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The Pahrump Nugget poker room has scheduled satellites which offer a seat in the 2009 World Series of Poker.

The final table is slated Monday at 5 p.m.

There is a $550 buy-in, which each player receiving $10,000 in tournament chips, with play at one-hour levels.

The payouts?

First-and second-place finishers both sign for a $5,000 prize. First place will be awarded the entry into the $10,000 buy-in championship event starting July 3.

First place will keep 75 percent of anything he or she wins at the WSOP; second place will be awarded 15 percent of anything won by the first-place representative at the WSOP.

Example: the Pahrump winner earns $20,000 in the WSOP; he or she will be $15,000, with the local second-place finisher earning $3,000. Third- through 10th-place finishers in the local qualifier will divide the remaining 10 percent of WSOP earnings by the local player; that would be about $250 each.

Federal taxes will be taken out before anyone is awarded prize money.

The poker room is already running $125 buy-in satellites.

For information, call Sheldon at 1-702-524-3969. The poker room number is 1-775-751-6500.

NOTES -- Jeffrey Lisandro won his third World Series of Poker bracelet of 2009 Wednesday, claiming the Razz championship and earning $188,390 ... His previous wins were in 7-card stud eight or better and 7-card stud ... Lisandro has 21 career cashes and has earned $2,578,137 ... Michael Davis, a 58-year-old businessman from Iowa, won the Seniors championship; he pocketed $437,358 by outlasting 2,714 opponents ... The $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament -- the WSOP All-Star Game -- begins at noon today at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino ... Ray Hazelwood of Pahrump plays in the $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament Saturday; he won a Club MVC qualifier last week.