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:
Short-handed No Limit Hold'em (Jun 5 - 7, 2008)
Buy-in:
$1,500
Prize:
$1,687,140
Entries:
1,236
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 | Ralph "Rep" Porter | $372,843 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Nathan Templeton | $231,982 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Devin Porter | $151,843 | — | — | |
| 4th | John Conkright | $101,228 | — | — | |
| 5th | Anatoly Shilyuk | $70,860 | — | — | |
| 6th | Michiel Brummelhuis | $53,314 | — | — | |
| 7th | David Zand | $36,442 | — | — | |
| 8th | Kevin "ImALuckSack" MacPhee | $36,442 | — | — | |
| 9th | Andrew Fegan | $28,007 | — | — | |
| 10th | Jared Okun | $28,007 | — | — | |
| 11th | Jan von Halle | $19,571 | — | — | |
| 12th | Thomas Fuller | $19,571 | — | — | |
| 13th | Richard Tatalovich | $13,666 | — | — | |
| 14th | Peter Marr | $13,666 | — | — | |
| 15th | Michael Stotz | $13,666 | — | — | |
| 16th | Jason DeWitt | $13,666 | — | — | |
| 17th | Frank Blümlein | $13,666 | — | — | |
| 18th | Thomas Braband | $13,666 | — | — | |
| 19th | Allan Silberstang | $11,135 | — | — | |
| 20th | Eric Kesselman | $11,135 | — | — | |
| 21st | Miguel Marquez | $11,135 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Stephanie Klempner | $11,135 | — | — | |
| 23rd | Zachary Clark | $11,135 | — | — | |
| 24th | Thomas Patzner | $11,135 | — | — | |
| 25th | Jesse Starke | $8,604 | — | — | |
| 26th | Richard Lee | $8,604 | — | — | |
| 27th | Christian Closson | $8,604 | — | — | |
| 28th | Ryan Milisits | $8,604 | — | — | |
| 29th | James Bord | $8,604 | — | — | |
| 30th | Paul Kobel | $8,604 | — | — | |
| 31st | Victor Ben Saedon | $6,917 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Andrew W. Scott | $6,917 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Dominic Sinagra | $6,917 | — | — | |
| 34th | Christian Iacobellis | $6,917 | — | — | |
| 35th | Antuan Bunkley | $6,917 | — | — | |
| 36th | Benjamin Fineman | $6,917 | — | — | |
| 37th | Paul Niemela | $5,905 | — | — | |
| 38th | Tom Dobrilovic | $5,905 | — | — | |
| 39th | Barry Woods | $5,905 | — | — | |
| 40th | Donald Robinowitz | $5,905 | — | — | |
| 41st | Wesley Pantling | $5,905 | — | — | |
| 42nd | Jonas Danielsson | $5,905 | — | — | |
| 43rd | Matt Matros | $4,893 | — | — | |
| 44th | Curtis Householder | $4,893 | — | — | |
| 45th | Ryan Young | $4,893 | — | — | |
| 46th | John Burg | $4,893 | — | — | |
| 47th | William Burdick | $4,893 | — | — | |
| 48th | Shijia Liu | $4,893 | — | — | |
| 49th | Lu Wang | $4,387 | — | — | |
| 50th | Brent Bibby | $4,387 | — | — | |
| 51st | Laura Kallen-Wakeland | $4,387 | — | — | |
| 52nd | Richard Shorten | $4,387 | — | — | |
| 53rd | Brandon Lee | $4,387 | — | — | |
| 54th | Gavin Kelly | $4,387 | — | — | |
| 55th | Ian "The Raiser" Frazer | $3,880 | — | — | |
| 56th | Steve Rassi | $3,880 | — | — | |
| 57th | Mathieu Jacqmin | $3,880 | — | — | |
| 58th | Allei Prescott | $3,880 | — | — | |
| 59th | Mark Utterback | $3,880 | — | — | |
| 60th | William Mikolay | $3,880 | — | — | |
| 61st | Jared "thewacokidd" Hamby | $3,543 | — | — | |
| 62nd | Cody Slaubaugh | $3,543 | — | — | |
| 63rd | Carl Olson | $3,543 | — | — | |
| 64th | Shankar Phillai | $3,543 | — | — | |
| 65th | Ernie Rossi | $3,543 | — | — | |
| 66th | Neil "Bad Beat" Channing | $3,543 | — | — | |
| 67th | Zachary Carter King | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 68th | Ron Fani | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 69th | Edouard Damidot | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 70th | Nghia "3 Putts" Le | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 71st | Diarmuid Jacob | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 72nd | John Farley | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 73rd | Jeffrey Murray | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 74th | Joseph Brooks | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 75th | Michael Parisi | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 76th | David Huff | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 77th | Roland Israelashvili | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 78th | Michael Michnik | $3,206 | — | — | |
| 79th | Brian Lamanna | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 80th | William Obrien | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 81st | Anthony Gargano | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 82nd | Richard Vallandigham | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 83rd | Daniel Radditz | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 84th | James Drane | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 85th | Timothy Bannigan | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 86th | Graham Wheldon | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 87th | Ken Lee | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 88th | Jonathan Jaffe | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 89th | Kenneth Lowe | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 90th | Andrew Ferguson | $2,868 | — | — | |
| 91st | Clint Schafer | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 92nd | Jonathan Depa | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 93rd | Joshua Flamm | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 94th | Don Mullis | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 95th | Jason P Smith | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 96th | James Routos | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 97th | Eric "Rizen" Lynch | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 98th | David Longmuir | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 99th | Noah Ament | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 100th | Charles Ford | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 101st | Pascal Baumgartner | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 102nd | Osmin Dardon | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 103rd | George Bronstein | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 104th | Elton Beebe | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 105th | Ryan Henderson | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 106th | Kenneth Gacek | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 107th | Earl Morgan | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 108th | Chad Layne | $2,531 | — | — | |
| 109th | Louis Werman | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 110th | Richard Hendin | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 111th | Nick Finamore | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 112th | David Pecaski | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 113th | Caroline Cooper | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 114th | Ted Lawson | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 115th | Todd Jones | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 116th | Christopher Finn | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 117th | Kimberly Brown | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 118th | Tom Savitsky | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 119th | Bruce Sparks | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 120th | Harry Cheung | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 121st | Shawn Grigus | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 122nd | Jeffrey Marr | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 123rd | Annand "Victor" Ramdin | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 124th | Mark "Pegasus" Smith | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 125th | John Warchelak | $2,278 | — | — | |
| 126th | Jonathan Pepin | $2,278 | — | — | |
