David Halpern 2009 WSOP Event 532009 WSOP Event #53, $2,500 Stud Hi/Lo had 14 players return for day three. When it was said and done the events champion was David J. Halpern, a 54-year-old attorney from New Orleans who captured his first career bracelet and the $159,048 top place prize money. In doing so he outlasted a tough field that included Chad Brown, Allie Prescott, Matt Savage, Vince Burgio, and three-time bracelet winner Dr. Max Stern.

Despite now being a WSOP bracelet holder, David Halpern is still a recreational poker who plays the game as a hobby. He has a successful business specializing in commercial law and business litigation and is a part owner of several restaurants, including Bayona and GW Fins, both in the French Quarter. He also has investment in a number of Ruth’s Chris Steakhouses. Poker-prop.net congratulates him on his victory in 2009 WSOP Event #53.

2009 WSOP Event 53 Final Table Results

1. David “J” Halpern (New Orleans, LA, USA) $159,048
2. William Kohler AKA “Crash” (Cincinatti, OH, USA) $98,339
3. Dr Max Stern (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $64,346
4. Chad Brown (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $44,494
5. Matt Savage (Las Vegas, NV, USA) $32,396
6. Zak Gilbert (Reno, NV, USA) $24,775
7. Brian Swinford (Champagne, IL, USA) $19,858
8. Allie Prescott (Memphis, TN, USA) $16,646