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 12, 2008)
Buy-in:
$500 + $50
Prize:
$233,000
Entries:
466
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 | Jonathan Tare | $65,235 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Raymond Perez | $34,346 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Anthony Lay | $17,281 | — | — | |
| 4th | Danny Adamson | $15,121 | — | — | |
| 5th | Dean Schultz | $12,961 | — | — | |
| 6th | Robert Johnson | $10,801 | — | — | |
| 7th | Barry Schultz | $8,640 | — | — | |
| 8th | Grant Watson | $6,480 | — | — | |
| 9th | Ray Nadeau | $4,320 | — | — | |
| 10th | Tim McCarthy | $2,376 | — | — | |
| 11th | Gene James | $2,376 | — | — | |
| 12th | Steven Wolter | $2,376 | — | — | |
| 13th | B. Jerome Wheeler | $1,944 | — | — | |
| 14th | Shannon Talley | $1,944 | — | — | |
| 15th | Don Maichi | $1,944 | — | — | |
| 16th | James Garner | $1,512 | — | — | |
| 17th | Alexander Ritter | $1,512 | — | — | |
| 18th | Bill Cunningham | $1,512 | — | — | |
| 19th | Rex Richardson | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 20th | Brandon Parker | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 21st | Paul Fleck | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Scott Thompson | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Bret Atiyeh | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 24th | Fred Hutchison | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 25th | Dennis Baker | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 26th | Jerry Vernon | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 27th | Christopher Thornton | $1,080 | — | — | |
| 28th | Chris Hight | $864 | — | — | |
| 29th | John Sarver | $864 | — | — | |
| 30th | EJ Hutchinson | $864 | — | — | |
| 31st | Steve Powell | $864 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Gioi Long | $864 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Andy Moore | $864 | — | — | |
| 34th | Nicholas Andricopulos | $864 | — | — | |
| 35th | Lenol Jackson Clark | $864 | — | — | |
| 36th | William Melms | $864 | — | — | |
| 37th | Hank Sward | $648 | — | — | |
| 38th | Jena Delk | $648 | — | — | |
| 39th | Doug Cook | $648 | — | — | |
| 40th | Glenn Reinl | $648 | — | — | |
| 41st | David Martin | $648 | — | — | |
| 42nd | Michael Metcalf | $648 | — | — | |
| 43rd | Dutch Boyd | $648 | — | — | |
| 44th | Arnold Coffey | $648 | — | — | |
| 45th | Randy Orr | $648 | — | — | |
