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 26 - 28, 2008)
Buy-in:
$5,000
Prize:
$3,783,500
Entries:
805
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 | Joe Commisso | $911,855 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Richard Lyndaker | $570,551 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Edward Ochana | $368,891 | — | — | |
| 4th | Sam Trickett | $245,927 | — | — | |
| 5th | Thomas Lutz | $174,041 | — | — | |
| 6th | Davidi "Kitbul" Kitai | $120,693 | — | — | |
| 7th | Emanuel "Will" Failla | $82,858 | — | — | |
| 8th | Jimmy Wong | $82,858 | — | — | |
| 9th | Steve Ware | $63,941 | — | — | |
| 10th | Bryan Pope | $63,941 | — | — | |
| 11th | Alex Jacob | $45,023 | — | — | |
| 12th | Leo Kam | $45,023 | — | — | |
| 13th | Jesper Petersen | $31,781 | — | — | |
| 14th | Jason Gray | $31,781 | — | — | |
| 15th | Paul Foltyn | $31,781 | — | — | |
| 16th | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | $31,781 | — | — | |
| 17th | Martin Wiklund | $31,781 | — | — | |
| 18th | Joanne "JJ" Liu | $31,781 | — | — | |
| 19th | Robert Forsman | $26,106 | — | — | |
| 20th | Ferit Gabriellson | $26,106 | — | — | |
| 21st | Riku Koivurinne | $26,106 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Unknown Player | $26,106 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Magnus Persson | $26,106 | — | — | |
| 24th | Keith "The Camel" Hawkins | $26,106 | — | — | |
| 25th | Christopher Kline | $20,430 | — | — | |
| 26th | Maurizio Biasini | $20,430 | — | — | |
| 27th | Andrey Zaichenko | $20,430 | — | — | |
| 28th | Shannon "BLUFFforRENT" Shorr | $20,430 | — | — | |
| 29th | Ray Henson | $20,430 | — | — | |
| 30th | Elliot Smith | $20,430 | — | — | |
| 31st | Ryan Daut | $16,647 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Steven Weusten | $16,647 | — | — | |
| 33rd | David Farber | $16,647 | — | — | |
| 34th | Chris Dombrowski | $16,647 | — | — | |
| 35th | Bryn Kenney | $16,647 | — | — | |
| 36th | Christo Viassis | $16,647 | — | — | |
| 37th | Philip Sparta | $14,377 | — | — | |
| 38th | Nikolay Evdakov | $14,377 | — | — | |
| 39th | Tony Hachem | $14,377 | — | — | |
| 40th | Yuri ten Bokkel | $14,377 | — | — | |
| 41st | Keith Tilston | $14,377 | — | — | |
| 42nd | Richard Murnick | $14,377 | — | — | |
| 43rd | Craig Duffy | $12,107 | — | — | |
| 44th | Greg Pierson | $12,107 | — | — | |
| 45th | Patryk Hildebranski | $12,107 | — | — | |
| 46th | Edward Martin | $12,107 | — | — | |
| 47th | Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken | $12,107 | — | — | |
| 48th | Mikael Hogbom | $12,107 | — | — | |
| 49th | Jonathan " " Aguiar | $10,972 | — | — | |
| 50th | Eugene "Gene" Todd | $10,972 | — | — | |
| 51st | Jason Mercier | $10,972 | — | — | |
| 52nd | Benjamin Hamnett | $10,972 | — | — | |
| 53rd | Michael McClain | $10,972 | — | — | |
| 54th | James Burgoine | $10,972 | — | — | |
| 55th | Adam Elpayaa | $9,837 | — | — | |
| 56th | Cliff Pappas | $9,837 | — | — | |
| 57th | Michael Goldberg | $9,837 | — | — | |
| 58th | William Elliot | $9,837 | — | — | |
| 59th | Aaron Wilt | $9,837 | — | — | |
| 60th | Eric Mutrie | $9,837 | — | — | |
| 61st | Jens Kläning | $9,080 | — | — | |
| 62nd | Nathan Sumrall | $9,080 | — | — | |
| 63rd | Ken Einiger | $9,080 | — | — | |
| 64th | Nick Binger | $9,080 | — | — | |
| 65th | Dan Shak | $9,080 | — | — | |
| 66th | Michael Glasser | $9,080 | — | — | |
| 67th | Alexander Millar | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 68th | Jonathan Heath | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 69th | Glen Chorny | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 70th | Devin Lake | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 71st | Robert Eckstut | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 72nd | Richard "Chufty" Ashby | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 73rd | Philip Yeh | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 74th | Chris McCormack | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 75th | Alan Peter Smurfit | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 76th | Frederick Halling | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 77th | Alan Adler | $8,323 | — | — | |
| 78th | Steven Goosen | $8,323 | — | — | |
