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 16, 2008)
Buy-in:
$1,000 + $70
Prize:
$263,000
Entries:
263
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 | Arthur Evans | $78,433 | — | — | |
| 2nd | James Henson | $43,139 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Jason James | $22,060 | — | — | |
| 4th | Donald Godsey | $17,158 | — | — | |
| 5th | Matt "Cub" Culberson | $14,707 | — | — | |
| 6th | Patrick Fraizer | $12,256 | — | — | |
| 7th | Men "The Master" Nguyen | $9,804 | — | — | |
| 8th | Tommy White | $7,353 | — | — | |
| 9th | Ronald Sewell | $4,902 | — | — | |
| 10th | Dean Schultz | $2,941 | — | — | |
| 11th | Doug Young | $2,941 | — | — | |
| 12th | Tom Kandris | $2,941 | — | — | |
| 13th | Justin Heinz | $2,451 | — | — | |
| 14th | Tucker Stone | $2,451 | — | — | |
| 15th | Paul "Cigar" McKinney | $2,451 | — | — | |
| 16th | Otis Anderson | $1,961 | — | — | |
| 17th | Champie Douglas | $1,961 | — | — | |
| 18th | Matt Sterling | $1,961 | — | — | |
| 19th | Todd Rebello | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 20th | Craig Merritt | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 21st | Jim McBride | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Tony Herring | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Bill McBride | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 24th | Matthew Brady | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 25th | Chris Cochran | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 26th | Justin Barclay | $1,471 | — | — | |
| 27th | Ryan Brown | $1,471 | — | — | |
