World Series of Poker 2008
Uiterlijk
De World Series of Poker 2008 werden van 30 mei tot en met 15 juli 2008 gehouden in het Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Het wa de 39ste editie van de World Series of Poker, het grootste pokerevenement ter wereld.
Toernooien
Event | Winnaar | Prijs | Tweede | Deelnemers | |
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1 | $10.000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em | Nenad Medic | $794.112 | Andy Bloch | 352 |
2 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em | Grant Hinkle | $831.462 | James Akenhead | 3.929 |
3 | $1.500 Pot Limit Hold'em | David Singer | $214.131 | Jacobo Fernandez | 713 |
4 | $5.000 Mixed Hold'em | Erick Lindgren | $374.505 | Justin Bonomo | 333 |
5 | $1.000 No Limit Hold'em met Rebuys | Michael Banducci | $636.736 | Jeff Williams | 766 |
6 | $1.500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | Thang Luu | $243.036 | Spencer Lawrence | 822 |
7 | $2.000 No Limit Hold'em | Matt Keikoan | $550.601 | Shannon Shorr | 1.592 |
8 | $10.000 World Championship Mixed Event | Anthony Rivera | $483.688 | James Mackey | 192 |
9 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed | Ralph "Rep" Porter | $372.843 | Nathan Templeton | 1.236 |
10 | $2.500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better | Farzad Rouhani | $232.911 | Tom Chambers | 388 |
11 | $5.000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | Phillip Tom | $477.990 | Greg "FBT" Mueller | 360 |
12 | $1.500 Limit Hold'em | Jimmy Shultz | $257.049 | Zachary Fellows | 883 |
13 | $2.500 No Limit Hold'em | Duncan Bell | $666.777 | Steven Merrifield | 1.397 |
14 | $10.000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | Eric Brooks | $415.856 | Fu Wong | 158 |
15 | $1.000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em World Championship | Svetlana Gromenkova | $224.753 | Anh Le | 1.190 |
16 | $2.000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | Andrew Brown | $225.632 | Ted Forrest | 551 |
17 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout | Jason Young | $329.872 | Michael "Mike" Schwartz | 1.000 |
18 | $5.000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball met Rebuys | Mike Matusow | $537.862 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 85 |
19 | $1.500 Pot Limit Omaha | Vanessa Selbst | $227.933 | Jamieson "Jamie" Pickering | 759 |
20 | $2.000 Limit Hold'em | Daniel Negreanu | $204.434 | Ugur Marangoz | 479 |
21 | $5.000 No Limit Hold'em | Scott Seiver | $755.856 | Dave Seidman | 731 |
22 | $3.000 H.O.R.S.E. | Jens Voertmann | $298.227 | Douglas Ganger | 414 |
23 | $2.000 No Limit Hold'em | Blair Hinkle | $507.563 | Mark Brockington | 1.344 |
24 | $2.500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha | Max Pescatori | $246.471 | Kyle Kloeckner | 457 |
25 | $10.000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em | Kenny Tran | $539.056 | Alec Torelli | 256 |
26 | $1.500 Razz | Barry Greenstein | $159.659 | Chris Klodnicki | 360 |
27 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em | Vitaly Lunkin | $628.417 | Brett Kimes | 2.706 |
28 | $5.000 Pot Limit Omaha met Rebuys | Phil Galfond | $817.781 | Adam Hourani | 152 |
29 | $3.000 No Limit Hold'em | John Phan | $434.789 | Johnny Neckar | 716 |
30 | $10.000 World Championship Limit Hold'em | Rob Hollink | $496.931 | Jerrod Ankenmann | 218 |
31 | $2.500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed | Dario Minieri | $528.418 | Seth Fischer | 1.012 |
32 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em | Luis Velador | $573.734 | Anthony Signore | 2.304 |
33 | $5.000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | Sebastian Ruthenberg | $328.756 | Chris Ferguson | 261 |
34 | $1.500 Pot Limit Omaha met Rebuys | Layne Flack | $577.725 | Daniel Makowsky | 320 |
35 | $1.500 Seven Card Stud | Mike Rocco | $135.753 | Al Barbieri | 381 |
36 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em | Jesper Hougaard | $610.276 | Cody Slaubaugh | 2.447 |
37 | $10.000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | David Benyamine | $535.678 | Greg Jamison | 235 |
38 | $2.000 Pot Limit Hold'em | Davidi Kitai | $244.546 | Christopher Bell | 605 |
39 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em | David Woo | $631.656 | Matthew Wood | 2.720 |
40 | $2.500 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Lowball | John Phan | $151,896 | Shun Uchida | 238 |
41 | $1.500 Mixed Hold'em | Frank Gary | $219.508 | Jonathan Tamayo | 731 |
42 | $1.000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em World Championship | Dan Lacourse | $368.832 | Dale Eberle | 2.218 |
43 | $1.500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | Martin Kläser | $216.249 | Casey Kastle | 720 |
44 | $1.000 No Limit Hold'em met Rebuys | Max Greenwood | $693.444 | Rene Mouritsen | 879 |
45 | $50.000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. | Scotty Nguyen | $1.989.120 | Michael DeMichele | 148 |
46 | $5.000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed | Joe Commisso | $911.855 | Richard Lyndaker | 805 |
47 | $1.500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better | Ryan Hughes | $183.368 | Ron Long | 544 |
48 | $2.000 No Limit Hold'em | Alexandre Gomes | $770.540 | Marco Johnson | 2.317 |
49 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em | J.C. Tran | $631.170 | Rasmus Nielsen | 2.718 |
50 | $10.000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha | Marty Smyth | $859.549 | Peter Jetten | 381 |
51 | $1.500 H.O.R.S.E. | James Schaaf | $256.412 | Tommy Hang | 803 |
52 | $1.500 No Limit Hold'em | David Daneshgar | $625.443 | Scott Sitron | 2.693 |
53 | $1.500 Limit Hold'em Shootout | Matthew Graham | $278.180 | Jean-Robert Bellande | 823 |
54 | $10.000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event | Peter Eastgate | $9.119.517 | Ivan Demidov | 6.844 |
55 | $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em | Jonathan Kotula | $87.929 | Kevin O'Harra | 930 |
Main Event
Het Main Event is het grootste toernooi van de WSOP van 2008. Het is een 10.000 dollar No-Limit Texas Hold'em toernooi. De winnaar van dit toernooi wordt gezien als de officieuze wereldkampioen poker. De finale zal op 9 november [1] plaatsvinden. Het is voor het eerst dat de finale enkele maanden na de WSOP gespeeld zal worden. Dit in verband met televisieuitzendingen.
Resultaten van het Main Event
Plaats | Naam | Prijs |
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1e | Peter Eastgate | $9.152.416 |
2e | Ivan Demidov | $5.790.024 |
3e | Dennis Phillips | $4.503.352 |
4e | Ylon Schwartz | $3.763.515 |
5e | Scott Montgomery | $3.088.012 |
6e | Darus Suharto | $2.412.510 |
7e | David Rheem | $1.769.174 |
8e | Kelly Kim | $1.286.672 |
9e | Craig Marquis | $900.670 |