Chris Moneymaker With Third-Place Finish

The event was held at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica and had a buy-in of $5,000. by day two of the event Moneymaker held a strong chip lead. It looked as Chris Moneymaker was a huge favorite to win the 2009 World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi on Tuesday to take down his first major title since winning the 2003 World Series of Poker main event.

Gaubert earned just over $190K for first place as well as a $10,000 seat to the WPT Southern Poker Championship in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Here are the final table results:

1. Jeremy Gaubert — $192,953
2. Steve Hamontree — $109,400
3. Chris Moneymaker — $60,110
4. Chad Brown — $48,088
5. Thomas Creel — $36,066
6. Gil George — $30,055
7. Tommy Vedes — $24,044
8. Jerry Milanos — $18,033
9. Paris Heard — $12,022