Tournament Information
Tournament:
2008 Gold Strike World Poker Open
Date:
Oct 17 - 28, 2008
Venue:
Gold Strike Casino Resort
Tunica, MS, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (Oct 17, 2008)
Buy-in:
$300 + $40
Prize:
$109,416
Entries:
376
Other Events
| Oct 17, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Oct 17, 2008 | Pot Limit Omaha | $500 + 50 |
| Oct 18, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em - Ladies | $300 + 45 |
| Oct 18, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Oct 19, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em - Ladies | $200 + 35 |
| Oct 19, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Oct 20, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Oct 20, 2008 | Omaha Hi/Lo | $300 + 40 |
| Oct 21, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Oct 22, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $300 + 40 |
| Oct 23, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Oct 24, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $500 + 50 |
| Oct 26 - 28, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em - Championship Event | $5,000 + 150 |
| Oct 27, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $200 + 30 |
| Oct 28, 2008 | No Limit Hold'em | $200 + 30 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jin Lee | $28,447 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Jason Wheat | $15,318 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Earl Merrill | $9,300 | — | — | |
| 4th | George Kelly | $7,112 | — | — | |
| 5th | Rouslan Tolkatcher | $6,018 | — | — | |
| 6th | Kevin Smith | $5,143 | — | — | |
| 7th | Samuel Whitt | $4,048 | — | — | |
| 8th | David Champion | $3,282 | — | — | |
| 9th | James Arruebarrena | $2,188 | — | — | |
| 10th | Jason Gwinn | $1,641 | — | — | |
| 11th | William Hilliard | $1,641 | — | — | |
| 12th | Kenneth Piel | $1,641 | — | — | |
| 13th | Clint Holt | $1,422 | — | — | |
| 14th | Sonny Niewaner | $1,422 | — | — | |
| 15th | Richard McCray | $1,422 | — | — | |
| 16th | Dale Hinson | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 17th | Hugh Spiegel | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 18th | James Garrett | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 19th | William Pottmeyer | $985 | — | — | |
| 20th | Michael Kuczmanski | $985 | — | — | |
| 21st | William Jackson | $985 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Ismael "Jesus" Cabrera | $985 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Danny Nelson | $985 | — | — | |
| 24th | John Tyson | $985 | — | — | |
| 25th | Jeffrey Roberson | $985 | — | — | |
| 26th | Janet Mccarter | $985 | — | — | |
| 27th | Brian Schlke | $985 | — | — | |
| 28th | John Sarrica | $766 | — | — | |
| 29th | Huye-Chin Murphy | $766 | — | — | |
| 30th | Eric Dekmar | $766 | — | — | |
| 31st | Grover Stracener | $766 | — | — | |
| 32nd | William Sineath | $766 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Russell Carpenter | $766 | — | — | |
| 34th | Dexter Brown | $766 | — | — | |
| 35th | Jonathan Kelly | $766 | — | — | |
| 36th | Trent Bennett | $766 | — | — | |
