 to 175,000

02.00 27 30,000-60,000 60,000 120,000 to 240,000

02.20 28 40,000-80,000 80,000 160,000 to 280,000

03.40 29 50,000-100,000 100,000 200,000 to 350,000

04.40 30 60,000-120,000 120,000 240,000 to 420,000

05.00 31 80,000-160,000 160,000 320,000 to 560,000

06.00 32 100,000-200,000 200,000 400,000 to 700,000

· Players begin with 3,000 in Tournament Chips. · Players may receive (3) additional Add-ons each worth 4,000 tournament chips, anytime during

the first four levels. Any player that has not taken their add-ons by the end of the fourth level will automatically receive them.

· All levels will last 60 minutes. · Breaks will occur after every two levels and last 20 minutes. · There will be a 60 minute break each day after the completion of 4 levels. · Play will continue on Day 1 until the completion of level 8. · Day 2: play will resume on September 17, 2010 at 3 PM, and play down to the final table or the

completion of 10 levels, whichever comes first. · Day 3: play will resume on September 18, 2010 at 3 PM and continue until a winner has been

determined. · If an event is running long, the tournament director reserves the right to suspend play after the

completion of 10 levels and resume the following day. *Tournament Director reserves the right to extend playing time on any day in order to complete the tournament as scheduled.

2009 REIGNING CHAMPION JANI VILMUNEN £204,048

2009 ENTRIES 154

2010

Event #3

£1,000+£75 No-Limit Texas Hold’em Friday, September 17, 2010 at 12 P.M.

(5-Day Event)

Schedule of Play DATE & VENUES EST. TIME LEVEL ANTE BLINDS

17th Sept, 18th Sept, 19th Sept 12:00 1 - 25-50 Days 1a, 1b, & 1c 13:00 2 - 50-100

Empire 14:00 Break 14:20 3 - 75-150

15:20 4 - 100-200

16:20 Break 16:40 5 25 100-200

17:40 6 25 150-300

18:40 Break 20:10 7 50 200-400

21:10 8 75 300-600

22:10 Break Remove $25 Chips 22:30 9 100 400-800

23:30 10 100 500-1,000

00:30 End of Days Play 1a + 1b + 1c

End of Days Play 1a + 1b + 1c

End of Days Play 1a + 1b + 1c

20th Sept 14:00 11 200 600-1,200

Empire 15:00 12 200 800-1,600 Day 2 16:00 Break

16:20 13 300 1,000-2,000

17:20 14 300 1,200-2400

18:20 Break 18:40 15 400 1,500-3,000

19:40 16 500 2,000-4,000

20:40 Break Remove 100 Chips 22:10 17 500 3,000-6,000

23:10 18 1,000 4,000-8,000

Final Table 21st Sept 00:10 Break Remove 500 Chips Empire TBD 01:30 19 1,000 5,000-10,000

Based on Day 2 Play 02:30 20 2,000 6,000-12,000

Break 21 2,000 8,000-16,000

22 3,000 10,000-20,000

Break 23 3,000 12,000-24,000

24 4,000 15,000-30,000

Break Remove 1,000 Chips 25 5,000 20,000-40,000

26 5,000 25,000-50,000

Break 27 10,000 30,000-60,000

28 10,000 40,000-80,000

Break 29 10,000 50,000-100,000

30 15,000 60,000-120,000

•Players begin with 3,000 in Tournament Chips. •All levels will last 60 minutes. •Breaks will be every 120 minutes and last 20 minutes. •Dinner break will be after the completion of six levels on day 1 and last 90 minutes. •Dinner break on subsequent days will be after level four and last 60 minutes. •Play will continue on Day 1A (September 17) until the completion of level 10, or 15% of the field remains, whichever comes first. •Day 1B (September 18) and Day 1C (September 19) will play the exact amount of time as Day 1A. •The field will be combined and resume play on Sept 20, 2010 at 2PM. •Play will continue on Sept 20, 2010 down to the final table or the completion of 10 levels, whichever comes first. •Play will resume at 2PM on Sept 21, 2010, and play until a winner has been determined.

*Tournament Director reserves the right to extend playing time on any day in order to complete the tournament as scheduled.

2009 REIGNING CHAMPION JP KELLY £136,803 2009 ENTRIES 608

2010

Event #4

£10,000+£350 Heads-Up No-Limit Texas Hold’em Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 5 P.M.

(3-Day Event) (128 Player Cap) Schedule of Play

ROUND STARTING CHIPS BLINDS Day One

128 20 Minute Rounds

30,000 100-200, 100-300, 200-400, 300-600, 400-800, 500,1,000, 600-1,200, 800-1,600, 1,000-2,000, 1,200-2,400, 1,500-3,000, 2,000-4,000, 3,000-6,000

64 60,000 200-400, 300-600, 400-800, 500-1,000, 600-1,200, 800-1,600, 1,000-2,000, 1,200 -2,400, 1,500-3,000, 2,000-4,000, 3,000-6,000, 4,000-8,000

Day Two 32

120,000 400-800, 600-1,200, 800,1,600, 1,000-2,000, 1,200-2,400, 1,500-3,000, 2,000-4,000, 2,500-5,000, 3,000-6,000, 4,000-8,000, 6,000-12,000, 8,000-16,000

16 Begin

30 Minute Rounds

240,000 1,000-2,000, 1,500-3,000, 2,000-4,000, 2,500-5,000, 3,000-,6000, 4,000-8,000, 5,000-10,000, 6,000-12,000, 8,000-16,000, 10,000-20,000, 12,000-24,000,15,000-30,000, 20,000-40,000

8

480,000 2,000-4,000, 3,000-6,000, 4,000-8,000, 5,000-10,000, 6,000-12,000, 8,000-16,000, 10,000-20,000, 12,000-24,000, 15,000-30,000, 20,000-40,000,25,000-50,000, 30,000-60,000

Day Three 4

Begin 40 Minute Rounds

960,000 4,000-8,000, 5,000-10,000, 6,000-12,000, 8,000-16,000, 10,000-20,000, 12,000-24,000, 15,000-30,000, 20,000-40,000, 25,000-50,000, 30,000-60,000, 40,000-80,000, 50,000-100,000,

2 Best

2 Out of 3 Matches

1,920,000 8,000-16,000, 10,000-20,000, 12,000-24,000, 15,000-30,000, 20,000-40,000, 25,000-50,000, 30,000-60,000, 40,000-80,000, 50,000-100,000, 60,000-120,000, 80,000-160,000, 100,000-200,000

· Day 1 - Matches will be at 5PM, and 10PM. · Day 2 – Play will resume on 9/22. Matches will be played at 3PM, 7PM, and 11PM if needed. · Day 3 – Play will resume on 9/23. Matches will begin at 3PM and continue until a winner has been

determined. · Breaks will occur between matches. · Byes will be randomly assigned if the field size doesn’t reach a full bracket of 32, 64, or 128. · If the event is running long, the tournament director reserves the right to suspend play and resume the

following day.

THIS IS A NEW EVENT FOR THE 2010 WSOP EUROPE

2010

Event #5

£10,000 + £350 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Texas Hold’em Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 12 P.M.

(6-Day Event)

Schedule of Play DATE & VENUE TIME LEVEL ANTE BLINDS

23rd Sept & 24th Sept 12.00 1 - 50-100 Day 1a & 1b 13.50 2 - 100-200

Empire 15.40 3 - 150-300

17:30 4 25 150-300

19.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner

20.30 5 50 200-400

22.20 6 50 250-500

23.50 End of Days Play End of Days Play End of Days Play

12.00 7 75 300-600

13.30 Remove 25 Chips

25th Sept 13.50 8 100 400-800

Day 2 15.40 9 100 500-1,000 Empire 17:30 10 200 600-1,200

19.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner

20.30 11 200 800-1,600

22.20 12 300 1,000-2,000

23.50 End of Days Play End of Days Play End of Days Play

26th Sept 12.00 13 300 1,200-2,400

Day 3 13.50 14 400 1,500-3,000 Empire 15.20 Remove 100 Chips

15:40 15 500 2,000-4,000

17.30 16 500 2,500-5,000

19.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner

20.30 17 500 3,000-6,000

22.00 Remove 500 Chips 22.20 18 1,000 4,000-8,000

23.50 End of Days Play End of Days Play End of Days Play

27th Sept 12.00 19 1,000 5,000-10,000 Day 4 13.50 20 2,000 6,000-12,000

Empire 15.40 21 2,000 8,000-16,000

Play 27-9 17:30 22 3,000 10,000-20,000

End of day when 9 players remain

19.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner

20.30 23 3,000 12,000-24,000

28th Sept 22.20 24 4,000 15,000-30,000 Day 5 23.50 Remove 1,000 Chips

Empire 25 5,000 20,000-40,000

Starting level where day 4 ended

26 5,000 25,000-50,000

Play 9 until a winner has been determined

27 10,000 30,000-60,000

28 10,000 40,000-80,000

29 10,000 50,000-100,000

30 15,000 60,000-120,000

31 20,000 80,000-160,000

32 30,000 100,000-200,000

33 30,000 120,000-240,000

34 40,000 150,000-300,000

35 50,000 200,000-400,000

Final Days Breaks TBD

General Rules • Players will start with 30,000 in tournament chips. • Each level will last 90 minutes. • There will be a 20 minute break at the end of each level. • Dinner break will be after 4 levels of play each day and last 90 minutes. • Play will begin each day at 12PM for days 1A & 1B, Sept 23-24. • Play will resume at 12PM on all subsequent days, Sept 25-Sept 28. • 9/23-24/2010 - First day of play will be divided into 2 flights, Day’s 1A and 1B. • Each flight will play six (6) levels on day’s 1A-1B. • If the field has not reached 100 players by the completion of level six (6) on day 1A, play will continue

until 100 players remain. • Day 1B will play the exact amount of time as day 1A. • 9/25/2010 Day 2 – The field will be combined together and play six (6) levels. • 9/26/2010 Day 3 – Play down to 27 Players. • 9/27/2010 Day 4 – Play down to Nine (9) Players. • 9/28/2010 Day 5 – Final Nine (9) play down to (1) winner. *Tournament Director reserves the right to extend playing time on any day in order to complete the tournament as scheduled.

2009 REIGNING CHAMPION BARRY SHULMAN £801,603

2009 ENTRIES 334

WSO

PE Nine H

anded Payouts# Places

2-911-18

19-3435-49

50-99100-199

200-299300-399

400-499500-599

600-699700-799

800-899900-999

1000-12491

100.000060.0000

50.000037.5000

32.000026.5000

24.500024.0000

23.500023.0000

22.500022.0000

21.500021.0000

20.2500

240.0000

30.900023.1800

19.777016.3770

15.144014.8280

14.514014.2360

13.899013.5860

13.283012.9470

12.5340

319.1000

16.140013.8440

11.864011.3070

10.891010.4960

9.46109.8590

8.83208.5630

8.39007.8420

412.5100

10.08408.7570

8.49908.0620

7.67007.0210

7.09206.4870

6.27306.1400

5.6920

510.6700

7.41906.5810

6.42806.0150

5.66405.2690

5.17304.8320

4.66304.5600

4.2020

65.5420

5.03204.8930

4.52404.2270

3.99303.8260

3.64603.5130

3.43203.1500

74.4450

3.91303.7470

3.42903.1870

3.05302.8680

2.78302.6790

2.61502.3960

83.7050

3.09402.8880

2.61902.4270

2.35302.1790

2.14802.0670

2.01601.8470

93.1840

2.48602.2390

2.01601.8670

1.82701.6770

1.67501.6120

1.57101.4430

102.0290

1.74701.5640

1.45001.4290

1.30701.3170

1.27201.2400

1.1420

112.0290

1.74701.5640

1.45001.4290

1.30701.3170

1.27201.2400

1.1420

122.0290

1.74701.5640

1.45001.4290

1.30701.3170

1.27201.2400

1.1420

131.6840

1.37501.2270

1.14301.1320

1.03901.0520

1.02600.9970

0.9160

141.6840

1.37501.2270

1.14301.1320

1.03901.0520

1.02600.9970

0.9160

151.6840

1.37501.2270

1.14301.1320

1.03901.0520

1.02600.9970

0.9160

161.4190

1.08300.9620

0.90100.8970

0.82600.8410

0.82500.8010

0.7440

171.4190

1.08300.9620

0.90100.8970

0.82600.8410

0.82500.8010

0.7440

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JACK EFFEL Tournament Director – World Series of Poker®/World Series of Poker Europe

Vice President – International Poker Operations

Jack Effel is the Tournament Director for the 2010 World Series of Poker and World Series of Poker Europe, as well as the Vice President of International Poker Operations for Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment (HIE). The 2010 WSOP will be Jack’s fourth consecutive year to serve as Tournament Director for the most prestigious poker tournament series in the world. Effel’s poker career began in 1997, and since that time he has held just about every position in poker, including: dealer, supervisor, manager, tournament director, and director of poker operations. Effel is responsible for staffing, rule enforcement, event structure development and payout percentages, plus overseeing all tournament operations. He is a full-time employee of the Rio, working on WSOP events year-round and overseeing the development and execution of international poker operations. He manages all Harrah’s Las Vegas properties’ tournament poker operations, as well as any special poker events held at Las Vegas Harrah’s properties. In addition, Effel provides poker support to all properties within the Harrah’s enterprise. Possessing an impressive background in all facets of poker operations, Effel was in the thick of things as the boom in poker exploded over the last decade. He has created innovative solutions to manage tournaments in a manner that benefits both players and the host properties. From integrating sophisticated software to manage registration and payouts or crunching numbers to produce an algorithm resulting in the fairest payout, Effel is involved in all phases of poker, relying on a bevy of real life experiences to ensure the right measures are taken to keep the World Series of Poker in its industry-leading position. In 2005, Effel joined the World Series of Poker staff as the assistant tournament director, just months after serving in the same capacity at several WSOP Circuit Events earlier that year. Effel returned in 2006 to serve as the WSOP’s co-tournament director, and he has served as the sole tournament director since 2007. Additionally, Effel has served as the tournament director of the World Series of Poker Europe since its inception in 2007. Effel’s tournament involvement began in 2000 with the World Poker Open, and he became a full-time tournament director in 2004. The World Series of Poker was established in 1970 and has grown into an annual “Woodstock” for poker players. In 2009, it attracted 60,875 participants from 115 countries who descended on Las Vegas for the 57-event, 50-day extravaganza that awarded nearly $175 million in prize money. Effel is married, has two children and resides in Las Vegas. He is originally from Dallas, TX.

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TY STEWART Vice President, Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment Ty Stewart, a five-year veteran of Harrah’s Entertainment, oversees marketing, event management, television, sponsorship and licensing for the World Series of Poker and World Series of Poker Europe. From 2005 to 2009, Stewart served as Director of Marketing and Strategic Alliances. Since joining Harrah’s, Stewart helped solidify the business side of the WSOP, landing major corporate partners in categories traditionally elusive to poker. Under his management, Harrah’s signed multi-year agreements with mainstream companies including Jack Links, Miller Brewing, Red Bull, Planters Peanuts, and Hershey’s. Stewart has secured a growing roster of WSOP licensees, with product categories ranging from chip sets, (United States Playing Cards) to mobile games, (GLU Mobile) to apparel, (Nat Nast) tutorial camps, (WSOP Academy) and beyond. Stewart’s most significant contributions have been in developing innovative new ideas to increase appeal of the game. Stewart hatched the concept for the delayed Main Event Final Table, which drove immediate ratings growth and unprecedented media coverage for a poker tournament. In 2010, Stewart refashioned the Tournament of Champions as poker’s first-ever all-star game, with fans voting in the majority of the participants. Stewart also created the Caesars Cup concept pitting top European players vs. North American players around a unique doubles format, and the 2009 Champions Invitational of former Main Event winners. Stewart has an executive role on the WSOP Governing Council and the WSOP Players Advisory Committee and was co-executive producer of the first WSOP Europe television production. Prior to joining Harrah’s, Stewart held a variety of ascending positions over seven years at the National Football League headquarters in New York City. As Corporate Director, Integrated Marketing, Stewart was credited for growing league platforms like NFL Opening Kickoff, NFL Draft and NFL Thanksgiving Classics. Stewart’s marketing team won a number of awards for excellence in advertising & promotion including the Brandweek Gold REGGIE, Promo Magazine PRO award, a silver Cannes Lion and the Gold ADDY. A basketball coach’s son, Stewart entered big-time sports marketing at a young age. During undergraduate studies, Stewart secured high-profile internships at CBS Sports corporate headquarters and the National Basketball Association league office. Stewart has a bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Penn State and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Oregon. Stewart was the first Graduate Teaching Fellow at UO’s prestigious Warsaw Sports Marketing Center, rated by Sports Illustrated as the top sports business academic program in the country, and was the first alumni named to the school’s executive advisory board.

2009 WSOP Europe WSOPE Event Number 1 WSOP Gold Bracelet # 58 Buy-In £1,000 (= $1,625) Game No-Limit Hold'em Number of Entries 608 Net Prize Pool £608,000 (= $988,000) First Place Prize Money £136,803 (= $222,305) Total Places Paid 63 Dates 18-21 September 2009 Official Results

1st J.P. (John-Paul) Kelly Aylesbury, UK £136,803 2nd Fabien Dunlop London, UK £84,512 3rd Adnan "Eddy" Alshamah Damascus, Syria £55,468 4th Richard Allen London, UK £38,499 5th Anthony Roux London, UK £28,181 6th Neil Suarez London, UK £21,700 7th William Martin London, UK £17,535 8th Thor Drexel London, UK £14,835 9th James Tomlin Northampton, UK £13,115

10th Ganesh Bathmanathan London, UK £9,381 11th Toni Huynh Turku, Finland £9,381 12th Ian Frazer London, UK £9,381 13th Said Englund Stockholm, Sweden £6,980 14th Martin Green Brighton, UK £6,980 15th Chris "Jesus" Ferguson Pacific Palisades, CA £6,980 16th Oskar Silow Goteburg, Sweden £5,338 17th David Stucke Henderson, NV £5,338 18th Stefan Hansen London, UK £5,338 19th Kate Hearn Essex, UK £4,153 20th Stephane Reusser Grenoble, France £4,153 21st Swee Chai Canada £4,153 22nd Alexander Melby Bjuv, Sweden £4,153 23rd Mikael Andersson Osby, Sweden £4,153 24th Matthias de Meulder Burcht, Belgium £4,153 25th Raymond Rahme Johannesburg, South Africa £4,153

26th John Buttifant Romford, UK £4,153 27th Giovanni Paticchio London, UK £4,153 28th Richard Kellett Chorley, UK £3,374 29th Mike Moore Caterham, UK £3,374 30th Tim Blake Wansford, UK £3,374 31st Eli Heath Banbury, Oxford, UK £3,374 32nd Rory McHugh London, UK £3,374 33rd David Docherty Coatbridge, Scotland £3,374 34th Sylvian Perrin France £3,374 35th Alan Freeman Peurto Iguazu, Argentina £3,374 36th Declan Lenane Kettering, UK £3,374

2009 WSOP Europe WSOPE Event Number 2 WSOP Gold Bracelet # 59 Buy-In £2,500 (= $4,055) Game Half Pot-Limit Hold’em/Half Pot-Limit Omaha Number of Entries 158 Net Prize Pool £395,000 (= $640,401 USD) First Place Prize Money £104, 677 (= $169,548 USD) Total Places Paid 18 Dates 21-23 September 2009 Official Results 1st Erik Cajelais Montreal, QB Canada £104,677 2nd Mats Gavatin Stockholm, Sweden £64,705 3rd Robin Keston London, UK £47,858 4th Men "the Master" Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA £35,412 5th Richard Gryko Essex, UK £26,619 6th Chris Bjorin London, UK £20,106 7th Hoyt Corkins Las Vegas, NV £15,302 8th Ian Frazer London, UK £11,732 9th Howard Lederer Las Vegas, NV £9,117 10th Nikolay Evdakov Moscow, Russia £7,643 11th Dino Brivati London, UK £7,643 12th Michael Abecassis Paris, France £7,643 13th Allie Prescott Memphis, TN £6,521 14th Tristan Clemencon London, UK £6,521 15th Harri Suni Helsinki, Finland £6,521 16th Brian Johnson London, UK £5,660 17th Vitaly Lunkin Moscow, Russia £5,660 18th Sampo Lopponen Bangkok, Thailand £5,600

2009 WSOP Europe WSOPE Event Number 3 WSOP Gold Bracelet # 60 Buy-In £5,000 (= $8,110 USD) Game Pot-Limit Omaha Number of Entries 154 Net Prize Pool £770,000 (= $1,245,602 USD) First Place Prize Money £204,048 (= $330,120 USD) Total Places Paid 18 Dates 23-25 September 2009 Official Results 1st Jani Vilmunen Helsinki, Finland £204,048 2nd Howard Lederer Las Vegas, NV £126,134 3rd Kivelio Aarno Lahti, Finland £93,293 4th Ross Boatman Hendon, UK £69,030 5th Ville Haavisto Kotka, Finland £51,890 6th Dan Hindin Danbury, CT USA £39,193 7th Roberto Romanello Swansea, Wales £29,830 8th Jeff Kimber Newcastle, UK £22,869 9th Robert Williamson III Dallas, TX USA £17,772 10th Sandra Naujoks Berlin, Germany £14,900 11th Chris Bjorin London, UK £14,900 12th Ashton Griffin Lake Worth, FL £14,900 13th Karl Mahrenholz London, UK £12,713 14th Tom Dwan Edison, NJ £12,713 15th Tony Bloom London, UK £12,713 16th Lloyd Rees Bristol, UK £11,034 17th Sampo Lopponen Bangkok, Thailand £11,034 18th Andrey Zaichenko Moscow, Russia £11,034

2009 WSOP Europe WSOPE Event Number 4 WSOP Gold Bracelet # 61 Buy-In £10,000 (= $16,020 USD) Game No Limit Hold’em Number of Entries 334 Net Prize Pool £3,340,000 (= $5,348,677 USD) First Place Prize Money £801,603 (= $1,283,687 USD) Total Places Paid 36 Dates 26 September to 1 October 2009 Official Results

1st Barry Shulman Las Vegas, NV USA £801,603 2nd Daniel Negreanu Las Vegas, NV USA £495,589 3rd Praz Bansi London, UK £360,887 4th Jason Mercier Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA £267,267 5th Markus Ristola Helsinki, Finland £200,367 6th Chris Bjorin London, UK £150,267 7th Antoine Saout St. Martin des Champs, France £114,228 8th Matt Hawrilenko Boston, MA USA £87,074 9th James Akenhead London, UK £66,533

10th Eric Liu San Francisco, CA USA £51,536 11th Keith "the Camel" Hawkins Middleton, TX USA £51,536 12th Thomas Bichon Bastia, France £51,536 13th Tony Cousinaeu Daytona Beach, FL USA £40,481 14th Teddy Sheringham London, UK £40,481 15th Ram Vaswani Hendon, UK £40,481 16th Saar Wilf Tel Aviv, Israel £32,198 17th Doyle Brunson Las Vegas, NV USA £32,198 18th Sandor Demjan Budapest, Hungary £32,198 19th Craig Burgess Worcester, UK £25,918 20th Steven Fung Walnut, CA USA £25,918 21st Konstantin Bucherl Regensburg, Germany £25,918 22nd Liz Lieu Las Vegas, NV USA £25,918 23rd Arnaud Mattern Paris, France £25,918 24th Peter Gould London, UK £25,918 25th Yevginiy Timoshenko Seattle, WA USA £25,918

26th Men "the Master" Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA USA £25,918 27th Andre Akkari Sao Paulo, Brazil £25,918 28th John Kabbaj London, UK £21,142 29th Christian Harder Annapolis, MD USA £21,142 30th Christian Kruel Brazil £21,142 31st Tommy Pavlicek London, UK £21,142 32nd Steve Zolotow Las Vegas, NV £21,142 33rd Michael Fosco Lake Zurich, IL USA £21,142 34th Oyvind Rissem Bergen, Germany £21,142 35th David "Devilfish" Ulliott Hull, UK £21,142 36th David Docherty Coatbridge, Scotland £21,142

WSOP EUROPE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

SETH PALANSKY Communications Director, WSOP/WSOPE Editor-In-Chief, WSOP.com spalansky@harrahs.com Will be on-site in London: Mobile: U.S. (702) 408-4497 (Interview requests for WSOPE tournament staff & executives; credential issues and overall WSOPE media issues). NOLAN DALLA Media Director, WSOP/WSOPE nolandalla@aol.com Will be on-site in London: Mobile: U.S. (702) 358-4642 (For official reports, historical information, event photo requests) LUCY SHARP National Public Relations Manager, London Clubs International (LCI) including Casino at the Empire lsharp@london-clubs.co.uk 07525951447 (For any shoots or interviews with LCI staff/executives or any property shooting and PR needs) ALAN FOWLER Assistant Media Director, WSOP/WSOPE Digital Content Manager, WSOP.com afowler@harrahs.com (702) 498-7532 (For official results, statistics and WSOP.com needs) DAVE CURLEY Hillman Communications Public Relations Agency, WSOPE dcurley@hillmanpr.com (410) 616-8951 (Interview requests for WSOPE tournament staff & executives; credential issues and overall WSOPE media issues).

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