Tournament Information
Tournament:
2008 Gold Strike World Poker Open
Date:
Jan 3 - 23, 2008
Venue:
Gold Strike Casino Resort
Tunica, MS, United States
Event:
Limit Hold'em (Jan 7, 2008)
Buy-in:
$500 + $50
Prize:
$107,000
Entries:
214
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 | John Pack | $30,951 | — | — | |
| 2nd | John Carter | $17,070 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Robert Chow | $9,379 | — | — | |
| 4th | Bill Young | $7,503 | — | — | |
| 5th | Tannie Shannon | $5,627 | — | — | |
| 6th | John Valet | $4,690 | — | — | |
| 7th | Minh Nguyen | $3,752 | — | — | |
| 8th | Stan Striker | $2,814 | — | — | |
| 9th | Harold Burnham | $1,876 | — | — | |
| 10th | Robert Hullett | $1,313 | — | — | |
| 11th | Robert Collins | $1,313 | — | — | |
| 12th | Merton Toler | $1,313 | — | — | |
| 13th | Brian McKain | $1,125 | — | — | |
| 14th | Kevin Calenzo | $1,125 | — | — | |
| 15th | Wayne Wheatley | $1,125 | — | — | |
| 16th | Jane Vanderkant | $938 | — | — | |
| 17th | Hye-Chin Murphy | $938 | — | — | |
| 18th | Matthew Kelly | $938 | — | — | |
