Tournament Information
Tournament:
39th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2008
Date:
May 28 - Jul 16, 2008
Venue:
Rio Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em (Jun 7 - 9, 2008)
Buy-in:
$2,500
Prize:
$3,213,100
Entries:
1,395
Other Events
| May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 |
 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em
|
$10,000 |
| May 31 - Jun 3, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 2 - 4, 2008 |
Pot Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 2 - 4, 2008 |
Limit/No Limit Hold'em
|
$5,000 |
| Jun 3 - 5, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,000 |
| Jun 3 - 5, 2008 |
Omaha Hi/Lo
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 4 - 6, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Jun 4 - 6, 2008 |
World Championship 8-Game
|
$10,000 |
| Jun 5 - 7, 2008 |
Short-handed No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 5 - 7, 2008 |
Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
|
$2,500 |
| Jun 6 - 8, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em - Shootout
|
$5,000 |
| Jun 6 - 8, 2008 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 7 - 9, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,500 |
| Jun 7 - 9, 2008 |
World Championship Seven Card Stud
|
$10,000 |
| Jun 8 - 10, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em - Ladies World Championship Event
|
$1,000 |
| Jun 8 - 10, 2008 |
Omaha Hi/Lo
|
$2,000 |
| Jun 9 - 11, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em - Shootout
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 9 - 11, 2008 |
No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
|
$5,000 |
| Jun 10 - 12, 2008 |
Pot Limit Omaha
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 10 - 12, 2008 |
Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Jun 11 - 13, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$5,000 |
| Jun 11 - 13, 2008 |
H.O.R.S.E.
|
$3,000 |
| Jun 12 - 14, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Jun 12 - 14, 2008 |
Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha
|
$2,500 |
| Jun 13 - 15, 2008 |
World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em
|
$10,000 |
| Jun 13 - 15, 2008 |
Seven Card Razz
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 14 - 16, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 14 - 17, 2008 |
Pot Limit Omaha
|
$5,000 |
| Jun 15 - 17, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$3,000 |
| Jun 15 - 18, 2008 |
World Championship Limit Hold'em
|
$10,000 |
| Jun 16 - 18, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,500 |
| Jun 17 - 19, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 17 - 19, 2008 |
World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
|
$5,000 |
| Jun 18 - 20, 2008 |
Pot Limit Omaha
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 18 - 20, 2008 |
Seven Card Stud
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 19 - 21, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 19 - 21, 2008 |
World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo Split
|
$10,000 |
| Jun 20 - 22, 2008 |
Pot Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Jun 21 - 23, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 22 - 24, 2008 |
Limit/No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 25 - 29, 2008 |
H.O.R.S.E.
|
$50,000 |
| Jun 23 - 25, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em - Seniors World Championship
|
$1,000 |
| Jun 24 - 26, 2008 |
Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 25 - 27, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,000 |
| Jun 22 - 24, 2008 |
Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
|
$2,500 |
| Jun 26 - 28, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$5,000 |
| Jun 26 - 28, 2008 |
Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 27 - 29, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$2,000 |
| Jun 28 - 30, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 29 - Jul 1, 2008 |
World Championship Pot Limit Omaha
|
$10,000 |
| Jun 29 - Jul 1, 2008 |
H.O.R.S.E.
|
$1,500 |
| Jun 30 - Jul 2, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em
|
$1,500 |
| Jul 1 - 3, 2008 |
Limit Hold'em - Shootout
|
$1,500 |
| Jul 2, 2008 |
Media Event
|
|
| Jul 2, 2008 | Ante Up For Africa Charity Event | $5,000 |
| Jul 3 - Nov 10, 2008 |
World Championship No Limit Hold'em
|
$10,000 |
| Jul 7 - 8, 2008 |
No Limit Hold'em - Casino Employees Event
|
$500 |
| Jul 1 - 2, 2008 | ALL IN Energy Invitiational Poker Tournament | $500 |
Event Results
| Place | Player | Prize | GPI | PoY 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Duncan Bell | $666,697 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Steven Merrifield | $428,949 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Nathan Doudney | $260,261 | — | — | |
| 4th | Shawn Buchanan | $218,491 | — | — | |
| 5th | Brent Hanks | $178,327 | — | — | |
| 6th | Jason Sanders | $139,770 | — | — | |
| 7th | Ariel Soffer | $107,639 | — | — | |
| 8th | Brent Ditzik | $83,541 | — | — | |
| 9th | Nicolas "CrocMonsieur" Levi | $59,442 | — | — | |
| 10th | Adam Katz | $38,236 | — | — | |
| 11th | Napoleon Ta | $38,236 | — | — | |
| 12th | Yuri Shapiro | $38,236 | — | — | |
| 13th | Jason Mercier | $30,203 | — | — | |
| 14th | Joel Casper | $30,203 | — | — | |
| 15th | John Roveto | $30,203 | — | — | |
| 16th | Michael Kamran | $22,170 | — | — | |
| 17th | Jacques Zaicïk | $22,170 | — | — | |
| 18th | Frank Vukasin | $22,170 | — | — | |
| 19th | Aaron Been | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 20th | William Ragatz | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 21st | Peter de Best | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Jason Manger | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Pascal Baumgartner | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 24th | Patri Forwalter-Friedman | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 25th | Theo Tran | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 26th | Samuel Rosenweig | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 27th | Dean Bui | $17,351 | — | — | |
| 28th | Liz "PokerDiva" Lieu | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 29th | Jimmy Tran | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 30th | Michael Snorden | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 31st | Scott Freeman | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Scott A. Cook | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Mathias "Mattes" Kuerschner | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 34th | Vanessa Selbst | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 35th | Andrew Balduff | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 36th | Yuval Bronshtein | $14,138 | — | — | |
| 37th | Salvatore Simeone | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 38th | Brian Wildman | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 39th | Asger Boye | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 40th | James Hall | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 41st | James McCrink | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 42nd | Unknown Player | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 43rd | Chau Tu Giang | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 44th | Jake Solis | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 45th | Pete "Robo" Robinson | $10,925 | — | — | |
| 46th | Craig Gray | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 47th | Howard Boyd | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 48th | Tony Phillips | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 49th | Philip Duca | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 50th | Frederick Ford | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 51st | Marty Wong | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 52nd | Charles Chattha | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 53rd | Benjamin Zamani | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 54th | Tom Lee | $9,961 | — | — | |
| 55th | Jonathan McGowan | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 56th | Jeffrey Wan | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 57th | Joseph Simmons | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 58th | Rodney Pennington | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 59th | Mathew Brown | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 60th | Stuart Baum | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 61st | Loren Klein | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 62nd | Paul Kobel | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 63rd | David Gent | $8,997 | — | — | |
| 64th | Nghia "3 Putts" Le | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 65th | Joseph Perrelli | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 66th | Jeffrey Tomlinson | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 67th | Justin Phillips | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 68th | Peter Moore | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 69th | Nick Gibson | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 70th | Christopher Bell | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 71st | Mark Gengaro | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 72nd | Binh Ly | $8,033 | — | — | |
| 73rd | Jean-Claude Moussa | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 74th | Vladimir Poleschuk | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 75th | Chadd Cunningham | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 76th | Michael Dumas | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 77th | Roland Israelashvili | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 78th | Nils Bardsley | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 79th | David Zeitlin | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 80th | Michael Martin | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 81st | Anthony Young | $7,069 | — | — | |
| 82nd | David Woo | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 83rd | Jamel Maistriaux | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 84th | Brian Cospolich | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 85th | David Lei Cai | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 86th | Tristan Wade | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 87th | Denny Lee | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 88th | Steven Goldberg | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 89th | Gary Varner | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 90th | Jarod Drennan | $6,426 | — | — | |
| 91st | Lee Watkinson | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 92nd | Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 93rd | Mike Collins | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 94th | David " Great Wall" Steicke | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 95th | David Redlin | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 96th | Kenna James | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 97th | Joe Davis | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 98th | Gregory Sellgren | $5,784 | — | — | |
| 99th | Matt Sterling | $5,784 | — | — | |
