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. 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. 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”. Phil Hellmuth , a Poker Hall of Famer , set new records for the most WSOP career cashes (68) and most WSOP career final tables (41). Nikolay Evdakov led all players with a record 10 money finishes. 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.
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
Event 1: $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em
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
Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
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
Event 3: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
David Singer (1/1)
$214,131
2nd
Jacobo Fernandez
$136,643
3rd
Gregory Alston
$82,725
4th
Robert Lipkin
$67,640
5th
Russ Harriman
$55,474
6th
Joe Tehan
$43,796
7th
Zachary King
$34,063
8th
Al Barbieri
$26,764
9th
Glen Bean
$19,464
Event 4: $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)
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
Event 5: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Michael Banducci (1/1)
$636,736
2nd
Jeff Williams
$406,330
3rd
Peter Gould
$245,997
4th
Lyric Duveyoung
$201,139
5th
Alan Jaffray
$164,963
6th
Jonathan Aguiar
$130,234
7th
Michael Binger
$101,293
8th
Jamie Rosen
$79,587
9th
Steve Gross
$57,881
Event 6: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Thang Luu (1/1)
$243,356
2nd
Spencer Lawrence
$156,343
3rd
George Guzman
$93,806
4th
James Pritchard
$78,456
5th
Chris Falconer
$64,243
6th
Greg Jamison
$50,598
7th
Craig Sabel
$39,228
8th
Mark Wilds
$30,700
9th
Scott Clements (0/2)
$22,172
Event 7: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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
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
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)
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Rep Porter (1/1)
$372,929
2nd
Nathan Templeton
$231,981
3rd
Devin Porter
$151,842
4th
John Conkright
$101,228
5th
Anatoly Shilyuk
$70,859
6th
Michiel Brummelhuis
$53,313
Event 10: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Freddy Rouhani (1/1)
$232,911
2nd
Tom Chambers
$142,784
3rd
John Cernuto (0/3)
$86,117
4th
Yueqi Zhu
$63,807
5th
Greg Pappas
$48,190
6th
John Racener
$37,481
7th
Daniel Mowczan
$28,557
8th
Michael Mizrachi
$24,095
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Phil Tom (1/1)
$477,990
2nd
Greg Mueller
$298,638
3rd
Leo Wolpert
$187,812
4th
Sirous Jamshidi
$118,440
5th
Tim West
$63,450
6th
Thomas Roupe
$38,070
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jimmy Shultz (1/1)
$257,105
2nd
Zac Fellows
$165,165
3rd
Vinny Vinh
$99,099
4th
Brendan Taylor
$82,882
5th
Teddy Monroe
$67,867
6th
Markus Golser
$53,453
7th
Ali Eslami
$41,441
8th
Christoph Niesert
$32,432
9th
Chung Law
$23,423
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Duncan Bell (1/1)
$666,777
2nd
Steve Merrifield
$428,948
3rd
Nathan Doudney
$260,261
4th
Shawn Buchanan
$218,490
5th
Brent Hanks
$178,327
6th
Jason Sanders
$139,769
7th
Ariel Soffer
$107,638
8th
Brent Ditzik
$83,540
9th
Nicolas Levi
$59,442
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
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Svetlana Gromenkova (1/1)
$244,702
2nd
Anh Le
$144,567
3rd
Patty Till
$87,715
4th
Christine Priday
$73,637
5th
Marla Crumpler
$60,101
6th
Debbie Mitchell
$47,106
7th
Roslyn Quarto
$36,277
8th
Yesenia Garcia
$28,155
9th
Sue Porter
$20,034
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Andrew Brown (1/1)
$226,483
2nd
Ted Forrest (0/5)
$143,420
3rd
Jim Pechac
$88,065
4th
Soheil Shamseddin
$71,961
5th
Kia Hooshmand
$58,877
6th
Ralph Perry (0/1)
$46,297
7th
Scott Clements (0/2)
$36,232
8th
Allan Enciso
$28,684
9th
Jimmy Fricke
$21,135
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jason Young (1/1)
$335,565
2nd
Mike Schwartz
$209,527
3rd
John Strzemp III
$129,675
4th
Rory Monahan
$82,582
5th
Matthew Giannetti
$40,267
6th
Kyle Bowker
$23,887
7th
Sergey Rybachenko
$15,697
8th
Thomas West
$12,421
9th
Alexander Triner
$9,828
10th
Casey Coleman
$7,507
Event 18: $5,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball with Rebuys
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
Event 19: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Vanessa Selbst (1/1)
$227,965
2nd
Jamie Pickering
$145,459
3rd
Stanley Statkiewicz
$88,062
4th
Thom Schultz
$72,004
5th
Eugene Todd
$59,053
6th
Craig Natte
$46,621
7th
Mel Randolph
$36,261
8th
Jamie Robbins
$28,490
9th
Ken Lairson
$20,720
Event 20: $2,000 Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Daniel Negreanu (1/4)
$204,874
2nd
Ugur Marangoz
$126,671
3rd
David Baker
$78,624
4th
Richard Li
$63,335
5th
Fu Wong
$51,542
6th
Jeremy Kottler
$40,622
7th
Greg Wohletz
$31,886
8th
Derek Lerner
$25,334
9th
Hien Tran
$18,782
Event 21: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Scott Seiver (1/1)
$755,891
2nd
Dave Seidman
$482,372
3rd
Ben Sprengers
$292,034
4th
Jacobo Fernandez
$238,781
5th
Rajesh Vohra
$195,834
6th
Chuck Sklar
$154,606
7th
Anders Henriksson
$120,249
8th
Adam Geyer
$94,481
9th
Scott Freeman
$68,714
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jens Voertmann (1/1)
$298,253
2nd
Doug Ganger
$182,822
3rd
Marcel Lüske
$110,264
4th
Hoyt Corkins (0/2)
$81,698
5th
Jared Davis
$61,702
6th
Steve Zolotow (0/2)
$47,990
7th
Rostislav Tsodikov
$36,564
8th
Jennifer Harman (0/2)
$30,851
Event 23: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Blair Hinkle (1/1)
$507,563
2nd
Mark Brockington
$326,552
3rd
Daniel O'Brien
$198,132
4th
David Steicke
$166,333
5th
Dustin Dirksen
$135,757
6th
Chris Björin (0/2)
$106,404
7th
Dominik Kulicki
$81,944
8th
Andrew Jeffreys
$63,598
9th
Stephane Tayar
$45,252
Event 24: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Max Pescatori (1/2)
$246,471
2nd
Kyle Kloeckner
$152,410
3rd
Greg Hurst
$94,599
4th
Allen Cunningham (0/5)
$76,205
5th
Kyle Hegeman
$62,015
6th
Jonathan Depa
$48,876
7th
Lennart Holtkamp
$38,365
8th
Minh Ly
$30,482
9th
J.P. Kelly
$22,599
Event 25: $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em
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
Event 26: $1,500 Razz
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Barry Greenstein (1/3)
$157,619
2nd
Chris Klodnicki
$97,389
3rd
Chris Viox
$58,743
4th
Mark Tenner
$43,284
5th
Brandon Leeds
$33,081
6th
Joseph Michael
$25,661
7th
Archie Karas
$19,478
8th
Mike Wattel
$16,386
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Vitaly Lunkin (1/1)
$628,417
2nd
Brett Kimes
$387,837
3rd
Bobby Firestone
$277,026
4th
Kenneth Terrell
$232,702
5th
Trevor Donaldson
$190,225
6th
Richard Alm
$149,594
7th
Barry Schultz
$112,657
8th
Robert Brown
$84,954
9th
Phil Yeh
$57,990
Event 28: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha with Rebuys
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
Event 29: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
John Phan (1/1)
$434,789
2nd
Johnny Neckar
$277,452
3rd
Matthew Vengrin
$167,973
4th
Alex Bolotin
$137,343
5th
David Singer (1/1)
$112,641
6th
Stewart Newman
$88,927
7th
Thuyen Doan
$69,165
8th
Tony Dunst
$54,344
9th
Sebastian Segovia
$39,523
Event 30: $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Rob Hollink (1/1)
$496,931
2nd
Jerrod Ankenman
$307,380
3rd
Tommy Hang
$194,674
4th
Aaron Katz
$158,813
5th
J. C. Tran
$128,075
6th
Brock Parker
$102,460
7th
Andy Bloch
$81,968
8th
Cy Jassinowsky
$66,599
9th
Chris Vitch
$51,230
Event 31: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six-Handed)
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Dario Minieri (1/1)
$528,418
2nd
Seth Fischer
$330,519
3rd
Justin Filtz
$214,139
4th
Kevin Song (0/1)
$141,983
5th
John O'Shea
$98,923
6th
Stuart Marshak
$73,784
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Luis Velador (1/1)
$573,734
2nd
Chris Signore
$366,387
3rd
Osmin Dardon
$243,734
4th
Jae Chung
$204,422
5th
Shane Stacey
$166,682
6th
Dean Bui
$132,088
7th
Dany Georges
$100,638
8th
Utsab Saha
$77,051
9th
Justin Hoffman
$53,464
Event 33: $5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
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
Event 34: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Layne Flack (1/6)
$577,725
2nd
Daniel Makowsky
$355,050
3rd
Jacobo Fernandez
$222,659
4th
Dario Alioto (0/1)
$180,534
5th
Ted Forrest (0/5)
$144,427
6th
Kyle Kloeckner
$114,338
7th
Michael Guzzardi
$90,267
8th
Tim West
$72,213
9th
Frank Vizza
$54,160
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Mike Rocco (1/1)
$135,753
2nd
Al Barbieri
$83,210
3rd
Levon Torosyan
$50,186
4th
Max Troy
$37,184
5th
Giacomo D'Agostino
$28,083
6th
Danny Kalpakis
$21,842
7th
Andre Boyer (0/1)
$16,642
8th
Jeffrey Siegal
$14,041
Event 36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jesper Hougaard (1/1)
$610,304
2nd
Cody Slaubaugh
$389,128
3rd
Aaron Kanter
$258,862
4th
Danny Wong
$217,110
5th
Doug Middleton
$177,028
6th
Justin Wald
$140,286
7th
Rick Solis
$106,884
8th
Owen Crowe
$81,833
9th
John Shipley
$56,782
Event 37: $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
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
Event 38: $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
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
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
David Woo (1/1)
$631,656
2nd
Matt Wood
$389,844
3rd
Eric Beren
$278,460
4th
Habib Khanis
$233,906
5th
Thom Werthmann
$191,209
6th
Curtis Early
$150,368
7th
Thanh Dat Tran
$113,240
8th
Mike Glasser
$85,394
9th
Jim Paras
$58,290
Event 40: $2,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw
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
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Frank Gary (1/1)
$219,508
2nd
Jonathan Tamayo
$140,093
3rd
Nick Binger
$84,814
4th
Chris Rentes
$69,348
5th
Alex Jalali
$56,875
6th
David Machowsky
$44,902
7th
Mats Gavatin
$34,924
8th
Michael Chu (0/1)
$27,440
9th
David Sorger
$19,956
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Dan Lacourse (1/1)
$368,832
2nd
Dale Eberle
$235,141
3rd
Marc Fluss
$156,424
4th
Jerry Yamachika
$131,194
5th
Fred Berger
$106,974
6th
Charles Wood
$84,771
7th
Peter Silverstein
$64,588
8th
Ed Clark
$49,450
9th
Marty Wilson
$34,312
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Martin Kläser (1/1)
$216,249
2nd
Casey Kastle
$137,985
3rd
Michael Fetter
$83,538
4th
Erik Seidel (0/8)
$68,304
5th
Jon Maren
$56,019
6th
Chad Burum
$44,226
7th
Joseph Haddad
$34,389
8th
Larry Wright
$27,027
9th
Tom Chambers
$19,656
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Max Greenwood (1/1)
$693,444
2nd
Rene Mouritsen
$445,523
3rd
Albert Iversen
$267,314
4th
Scott Freeman
$223,572
5th
Jesse Chinni
$183,069
6th
Aliaksandr Dzianisau
$144,187
7th
Curtis Kohlberg
$111,786
8th
Phung Ngo
$87,484
9th
Alex Bolotin
$63,183
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Scotty Nguyen (1/5)
$1,989,120
2nd
Michael DeMichele
$1,243,200
3rd
Erick Lindgren (1/1)
$781,440
4th
Matt Glantz
$568,320
5th
Lyle Berman * (0/3)
$444,000
6th
Barry Greenstein (1/3)
$355,200
7th
Huck Seed (0/4)
$284,160
8th
Patrick Bueno
$230,880
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Joe Commisso
$911,855
2nd
Richard Lyndaker
$570,551
3rd
Edward Ochana
$368,891
4th
Sam Trickett
$245,927
5th
Tom Lutz
$174,041
6th
Davidi Kitai (1/1)
$120,693
Event 47: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Ryan Hughes (1/2)
$183,368
2nd
Ron Long
$113,240
3rd
Thomas Hunt III
$68,686
4th
Alessio Isaia
$50,122
5th
Jonas Klausen
$39,355
6th
Tim D'Alessandro
$30,444
7th
Joshua Feldman
$23,019
8th
David Sklansky (0/3)
$19,306
Event 48: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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
Event 49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
J. C. Tran (1/1)
$631,170
2nd
Rasmus Nielsen
$389,557
3rd
John Conroy
$278,255
4th
Peter Nguyen
$233,734
5th
Joe Pelton
$191,068
6th
Chad Siu
$150,257
7th
Jesper Hoog
$113,157
8th
Robert Kalb
$85,331
9th
Christoph Kohnen
$58,248
Event 50: $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Marty Smyth (1/1)
$859,549
2nd
Peter Jetten
$528,256
3rd
Michael Mizrachi
$331,279
4th
Billy Argyros
$268,605
5th
Richard Harroch
$214,884
6th
Kido Pham
$170,116
7th
Tom Hanlon
$134,302
8th
Brandon Moran
$107,442
9th
Greg Hurst
$80,581
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
James Schaaf (1/1)
$256,412
2nd
Tommy Hang
$158,933
3rd
Phil Hellmuth * (0/11)
$93,168
4th
Esther Rossi
$68,505
5th
Jason Dollinger
$54,804
6th
Sam Silverman
$42,966
7th
Victor Ramdin
$32,992
8th
Matt Grapenthein
$27,511
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
David Daneshgar
$625,443
2nd
Scott Sitron
$385,974
3rd
Dan Heimiller (0/1)
$275,695
4th
Freddy Rouhani (1/1)
$231,584
5th
Corwin Cole
$189,311
6th
Matt Matros
$148,875
7th
Andrey Zaichenko
$112,116
8th
Jeff Courtney
$84,546
9th
Voitto Rintala
$57,712
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Matt Graham (1/1)
$278,180
2nd
Jean-Robert Bellande
$173,564
3rd
Joe Deniro
$107,845
4th
Brandon Wong
$69,088
5th
Danny Wong
$33,701
6th
Spencer Lawrence
$20,221
7th
John Kranyak
$13,480
8th
Andrew Prock
$10,335
9th
Michael Kachan
$7,526
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Peter Eastgate (1/1)
$9,152,416
2nd
Ivan Demidov
$5,809,595
3rd
Dennis Phillips
$4,517,773
4th
Ylon Schwartz
$3,774,974
5th
Scott Montgomery
$3,096,768
6th
Darus Suharto
$2,418,562
7th
David Rheem
$1,772,650
8th
Kelly Kim
$1,288,217
9th
Craig Marquis
$900,670
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
Final Table
Place
Name
Prize
1st
Jonathan Kotula (1/1)
$87,929
2nd
Kevin O'Harra
$56,748
3rd
Glenda Harrell
$34,107
4th
Daniel Kohnen
$28,667
5th
Andrew Brock
$23,435
6th
Michael Anderson
$18,414
7th
Elaine Graham
$14,229
8th
David Dietrich
$11,090
9th
Monica Conrad
$7,951