Statistics Posted Following MPT 2009 Las Vegas Spectacular

Notable observations following the third event of the 2009 season.

• The 16 player field bested the previous largest MPT turnout, surpassing the previous record of 13 players, at the July 2008 Showboat House of Blues event
• 7 players made their MPT debut in this event, bringing the total number of different players in MPT events to 33
• Trojanrabbit became the 11th different MPT event winner
• Trojanrabbit's $185 cash was the biggest payout in MPT history
• Sionow, Stan, and Trojanrabbit became the 16th, 17th, and 18th players to cash in MPT history
• Trojanrabbit became the second consecutive California-based winner of the Las Vegas MPT event
• Harv29 is the only player to cash in both Las Vegas MPT events
• Hammah became the 10th different player (in 17 MPT events) to finish last
• RowanB extended his "cashless" streak to 7, dating back to his third place finish in last year's Las Vegas event
• Trojanrabbit took over the Sealy Cup point lead by earning a record 30 points in the Las Vegas event
• Sass took the points lead among series regulars, upping her season total to 29 points with her 6th place finish
• The large field and revised scoring system for 2009 meant that both first place finisher, Trojanrabbit, and second place finisher, Stan, surpassing the previous record for most points in a single event, previously held by Amazon during the July 2008 Showboat House of Blues event
• Harv29's third place finish, combined with the early exit of Bigfus, meant he moved back into the all-time MPT points lead
• Harv29 also tied Bigfus for best average finish among MPT regulars
• Harv29's $70 cash moved him into second place on the all-time MPT money list
• RowanB broke a streak of 4 consecutive tournaments without eliminating a player (he does hold the all-time record drought for "kills" at 6, a mark he shares with Sass and Harv29)
• The 7 players eliminated by Trojanrabbit set a new record for "kills" in a single event, surpassing the previous record of 6, set by Baccarat King and Amazon