Tournament Information
Tournament:
2008 PokerNews Cup Championship
Date:
Oct 9 - 20, 2008
Venue:
Crown Casino
Melbourne, Australia
Event:
No Limit Hold'em - Main Event (Oct 17 - 20, 2008)
Buy-in:
AU$2,000 + AU$200
Prize:
AU$820,000
Entries:
410
Other Events
| Oct 12, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$200 + 30 |
| Oct 12, 2008 | PokerPro No Limit Hold'em Deepstack | AU$100 + 15 |
| Oct 13, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 13, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha | AU$240 |
| Oct 14, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 14, 2008 | H.O.R.S.E | AU$500 + 50 |
| Oct 15, 2008 | Limit Mixed Stud | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 15, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$550 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | Omaha Hi/Lo | AU$100 + 20 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$500 + 50 |
| Oct 17 - 20, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em - Main Event | AU$2,000 + 200 |
| Oct 19, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | AU$500 + 50 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nali Kaselias | $171,670 AU$250,000 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Kenneth Damm | $82,402 AU$120,000 | — | — | |
| 3rd | David Lee | $50,196 AU$73,100 | — | — | |
| 4th | Ray Sukkar | $33,785 AU$49,200 | — | — | |
| 5th | Martin "The Doc" Comer | $28,154 AU$41,000 | — | — | |
| 6th | Tim Heath | $22,523 AU$32,800 | — | — | |
| 7th | David Gorr | $16,892 AU$24,600 | — | — | |
| 8th | Grant Levy | $11,262 AU$16,400 | — | — | |
| 9th | James Broom | $8,240 AU$12,000 | — | — | |
| 10th | Peter Kaltzidis | $6,194 AU$9,020 | — | — | |
| 11th | David Saab | $6,194 AU$9,020 | — | — | |
| 12th | Sam El Sayed | $6,194 AU$9,020 | — | — | |
| 13th | Minh Hau Nguyen | $6,194 AU$9,020 | — | — | |
| 14th | Harris Pavlou | $6,194 AU$9,020 | — | — | |
| 15th | John Delessandri | $6,194 AU$9,020 | — | — | |
| 16th | Stefan Fuchs | $6,194 AU$9,020 | — | — | |
| 17th | Billy "The Croc" Argyros | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 18th | Ali Khalil | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 19th | Jim Mastorakos | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 20th | Diwei "Bryan" Huang | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 21st | Daniel Perfeito | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Tino "Dice" Lechich | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Jacob Chen | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 24th | Xiaoyu Xu | $5,068 AU$7,380 | — | — | |
| 25th | Brett Chalhoub | $3,942 AU$5,740 | — | — | |
| 26th | Nat Nykyruj | $3,942 AU$5,740 | — | — | |
| 27th | Jovo Scekic | $3,942 AU$5,740 | — | — | |
| 28th | Roger Palazzo | $3,942 AU$5,740 | — | — | |
| 29th | James "Welcome Back Potter" Potter | $3,942 AU$5,740 | — | — | |
| 30th | George Cotaidis | $3,942 AU$5,740 | — | — | |
| 31st | William Jordanou | $3,942 AU$5,740 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Alexander Webster | $3,378 AU$4,920 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Dennis Huntly | $3,378 AU$4,920 | — | — | |
| 34th | Abel Cabrera | $2,815 AU$4,100 | — | — | |
| 35th | Ian Burchell | $2,815 AU$4,100 | — | — | |
| 36th | Jarrad Dale | $2,815 AU$4,100 | — | — | |
| 37th | Luke Abolins | $2,815 AU$4,100 | — | — | |
| 38th | Erik Arends | $2,815 AU$4,100 | — | — | |
| 39th | Marz Des-Anges | $2,815 AU$4,100 | — | — | |
| 40th | Andre Villandberg | $2,815 AU$4,100 | — | — | |
