Tournament Information
Tournament:
2008 Gold Strike World Poker Open
Date:
Jan 3 - 23, 2008
Venue:
Gold Strike Casino Resort
Tunica, MS, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (Jan 6, 2008)
Buy-in:
$500 + $50
Prize:
$214,000
Entries:
428
Other Events
| Jan 4, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Jan 5, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 6, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 7, 2008 | Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 8, 2008 | Omaha 8 or Better | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 9, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Jan 9, 2008 | Seven Card Stud 8 | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 10, 2008 | Seven Card Stud | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 11, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 12, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 13, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Jan 13, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 14, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Jan 15, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 70 |
| Jan 16, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $1,000 + 70 |
| Jan 17, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha - Championship | $5,000 + 150 |
| Jan 20 - 24, 2008 |
 WPT Championship Event
|
$10,000 + 300 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Stewart | $61,255 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Tony Hartmann | $31,613 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Rhudy Maxwell | $15,806 | — | — | |
| 4th | John Vonholle | $13,831 | — | — | |
| 5th | Frank Kassela | $11,855 | — | — | |
| 6th | Jonathan Tare | $9,879 | — | — | |
| 7th | Travis Copeland | $7,903 | — | — | |
| 8th | Ray Weaver | $5,927 | — | — | |
| 9th | David Milam | $3,952 | — | — | |
| 10th | Jim "Bullbert" Bullard | $2,371 | — | — | |
| 11th | Scott Schlemmer | $2,371 | — | — | |
| 12th | Gary Maresh | $2,371 | — | — | |
| 13th | Justin Hearne | $1,976 | — | — | |
| 14th | Gene Bauerline | $1,976 | — | — | |
| 15th | Vince Byrd | $1,976 | — | — | |
| 16th | Timothy Frazin | $1,581 | — | — | |
| 17th | Russ Belt | $1,581 | — | — | |
| 18th | Lawrence Highfield | $1,581 | — | — | |
| 19th | Douglas Bruce | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 20th | Jeff Burns | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 21st | Sam Broadway | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 22nd | David Rylander | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Dan Fuson | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 24th | Hieu Ngoc "Tony" Ma | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 25th | Kevin Antrim | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 26th | Jeffrey Welch | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 27th | Michael Fess | $1,185 | — | — | |
| 28th | Marc Schubbe | $790 | — | — | |
| 29th | Aaron Holguin | $790 | — | — | |
| 30th | George Kolerich | $790 | — | — | |
| 31st | Merritt Vann | $790 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Charlie Sickmeir | $790 | — | — | |
| 33rd | George Hartley | $790 | — | — | |
| 34th | Thomas Miller | $790 | — | — | |
| 35th | John Clements | $790 | — | — | |
| 36th | Ryan Tepen | $790 | — | — | |
