256 Spieler gingen an den Start von Event #29, dem USD 10,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Turnier der 2009 WSOP. Darunter Chris Ferguson, Greg Raymer, Barry Greenstein, Jason Mercier, Tom Dwan, Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro, JC Tran, Peter Eastgate, Dario Minieri, Evelyn Ng, Erick Lindgren, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Mizrachi, Benny Spindler, Johnny Chan, John Duthie, Michael Pesek, Johannes Steindl und Vanessa Rousso.