Matt Hawrilenko wins 2009 WSOP Event 56Event #56, $5,000 buy-in NLHE 6 max marked the last preliminary tournament of the 2009 World Series of Poker. On June 30, the event started with 928 entrants, returning yesterday (July 2) there were 16 players remaining all vying for a covered WSOP bracelet and the $1,003,128 top place prize. In the end it was online poker sensation Matt Hawrilenko, known also as Hoss_TBF who took down the first bracelet of his career.

At only age 27, even before winning this bracelet, Matt Hawrilenko has earned the respect of his peers. His presence is so well known at fixed limit cash games, many players refuse to give him any action. You can often find him playing online at the highest stakes available against the most well known players.

Another interesting fact is Hawrilenko, from Boston MA, worked for the Susquehanna Financial Group prior to becoming a poker player. This same company has fueled a number of highly-skilled former WSOP gold bracelet winners, including Bill Chen, Jay Sipelstein, Eric Brooks, Jerrod Ankenman, Matt Glanz, and Rep Porter.

Poker-Prop.net congratulates Matt Hawrilenko on his first career WSOP bracelet.

2009 WSOP Event 53 – Final Table Results

1. Matthew Hawrilenko AKA “Hoss-TBF” (Boston, MA, USA) $1,003,163
2. Josh Brikis (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) $619,609
3. Faraz Jaka AKA “The-Toilet” (San Jose, CA, USA) $400,526
4. Sean Keeton (Melbourne, Australia) $269,983
5. Jonas Wexler (Southampton, PA, USA) $189,555
6. Matthew Waxman (Parkland, FL, USA) $138,394