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 14, 2008)
Buy-in:
$500 + $50
Prize:
$181,000
Entries:
362
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 | Men "The Master" Nguyen | $51,330 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Pawel Boruta | $26,491 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Walter Milgroom | $13,246 | — | — | |
| 4th | Steven Rash | $11,590 | — | — | |
| 5th | Jeremy Kottler | $9,934 | — | — | |
| 6th | Michael Matsui | $8,279 | — | — | |
| 7th | Dennis Otto | $6,623 | — | — | |
| 8th | Allan Demaree | $4,967 | — | — | |
| 9th | Donald Sayban | $3,311 | — | — | |
| 10th | Todd Smith | $1,987 | — | — | |
| 11th | Max Sung | $1,987 | — | — | |
| 12th | Buddy Williams | $1,987 | — | — | |
| 13th | Scott Monteath | $1,656 | — | — | |
| 14th | Allie Prescott | $1,656 | — | — | |
| 15th | Jerry Lee | $1,656 | — | — | |
| 16th | Michael Metcalf | $1,325 | — | — | |
| 17th | Ted Milkey | $1,325 | — | — | |
| 18th | Richard Joel | $1,325 | — | — | |
| 19th | Robert 'Bobby' Gray | $993 | — | — | |
| 20th | William Hammock | $993 | — | — | |
| 21st | EJ Hutchinson | $993 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Mike Bourke | $993 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Carlos Colon | $993 | — | — | |
| 24th | Jason Storer | $993 | — | — | |
| 25th | Ronnie Brown | $993 | — | — | |
| 26th | Michael Womack | $993 | — | — | |
| 27th | William Payne | $993 | — | — | |
| 28th | Esmeralda Villefonie | $662 | — | — | |
| 29th | William Momberger | $662 | — | — | |
| 30th | Paul Downs | $662 | — | — | |
| 31st | Linda Heckney | $662 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Ronald Nacol | $662 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Eddie Rayl | $662 | — | — | |
| 34th | James Roten | $662 | — | — | |
| 35th | Ronnie Evans | $662 | — | — | |
| 36th | Champie Douglas | $662 | — | — | |
