World Series of Poker 2008 – Preliminary Event Bracelet Winners
The World Series of Poker is in effect over. That is until the final nine convene to play the final table of the 54th Event, the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Championship. The winner of that event will receive $9.1 million dollars and be considered the World Champion for the year. This year's WSOP broke many records. The pros won a bunch of bracelets; some well-deserving players finally earned their first run at a World Series title.
The amateurs fared well, proving that poker is still anyone's game. Siblings hoisted WSOP bling above their heads for the first time in the same year…ever. More world champs were crowned than ever before and well, we could go on and on, but we won't.
Instead, we'll let the events and the tournament reports speak for themselves. Each of the following events was played at the 2008 WSOP. Only one remains undecided. Click the link to find out more about the final table of the event in question.
Here we go:
Event #1 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em - - Nenad Medic ($794,112) Event #2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - Grant Hinkle ($831,462) Event #3 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em - - David Singer ($214,122) Event #4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) - - Erick Lindgren ($374,505) Event #5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/rebuys - - Michael Banducci ($636,736) Event #6 - $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split – 8 or Better - - Thang Luu ($243,342) Event #7 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - - Matt Keikoan ($550,601) Event #8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event - - Anthony Rivera ($483,688) Event #9 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed - - Ralph (Rep) Porter ($372,843) Event #10 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud 8/b - - Farzad Rouhani ($232,911) Event #11 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout - - Phillip Tom ($477,990) Event #12 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em - - Jimmy Schultz - - ($257,049) Event #13 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - Duncan Bell ($666,777) Event #14 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud - - Eric Brooks ($415,856) Event #15 - $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - - Svetlana Gromenkova ($224,702) Event #16 - $2,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8/b - - Andrew Brown ($226,483) Event #17 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout - - Jason Young ($335,565) Event #18 - $5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys - - Mike Matusow ($537,862) Event #19 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - - Vanessa Selbst ($227,965) Event #20 – $2,000 Limit Hold'em - - Daniel Negreanu ($204,874) Event #21 – $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - - Scott Seiver ($755,891) Event #22 – $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. - - Jens Voertmann ($298,253) Event #23 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - - Blair Hinkle ($507,563) Event #24 - $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha - - Max Pescatori ($246,471) Event #25) - $10,000 World Championship Heads-up No-Limit Hold'em - - Kenny Tran ($539,056) Event #26 - $1,500 Seven Card Razz - - Barry Greenstein ($157,643) Event #27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - Vitaly Lunkin ($628,417) Event #28 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys - - Philip Galfond ($817,781) Event #29 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - - John Phan ($434,789) Event #30 – $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - - Rob Hollink ($496,931) Event #31 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed - - Dario Minieri ($528,418) Event #32 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - Jose-Luis Velador ($574,734) Event #33 - $5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8/b - - Sebastian Ruthenberg ($328,756) Event #34 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys - - Layne Flack ($577,725) Event #35 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud - - Michael Rocco ($135,753) Event #36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - Jesper Hougaard ($610,304) Event #37 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/b - - David Benyamine ($535,687) Event #38 - $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em - - Davidi Kitai ($244,583) Event #39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - David Woo ($631,550) Event #40 - $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball – Limit - - John Phan ($151,911) Event #41 - $1,500 Mixed Hold'em – Limit/No-Limit - - Frank Gary ($219,562) Event #42 - $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship - - Dan Lacourse ($368,862) Event #43 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8/b - - Martin Klaser ($216,249) Event #44 - $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/rebuys - - Maxwell Greenwood ($693,392) Event #45 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. - - Scotty Nguyen ($1,989,120) Event #46 – $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed - - Joe Commisso ($911,855) Event #47 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8/b - - Ryan Hughes ($183,368) Event #48 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - - Alexandre Gomes ($770,540) Event #49 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - J. C. Tran ($631,170) Event #50 - $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha - - Marty Smyth ($859,549) Event #51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - - James Schaaf ($256,412) Event #52 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - - David Daneshgar ($625,443) Event #53 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout - - Matthew Graham ($278,180) Event #54 - $10,000 World Championhip No-Limit Hold'em - - TBD Event #55 - $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em - - Jonathan Kotula ($87,929)