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The 2008 World Series of Poker was the 39th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). Held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino, the 2008 series began on May 30 and featured 55 poker championships in several variants. All events but the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Texas hold 'em Main Event, the most prestigious of the WSOP events, ended by July 15. The final table, known as the November Nine, of the Main Event was suspended until November, to allow for better television coverage.[1] As a WSOP custom since 1976, each of the event winners received a championship bracelet in addition to that event's prize money ranging from US$87,929 for the $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em to US$9,119,517 for the Main Event.

Most of the tournaments played at the WSOP are variants of Texas Hold 'em. Hold 'em is a community card game where each player may use any combination of the five community cards and the player's own two hole cards to make a poker hand, in contrast to poker variants such as stud or draw in which each player holds a separate individual hand. Between 2000 and 2009, hold'em has surpassed seven-card stud as the most common game in U.S. casinos, almost totally eclipsing the once popular game.[2] Seven-card stud is a poker variant wherein each player is dealt two hole card, followed by four face up cards, and then another hidden card, with betting after each round. Another poker variant played is Omaha. Omaha is a version of poker wherein each player is dealt four hole cards and must use two of them in conjunction with three community cards to make the best possible five card hand. Other games played at the 2008 tournament included Razz, HORSE, and Deuce-to-Seven.

Within each of these poker variants a myriad of options exist. For example, depending on the betting structure, a tournament might be described as no limit, limit or pot-limit. Games may also include other variations on the rules governing the execution of the specific game such as shootout, eight or better, or heads up.

Highlights of the 2008 series include the selection of Erick Lindgren as the Player of the Year. Before the 2008 WSOP, Lindgren, who won a bracelet and made three final tables, was widely considered to be the "best player to never win a WSOP bracelet”.[3] Phil Hellmuth, a Poker Hall of Famer, set new records for the most WSOP career cashes (68) and most WSOP career final tables (41).[4] Nikolay Evdakov led all players with a record 10 money finishes.[5] The Main Event, which began with 6,844 participants (a level exceeded only by the number of participants at the 2006 event), was suspended once the event was down to the nine players needed for the final table; the Main Event was resumed on November 9 and concluded with the heads-up final between Peter Eastgate and Ivan Demidov the next day. This year was the first in which the Main Event was suspended in this fashion, a change introduced at ESPN's request to allow the television network to do a same-day Main Event broadcast.[6]

Key

* Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame
(#/#) This denotes a bracelet winner. The first number is the number of bracelets won in the 2008 WSOP. The second number is the total number of bracelets won. Both numbers represent totals as of that point during the tournament.
Place What place each player at the final table finished
Name The player who made it to the final table
Prize (US$) The amount of money awarded for each finish at the event's final table

Results

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Perspective

Event 1: $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em

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Medic after winning the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship
  • 3-Day Event: Friday May 30, 2008 to Sunday June 1, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 352
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,308,800
  • Number of Payouts: 36
  • Winning Hand: 7♥ 5♥
  • References[7][8]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stNenad Medic (1/1)$794,112
2ndAndy Bloch$488,048
3rdKathy Liebert (0/1)$306,064
4thMike Sexton (0/1)$248,160
5thAmit Makhija$198,528
6thChris Bell$157,168
7thPatrik Antonius$124,080
8thMike Sowers$99,264
9thPhil Laak$74,448
Close

Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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Hinkle after winning the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
  • 4-Day Event: Saturday May 31, 2008 to Tuesday June 3, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 3929
  • Total Prize Pool: $5,363,085
  • Number of Payouts: 378
  • Winning Hand: 10♦ 4♦
  • Other: Broke the record for largest field in a tournament that was not the WSOP main event.
  • References[9][10]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stGrant Hinkle (1/1)$831,462
2ndJames Akenhead$520,219
3rdChris Ferguson (0/5)$388,287
4thTheo Tran$327,148
5thMike Ngo$268,154
6thAaron Coulthard$211,841
7thMelvin Jones$158,211
8thDavid Bach$117,987
9thJoe Rutledge$83,127
Close

Event 3: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em

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Singer at the $15,000 buy-in National Poker League Vegas Open Championship in 2007
  • 3-Day Event: Monday June 2, 2008 to Wednesday June 4, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 714
  • Total Prize Pool: $973,245
  • Number of Payouts: 72
  • Winning Hand: Q♠ 4♠
  • References[11][12][13]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDavid Singer (1/1)$214,131
2ndJacobo Fernandez$136,643
3rdGregory Alston$82,725
4thRobert Lipkin$67,640
5thRuss Harriman$55,474
6thJoe Tehan$43,796
7thZachary King$34,063
8thAl Barbieri$26,764
9thGlen Bean$19,464
Close

Event 4: $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)

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Lindgren at the World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Monday June 2, 2008 to Wednesday June 4, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 332
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,560,400
  • Number of Payouts: 36
  • Winning Hand: A♥ 2♦
  • References[14][15]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stErick Lindgren (1/1)$374,505
2ndJustin Bonomo$230,159
3rdAndrew Robl$144,337
4thRoland De Wolfe$117,030
5thDavid Rheem$93,624
6thHoward Lederer (0/2)$74,119
7thDavid Williams (0/1)$58,515
8thPat Pezzin$46,812
9thIsaac Haxton$35,109
Close

Event 5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys

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Banducci after winning the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 3-Day Event: Tuesday June 3, 2008 to Thursday June 5, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 766
  • Number of Rebuys/Add-ons: 2,258
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,894,094
  • Number of Payouts: 72
  • Winning Hand: A♦ J♣
  • References[16][17]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMichael Banducci (1/1)$636,736
2ndJeff Williams$406,330
3rdPeter Gould$245,997
4thLyric Duveyoung$201,139
5thAlan Jaffray$164,963
6thJonathan Aguiar$130,234
7thMichael Binger$101,293
8thJamie Rosen$79,587
9thSteve Gross$57,881
Close

Event 6: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

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Luu after winning the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
  • 3-Day Event: Tuesday June 3, 2008 to Thursday June 5, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 833
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,249,500
  • Number of Payouts: 81
  • Winning Hand: K♦ 4♦ 7♥ 3♠
  • References[18][19]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stThang Luu (1/1)$243,356
2ndSpencer Lawrence$156,343
3rdGeorge Guzman$93,806
4thJames Pritchard$78,456
5thChris Falconer$64,243
6thGreg Jamison$50,598
7thCraig Sabel$39,228
8thMark Wilds$30,700
9thScott Clements (0/2)$22,172
Close

Event 7: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Keikoan after winning the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em
  • 3-Day Event: Wednesday June 4, 2008 to Friday June 6, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 1592
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,897,440
  • Number of Payouts: 153
  • Winning Hand: 10♠ 6♥
  • References[20][21]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMatt Keikoan (1/1)$550,601
2ndShannon Shorr$349,141
3rdCarter Gill$228,897
4thTheo Tran$191,231
5thMihai Manole$155,013
6thChris Björin (0/2)$123,141
7thJ. C. Tran$94,166
8thAlex Bolotin$72,436
9thMike Lisanti$50,705
Close

Event 8: $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event

  • 3-Day Event: Wednesday June 4, 2008 to Friday June 6, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 192
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,804,800
  • Number of Payouts: 24
  • Winning Hand: A♠ K♥ (No-Limit Hold'em)
  • References[22][23]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stAnthony Rivera (1/1)$483,688
2ndJames Mackey (0/1)$297,792
3rdMatt Glantz$184,992
4thMichael DeMichele$139,872
5thEli Elezra (0/1)$108,288
6thSam Farha (0/2)$85,728
7thTom Dwan$67,680
8thJeff Madsen (0/2)$54,144
Close

Note: This event comprised eight poker variants played on a rotating format with one-hour long levels. Every eight hands the game alternated in the following order: Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, Limit Hold'em, Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud-8 or Better, No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha.

Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed)

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Porter after winning the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed
  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 5, 2008 to Saturday June 7, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 1,236
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,687,410
  • Number of Payouts: 126
  • Winning Hand: K♣ Q♠
  • References[24][25]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stRep Porter (1/1)$372,929
2ndNathan Templeton$231,981
3rdDevin Porter$151,842
4thJohn Conkright$101,228
5thAnatoly Shilyuk$70,859
6thMichiel Brummelhuis$53,313
Close

Event 10: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

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Rouhani after winning the $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 5, 2008 to Saturday June 7, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 388
  • Total Prize Pool: $892,400
  • Number of Payouts: 40
  • Winning Hand: 3♦ 8♣ 2♥ 9♠
  • References[26][27]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stFreddy Rouhani (1/1)$232,911
2ndTom Chambers$142,784
3rdJohn Cernuto (0/3)$86,117
4thYueqi Zhu$63,807
5thGreg Pappas$48,190
6thJohn Racener$37,481
7thDaniel Mowczan$28,557
8thMichael Mizrachi$24,095
Close

Event 11: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout

  • 3-Day Event: Friday June 6, 2008 to Sunday June 8, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 360
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,692,000
  • Number of Payouts: 36
  • Winning Hand: A♦ J♣
  • References[28][29]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stPhil Tom (1/1)$477,990
2ndGreg Mueller$298,638
3rdLeo Wolpert$187,812
4thSirous Jamshidi$118,440
5thTim West$63,450
6thThomas Roupe$38,070
Close

Event 12: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

  • 3-Day Event: Friday June 6, 2008 to Sunday June 8, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 881
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,201,200
  • Number of Payouts: 81
  • Winning Hand: 10♥ 3♥
  • References[30][31]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJimmy Shultz (1/1)$257,105
2ndZac Fellows$165,165
3rdVinny Vinh$99,099
4thBrendan Taylor$82,882
5thTeddy Monroe$67,867
6thMarkus Golser$53,453
7thAli Eslami$41,441
8thChristoph Niesert$32,432
9thChung Law$23,423
Close

Event 13: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

  • 3-Day Event: Saturday June 7, 2008 to Monday June 9, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 1,397
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,213,100
  • Number of Payouts: 99
  • Winning Hand: A♠ A♣
  • References[32][33]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDuncan Bell (1/1)$666,777
2ndSteve Merrifield$428,948
3rdNathan Doudney$260,261
4thShawn Buchanan$218,490
5thBrent Hanks$178,327
6thJason Sanders$139,769
7thAriel Soffer$107,638
8thBrent Ditzik$83,540
9thNicolas Levi$59,442
Close

Event 14: $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud

  • 3-Day Event: Saturday June 7, 2008 to Monday June 9, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 158
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,485,200
  • Number of Payouts: 16
  • Winning Hand: A♥ 5♠ 5♦ 3♦ A♦ 7♦ Q♦
  • References[34][35]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stEric Brooks (1/1)$415,856
2ndFu Wong$259,910
3rdAlexander Kostritsyn$163,372
4thMinh Ly$118,816
5thErik Seidel (0/8)$92,825
6thJim Paluszek$74,260
7thDavid Oppenheim$59,408
8thVassilios Lazarou$48,269
Close

Event 15: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship

  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 8, 2008 to Tuesday June 10, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 1,190
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,082,900
  • Number of Payouts: 99
  • Winning Hand: K♠ K♣
  • References[36][37]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stSvetlana Gromenkova (1/1)$244,702
2ndAnh Le$144,567
3rdPatty Till$87,715
4thChristine Priday$73,637
5thMarla Crumpler$60,101
6thDebbie Mitchell$47,106
7thRoslyn Quarto$36,277
8thYesenia Garcia$28,155
9thSue Porter$20,034
Close

Event 16: $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 8, 2008 to Tuesday June 10, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 553
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,002,820
  • Number of Payouts: 54
  • Winning Hand: 4♠ 5♦ J♥ 2♥
  • References[38][39]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stAndrew Brown (1/1)$226,483
2ndTed Forrest (0/5)$143,420
3rdJim Pechac$88,065
4thSoheil Shamseddin$71,961
5thKia Hooshmand$58,877
6thRalph Perry (0/1)$46,297
7thScott Clements (0/2)$36,232
8thAllan Enciso$28,684
9thJimmy Fricke$21,135
Close

Event 17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout

  • 2-Day Event: Monday June 9, 2008 to Tuesday June 10, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 1,000
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,370,596
  • Number of Payouts: 100
  • Winning Hand: A♣ J♦
  • References[40][41]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJason Young (1/1)$335,565
2ndMike Schwartz$209,527
3rdJohn Strzemp III$129,675
4thRory Monahan$82,582
5thMatthew Giannetti$40,267
6thKyle Bowker$23,887
7thSergey Rybachenko$15,697
8thThomas West$12,421
9thAlexander Triner$9,828
10thCasey Coleman$7,507
Close

Event 18: $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball with Rebuys

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Mike Matusow at the 2008 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Monday June 9, 2008 to Wednesday June 11, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 85
  • Number of Rebuys/Add-ons: 272
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,735,020
  • Number of Payouts: 14
  • Winning Hand: Q♥ 8♥ 7♣ 4♠ 3♦
  • References[42][43]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMike Matusow (1/3)$537,862
2ndJeff Lisandro (0/1)$347,004
3rdBarry Greenstein (0/2)$225,552
4thErick Lindgren (1/1)$156,151
5thTom Schneider (0/2)$104,101
6thTony G$78,075
7thDavid Benyamine$58,990
Close

Event 19: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha

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Selbst after winning the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
  • 3-Day Event: Tuesday June 10, 2008 to Thursday June 12, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 759
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,036,035
  • Number of Payouts: 72
  • Winning Hand: 9♦ 2♣ J♠ J♣
  • References[44][45]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stVanessa Selbst (1/1)$227,965
2ndJamie Pickering$145,459
3rdStanley Statkiewicz$88,062
4thThom Schultz$72,004
5thEugene Todd$59,053
6thCraig Natte$46,621
7thMel Randolph$36,261
8thJamie Robbins$28,490
9thKen Lairson$20,720
Close

Event 20: $2,000 Limit Hold'em

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Negreanu at the 2007 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Tuesday June 10, 2008 to Thursday June 12, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 480
  • Total Prize Pool: $873,600
  • Number of Payouts: 45
  • Winning Hand: 9♠ 5♥
  • References[46][47]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDaniel Negreanu (1/4)$204,874
2ndUgur Marangoz$126,671
3rdDavid Baker$78,624
4thRichard Li$63,335
5thFu Wong$51,542
6thJeremy Kottler$40,622
7thGreg Wohletz$31,886
8thDerek Lerner$25,334
9thHien Tran$18,782
Close

Event 21: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Seiver at the 2008 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Wednesday June 11, 2008 to Friday June 13, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 731
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,435,700
  • Number of Payouts: 72
  • Winning Hand: K♠ 9♣
  • References[48][49]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stScott Seiver (1/1)$755,891
2ndDave Seidman$482,372
3rdBen Sprengers$292,034
4thJacobo Fernandez$238,781
5thRajesh Vohra$195,834
6thChuck Sklar$154,606
7thAnders Henriksson$120,249
8thAdam Geyer$94,481
9thScott Freeman$68,714
Close

Event 22: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

  • 3-Day Event: Wednesday June 11, 2008 to Friday June 13, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 414
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,142,640
  • Number of Payouts: 40
  • Winning Hand: 5♦ 5♣ 7♣ A♣ J♥ J♦ (Stud)
  • References[50][51]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJens Voertmann (1/1)$298,253
2ndDoug Ganger$182,822
3rdMarcel Lüske$110,264
4thHoyt Corkins (0/2)$81,698
5thJared Davis$61,702
6thSteve Zolotow (0/2)$47,990
7thRostislav Tsodikov$36,564
8thJennifer Harman (0/2)$30,851
Close

Event 23: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Blair Hinkle after he won the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 12, 2008 to Saturday June 14, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 1,344
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,446,080
  • Number of Payouts: 99
  • Winning Hand: 6♥ 6♣
  • References[52][53]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stBlair Hinkle (1/1)$507,563
2ndMark Brockington$326,552
3rdDaniel O'Brien$198,132
4thDavid Steicke$166,333
5thDustin Dirksen$135,757
6thChris Björin (0/2)$106,404
7thDominik Kulicki$81,944
8thAndrew Jeffreys$63,598
9thStephane Tayar$45,252
Close

Event 24: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha

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Max Pescatori at the 2006 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 12, 2008 to Saturday June 14, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 457
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,051,100
  • Number of Payouts: 45
  • Winning Hand: K♥ J♥ 8♣ 7♠
  • References[54][55]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMax Pescatori (1/2)$246,471
2ndKyle Kloeckner$152,410
3rdGreg Hurst$94,599
4thAllen Cunningham (0/5)$76,205
5thKyle Hegeman$62,015
6thJonathan Depa$48,876
7thLennart Holtkamp$38,365
8thMinh Ly$30,482
9thJ.P. Kelly$22,599
Close

Event 25: $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em

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Kenny Tran at the 2007 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Friday June 13, 2008 to Sunday June 15, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 256
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,406,400
  • Number of Payouts: 64
  • Winning Hand: A♣ 8♣
  • References[56][57]
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Top Finishers
Place Name Prize
1stKenny Tran (1/1)$539,056
2ndAlec Torelli$336,896
SFVanessa Selbst (1/1)$108,288
SFJonathan Jaffe$108,288
QFLyle Berman* (0/3)$54,144
QFBrandon Adams$54,144
QFGavin Griffin (0/1)$54,144
QFRobert Mizrachi (0/1)$54,144
Close

Event 26: $1,500 Razz

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Barry Greenstein in the 2006 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Friday June 13, 2008 to Sunday June 15, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 453
  • Total Prize Pool: $618,345
  • Number of Payouts: 48
  • Winning Hand: J-9-7-4-A-9-4
  • References[58][59]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stBarry Greenstein (1/3)$157,619
2ndChris Klodnicki$97,389
3rdChris Viox$58,743
4thMark Tenner$43,284
5thBrandon Leeds$33,081
6thJoseph Michael$25,661
7thArchie Karas$19,478
8thMike Wattel$16,386
Close

Event 27: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

  • 3-Day Event: Saturday June 14, 2008 to Monday June 16, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,706
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,693,690
  • Number of Payouts: 270
  • Winning Hand: A♠ J♣
  • References[60][61]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stVitaly Lunkin (1/1)$628,417
2ndBrett Kimes$387,837
3rdBobby Firestone$277,026
4thKenneth Terrell$232,702
5thTrevor Donaldson$190,225
6thRichard Alm$149,594
7thBarry Schultz$112,657
8thRobert Brown$84,954
9thPhil Yeh$57,990
Close

Event 28: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys

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Galfond after winning the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
  • 3-Day Event: Saturday June 14, 2008 to Monday June 16, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 152
  • Number of Rebuys/Add-ons: 483
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,085,930
  • Number of Payouts: 18
  • Winning Hand: A♥ 7♥ 6♣ 5♣
  • References[62][63]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stPhil Galfond (1/1)$817,781
2ndAdam Hourani$493,748
3rdDavid Benyamine$316,307
4thJohnny Chan* (0/10)$246,874
5thKirill Gerasimov$192,870
6thJohn Juanda (0/3)$154,296
7thDaniel Negreanu (1/4)$123,437
8thPhil Hellmuth* (0/11)$100,292
9thBrian Rast$84,863
Close

Event 29: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Phan at the 2008 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 15, 2008 to Tuesday June 17, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 716
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,976,160
  • Number of Payouts: 72
  • Winning Hand: A♥ 9♠
  • References[64][65]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJohn Phan (1/1)$434,789
2ndJohnny Neckar$277,452
3rdMatthew Vengrin$167,973
4thAlex Bolotin$137,343
5thDavid Singer (1/1)$112,641
6thStewart Newman$88,927
7thThuyen Doan$69,165
8thTony Dunst$54,344
9thSebastian Segovia$39,523
Close

Event 30: $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em

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Hollink after winning the $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship
  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 15, 2008 to Tuesday June 17, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 218
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,049,200
  • Number of Payouts: 27
  • Winning Hand: A♣ 5♦
  • References[66][67]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stRob Hollink (1/1)$496,931
2ndJerrod Ankenman$307,380
3rdTommy Hang$194,674
4thAaron Katz$158,813
5thJ. C. Tran$128,075
6thBrock Parker$102,460
7thAndy Bloch$81,968
8thCy Jassinowsky$66,599
9thChris Vitch$51,230
Close

Event 31: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed)

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Minieri at the 2007 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Monday June 16, 2008 to Wednesday June 18, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 1,012
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,327,600
  • Number of Payouts: 108
  • Winning Hand: Q♦ Q♠
  • References[68][69]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDario Minieri (1/1)$528,418
2ndSeth Fischer$330,519
3rdJustin Filtz$214,139
4thKevin Song (0/1)$141,983
5thJohn O'Shea$98,923
6thStuart Marshak$73,784
Close

Event 32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

  • 3-Day Event: Tuesday June 17, 2008 to Thursday June 19, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,304
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,144,960
  • Number of Payouts: 198
  • Winning Hand: A♦ 7♥
  • References[70][71]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stLuis Velador (1/1)$573,734
2ndChris Signore$366,387
3rdOsmin Dardon$243,734
4thJae Chung$204,422
5thShane Stacey$166,682
6thDean Bui$132,088
7thDany Georges$100,638
8thUtsab Saha$77,051
9thJustin Hoffman$53,464
Close

Event 33: $5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

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Ruthenberg after winning the $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship
  • 3-Day Event: Tuesday June 17, 2008 to Thursday June 19, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 261
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,226,700
  • Number of Payouts: 24
  • Winning Hand: 6♥ 2♦ 7♣ 4♠ Q♠ 4♦ 7♦ (two-pair no low)
  • References[72][73]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stSebastian Ruthenberg (1/1)$328,756
2ndChris Ferguson (0/5)$202,406
3rdBob Lauria$125,737
4thMarcel Lüske$95,069
5thAnnie Duke (0/1)$73,602
6thAlessio Isaia$58,268
7thSteve Sung$46,001
8thBob Beveridge$36,801
Close

Event 34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys

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Layne Flack at the 2005 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Wednesday June 18, 2008 to Friday June 20, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 320
  • Number of Rebuys/Add-ons: 1,350
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,407,125
  • Number of Payouts: 36
  • Winning Hand: K♣ K♥ J♥ 2♠
  • References[74][75]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stLayne Flack (1/6)$577,725
2ndDaniel Makowsky$355,050
3rdJacobo Fernandez$222,659
4thDario Alioto (0/1)$180,534
5thTed Forrest (0/5)$144,427
6thKyle Kloeckner$114,338
7thMichael Guzzardi$90,267
8thTim West$72,213
9thFrank Vizza$54,160
Close

Event 35: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud

  • 3-Day Event: Wednesday June 18, 2008 to Friday June 20, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 381
  • Total Prize Pool: $510,705
  • Number of Payouts: 40
  • Winning Hand: K♦ K♥ Q♥ 8♠ 7♥ 2♣ A♦
  • References[76][77]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMike Rocco (1/1)$135,753
2ndAl Barbieri$83,210
3rdLevon Torosyan$50,186
4thMax Troy$37,184
5thGiacomo D'Agostino$28,083
6thDanny Kalpakis$21,842
7thAndre Boyer (0/1)$16,642
8thJeffrey Siegal$14,041
Close

Event 36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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Hougaard after winning the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 19, 2008 to Saturday June 21, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,447
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,340,155
  • Number of Payouts: 198
  • Winning Hand: Q♠ Q♦
  • References[78][79]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJesper Hougaard (1/1)$610,304
2ndCody Slaubaugh$389,128
3rdAaron Kanter$258,862
4thDanny Wong$217,110
5thDoug Middleton$177,028
6thJustin Wald$140,286
7thRick Solis$106,884
8thOwen Crowe$81,833
9thJohn Shipley$56,782
Close

Event 37: $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

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David Benyamine at the 2008 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 19, 2008 to Saturday June 21, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 235
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,209,000
  • Number of Payouts: 27
  • Winning Hand: 10♣ 10♥ Q♣ 3♥
  • References[80][81]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDavid Benyamine (1/1)$535,687
2ndGreg Jamison$331,350
3rdJason Gray$209,855
4thToto Leonidas (0/1)$171,197
5thMike Matusow (1/3)$138,062
6thEugene Katchalov$110,450
7thRam Vaswani (0/1)$88,360
8thDavid Chiu (0/4)$71,792
9thTony Ma (0/2)$55,225
Close

Event 38: $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em

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Davidi Kitai after his win at the 2008 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Friday June 20, 2008 to Sunday June 22, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 605
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,101,100
  • Number of Payouts: 63
  • Winning Hand: A♦ Q♠
  • References[82][83]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDavidi Kitai (1/1)$244,546
2ndChris Bell$155,806
3rdKeith Greer$94,695
4thJan Von Halle$77,077
5thLee Watkinson (0/1)$63,313
6thRobert Cheung (0/1)$50,100
7thAyaz Mahmood$39,089
8thBen Roberts$30,831
9thMichael Greco$22,573
Close

Event 39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

  • 3-Day Event: Saturday June 21, 2008 to Monday June 23, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,720
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,712,800
  • Number of Payouts: 270
  • Winning Hand: 10♥ 10♦
  • References[84][85]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDavid Woo (1/1)$631,656
2ndMatt Wood$389,844
3rdEric Beren$278,460
4thHabib Khanis$233,906
5thThom Werthmann$191,209
6thCurtis Early$150,368
7thThanh Dat Tran$113,240
8thMike Glasser$85,394
9thJim Paras$58,290
Close

Event 40: $2,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw

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Phan at the 2008 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 22, 2008 to Tuesday June 24, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 238
  • Total Prize Pool: $547,400
  • Number of Payouts: 24
  • Winning Hand: 7♦ 6♥ 4♠ 3♥ 2♠
  • References[86][87]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJohn Phan (2/2)$151,896
2ndShun Uchida$95,795
3rdGioi Luong$61,583
4thRobert Mizrachi (0/1)$41,055
5thBen Ponzio (0/1)$28,739
6thDavid Sklansky (0/3)$20,528
Close

Event 41: $1,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)

  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 22, 2008 to Tuesday June 24, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 731
  • Total Prize Pool: $996,450
  • Number of Payouts: 72
  • Winning Hand: A♠ 3♥
  • References[88][89]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stFrank Gary (1/1)$219,508
2ndJonathan Tamayo$140,093
3rdNick Binger$84,814
4thChris Rentes$69,348
5thAlex Jalali$56,875
6thDavid Machowsky$44,902
7thMats Gavatin$34,924
8thMichael Chu (0/1)$27,440
9thDavid Sorger$19,956
Close

Event 42: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship

  • 3-Day Event: Monday June 23, 2008 to Wednesday June 25, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,218
  • Total Prize Pool: $2,018,380
  • Number of Payouts: 198
  • Winning Hand: 9♦ 7♥
  • References[90][91]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDan Lacourse (1/1)$368,832
2ndDale Eberle$235,141
3rdMarc Fluss$156,424
4thJerry Yamachika$131,194
5thFred Berger$106,974
6thCharles Wood$84,771
7thPeter Silverstein$64,588
8thEd Clark$49,450
9thMarty Wilson$34,312
Close

Event 43: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

  • 3-Day Event: Tuesday June 24, 2008 to Thursday June 26, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 720
  • Total Prize Pool: $982,800
  • Number of Payouts: 72
  • Winning Hand: A♠ 3♠ Q♣ Q♥
  • References[92][93]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMartin Kläser (1/1)$216,249
2ndCasey Kastle$137,985
3rdMichael Fetter$83,538
4thErik Seidel (0/8)$68,304
5thJon Maren$56,019
6thChad Burum$44,226
7thJoseph Haddad$34,389
8thLarry Wright$27,027
9thTom Chambers$19,656
Close

Event 44: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys

  • 3-Day Event: Wednesday June 25, 2008 to Friday June 27, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 879
  • Number of Rebuys/Add-ons: 2,508
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,240,174
  • Number of Payouts: 81
  • Winning Hand: A♥ J♦
  • References[94][93]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMax Greenwood (1/1)$693,444
2ndRene Mouritsen$445,523
3rdAlbert Iversen$267,314
4thScott Freeman$223,572
5thJesse Chinni$183,069
6thAliaksandr Dzianisau$144,187
7thCurtis Kohlberg$111,786
8thPhung Ngo$87,484
9thAlex Bolotin$63,183
Close

Event 45: $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

  • 5-Day Event: Wednesday June 25, 2008 to Sunday June 29, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 148
  • Total Prize Pool: $7,104,000
  • Number of Payouts: 16
  • Winning Hand: A♦ 10♥ (Hold'em)
  • References[95][96]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stScotty Nguyen (1/5)$1,989,120
2ndMichael DeMichele$1,243,200
3rdErick Lindgren (1/1)$781,440
4thMatt Glantz$568,320
5thLyle Berman* (0/3)$444,000
6thBarry Greenstein (1/3)$355,200
7thHuck Seed (0/4)$284,160
8thPatrick Bueno$230,880
Close

Event 46: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed)

  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 26, 2008 to Saturday June 28, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 805
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,783,500
  • Number of Payouts: 78
  • Winning Hand: A♦ Q♠
  • References[97][98]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJoe Commisso$911,855
2ndRichard Lyndaker$570,551
3rdEdward Ochana$368,891
4thSam Trickett$245,927
5thTom Lutz$174,041
6thDavidi Kitai (1/1)$120,693
Close

Event 47: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

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Ryan Hughes after winning his first bracelet in the 2007 World Series of Poker
  • 3-Day Event: Thursday June 26, 2008 to Saturday June 28, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 544
  • Total Prize Pool: $742,560
  • Number of Payouts: 56
  • Winning Hand: 7♣ 7♥ 3♠ K♥ 4♥ 3♦ 7♠
  • References[99][100]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stRyan Hughes (1/2)$183,368
2ndRon Long$113,240
3rdThomas Hunt III$68,686
4thAlessio Isaia$50,122
5thJonas Klausen$39,355
6thTim D'Alessandro$30,444
7thJoshua Feldman$23,019
8thDavid Sklansky (0/3)$19,306
Close

Event 48: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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Gomes after winning the $2000 No Limit Hold'em event
  • 3-Day Event: Friday June 27, 2008 to Sunday June 29, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,317
  • Total Prize Pool: $4,216,940
  • Number of Payouts: 198
  • Winning Hand: A♠ K♠
  • Other: Nikolay Evdakov sets new record for most WSOP cashes in a single year with nine.
  • Other: Alexandre Gomes becomes the first WSOP bracelet winner from South America.
  • References[101][102]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stAlexandre Gomes (1/1)$770,540
2ndMarco Johnson$491,273
3rdRyan D'Angelo$326,812
4thRobert Brewer$274,101
5thAlan Cutler$223,497
6thKirill Gerasimov$177,111
7thSverre Sundbo$134,942
8thGabe Costner$103,315
9thDan Rome$71,687
Close

Event 49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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J. C. Tran in a World Series of Poker Circuit event
  • 3-Day Event: Saturday June 28, 2008 to Monday June 30, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,718
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,710,070
  • Number of Payouts: 270
  • Winning Hand: K♣ Q♣
  • References[103][104]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJ. C. Tran (1/1)$631,170
2ndRasmus Nielsen$389,557
3rdJohn Conroy$278,255
4thPeter Nguyen$233,734
5thJoe Pelton$191,068
6thChad Siu$150,257
7thJesper Hoog$113,157
8thRobert Kalb$85,331
9thChristoph Kohnen$58,248
Close

Event 50: $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha

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Smyth after winning the 2008 WSOP $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Champion
  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 29, 2008 to Tuesday July 1, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 381
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,581,400
  • Number of Payouts: 36
  • Winning Hand: K♣ Q♦ J♣ J♠
  • Other: Nikolay Evdakov extends his single-year record for WSOP cashes with 10.
  • References[105][106]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMarty Smyth (1/1)$859,549
2ndPeter Jetten$528,256
3rdMichael Mizrachi$331,279
4thBilly Argyros$268,605
5thRichard Harroch$214,884
6thKido Pham$170,116
7thTom Hanlon$134,302
8thBrandon Moran$107,442
9thGreg Hurst$80,581
Close

Event 51: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.

  • 3-Day Event: Sunday June 29, 2008 to Tuesday July 1, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 803
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,096,095
  • Number of Payouts: 80
  • Winning Hand: 10♣ 8♠ 6♥ 8♣ 9♥ 8♥ A♣ (Stud-8)
  • References[107][108]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJames Schaaf (1/1)$256,412
2ndTommy Hang$158,933
3rdPhil Hellmuth* (0/11)$93,168
4thEsther Rossi$68,505
5thJason Dollinger$54,804
6thSam Silverman$42,966
7thVictor Ramdin$32,992
8thMatt Grapenthein$27,511
Close

Event 52: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

  • 3-Day Event: Monday June 30, 2008 to Wednesday July 2, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 2,693
  • Total Prize Pool: $3,675,945
  • Number of Payouts: 270
  • Winning Hand: 10♥ 10♣
  • References[109][110]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stDavid Daneshgar (1/1)$625,443
2ndScott Sitron$385,974
3rdDan Heimiller (0/1)$275,695
4thFreddy Rouhani (1/1)$231,584
5thCorwin Cole$189,311
6thMatt Matros$148,875
7thAndrey Zaichenko$112,116
8thJeff Courtney$84,546
9thVoitto Rintala$57,712
Close

Event 53: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout

  • 2-Day Event: Tuesday July 1, 2008 to Wednesday July 2, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 823
  • Total Prize Pool: $1,123,395
  • Number of Payouts: 90
  • Winning Hand: A♦ J♦
  • References[111][112]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stMatt Graham (1/1)$278,180
2ndJean-Robert Bellande$173,564
3rdJoe Deniro$107,845
4thBrandon Wong$69,088
5thDanny Wong$33,701
6thSpencer Lawrence$20,221
7thJohn Kranyak$13,480
8thAndrew Prock$10,335
9thMichael Kachan$7,526
Close

Event 54: $10,000 World Championship No-Limit Hold'em

  • 12-Day Event: Thursday July 3, 2008 to Monday July 14, 2008
  • Final Table: Sunday November 9, 2008 to Monday November 10, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 6,844
  • Total Prize Pool: $64,333,600
  • Number of Payouts: 666
  • Winning Hand: A♦ 5♠
  • References[113][114]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stPeter Eastgate (1/1)$9,152,416
2ndIvan Demidov$5,809,595
3rdDennis Phillips$4,517,773
4thYlon Schwartz$3,774,974
5thScott Montgomery$3,096,768
6thDarus Suharto$2,418,562
7thDavid Rheem$1,772,650
8thKelly Kim$1,288,217
9thCraig Marquis$900,670
Close

Event 55: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em

  • 2-Day Event: Monday July 7, 2008 to Tuesday July 8, 2008
  • Number of Entries: 930
  • Total Prize Pool: $418,500
  • Number of Payouts: 90
  • Winning Hand: unknown
  • References[115]
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Final Table
Place Name Prize
1stJonathan Kotula (1/1)$87,929
2ndKevin O'Harra$56,748
3rdGlenda Harrell$34,107
4thDaniel Kohnen$28,667
5thAndrew Brock$23,435
6thMichael Anderson$18,414
7thElaine Graham$14,229
8thDavid Dietrich$11,090
9thMonica Conrad$7,951
Close

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