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 5, 2008)
Buy-in:
$500 + $50
Prize:
$258,500
Entries:
517
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 | Matt "Cub" Culberson | $72,705 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Marc Truong | $38,278 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Kerry Dawson | $19,260 | — | — | |
| 4th | Ragan Burt Madden | $16,852 | — | — | |
| 5th | Larry Kozlove | $14,445 | — | — | |
| 6th | Heather Escuin | $12,037 | — | — | |
| 7th | David Grandstaff | $9,630 | — | — | |
| 8th | Dan Delnoce | $7,222 | — | — | |
| 9th | Tony Sapio | $4,815 | — | — | |
| 10th | Roger Kamuf | $2,648 | — | — | |
| 11th | James Devins | $2,648 | — | — | |
| 12th | Thomas Wentzel | $2,648 | — | — | |
| 13th | David Gibralter | $2,167 | — | — | |
| 14th | Ronald Brown | $2,167 | — | — | |
| 15th | Jean Claude Zabin | $2,167 | — | — | |
| 16th | Jaska Russell | $1,685 | — | — | |
| 17th | Dan Mitnick | $1,685 | — | — | |
| 18th | Roger Jerald | $1,685 | — | — | |
| 19th | Jeffrey Whisnant | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 20th | Nam Huynh | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 21st | Phillip Wallace | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 22nd | John Carter | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Harry Cohn | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 24th | Chau Hoang Nguyen | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 25th | Elmer Thomas | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 26th | Leland Shelton | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 27th | Charles Hendron | $1,204 | — | — | |
| 28th | Greg Sullens | $963 | — | — | |
| 29th | Steve Lyons | $963 | — | — | |
| 30th | Todd Urbina | $963 | — | — | |
| 31st | Lonnie Jump | $963 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Bill Motes | $963 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Brad Guttilla | $963 | — | — | |
| 34th | Jack Christian | $963 | — | — | |
| 35th | Tom Willison | $963 | — | — | |
| 36th | Larry James | $963 | — | — | |
| 37th | Jonathan Tare | $722 | — | — | |
| 38th | Ronnie Evans | $722 | — | — | |
| 39th | Abteen Valiri | $722 | — | — | |
| 40th | Bruce Van Horn | $722 | — | — | |
| 41st | Ronald Gore | $722 | — | — | |
| 42nd | Richard Griffis | $722 | — | — | |
| 43rd | Philip Day | $722 | — | — | |
| 44th | Joel Hurst | $722 | — | — | |
| 45th | Roger Barlow | $722 | — | — | |
