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Leo 'Pechorin' Wolpert, who also goes by 'Superfluous Man' online, talks about his World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win in the Heads-Up Championship. Leo Wolpert poker results, stats, photos, videos, news, magazine columns, blogs, Twitter, and more. Casino x free slot game. Gaming events 2021.

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The Winner --
• The 2009 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em World Champion is Leo Wolpert, from Fairfax, VA.
• Wolpert is originally from Syracuse, NY.
• Wolpert is a 26-year-old former professional poker player who is currently attending law school. He is enrolled at the University of Virginia. He just completed his first year.
• Wolpert graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. He spent two years as a poker pro, mostly playing online. Wolpert was so successful that he built up a huge bankroll playing mostly cash games. He decided to use his poker winnings to go back to school.
• Wolpert is spending the entire summer in Las Vegas, where he is working an internship with the Nevada Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
• Wolpert is committed to social justice. He intends to use his law degree to help the less fortunate and disadvantaged.
• Wolpert once appeared on the popular television game show “Jeopardy.” In his appearance, he faced Ken Jennings during the middle of his record-setting 74-game win streak (the longest win streak of any “Jeopardy” winner in history).
• Wolpert collected $625,682 for first place. He was also awarded his first WSOP gold bracelet.
• Wolpert’s best previous finish at the WSOP was a third-place showing in the 2008 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout event.
• According to the official records, Wolpert now has 1 win, 2 final table appearances, and 8 in-the-money finishes at the WSOP.
• Wolpert currently has $880,156 in WSOP winnings.
• Wolpert plans to continue his pursuits – which includes completing law school and working on behalf of causes to which he is committed.
• Three gold bracelets this year have been won by players from the Washington, DC area – one by Leo Wolpert and two by Brock Parker.
Winner Quotes (Leo Wolpert) --
• On attending law school: “I just finished my first year at the University of Law School this spring….actually, I have to go back home and check my grades. They are posted up now, so I have to see what I got.”
• On his post-law school plans: “I haven’t made up my mind yet. I’d love to work on helping to protect civil liberties and helping to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves.”
• On his association with the American Civil Liberties Union: “It’s a great group of people. We are a close knit office and we do amazing things there. The people there have an amazing record in court, at least at the appellate level. We are just doing great things and trying to help people out here in Nevada.”
• On using his poker winnings to finance his law school education: “The University of Virginia is a top-ten school. I had a big score last year, so that has been helping to finance my education.”
• On his background as a heads-up player and preparation: “I used to play a lot of heads-up cash games online. A ton of games. I just recently went back to playing more six-handed games, which is less variance….but I had not played No-Limit Heads-Up cash games since last November.”
• On losing the first “best-of-three” heads-up match in the finals against John Duthie: “I was steaming a little bit. I’m not going to lie. I just decided I have to grind back and get the best two out of three. So, I stayed calm and remembered there was another match coming up. And hopefully I could run a little better the next time. I would not say it strengthened my resolve. I would say I was already pretty resolute (to win).”
• On an enthusiastic cheering section full of supporters: “That helped me a lot. I want to thank everyone who came out to support me. There were people who wrote messages on Facebook. There were texts. I really appreciate that support. It really helped me keep going. It helped me stay more focused. I didn’t want to let all these people down who came to see me.”
• On his general heads-up strategy: “I tried not to play any huge pots without the goods.”
• On winning a WSOP gold bracelet: “I can’t really even describe it. I actually didn’t really expect to win. I mean, I always enter a tournament hoping to win. But with a tough field like this I wasn’t even really thinking about it until today. The goal was to just play against whoever I was going to play and run good against them, see if they had some leaks, and try to exploit those – and I happened to run really, really good during the entire tournament. Now, here I am.”
• On if and how his life will change after a gold bracelet win and a $652,682 payday: “It won’t change. I will have more money in the bank. But I am still going to be in law school next year.”
The Elite Eight --
• The final eight contained only one former WSOP gold bracelet winner – Johnny Chan (10 wins).
• The runner up was John Duthie, from London, England. Duthie became the first European player in history to win more than $1 million playing Euro-tournaments. In 2005, he co-founded the European Poker Tour, which is now one of the world’s most successful series of tournaments.
• One semi-finalist was Nathan Doudney, from Bend, OR. He is a graduate of Gonzaga University. Doudney now has five WSOP cashes and finished as high as third place in an event lat year.
• The other semi-finalist was Jamin Stokes, from Grand Rapids, MI. He is primarily a cash-game player. However, Stokes did win a WSOP Circuit event at Caesars Indiana last year.
• A top eight finisher was ten-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Johnny Chan, from Cerritos, CA. The back-to-back 1987 and 1988 world champion was eliminated by Jamin Stokes.
• A top eight finisher was Dustin “Neverwin” Woolf, from Chicago, IL. This was his 16th career cash. He finished 32nd in the 2005 WSOP Main Event.
• A top eight finisher was Steve O’Dwyer, from New Britain, PA. He is a graduate of East Carolina University and is one of the top online poker players in the game.
• A top eight finisher was Bryan Pellegrino, a.k.a. “PrimordialAA,” from Danbury. NH. He is unquestionably a heads-up specialist, having played more than 20,000 heads-up Sit n’ Go’s online. Pellegrino recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire.
In-the-Money Finishers --
• Former WSOP gold bracelet finishers who cashed in this event included – Johnny Chan, Jason Mercier, Brian Lemke, Steve Zolotow, and Brock Parker.
• Noted poker theorist, writer, and teacher Mike Caro cashed in this event.
• The defending champion from 2008 was high-stakes cash game pro Kenny Tran, from Arcadia, CA. He entered this year’s event but did not cash.
Odds and Ends --
• The $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship attracted 256 entries. The event was closed off at 256 players due to the heads-up single-elimination format. The total prize pool amounted to $2,406,400. The top 64 finishers (which meant all winners of at least two heads-up matches) collected prize money.
• All 57 tournaments on the 2009 WSOP schedule (plus WSOP-Europe) are categorized as “gold bracelet” events. However, this is also known as a World Championship event. Starting last year, all $10,000+ buy-in tournaments were designated as official World Championships.
• This is only the third time this event has been included on the WSOP schedule. Last year (like this year), registration was limited to 256 entries. In the inaugural tournament played in 2007, more entries were accepted (392). However, some players randomly drew a 'bye' and did not have to compete in the first round. This was ultimately viewed as giving too much of an advantage to those players. Hence, the adoption of the single-elimination format with no byes was adapted for 2008. This also meant that only s