ESPN’s WSOP Broadcast Features Team Bodog’s Players
July 30, 2008
Team Bodog player Grant Hinkle and pros David Williams and Justin Bonomo will be featured the next two weeks during ESPN’s final table coverage of the 2008 World Series of Poker*
From the moment the first cards were dealt at the 2008 World Series of Poker* to the final days of the Main Event, Team Bodog enjoyed a terrific run this summer in Las Vegas. And tonight, poker fans will be able to see one of Bodog’s very own capture the ultimate prize, a WSOP* bracelet, when ESPN airs its coverage of Event No. 2 ($1,500 buy-in No Limit Holdem). The two-hour, final table coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET.
During tonight’s ESPN broadcast, viewers will witness Team Bodog player Grant Hinkle, a 27-year-old marketing manager from Kansas City, Mo., bust a talented final table featuring poker legend Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, young gun Theo Tran and tournament ace David Bach. Along with his impressive victory in an event that drew 3,929 players, the largest non-Main Event field in WSOP* history, Hinkle took home a life-changing $831,462.
Hinkle’s early bracelet win proved to be momentous for Team Bodog. Just a day later, the team was back in the spotlight with Bodog pros David Williams and Justin Bonomo seated side by side at the final table for Event No. 4 ($5,000 buy-in Mixed Holdem). With an all-pro final nine, including 2008 WSOP* Player of the Year Erick Lindgren, this will be one to watch when it airs on ESPN on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m. ET.
Like Williams and Bonomo, Team Bodog pros Jean-Robert Bellande and Evelyn Ng also found great success at the tables this summer. In the final tournament before the Main Event, Bellande racked up a second place finish to pocket $173,564 and Ng saw herself cashing in two events this summer including an impressive deep run in the Main Event. All together, Team Bodog pros and qualifiers walked away with a combined total of $1,629,767 in winnings from the World Series in Las Vegas.
“We are extremely proud of our Team Bodog pros and qualifiers for their successes at this year’s World Series,” said Morris Mohawk Gaming Group CEO Alwyn Morris. “The WSOP* has been very good to Bodog players for several years now, including a Main Event win in 2006 and a number of bracelet titles. We expect to see even more success at the WSOP Europe this September and across the globe at WPT, EPT and APT events throughout the year.”
Regardless of how they fared at the tables, no Team Bodog qualifer walked away empty-handed as everyone donning the black and red of Bodog was treated to an unparalleled VIP experience the moment they touched down in Las Vegas. From an exclusive party at The Palms Hardwood Fantasy Suite filled to the rim with Bodog Girls to private helicopter excursions to the Grand Canyon and an adrenaline-filled day at the racetrack driving high-performance Corvettes, Bodog’s WSOP qualifiers experienced Las Vegas like no one else - in total Bodog style.
The World Series in Las Vegas is just one of a number of tournaments held around the world that poker players can win seats to for as little as $1 at Bodog every week. From the Asian Poker Tour in Macau this August, to the WSOP Europe in London this September and WPT events across North America, Bodog’s Player’s Choice packages give winners the chance to compete for millions of dollars while experiencing some of the most exciting and exotic locations in the world as only Team Bodog members do.
Bodog Posts 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Odds
July 23, 2008
Odds posted at Bodog here - http://sports.bodoglife.com/sports-betting/poker.jsp
Bodog Offering WSOP Final Table Prop Bets
http://beat.bodoglife.com/poker/bodog-offering-wsop-final-table-prop-bets-41856.html
Now that the 2008 WSOP has wrapped up and the “November Nine” are set, the endless debates as to who will win the $9.1 million first-place prize at the two-day final table have begun, and Bodog is giving you a chance to put your money where your mouth is and get in on the action by offering a prop bet on the WSOP final table.
Leading the way at the November final table with 26.2 million in chips is the amatuer poker player from Illinois, Dennis Phillips, and Bodog is giving him 3 to 1 odds that he can take it down. Less than 2 million in chips behind Phillips is Muscovite Ivan Demidov (24.4 million), who is also sitting at 3 to 1 odds as he’s just a pot or two out of the chip lead.
Next up is Canadian poker player Scott Montgomery and his 19.7 million chip stack. Due to his recent final table appearance at the WPT LA Poker Classic and the fact that he is one of the most experienced players at the final table, which unfortunately isn’t saying much, his odds are currently running at 4 to 1. Montgomery is followed by Danish poker player Peter Eastgate, who will start with 18.3 million in chips and odds of 11 to 2 that he can overtake the top three spots to win.
The next two WSOP final tablists have almost identical chip stacks but different experience levels when it comes to poker, leading to slightly different odds on their expected success. Ylon Schwartz only has a 5,000 chip lead over Darus Suharto but the odds for the two are 8 to 1 and 17 to 2, respectively; mainly because Schwartz is a known veteran of the Brooklyn poker scene while Suharto is an unknown player with very limited live poker success, up until now.
Toward the bottom of the posted odds is the most experienced player at the final table, David “Chino” Rheem. Unfortunately, despite his live tournament success, his short chip stack of 10.2 million leaves him with a lot of work to do and a 19 to 2 chance of getting that work done. Below him is Craig Marquis whose odds sit just a little above Chino’s at 10 to 1. The shortest stack at the table is Kelly Kim with 2.6 million and is thus the long shot to win the title at 25 to 1.
The final table will take place at the Rio Hotel and Casino on November 9 with the heads-up match for the $9.1 million first-place prize taking place on November 10. Head over to the Bodog Sportsbook for more details on Bodog’s WSOP final table prop bet.
6 PokerStars Players at WSOP MAIN EVENT Final Table
July 17, 2008
POKERSTARS MILLION DOLLAR MEN DOMINATE THE 2008 WSOP MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE
Six PokerStars players have made it to the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Out of a 6,844-strong starting field, each of the nine final table players are guaranteed a significant pay day when they return to Las Vegas on November 9 to conclude the Main Event.
The “PokerStars Million Dollar Men” consist of six PokerStars players who will take part in the final-table battle as they vie for the top prize:
Dennis Phillips, 53 from Missouri, USA; has been one of the chip leaders throughout the last few days of the Main Event. He is the current chip leader with 26,295,000 chips.
Ivan Demidov, 27 from Moscow, Russia; has had a phenomenal event with this year’s WSOP, his first major live tournament. He is in second position with 24,400,000 chips. If he walks away with the title, Ivan will become the first Russian to win the WSOP Main Event.
Peter Eastgate, 22 from Odense, Denmark; a fearless and unpredictable player, Peter ranks as one of the top five online pros in Denmark. He enters the final table with 18,375,000 chips.
Ylon Schwarz, 38, New York, USA; no stranger to WSOP tournaments, Ylon has had 11 cashes in WSOP events since 2005. He enters the final table with 12,525,000 chips.
Darus “Dennis_TO” Suharto, 39, Ontario, Canada; won a satellite tournament on PokerStars and progressed through two levels of online tournaments to win his seat in the WSOP. He enters the final table with 12,520,000 chips.
David “Chino” Rheem, 28 from Californian, USA; has had five WSOP cashes in the last three years and has been among the chip leaders throughout the Main Event. He enters “The Final Nine” with 10,230,000 chips.
In the 39-year history of the WSOP, this year marks a change as play at the final table breaks until November’s conclusion. Joe Hachem, Team PokerStars Pro and 2005 WSOP Champion said, “This is how poker should be, and the lives of the PokerStars Million Dollar Men are about to change. It’s going to be
a great ride, as we now start a 117-day countdown to the conclusion of what can only be described as an epic poker journey. I’m looking forward to getting to know these six players better and helping PokerStars earn another WSOP championship.”
“The break in play will make for a different dynamic at the final table, build more excitement for the sport, and allow the public to better understand the personalities of the players,” said Chris Moneymaker, Team
PokerStars Pro and 2003 WSOP Champion. “The benefit to the PokerStars Million Dollar Men of being with us is that these 6 players have the support, skill and knowledge of Team PokerStars behind them, a team already featuring 3 World Series Main Event Champions. I think we have a great chance to bring the WSOP title back to PokerStars for another year.”
Over 1,000 PokerStars qualifiers competed in this year’s 39th World Series Main Event and 123 of these PokerStars players have cashed at this year’s event - winning more than $9 million between them. There is another $32.6 million up for grabs in November, and with six of the final nine playing for
PokerStars, and competing for the remaining $32.6 million in prize money, that total is set to rise.
Among Team PokerStars Pro, Daniel ‘Kid Poker’ Negreanu won his fourth WSOP bracelet in the Limit Hold’em Event, cashing $204,874. Poker legend Barry Greenstein won his third WSOP bracelet in the Seven Card Razz Event, and Italian poker pro Dario Minieri dubbed “Super Dario” recorded his first
major live poker win and took home the WSOP bracelet in the No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed event.
Daniel Negreanu said, “I would have loved to go further in the Main Event, but regardless, it has been a very exciting WSOP - not just for me, but the rest of Team PokerStars, and for thousands of players from around the world who won their entry to the Main Event on PokerStars. As in previous years,
we’ve had an incredible series.”
In 2008 over 2000 players qualified through PokerStars satellites and tournaments to win their $10,000 buy-in to the Main Event, plus spending money and luxury hotel accommodation.
The final table will be broadcast on November 11th, from 9pm on ESPN
2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table:
Finalist Name Age Hometown Chip Count
Dennis Phillips 53 St Louis, Missouri 26,295,000
Ivan Demidov 27 Moscow, Russia 24,400,000
Scott Montgomery 26 Perth, Ontario, Canada 19,690,000
Peter Eastgate 22 Odense, Denmark 18,375,000
Ylon Schwartz 38 Brooklyn, New York 12,525,000
Darus Suharto 39 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 12,520,000
David Rheem 28 Los Angeles, California 10,230,000
Craig Marquis 23 Arlington, Texas 10,210,000
Kelly Kim 31 Whittier, California 2,620,000
WSOP Returns to ESPN Tuesday 7/22
July 17, 2008
Tuesday is Poker Night on ESPN as WSOP Returns
The World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light returns to ESPN this Tuesday, July 22, at 8 p.m. This is the first of 17 weeks of consecutive Tuesday-night WSOP programming, totaling 33 hours which leads to the same day coverage of the $9.1 Million final table main event on Nov. 11. Lon McEachern and Norman Chad return this week to call a $10,000 Pot Limit Hold ‘Em season premiere. Visit http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/wsop for the latest news, features and highlights from poker’s greatest event.
2008 WSOP MAIN EVENT, The Final Table is Set And Ready For November
July 15, 2008
After 12 days of grueling Main Event competition at the record-setting 39th annual World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light, the stage is finally set for the most prestigious night in poker history.
For the first time ever, play at a World Series of Poker tournament has been suspended prior to a champion being crowned. The unique event structure calls for the final nine of 6,844 competitors in the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship to return to the Rio® All-Suite Hotel and Casino on November 9 to begin the battle for the Main Event title and the top prize of $9.1 million.
Dubbed “The November Nine,” the participants will have 117 days before they return to Las Vegas, where they will vie for the title on what is literally poker’s largest stage – inside the Rio’s state-of-the-art, 1,500-seat Penn & Teller Theater.
In descending order of chip count, The November Nine are:
• DENNIS PHILLIPS, 53, St. Louis, Missouri, 26,295,000
• IVAN DEMIDOV, 27, Moscow, Russia, 24,400,000
• SCOTT MONTGOMERY, 26, Perth, Ontario, Canada, 19,690,000
• PETER EASTGATE, 22, Odense, Denmark, 18,375,000
• YLON SCHWARTZ, 38, Brooklyn, New York, 12,525,000
• DARUS SUHARTO, 39, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 12,520,000
• DAVID RHEEM, 28, Los Angeles, California, 10,230,000
• CRAIG MARQUIS, 23, Arlington, Texas, 10,210,000
• KELLY KIM, 31, Whittier, California, 2,620,000
The nine will play down to two on Nov. 9; the final two competitors will then go heads up beginning at 10 p.m. PDT on Nov. 10, with the winner expected to be crowned in the early morning hours of November 11. In a World Series of Poker first, ESPN will carry same-day coverage of the victory beginning at 9 p.m. EST on Nov. 11.
The November Nine outlasted a massive field of 6,844 who entered the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold’em World Championship. This year’s total Main Event prize pool is $64,333,600. A total of 666 players will cash in the event; payout for 666th place was $21,230.
The final nine will play for a total of $32,633,446, with the following pay schedule:
1st Place: $9,119,517 4th Place: $3,763,515 7th Place: $1,769,174
2nd Place: $5,790,024 5th Place: $3,088,012 8th Place: $1,286,672
3rd Place: $4,503,352 6th Place: $2,412,510 9th Place: $900,670
“The winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event has always become an instant celebrity,” said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. “This year, all nine players who make the final table will become household names – and are guaranteed life-changing prize money to go with their fame and place in poker history.”
ESPN will air a one-hour special on the final nine participants Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 9 p.m. EST. The network’s high-definition coverage of the Main Event begins Tuesday, Sept. 2 at 9 p.m. EST; two-hour episodes will run each Tuesday until the Nov. 11 finale.
The 39th annual World Series of Poker was the largest and richest in history, attracting 58,720 competitors in its 55 events – an increase of 4,432, or 8 percent, over the previous record established in 2007. The total prize pool at this year’s World Series of Poker was $180,676,248, an increase of $20,880,030 over the previous record, also established last year. Players from a record 118 countries participated in this year’s tournaments, more than in the most recent Winter Olympics. That number is up 36 percent from the previous record of 87 countries set in 2007.
The 39th annual World Series of Poker, a compilation of 55 tournaments covering all of the game’s major variations, began May 30 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Main Event, with four start dates to accommodate its large playing field, began on July 3.
2008 WSOP MAIN EVENT, Payouts 28th-666th Place
July 14, 2008
2008 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
Event #54 - Main Event2008 World Series of Poker
Buy In $10,000
Game World Championship No Limit Holdem
Number of Entries 6,844
Net Prize Pool $64,333,600
First Place Prize $9,119,517
Total Spots Paid Out 666
Players Remaining 9
Place Name City State/Country Prize
10 Dean Hamrick Plymouth Michigan $591,869
11 Joe Bishop Cincinnati Ohio $591,869
12 Christopher Klodnicki Voorhees New Jersey $591,869
13 Nicholas Sliwinski Troy Pennsylvania $463,201
14 Gert Andersen Herning Denmark $463,201
15 Owen Crowe Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada $463,201
16 Anthony Scherer Trucke California $334,534
17 Tiffany Michelle Newhall California $334,534
18 Jason Riesenberg North Las Vegas Nevada $334,534
19 Albert Kim Staten Island New York $257,334
20 Brandon Cantu Las Vegas Nevada $257,334
21 Paul Snead Kings Pk New York $257,334
22 Antoanell Judet Bucharest Romania $257,334
23 Timothy Loeck Highland Park Illinois $257,334
24 Aaron Gordon Brighton East Sussex England $257,334
25 Nicklas Flisberg Bromma Sweden $257,334
26 Phi Nguyen Hawaiian Gardens California $257,334
27 Michael Carroll Las Vegas Nevada $257,334
28 Nikolay Losev Moscow Russia $193,000
29 Cristian Dragomir Bucharest Romania $193,000
30 Mike Matusow Henderson Nevada $193,000
31 Garrett Beckman Gardener Kansas $193,000
32 Clint Schafer Baton Rouge Louisiana $193,000
33 Jamal Kunbuz Valencia Venezuela $193,000
34 Greg Byard San Francisco California $193,000
35 Andrew Brokos Boston Massachusetts $193,000
36 Peter Neff Oak Park California $193,000
37 Andrew Rosskamm Gates Mills Ohio $154,400
38 Felix Osterland Tuebingen Germany $154,400
39 Craig Stein Macedonia Ohio $154,400
40 Mauro Lupo Barrie Ontario, Canada $154,400
41 Thang Pham Garland Texas $154,400
42 Jonathan Plens Mississauga Ontario, Canada $154,400
43 Jason Glass Buffalo Grove Illinois $154,400
44 Chris Crilly San Clemente California $154,400
45 Phil Hellmuth Palo Alto California $154,400
46 David Saab Melbourne Australia $135,100
47 Nhan Le Huntington Beach California $135,100
48 Adam Levy Orlando Florida $135,100
49 Aaron Keay Burnaby British Columbia, Canada $135,100
50 Allen Kennedy Valdosta Georgia $135,100
51 Alfredo Fernandez Miami Florida $135,100
52 Mark Ketteringham Santa Monica California $135,100
53 Alan Gould Plantation Florida $135,100
54 Alexander Outhred Los Angeles California $135,100
55 Rafael Caiaffa Belo Horizonte Brazil $115,800
56 Eric Bamer Lacey Washington $115,800
57 Jeremy Joseph Springville New York $115,800
58 Jeremy Gaubert Lockport Louisiana $115,800
59 Justin Sadauskas West Chicago Illinois $115,800
60 Mark Owens Chicago Illinois $115,800
61 Thomas Keller Scottsdale Arizona $115,800
62 Geert Jans Blitterswijck Netherlands $115,800
63 Brian Tatum Lake Village Indiana $115,800
64 Annand “Victor” Ramdin Bronx New York $96,500
65 Larry Wright Millbrook Alabama $96,500
66 Christopher Zapf San Francisco California $96,500
67 Justin Scott Redford Twp Michigan $96,500
68 Suresh Prabhu Atlanta Georgia $96,500
69 Sean Davis Atlanta Georgia $96,500
70 Terry Lade Ormond Beach Florida $96,500
71 James McManus Dublin Ireland $96,500
72 Daniel Buzgon Marlton New Jersey $96,500
73 David Benefield Fort Worth Texas $77,200
74 Jamal Sawaqdeh Aurora Colorado $77,200
75 Keith Hawkins Middleton Tyas North Yorkshire England $77,200
76 Lisa Parsons Franklin Tennessee $77,200
77 Mark Wilds Biloxi Mississippi $77,200
78 Matthew Matros Brooklyn New York $77,200
79 Robert Whalen Cuday Wisconsin $77,200
80 Mark Vos Cape Town South Africa $77,200
81 Davor Lanini Parma Italy $77,200
82 Stephen Kenna Dublin Ireland $64,333
83 Lonnie Heimowitz Monticello New York $64,333
84 Alexander Kostritsyn Moscow Russia $64,333
85 Cedric Kolstad Mesa Arizona $64,333
86 Reagan Silber Los Angeles California $64,333
87 Karle Wilson West Chester Ohio $64,333
88 Santeri Valikoski Espoo Finland $64,333
89 Jose Barbero Buenos Aires Argentina $64,333
90 Jeffrey Papola Howell New Jersey $64,333
91 Timothy Taylor Tampa Florida $51,466
92 Geoffery Herzog Jacksonsville Florida $51,466
93 Markus Feurle Bregenz Austria $51,466
94 Robert Hwang Barnegat New Jersey $51,466
95 Yde Deutekom Zoetermeer Netherlands $51,466
96 Aditya Agarwal Philadelphia Pennsylvania $51,466
97 Dwayne Stacey Romsey England $51,466
98 Darren Grant Toronto Ontario, Canada $51,466
99 Cort Kibler-Melby Berlin Germany $51,466
100 Marc Podell Newark New Jersey $41,816
101 Vito Branciforte Kourtant Germany $41,816
102 Petteri Pirinen Espoo Finland $41,816
103 Tri Nguyen Westminster California $41,816
104 Kara Tobin Hove England $41,816
105 Shahram Sheikhan Las Vegas Nevada $41,816
106 Stephan Hornet Clichy France $41,816
107 Nathan Hays Lincoln Nebraska $41,816
108 Nghia Le Shakopee Minnesota $41,816
109 Greg De Bora Toronto Ontario, Canada $41,816
110 Reggie Lyons Dublin Ireland $41,816
111 Robert Ford Johnstown Pennsylvania $41,816
112 Jeff Madsen Las Vegas Nevada $41,816
113 Steve Pestal Long Beach California $41,816
114 Adam York Bristol England $41,816
115 Keller Hunter Minot North Dakota $41,816
116 Matthew Jensen Los Angeles California $41,816
117 Allen Cunningham Las Vegas Nevada $41,816
118 William Brewin Bristol England $41,816
119 Jens Klaning Aarhus C Denmark $41,816
120 Jeff Kimber London England $41,816
121 Keith Ferrera Las Vegas Nevada $41,816
122 Brandon Becker Loveland North Dakota $41,816
123 Raja Kattamuri Irving Texas $41,816
124 Douglas Ashmore Houston Texas $41,816
125
Dale Hoy
Norwich
England
$41,816
126
Andrew Teng
London
England
$41,816
127
Dan Assor
Caracas
Venezuela
$41,816
128
Brad Johnson
Madison
Alabama
$41,816
129
Jason Su
Houston
Texas
$41,816
130
Jeffrey Anderson
Mt. Vernon
Washington
$41,816
131
Anton Nikaj
Putnam Valley
New York
$41,816
132
Alexander Tinsley
Wauconda
Illinois
$41,816
133
Xiao Dong Deng
Edmonton
Alberta, Canada
$41,816
134
Terry Stewart
Duluth
Georgia
$41,816
135
Brent Sheirbon
The Dalles
Oregon
$41,816
136
Minna Ritakorpi
Vantaa
Finland
$41,816
137
Robert Betts
Las Vegas
Nevada
$41,816
138
Pontus Khosravi
Gothenburg
Sweden
$41,816
139
Karen Manfrede
Santa Monica
California
$41,816
140
Sylvain Coeur
Echirolles
France
$41,816
141
Mikael Johansson
Kristianstad
Sweden
$41,816
142
Andrew Schultz
Madison
Wisconsin
$41,816
143
Keoni Schwartz
San Francisco
California
$41,816
144
Matthew Lessinger
Alameda
California
$41,816
145
Joel Fischbein
Las Vegas
Nevada
$41,816
146
Jeremiah Smith
Las Vegas
Nevada
$41,816
147
Sarkis Akopyan
Moscow
Russia
$41,816
148
Jonathan Friedberg
Las Vegas
Nevada
$41,816
149
Charalampos Tsaoussis
Starberg
Germany
$41,816
150
Barry Leventhal
Brooklyn
New York
$41,816
151
Justin St John
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
$41,816
152
Patrick Zamarian
Zurich
Switzerland
$41,816
153
Garth Paul
N Ridgeville
Ohio
$41,816
154
Kyle Carlston
Las Vegas
Nevada
$41,816
155
Christopher Overgard
Naperville
Illinois
$41,816
156
Joshua Freeman
Plantation
Florida
$41,816
157
Noah Kawashige
Honolulu
Hawaii
$41,816
158
Jerry Martin
Indianapolis
Indana
$41,816
159
Cory Albertson
Houston
Texas
$41,816
160
Gus Hansen
Copenhagen
Denmark
$41,816
161
Charles Jett
Henderson
Nevada
$41,816
162
Hoyt Corkins
Las Vegas
Nevada
$41,816
163
Robin Larsson
Koping
Sweden
$38,600
164
Andy Witek
Nevada City
California
$38,600
165
Evan Jarvis
Toronto
Ontario, Canada
$38,600
166
Cornel Pazara
San Jose
California
$38,600
167
Mao Qiu
Scottsdale
Arizona
$38,600
168
Gerardus Terwisscha Van Scheltinga
Groningen
Netherlands
$38,600
169
Jesse Mceuen
Akron
Ohio
$38,600
170
Helge Pederson
Odensec
Denmark
$38,600
171
William Purle
Wokingham
England
$38,600
172
Luigi Esposito
Glendale
New York
$38,600
173
Thomas Cope
Westport
Connecticut
$38,600
174
James Mills
Downey
California
$38,600
175
ChristopherBarrile
Marlborough
Massachusetts
$38,600
176
Chad Layne
Henderson
Nevada
$38,600
177
Charles Dolan
Huntington Beach
California
$38,600
178
Benjamin Roberts
London
England
$38,600
179
Joshua Norris
Toronto
Ontario, Canada
$38,600
180
Bernie Koerner
Daytona Beach
Florida
$38,600
181
Diren Yildiz
Namur
Belgium
$38,600
182
Roy Carter
Carrollton
Texas
$38,600
183
Neil Sweeting
Ashtead
England
$38,600
184
Anthony Meeker
Rockville Centre
New York
$38,600
185
Gerald Cusick
Aurora
Colorado
$38,600
186
Hai Chu
Melbourne
Australia
$38,600
187
Anthony Clark
Reno
Nevada
$38,600
188
Peter Traply
Budapest
Hungary
$38,600
189
George Rahme
Burbank
California
$38,600
190
Bayani Flores
Berkeley
California
$38,600
191
Edward Roger
London
England
$38,600
192
David Olson
Dallas
Texas
$38,600
193
Virgil Beddingfield
Alpharetta
Georgia
$38,600
194
Eric Bredmond
$38,600
195
Robert Georato
Seabrook
New Hampshire
$38,600
196
Andreas Berggren
Gothenburg
Sweden
$38,600
197
Alexander Borteh
Lewis Center
Ohio
$38,600
198
Edwin Aister
Yorkville
Illinois
$38,600
199
Steve Billirakis
Genoa
Illinois
$38,600
200
Glenn Cozen
Pasadena
California
$38,600
201
Ronald Adams
Richmond
British Columbia, Canada
$38,600
202
Ross Smith
Chicago
Illinois
$38,600
203
Jimmy Nickens
Magnolia
Texas
$38,600
204
Michael Graffeo
Fort Mills
South Carolina
$38,600
205
Anthony Zinno
Boston
Massachusetts
$38,600
206
William Soffin
Delray Beach
Florida
$38,600
207
Jose Baeza
San Juan
Puerto Rico
$38,600
208
Samir Shakhtoor
Malmoe
Sweden
$38,600
209
Alana Morin
Edmonton
Alberta, Canada
$38,600
210
Paulo Loureiro
New York City
New York
$38,600
211
Hyon Kim
Hillsborough
New Jersey
$38,600
212
Jeffrey Frye
Palestine
Texas
$38,600
213
Le Banh
Long Beach
California
$38,600
214
Daniel Fuhs
Long Beach
California
$38,600
215
Ed Fernandez
San Jose
California
$38,600
216
Scott Carpenter
Fairfax Station
Virgina
$38,600
217
Joseph Brandenburg
Portland
Oregon
$38,600
218
Joseph Ward
Revere
Massachusetts
$38,600
219
Brent Roberts
Staten Island
New York
$38,600
220
Ryan Milisits
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
$38,600
221
Manuel Bevand
Paris
France
$38,600
222
Justin Wald
Redmond
Washington
$38,600
223
Jose Gomez
Cordova
Alaska
$38,600
224
Matthew Beisner
Reno
Nevada
$38,600
225
Jon Turner
Las Vegas
Nevada
$38,600
226
Clifton Allen
Camarillo
California
$35,383
227
Steven Landfish
St Albans
Vermont
$35,383
228
Joseph Bolnick
Los Angeles
California
$35,383
229
Edward Zane
Honolulu
Hawaii
$35,383
230
Damien Creurer
Waterloo
Ontario, Canada
$35,383
231
Thierry Van Den Berg
Almere
Netherlands
$35,383
232
Kristian Obbarius
Norrland
Sweden
$35,383
233
Billy Seber
Houston
Texas
$35,383
234
Domini Kulicki
Amsterdam
Netherlands
$35,383
235
Veronica Dabul
Buenos Aires
Brazil
$35,383
236
Kevin Mason
West New York
New Jersey
$35,383
237
Mark Weil
Cincinnati
Ohio
$35,383
238
Evelind Ng
Las Vegas
Nevada
$35,383
239
Tracey Nguyen
Henderson
Nevada
$35,383
240
Hevad Khan
Poughkeepsie
New York
$35,383
241
Sigurd Eskeland
Oslo
Norway
$35,383
242
Michael Pedley
Perth
Australia
$35,383
243
Melvin Lowe
Rockville
Maryland
$35,383
244
Olivier Busquet
New York
New York
$35,383
245
Ziv Bachar
Tel Aviv
Israel
$35,383
246
Doran Malinasky
Hollywood
Florida
$35,383
247
George Mckeever
Ireland
$35,383
248
Gregory Jamison
Las Vegas
Nevada
$35,383
249
Tyron Krost
Sydney
Nsw
$35,383
250
Van Nguyen
Bell Gardens
California
$35,383
251
Soren Petersen
Frederiksberg
Denmark
$35,383
252
David Baker
Rochester Hills
Michigan
$35,383
253
Marc Fineman
Boca Raton
Florida
$35,383
254
Brad Hood
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
$35,383
255
Paul Lieu
Aurora
Illinois
$35,383
256
Marco Marcon
Curitiba
Brazil
$35,383
257
Leonardo Fernandez
Argentina
$35,383
258
Thomas Cargill
Longview
Texas
$35,383
259
Raul Paez
Barcelona
Spain
$35,383
260
Travis Cook
Springfield
Missouri
$35,383
261
Leonardo Emperador
Caracas
Venezuela
$35,383
262
Andreas Martens
Bielefeld
Germany
$35,383
263
John Bowler
Canton
Georgia
$35,383
264
Brian Eckstrom
Marlton
New Jersey
$35,383
265
Weikai Chang
San Ramon
California
$35,383
266
Eric Tom
Cupertino
California
$35,383
267
Hannu Korva
Oulu
Finland
$35,383
268
David Angel
Kingwood
Texas
$35,383
269
Phongthep Thiptinnakon
Downey
California
$35,383
270
John Peter
Brighton
England
$35,383
271
Shawn Pilot
North Hills
California
$35,383
272
Tino LeChich
Melbourne
Australia
$35,383
273
Peter Biebel
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
$35,383
274
Nicholas Voyatzis
Pasadena
California
$35,383
275
Michael Ortlieb
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
$35,383
276
Mike Ngo
Sacramento
California
$35,383
277
Per Mattsson
Stockholm
Sweden
$35,383
278
Daniel Mitnick
Alpharetta
Georgia
$35,383
279
Phidias Georgiou
Limassol
Cyprus
$35,383
280
Chad Freid
Northbrook
Illinois
$35,383
281
Dag Mikkelsen
Stavanger
Norway
$35,383
282
Dustin Holmes
West Hollywood
California
$35,383
283
Mark Radoja
Guelph
Ontario, Canada
$35,383
284
Theodore Park
Las Vegas
Nevada
$35,383
285
Ngocchau Do
Burbank
California
$35,383
286
Jeff Heyn
Salt Lake City
Utah
$35,383
287
Aleksandar Rasic
Troy
New York
$35,383
288
Jiri Hlavaty
Prague
Czech Republic
$35,383
289
Paul Kristoffersson
Malmoe
Sweden
$32,166
290
Bernard Brady
Tuam Galway
Ireland
$32,166
291
Michael Souza
San Diego
California
$32,166
292
Paul Vicary
Cheshunt
Herts
$32,166
293
Alan Jaffray
Silver Springs
Nevada
$32,166
294
William Burdick
St. Petersburg
Florida
$32,166
295
Marcelo Dabus
Rio De Janeiro
Brazil
$32,166
296
Theodore Harris
Mount Shasta
California
$32,166
297
Frederick Halling
Vasteras
Sweden
$32,166
298
Randy Benton
Rolla
Missouri
$32,166
299
Shahram Rastegari
Maastricht
Netherlands
$32,166
300
Steven Goosen
Abbotsford
British Columbia, Canada
$32,166
301
Brian Hansen
Henderson
Nevada
$32,166
302
Aaron Lerner
Montreal
Quebec, Canada
$32,166
303
Michael Purdy
Chesapeake
Virgina
$32,166
304
Peter Ling
Victoria
Australia
$32,166
305
Clayton Newman
Athens
Georgia
$32,166
306
Michelle Sainz
Mexico City
Mexico
$32,166
307
Bruce Hyde
Ithaca
New York
$32,166
308
Michael Blockside
Rocky River
Ohio
$32,166
309
Tony Basile
Toronto
Ontario, Canada
$32,166
310
Patrick Poels
Mesa
Arizona
$32,166
311
Kevin Lang
Raleigh
North Carolina
$32,166
312
Brian Lamanna
Las Vegas
Nevada
$32,166
313
Nichlas Mattsson
Stockholm
Sweden
$32,166
314
Dragoslav Timarac
Reutlingen
Germany
$32,166
315
Thomas Schaffer
Gahanna
Ohio
$32,166
316
Andre Johnstone
Cape Town
South Africa
$32,166
317
John Gordon
Clearwater
Florida
$32,166
318
Ferdinand Quelle
Bradon
Manitoba, Canada
$32,166
319
Carmel Petresco
Las Vegas
Nevada
$32,166
320
Paul Kitsos
Manhassett
New York
$32,166
321
Thayer Rasmussen
Largo
Florida
$32,166
322
Jani Vilmunen
Porvoo
Finland
$32,166
323
Michael Bertolini
Las Vegas
Nevada
$32,166
324
Kevin Schaffel
Weston
Florida
$32,166
325
Mads Andersen
Hellerup
Denmark
$32,166
326
Derek Buonano
Tolland
Connecticut
$32,166
327
Nicholas Rampone
Mcminnville
Oregon
$32,166
328
Shane Pacheco
Tahoe Vista
California
$32,166
329
Johnny Chan
Cerritos
California
$32,166
330
Joshua Chait
Los Angeles
California
$32,166
331
Maya Gellar
Encino
California
$32,166
332
Everett Carlton
St Paul
Minnesota
$32,166
333
William Blanda
Galveston
Texas
$32,166
334
Greg Duros
Signal Hill
California
$32,166
335
Tracy Scala
Ocean Ridge
Florida
$32,166
336
Edward Godfrey
Las Vegas
Nevada
$32,166
337
Magnus Petersson
Stockholm
Sweden
$32,166
338
Hasan Habib
Downey
California
$32,166
339
Mirza Nagji
New York
New York
$32,166
340
Michael Spinasanta
Phoenix
Arizona
$32,166
341
Andrew Armstrong
Mcleansville
North Carolina
$32,166
342
Mitchell Smith
Cape Coral
Florida
$32,166
343
Thomas Hanlon
Dublin
Ireland
$32,166
344
Adam Zinn
Las Vegas
Nevada
$32,166
345
Igor Ioffe
Reminderville
Ohio
$32,166
346
Gary Friedlander
Bellaire
Texas
$32,166
347
Jeremy Renz
Green Bay
Wisconsin
$32,166
348
Stuart Hosen
Addison
Texas
$32,166
349
Jason Newburger
Vernon Hills
Illinois
$32,166
350
Robert Wood
Lenexa
Kansas
$32,166
351
Tai Nguyen
Fremont
California
$32,166
352
Mark Crocker
Winchester
England
$28,950
353
Matthew Calhoun
Phoenix
Arizona
$28,950
354
Joanne Monteavaro
Bronx
New York
$28,950
355
Denny Lee
Los Angeles
California
$28,950
356
Raymond Henson
Spring
Texas
$28,950
357
Paul Ridley
Weoley Castle
England
$28,950
358
Trevor Reardon
Seaffordshine
England
$28,950
359
Robert Cook
Boca Raton
Florida
$28,950
360
Devin Porter
Provo
Utah
$28,950
361
Tomer Berda
Menlo Park
California
$28,950
362
Adam Schwartz
Maple Ridge
British Columbia, Canada
$28,950
363
Marc Tschirch
Recklinghausen
Germany
$28,950
364
Russell Silva
Lemoore
California
$28,950
365
Leonard Nicoletta
Waveland
Mississippi
$28,950
366
Dylan Linde
Coeur D’alene
Idaho
$28,950
367
Jason Lester
Miami
Florida
$28,950
368
Leo Wolpert
Fairfax
Virgina
$28,950
369
Arthur Tanimoto
Elk Grove
California
$28,950
370
Bertrand Grospellier
London
England
$28,950
371
Waylon Frey
Houston
Texas
$28,950
372
Eric Kesselman
New York City
New York
$28,950
373
Evan McNiff
San Diego
California
$28,950
374
Christopher Smith
San Francisco
California
$28,950
375
Frank Browne
Somerdale
New Jersey
$28,950
376
Ryan Eber
Johannesburg
South Africa
$28,950
377
Mark Velloney
Chesterfield
Michigan
$28,950
378
Kenneth Lee
Oakton
Virgina
$28,950
379
Phillip Liou
Urbana
Illinois
$28,950
380
Lawrence Jacobs
New York
New York
$28,950
381
Isreal Hodara
Duluth
Georgia
$28,950
382
Herbert Morici
Erving
Texas
$28,950
383
Eric Thompkins
Antelope
California
$28,950
384
Gary Berbiglia
Lenexa
Kansas
$28,950
385
Iwan Johns
Cadiff Wales
England
$28,950
386
Cliff Josephy
Syosset
New York
$28,950
387
Scott Landrem
Franklin Square
New York
$28,950
388
Robert Fechser
Las Vegas
Nevada
$28,950
389
Steve Davis
Romford
England
$28,950
390
Patrick Forton
Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$28,950
391
Shaun Farley
St. Mary
France
$28,950
392
John Reiss
Omaha
Nebraska
$28,950
393
Kim Moon
Dublin
California
$28,950
394
Frank Russo
Pampano Beach
Florida
$28,950
395
Jamie Rosen
Las Vegas
Nevada
$28,950
396
Nicholas Keegan
Sale
England
$28,950
397
Larry Bernstein
Ramsey
New Jersey
$28,950
398
Jasper Lee
Culver City
California
$28,950
399
Egerton Bullock
Plantation
Florida
$28,950
400
Andres Alvarez
Caracas
Venezuela
$28,950
401
Stephen Giufre
Huntington Beach
California
$28,950
402
Jolyne Thompson
Houston
Texas
$28,950
403
Thomas Cummins
Cincinnati
Ohio
$28,950
404
Diogo Borges
Porto
Portugal
$28,950
405
Martin Elkher
Copenhagen
Denmark
$28,950
406
Salomon Sutton
Huixqulucan
Mexico
$28,950
407
Michael Schnabel
Wuppertal
Germany
$28,950
408
Pawel Andrzejewski
Park Ridge
Illinois
$28,950
409
Paul Leckey
Ballycastle Antrim
Northern Ireland
$28,950
410
Frank Chimienti
Clovis
California
$28,950
411
Richard Owens
Sandyford
Ireland
$28,950
412
Whitney Blanton
Carrollton
Texas
$28,950
413
Peter Wesselies
Hilversum
Netherlands
$28,950
414
Kory Mitchell
Denver
Colorado
$28,950
415
Patrick O. Callaghan
Galway
Ireland
$27,020
416
Andrew Goetsch
Calabasas
California
$27,020
417
William Pilossoph
Presto
Pennsylvania
$27,020
418
Frankie Odell
Henderson
Nevada
$27,020
419
Timothy West
Las Altos
California
$27,020
420
Steven Rosen
Armonk
New York
$27,020
421
Jason Sagle
Sudbury
Ontario, Canada
$27,020
422
Dale Andrews
Frederick
Maryland
$27,020
423
Craig Goodling
Naples
Florida
$27,020
424
Adam Schoenfeld
Las Vegas
Nevada
$27,020
425
Peter Christensen
St. Paul
Minnesota
$27,020
426
Raymond Saide
Garza Garcia
Mexico
$27,020
427
David Colclough
Birmingham
England
$27,020
428
Christopher Anzivino
Boston
Massachusetts
$27,020
429
James Dalessandro
Chicago
Illinois
$27,020
430
David Naimark
Cardiff
California
$27,020
431
Michael Wattel
Phoenix
Arizona
$27,020
432
Gary Do
Englewood
Colorado
$27,020
433
Maria Navarro
Madrid
Spain
$27,020
434
Eetu Vehilainen
Tampere
Finland
$27,020
435
James Washer
Pelham
Alabama
$27,020
436
Robert Bright
Las Vegas
Nevada
$27,020
437
Jeffrey Bryan
Ft. Calhoun
Nebraska
$27,020
438
Richard Lowe
Olathe
Kansas
$27,020
439
Kirill Gerasimov
Moscow
Russia
$27,020
440
Fokke Beukers
Noordwijk
Netherlands
$27,020
441
Alberto Fontrytzner
Madrid
Spain
$27,020
442
Jean Bellande
Las Vegas
Nevada
$27,020
443
Scott Harris
Morgantown
West Virgina
$27,020
444
Jason Young
Suffern
New York
$27,020
445
Neville Robbeson
Parklands Cape Town
South Africa
$27,020
446
Haysam Chiniara
Montreal
California
$27,020
447
Darryl Ronconi
Naperville
Illinois
$27,020
448
Morten Antonsen
Bodoe
Norway
$27,020
449
Peter Hedlund
Stockholm
Sweden
$27,020
450
Jason Mccarty
Coconut Creek
Florida
$27,020
451
Evan Woodington
Sussex
Wisconsin
$27,020
452
Chris Bjorin
London
England
$27,020
453
David Dao
Elizabethtown
Kentucky
$27,020
454
Steven Devries
Groningen
Netherlands
$27,020
455
Nathaniel Mullen
Daly City
California
$27,020
456
Brian Schaedlich
Orange
Ohio
$27,020
457
George Ramsey
Naples
Florida
$27,020
458
Robert Mizrachi
Las Vegas
Nevada
$27,020
459
Denys Drobyna
Bremen
Germany
$27,020
460
Chase Madden
Sarasota
Florida
$27,020
461
Christain Oman
Stockholm
Sweden
$27,020
462
Thamir Akrawi
Sterling Heights
Michigan
$27,020
463
Huyen Bo
Houston
Texas
$27,020
464
David Ritter
Austin
Texas
$27,020
465
Peter Aiello
Fernie
British Columbia, Canada
$27,020
466
Scott Hair
Bradenton
Florida
$27,020
467
Zafar Aslam
Accrington Lancashire
England
$27,020
468
Hugo Navarrete
Miami Beach
Florida
$27,020
469
Michael Vanier
Lincoln
Nebraska
$27,020
470
David Kronick
Maple Grove
Minnesota
$27,020
471
Ken Holcombe
Cerritos
California
$27,020
472
Max Troy
Los Angeles
California
$27,020
473
Scott Zakheim
Davie
Florida
$27,020
474
Gregory Peters
Owasso
Oklahoma
$27,020
475
Keir Fitz-Gibbon
London
England
$27,020
476
Aaron Steury
Fort Wayne
Indiana
$27,020
477
Markus Golser
Anthering
Austria
$27,020
478
Olkar Silow
Gotenborg
Sweden
$25,090
479
Leroy Spires
Las Cruces
New Mexico
$25,090
480
Roger Pruzansky
Houston
Texas
$25,090
481
Benjamin Sprengers
Plantation
Florida
$25,090
482
Jason House
Syracuse
New York
$25,090
483
Rolf Slotboom
Amsterdam
Netherlands
$25,090
484
Edmund Chan
Vancouver
British Columbia, Canada
$25,090
485
Daniel Barlin
New York
New York
$25,090
486
Jeffrey Palarino
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
$25,090
487
Jeffrey Norman
Encinitas
California
$25,090
488
Judith Raney
Broken Arrow
Oklahoma
$25,090
489
Edmond Mekertichian
Winnetka
Illinois
$25,090
490
Gary Herstein
Chicago
Illinois
$25,090
491
Andreas Jorbeck
Stockholm
Sweden
$25,090
492
Ruben Juarez
Ferris
Texas
$25,090
493
Beisheng Chen
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
$25,090
494
Albert Riccobono
Ossining
New York
$25,090
495
Daryn Firicano
Woburn
Massachusets
$25,090
496
Gerald Macleod
New Waterford
Nova Scotia, Canada
$25,090
497
Sean Fennessey
Glenrothes Fife
Scotland
$25,090
498
Howard German
North Las Vegas
Nevada
$25,090
499
Christophe Gross
Saarbruecken
Germany
$25,090
500
James Peera
Las Vegas
Nevada
$25,090
501
Lei Cai
Alhambra
California
$25,090
502
Ronald Jenkins
Los Angeles
California
$25,090
503
Francesco De Vivo
Torino
Italy
$25,090
504
David Silk
New York
New York
$25,090
505
Joe McGowan
Las Vegas
Nevada
$25,090
506
Bryan Bevis
Savage
Minnesota
$25,090
507
James Grimes
Houston
Texas
$25,090
508
James Maltz
Island Pk
New York
$25,090
509
Luke Vrabel
West Hartford
Connecticut
$25,090
510
David Stucke
Henderson
Nevada
$25,090
511
Robert Jarman
Las Vegas
Nevada
$25,090
512
Michael Vonada
Shingle Spgs
California
$25,090
513
David Gee
Gilbert
Arizona
$25,090
514
George Wedemeyer
Chicago
Illinois
$25,090
515
Todd Pierce
Hoboken
New Jersey
$25,090
516
James Eccles
Alloa
$25,090
517
Chris Grigorian
Panorama City
California
$25,090
518
Chau Giang
Las Vegas
Nevada
$25,090
519
William Douglas Smith
$25,090
520
Hamid Jahangard
Marietta
Georgia
$25,090
521
Serj Markarian
Burbank
California
$25,090
522
Asher Derei
London
England
$25,090
523
David Sacks
Beverly Hills
California
$25,090
524
Michael Perez
Carlsbad
California
$25,090
525
Brian Montag
Basking Ridge
New Jersey
$25,090
526
Bob Slezak
Omaha
Nebraska
$25,090
527
Vimy Ha
Brooklyn
New York
$25,090
528
Wendell Olsen
Highland
Utah
$25,090
529
Vlad Teposu
Brasov
Romania
$25,090
530
Wooka Kim
Osaka
Japan
$25,090
531
Gjorgji Chuchuk
$25,090
532
Jason Kang
Porter Ranch
California
$25,090
533
Rory Chinn
Kingston
Jamaica
$25,090
534
Dan Glimne
Gnesta
Sweden
$25,090
535
Robert Kovar
Toronto
Ontario, Canada
$25,090
536
Farzad Rouhani
Gaithersburg
Maryland
$25,090
537
Janne Runtti
Oulu
Finland
$25,090
538
John Strzemp
Las Vegas
Nevada
$25,090
539
Mark Tenner
Henderson
Nevada
$25,090
540
Matthew Mezvinsky
New York
New York
$25,090
541
Stephen Landrum
Folson
California
$23,160
542
Rene Refsgaard
Hoerve
Denmark
$23,160
543
Eugenio Neto
Rio De Janeiro
Brazil
$23,160
544
Soren Jensen
Aarhus
Denmark
$23,160
545
Michael Johnson
Bartlett
Illinois
$23,160
546
Jesse Kremer
Maria Stein
Ohio
$23,160
547
Soren Knudson
Kolding
Denmark
$23,160
548
Michael Offerman
Joliet
Illinois
$23,160
549
Valdemar Kwaysser
Budapest
Hungary
$23,160
550
Jason Ashley
Birmingham
Alabama
$23,160
551
Andreas Torbergsen
Skjervoy
Norway
$23,160
552
Stephen Austin
La Quinta
California
$23,160
553
Henning Granstad
Oslo
Norway
$23,160
554
Ernesto Margolis
Recofe
Brazil
$23,160
555
Adam Grovenstein
Chicago
Illinois
$23,160
556
Zelong Dong
Vestavia Hills
Alabama
$23,160
557
John Kapovich
Downers Grove
Illinois
$23,160
558
Alex Smith
Highland Park
New Jersey
$23,160
559
Henrik Thuesen
Frederiksberg
Denmark
$23,160
560
Gary Hamilton
Polsom
California
$23,160
561
Paul Coles
Bristol
England
$23,160
562
Si Vo
St Louis
Missouri
$23,160
563
Jody Garaventa
Raleigh
North Carolina
$23,160
564
James Lowe
Blacklick
Ohio
$23,160
565
Michael Grabmugg
Graz
Austria
$23,160
566
Robert Crawford
Henderson
Nevada
$23,160
567
Yonghui Jiang
Greenville
Kentucky
$23,160
568
Rickey Welch
Bartow
Florida
$23,160
569
Karen Mengden
Chadds Ford
Pennsylvania
$23,160
570
Kermit Mallette
Pensacola
Florida
$23,160
571
Brian Brubaker
$23,160
572
Michael Frandsen
Aalborg
Denmark
$23,160
573
Steven Levy
Peabody
Massachusets
$23,160
574
Va shon Watkins
Aurora
Colorado
$23,160
575
Jason Nadeau
Surrey
British Columbia, Canada
$23,160
576
Jerome Mercado
Petaluma
California
$23,160
577
Martyn Sands
Athens
Greece
$23,160
578
Brett Houghton
Ontario
Canada
$23,160
579
David Rosenbloom
Los Angeles
California
$23,160
580
Thomas Culberson
Ellisville
Mississippi
$23,160
581
Justin Truesdell
Ewing
Kentucky
$23,160
582
Pierre Marceau
Meudon
France
$23,160
583
Robert Anderson
Naperville
Illinois
$23,160
584
Jeremy Symington
Onsted
Michigan
$23,160
585
Jan Heitmann
Munich
Germany
$23,160
586
Nathan Doudney
Rockwall
Texas
$23,160
587
Izakron Young
Shoham
Israel
$23,160
588
Olivier Decamps
St Orens De Gameville
France
$23,160
589
Bijan Shahbaz
Odense
Denmark
$23,160
590
Jesper Anderberg
Lund
Sweden
$23,160
591
Brandon Foster
Alliance
New England
$23,160
592
Brett Richey
New York
New York
$23,160
593
Rubens Bicalho
Serra Belo Horizente
Brazil
$23,160
594
Daniel Marchand
Bristol
Connecticut
$23,160
595
Age Spets
Oslo
Norway
$23,160
596
Raymond Yee
Alhambra
California
$23,160
597
Matthew Kennedy
Mcallen
Texas
$23,160
598
Rasmus Vogt
Copenhagen
Denmark
$23,160
599
Wilbur Futhey
Crossville
Tennessee
$23,160
600
Thor Hansen
El Segundo
California
$23,160
601
Benjamin Zamani
Boca Raton
Florida
$23,160
602
Magnus Persson
Gothenburg
Sweden
$23,160
603
Johan Slutter
Enschede
Netherlands
$23,160
604
Sharon Levin
Aventura
Florida
$21,230
605
Darren Nelson
Las Vegas
Nevada
$21,230
606
Ryan Monastyrski
Burnaby
British Columbia, Canada
$21,230
607
Matthew Bucaric
Brentwood
Tennessee
$21,230
608
Weiwen Liang
Galloway
New Jersey
$21,230
609
Emad Tahtouh
Melbourne
Australia
$21,230
610
Berk Aydin
Palm Harbor
Florida
$21,230
611
Jeffrey Hakim
Wexford
Pennsylvania
$21,230
612
Alioscia Oliva
Roma
Ecuador
$21,230
613
Jonathan Lane
Menasha
Wisconsin
$21,230
614
Cuong Nguyen
Richmond
Virginia
$21,230
615
Milan Andrejkovics
Budapest
Hungary
$21,230
616
William Gazes
New York
New York
$21,230
617
Francis Rusnak
Chicago
Illinois
$21,230
618
George Adams
Pensacola
Florida
$21,230
619
John Henck
Mayfield
Ohio
$21,230
620
Allen Bari
W Orange
New Jersey
$21,230
621
Jose Santos
La Cuesta
Venezuela
$21,230
622
Senovio Ramirez
Mercedes
Texas
$21,230
623
Nadav Benjosef
Ktar Saba
Israel
$21,230
624
Adam Richardson
Poway
California
$21,230
625
Vanessa Rousso
Las Vegas
Nevada
$21,230
626
Ryan Jones
Torrance
California
$21,230
627
Les Jesudason
Hammonds Plains
Nova Scotia, Canada
$21,230
628
Wolbert Bartlema
Amsterdam
Netherlands
$21,230
629
Todd Jatras
Brooklyn
New York
$21,230
630
Mats Clavell
Vasteras
Sweden
$21,230
631
Julian Meer
Santa Barbara
California
$21,230
632
Nicholas Goodall
Esher
England
$21,230
633
Nathaniel Eaton
Belpre
Ohio
$21,230
634
David Trinh
Markham
Ontario, Canada
$21,230
635
Jason Gray
Troutdale
Oregon
$21,230
636
Brian Pinkus
Covina
California
$21,230
637
Michel Leibgorin
Paris
France
$21,230
638
Shan Jing
Arcadia
California
$21,230
639
Michael Berra
St Louis
Missouri
$21,230
640
Patri Forwalter-friedman
Mountain View
California
$21,230
641
Douglas Janney
Fredericksburg
Virginia
$21,230
642
Claudio Rinaldi
Rancate
England
$21,230
643
Messaoud Bouchaib
Ekero
Sweden
$21,230
644
Walter Bizzarro
Dilliugen
Germany
$21,230
645
Patrick Pezzin
Bari
Ontario, Canada
$21,230
646
Kenneth McKusick
Baltimore
Maryland
$21,230
647
Rui Cao
Paris
France
$21,230
648
Juan Hernandez
South Plainfield
New Jersey
$21,230
649
Bryan Tiffin
Trabuco Canyon
California
$21,230
650
Carl Restifo
Waretown
New Jersey
$21,230
651
Men Nguyen
Bell Gardens
California
$21,230
652
Pascal Guerillot
Paris
France
$21,230
653
Matthew Clark
Nashville
Tennessee
$21,230
654
Tam Gourlay
Bo’ness
England
$21,230
655
Roy Vandersluis
London
England
$21,230
656
Fernando Gordo
San Pedro
Brasil
$21,230
657
Sasa Stancic
Etobicoke
Ontario, Canada
$21,230
658
David Gallis
Cedar Park
Texas
$21,230
659
Robert Parkin
Royden Essex
England
$21,230
660
Robert Melnyk
Las Vegas
Nevada
$21,230
661
Lorenz Roder
$21,230
662
Dale Sing
Roper
North Carolina
$21,230
663
Tommy Brown
Auburn
California
$21,230
664
Herik Abrahamsson
Gotheburg
Germany
$21,230
665
Justin Phillips
Oregon City
Oregon
$21,230
666
Joe Conti
Boynton Beach
Florida
$21,230
2008 WSOP MAIN EVENT, End of Day 6 (Final 27 Players)
July 14, 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Official Report
Event #54
World Championship
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $ 10,000
Number of Entries: 6,844
Total Net Prize Pool: $64,333,600
Number of Places Paid: 666
First Place Prize: $9,119,517
Total Players Remaining: 27
July 3 - November 10, 2008
Tournament Notes from Day Six:
· Ten days ago, the World Series of Poker Main Event began on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008. The official Day Six was played on Sunday, July 13th.
· This is the 46th of a 47-day span which comprises the vast majority of the 2008 WSOP schedule (not including WSOP-Europe, which takes place September 19th through October 2nd and the Main Event final table to be played November 9-10).
· Day Six began with the “Shuffle Up and Deal” announcement at 12:15 pm PST.
· The number of players who started Day Six was 79.
· ESPN designated two “feature” tables. However, all tables remaining on the tournament floor were given intensive coverage. Every all-in situation was filmed and recorded for possible airing. The table on the main stage started with 11-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. The secondary feature table was located off to the side and included three of the biggest stacks in the tournament when the day started – Mark Ketteringham (Los Angles, CA), Jeremy Joseph (Buffalo, NY), and Brandon Cantu (Las Vegas, NV).
· All seat assignments and re-draws at the WSOP are completely random. However, ESPN selects “feature” tables each day, which are presumably tables with the greatest public interest. Those two tables are then transferred to the main and secondary stages.
· The average stack at the start of the day was 1,732,000 in chips.
· The average stack at the end of the day is 5,070,000 in chips.
· 1989 world champion Phil Hellmuth was the only former Main Event winner still alive when Day Six began. However, he was eliminated late in the afternoon and finished in 45th place. This marked Hellmuth’s highest championship finish since 2003, when he took 27th place that year. This marked his sixth in-the-money finish in the world championship.
· The number of players remaining of the initial 79 players who started on Day Six is 27. This means only 34 percent of the field survived from the start of the day.
· The chip leader coming into the start of Day Five was Jeremy Joseph (Buffalo, NY). He was eliminated on this day and ended up as the 56th-place finisher.
· The chip leader coming into the start of Day Six was Mark Ketteringham (Los Angeles, CA). He was eliminated on this day and finished in 52nd place.
· The chip leader at the start of Day Seven is Dennis Phillips (St. Louis, MO). He is one of only two players in the tournament with greater than 10,000,000 in chips. Phillips’ chip count is currently 11,910,000.
· Craig Marquis is currently in second place with 11,460,000.
· Brandon Cantu was the first player to cross the 10,000,000 mark in chips. However, he lost back some of his stack towards the end of the day and currently sits in 14th place.
· Day Six started with only two female players still alive in the tournament. Lisa Parsons (Franklin, TN) was eliminated and finished in 76th place. Tiffany Michelle (Los Angeles, CA) remains very much alive and is currently third in the chip count, with 9,755,000. It is estimated that 209 female players participated in the 2008 WSOP Main Event.
· Tiffany Michelle appears primed to be the highest female finisher in the Main Event since Annie Duke’s 10th-place showing in 2000. The year before, Susie Isaacs also finished in 10th place. The best finish ever by a woman in the WSOP Main Event was by Barbara Enright, who finished 5th in 1995.
· In previous years, Tiffany Michelle worked as a media representative covering the WSOP for various outlets. Last year, Michelle was the on-camera poker hostess for PokerNews.com.
· Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who were eliminated on this day included – Thomas “Thunder” Keller, Phil Hellmuth, and Mike Matusow.
· Only two former WSOP gold bracelet winners are still in contention. This very short list includes – Phi Nguyen and Brandon Cantu.
· All players who started play on Day Five were guaranteed at least $77,200 in prize money. All players who begin Day Six are now guaranteed at least $257,334.
· WSOP Academy instructor Alex Outhred played on this day. He ended up finishing in 54th place.
· James McManus, from Dublin, Ireland was the 70th-place finisher. It should be noted this is not the same Jim McManus who wrote “Positively Fifth Street.”
· Tim Loecke, from Highland Park, IL appears to be this year’s “Chris Moneymaker.” He is still alive in the tournament, currently in 23rd place. Most interesting is the fact that this is Loecke’s first-ever live poker tournament. He qualified to play in this event by winning a $63 satellite.
· There are seven different nations represented among the Day Six survivors. Nations still alive with players include: United States (19), Canada (2), Denmark (2), England (1), Romania (1), Russia (1), and Sweden (1).
· There are eight non-American players out of the remaining 27 in the field, which means 30 percent of the players still in contention are international players.
· Players from several nations were represented in the top 100 of the Main Event for the first time ever. Brazil enjoyed its highest world championship finish ever as Rafael Caiaffa, from Belo Horizonte, Brazil took 55th place.
· Venezuela enjoyed its highest world championship finish ever in this event as Jamal Kunbuz from Valencia, Venezuela cashed on Day Six.
· Romania enjoyed its highest world championship finish ever in this event as Cristian Dragomir, from Bucharest, was eliminated in 29th place. Romania still has another player alive in the Main Event as Judet Toni Cristian currently ranks tenth in chips.
· One of the most interesting rags-to-riches stories of the Main Event was the success of Alfredo Fernandez, from Miami, FL. He qualified to play in the WSOP via a mega-satellite tournament series at the website www.games.com, which is owned by America Online (AOL). Fernandez entered a free online tournament series, which was played over several weeks. In fact, he defeated 2,396 other players and won his $10,000 entry into this year’s Main Event. Fernandez made it all the way to 51st place, which paid $135,100 in prize money.
· Play was suspended about midway through Level 28. Day Six concluded at 11:45 pm PST.
· Day Seven begins Monday, July 13th at 12:00 noon.
· This is one of the youngest final-27 fields in WSOP history. The youngest player remaining is 21. The oldest player remaining is 53. The average age of the surviving players is 29. Eighteen of the final 27 (two-thirds) are in their 20s.
· There are three players of the final 27 who are of Korean decent – Albert Kim, Kelly Kim, and David Rheem.
· Here is a list of the final 27 players, along with some basic biographical information (if known):
Gert Andersen (Herning, Denmark)
– Age 25
– Controller
– Earned a degree in economics, specializing in accounting
Joe Bishop (Cincinnati, OH)
– Age 35
– Salesman
– Married, with two children
– Graduated from Manchester College in Indiana, with a degree in history
– Won a seat to play at the WSOP by winning a series of small buy-in tournaments at his local poker club
Michael Carroll (Carson, CA)
– Age 29
– Professional Poker Player
– Has played in cash games at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles for a living since the 1990s
Brandon Cantu (Las Vegas, NV)
– Age 27
– Professional Poker Player
– Won the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2006 WSOP
Judet Cristian (Bucharest, Romania)
– Age 29
– Professional Poker Player
– Plays cash games and sit n’ goes at casino in downtown Bucharest
Owen Crowe (Halifax, NS – Canada)
– Age 25
– Professional Poker Player
Ivan Demidov (Moscow, Russia)
– Age 27
– Professional Poker Player
Peter Nicolas Eastgate (Odense, Denmark)
– Age 22
– Professional Poker Player
Niklas Flisberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
– Age 36
– Managing Director for a Consultancy Company
– Earned a Masters Degree in science
– Finished 65th in the WSOP Main Event in 2005
Aaron Gordon (Brighton, England)
– Age 21
– Student
– Currently studying business at university
– Won his way into this event by winning satellite played at the Rio
Dean Hamrick (East Lansing, MI)
– Age 25
– Professional Poker Player
Albert Kim (Staten Island, NY)
– Age 26
– Professional Poker Player
– Born in Korea
– Earned a degree in economics from the University of Michigan
– Graduated with a law degree from Hofstra University, in 2007
– Won seat into tournament via mega-satellite played at the Rio
Kelly Kim (Whittier, CA)
– Age 31
– Professional Poker Player
– Born in Korea
– Used to work as a business analyst
– Earned his college degree from the UC-San Diego
Chris Klodnicki (Voorhees, NJ)
– Age 23
– Professional Poker Player
– Graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in finance
– Was the runner up in the Razz championship at this year’s WSOP
Tim Loecke (Highland Park, IL)
– Age 37
– Director of Sales
– Works at Staples retail store
– Graduated from Drake University
Scott Montgomery (Perth, Ontario – Canada)
– Age 26
– Professional Poker Player
Craig Marquis (Arlington, TX)
– Age 23
– College Student
Tiffany Michelle (Los Angeles, CA)
– Age 24
– Actress and On-Camera Host
– Was home schooled from kindergarten through grade 12
– Plays the piano, sings, and writes music
– Helps to run various poker charity tournaments
– Has worked in the poker media at recent WSOPs
Phi Nguyen (Hawaiian Garden City, CA)
– Age 42
– Professional Poker Player / Casino Host
– Works at Hawaiian Gardens Casino
Dennis Phillips (St. Louis, MO)
– Age 53
– Commercial Account Manager for a Trucking Company
– Gained entry by winning a WSOP satellite held at Harrahs Casino in St. Louis
Jason Riesenberg (Las Vegas, NV)
– Age 25
– Professional Poker Player
– Earned degree in sports management from Iowa State University
– Brother is in the Army and is currently serving duty in Iraq
David “Chino” Rheem (Los Angeles, CA)
– Age 28
– Professional Poker Player
Ylon Schwartz
( No Information Available)
Anthony Scherer (Truckee, CA)
– Age 35
– Has duel citizenship, both American and Swiss
– Once attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nicholas Sliwinski (Las Vegas, NV)
– Age 23
– Recent College Graduate
– Earned his degree from the University of Pittsburgh in psychology
– Won his entry by winning a WSOP satellite at the Rio
Paul Snead (Kings Park, NY)
– Age 42
– Certified Public Accountant
– Married, with three children
– Earned a college degree from Hofstra University
Darus Suharto
(No information available)
· When play resumes on Day Seven, Level 28 will continue with blinds set at 40,000-80,000 and antes at 10,000.
· An interesting side note: The tournament has now reached the point where a single ante represents half of a player buy-in for the Main Event. Players started with 20,000 in chips. Antes are now 10,000.
· Seats are re-drawn at the point at which 27 players are reached, 18 players are reached, and 10 players are reached (once all ten players are positioned at one table). However, only the last nine players constitute the official “final table.”
· Day Seven is scheduled to play down to the final nine players. This means play will end at the point when the tenth-place finisher has been determined.
· Players who have made it to the final 27 have now played a total of 55 tournament hours, not counting breaks or end of day recesses.
· The players who survive Day Seven have been designated as the “November Nine.” The nine finalists will come back to Las Vegas to compete for the world championship in November.
· This is the largest World Series of Poker in history. A grand total of 58,720 players entered into 55 gold bracelet events surpassed last year’s number of entries, which was 54,288. These figures represent an 8 percent increase over 2007.
· This was the richest World Series of Poker in history. A grand total of $180,676,248 in prize money awarded in 2008 makes this the richest event in all of sports. Note: This figure does not include the upcoming four events to be played at WSOP-Europe. These figures represent an increase of 13 percent over 2007.
· This ranks as the second-largest live poker tournament in history. This year’s turnout surpassed 2007 attendance (6,358) by 7.4 percent. Only the 2006 WSOP Main Event was larger than this tournament — with 8,773 entrants.
· This is the second-largest tournament prize pool in history. The total prize pool amounts to $64,333,600. The top 666 finishers will collect prize money.
· There were at least 118 different nations and territories represented by all players who entered the 2008 Main Event. By contrast, there were 87 different countries present last year. This represents a 36 percent increase in international participation.
· The 2008 WSOP Main Event winner will collect $9,119,517 in prize money. The minimum payout is $21,230.
Hellmuth Lives Up To Poker Brat Moniker, WSOP Responds
July 13, 2008
The 39th annual World Series of Poker Main Event is winding down. Last night ended the 9th day of action (although it was officially “Day 5″) and there were still some pros in the field. Most notably, Mike “the Mouth” Matusow, Brandon Cantu, Victor Ramdin and of course Phil Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lived up to his nickname of “The Poker Brat” on Saturday night by excessively berating a fellow player. This is against WSOP’s rules and Hellmuth was issued a one-round penalty of sitting out the first nine hands on Sunday’s Day 6.
Hellmuth, who made another grand entrance this year, got out of his punishment though after a meeting with WSOP officials. Here is the official response from the WSOP today:
This morning Phil Hellmuth met with Jack Effel, WSOP Tournament Director, Howard Greenbaum, Harrah’s Regional Vice President for Specialty Gaming, and Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the WSOP. Based on that meeting and an official review of the situation, it was decided that the penalty imposed on Mr. Hellmuth at the conclusion of play last night was excessive.
“Warnings and penalties are intended to correct inappropriate behavior and our rulings should be as fair as possible, given the circumstances,” said Pollack. “In this instance, the punishment did not fit the crime.”
“Phil has now been warned and put on notice in a way that he never has been,” Pollack added.
2008 WSOP MAIN EVENT, End of Day 5
July 13, 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Official Report
Event #54
World Championship
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $ 10,000
Number of Entries: 6,844
Total Net Prize Pool: $64,333,600
Number of Places Paid: 666
First Place Prize: $9,119,517
Total Players Remaining: 79
July 3 - November 10, 2008
Tournament Notes from Day Five:
· Nine days ago, the World Series of Poker Main Event began on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008. The official Day Five was played on Saturday, July 12th.
· This is the 45th of a 47-day span which comprises the vast majority of the 2008 WSOP schedule (not including WSOP-Europe, which takes place September 19th through October 2nd and the Main Event final table to be played November 9-10).
· Day Five began with the “Shuffle Up and Deal” announcement at 12:10 pm PST. The night before, tournament play had been suspended earlier than expected. Therefore, Day Five began with 38:47 remaining in Level 19 (5,000-10,000 blinds with a 1,000 ante).
· The number of players who started Day Five was 189.
· ESPN designated two “feature” tables. The table on the main stage included three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Mike Matusow. The secondary feature table was located off to the side and included five-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Allen Cunningham. Tables were changed multiple times during the day.
· All seat assignments and re-draws at the WSOP are completely random. However, ESPN selects “feature” tables each day, which are presumably tables with the greatest public interest. Those two tables are then transferred to the main and secondary stages.
· The average stack at the start of the day was 760,000 in chips.
· The average stack at the end of the day is 1,732,000 in chips.
· Phil Hellmuth was the only former WSOP Main Event champion to continue play on Day Five. He also survived the day. He currently ranks in 66th place, with 721,000 in chips.
· The number of players remaining out of the initial 189 players who started on Day Five is 79. This means only 42 percent of the field survived from the start of the day. Less than 2 percent of the field remains among those who started this tournament.
· The chip leader coming into the start of Day Four was Jeremy Joseph (Buffalo, NY). He is now ranked ninth in chips, with 3,100,000.
· The first player to cross the 5,000,000-chip mark was Mark Ketteringham (Los Angeles, CA). He currently ranks as the End of Day Five chip leader, with 5,800,000.
· Nikolay Losev (Moscow, Russia) is in second place with 4,058,000.
· Day Five started with five female players still alive in the tournament. Three were eliminated over the next 11 hours and 40 minutes. As Day Six begins, there are still two female players remaining in the Main Event. They are — Tiffany Michelle (Los Angeles, CA) currently in 4th place, and Lisa Parsons (Franklin, TN) in 71st place. It is estimated that 209 female players participated in the 2008 WSOP Main Event.
· Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who were eliminated on this day included – Hoyt Corkins, Jon Friedberg, Allen Cunningham, Jeff Madsen, and Mark Vos.
· Mark Vos was eliminated on the final hand of the night.
· Only five former WSOP gold bracelet winners are still in contention. This short list includes – Phi Nguyen, Brandon Cantu, Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, and Thomas “Thunder” Keller.
· All players who started play on Day Five were guaranteed at least $38,600 in prize money. All players who begin Day Six are now guaranteed at least $77,200.
· Coming into this year’s WSOP, the current longest streak of cashes in the Main Event was held by Theodore Park – with three. He cashed again this year, finishing in 284th place. Park now has four consecutive cashes in the Main Event – the longest current streak of anyone.
· Andrew Brooks (Catonsville, MD) is severely short stacked entering Day Six. However, Brooks has now cashed in three consecutive WSOP Main Events.
· WSOP Academy instructor Alex Outhred played on this day. He survived and currently ranks 67th in the chip count.
· On the final hand of Day Five, Phil Hellmuth was given a one round penalty by the Tournament Director. He violated a WSOP rule which forbids berating another player. Following a verbal warning, Hellmuth continued to criticize his opponent following a major confrontation. Accordingly, he was penalized for breaking the rule. Hellmuth will be forced to sit out the first nine hands of play on Day Six.
· There are 12 different nations represented among the Day Five survivors. Nations still alive with players include: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Venezuela, and the United States.
· There are 19 non-American players out of the remaining 79 in the field, which means 24 percent of the players still in contention are international players.
· Players from several nations are represented in the top 100 of the Main Event for the first time ever. This list of new countries to the WSOP family of nations includes Romania (with two players still alive), Venezuela, and Brazil (with one player each).
· Perhaps the greatest rags-to-riches story of the Main Event thus far is the skyrocketing success of Alfredo Fernandez. He qualified to play in the WSOP via a mega-satellite tournament series at the website www.games.com, which is owned by America Online (AOL). Fernandez entered a free online tournament series, which was played over several weeks. In fact, he defeated 2,396 other players and won his $10,000 entry into this year’s Main Event. Incredibly, Fernandez now ranks 10th in the chip count.
· Play was suspended after the completion of Level 23. Day Five concluded at 11:40 pm PST.
· Day Six begins Sunday, July 13th at 12:00 noon.
· When play resumes on Day Six, Level 24 will begin with blinds set at 15,000-30,000 and antes at 4,000.
· Day Six is scheduled to play down to the final 27 players. This means play will end at the point three tables are reached.
· An interesting bit of trivia: The player who has outlasted more competitors in the main event than any other player over the last two years is – Hevad Khan. Khan has cashed twice and outlasted 12,974 players in the 2007 and 2008 Main Events combined, which is more than any player in that time span.
· More trivia: Only one female player has ever cashed in the Main Event in consecutive years. Veronica Dabul finished 235th this year, and 314th last year, which makes her the only female to accomplish this feat in the 39-year history if the WSOP.
· All players began this tournament with 20,000 in chips. The breakdown of denominations on Day One meant that each player began with 29 separate chips. Now, most players have hundreds of chips in their stacks. The denominations in play now range from 1,000 up to 25,000. Once the final table is reached, a new 250,000 chip will be introduced into play for the first time ever. Incredibly, each of these chips will represent 12.5 total buy-ins, or $130,000 out of the prize pool. Note: The official WSOP website made the astute observation that if there were no chip color ups in this tournament, the average player would have about 2,500 total chips in each stack, enough to completely engulf every poker table remaining in play.
· This is the largest World Series of Poker in history. A grand total of 58,720 players entered into 5 5 gold bracelet events surpassed last year’s number of entries, which was 54,288. These figures represent an 8 percent increase over 2007.
· This was the richest World Series of Poker in history. A grand total of $180,676,248 in prize money awarded in 2008 makes this the richest event in all of sports. Note: This figure does not include the upcoming four events to be played at WSOP-Europe. These figures represent an increase of 13 percent over 2007.
· This ranks as the second-largest live poker tournament in history. This year’s turnout surpassed 2007 attendance (6,358) by 7.4 percent. Only the 2006 WSOP Main Event was larger than this tournament — with 8,773 entrants.
· This is the second-largest tournament prize pool in history. The total prize pool amounts to $64,333,600. The top 666 finishers will collect prize money.
· There were at least 118 different nations and territories represented by all players who entered the 2008 Main Event. By contrast, there were 87 different countries present last year. This represents a 36 percent increase in international participation.
· The 2008 WSOP Main Event winner will collect $9,119,517 in prize money. The minimum payout is $21,230.
· The full payout list for the Main Event (all places) is as follows:
$9,119,517 1st
$5,790,024 2nd
$4,503,352 3rd
$3,763,515 4th
$3,088,012 5th
$2,412,510 6th
$1,769,174 7th
$1,286,672 8th
$900,670 9th
$591,869 10th-12th
$463,201 13-15
$334,534 16-18
$257,334 19-27
$193,000 28-36
$154,400 37-45
$135,100 46-54
$115,800 55-63
$96,500 64-72
$77,200 73-81
$64,333 82-90
$51,466 91-99
$41,816 100-162
$38,600 163-225
$35,383 226-288
$32,166 289-351
$28,950 352-414
$27,020 415-477
$25,090 478-540
$23,160 541-603
$21,230 604-666
Remaining Player Standings:
Mark Ketteringham Los Angeles California 5,800,000 G05 02
Nikolay Losev Moscow Russia 4,058,000 G04 08
Albert Kim Staten Island New York 3,734,000 G04 06
Tiffany Michelle Los Angeles California 3,438,000 G08 08
Dennis Phillips St. Louis Missouri 3,436,000 G05 06
Aaron Gordon Brighton England 3,369,000 G01 05
Jamal Kunbuz Venezuela 3,327,000 G08 05
Terry Lade Ormond Beach Florida 3,225,000 G06 02
Jeremy Joseph Buffalo New York 3,100,000 G05 01
Alfredo Fernandez Miami Florida 3,053,000 G02 05
Judet Christian Bucharest Romania 3,031,000 G02 07
Peter Eastgate Odense Denmark 2,629,000 G02 06
David Rheem Los Angeles California 2,586,000 G01 07
Chris Klodnicki Voorhees New Jersey 2,496,000 G02 01
David Benefield Fort Worth Texas 2,490,000 G05 05
James McManus Dublin Ireland 2,434,000 G07 01
Kelly Kim Whittier Alaska 2,425,000 G07 05
Cristian Dragomir Bucharest Romania 2,372,000 G03 07
Brandon Cantu Las Vegas Nevada 2,288,000 G05 04
Mauro Lupo Barrie Ontario, Canada 2,261,000 G02 09
Anthony Scherer Truckee California 2,245,000 G02 04
Nicholas Sliwinski Las Vegas Nevada 2,236,000 G06 06
Jason Riesenberg Halbur Iowa 2,217,000 G07 07
Nhan Le Orange County California 2,190,000 G03 03
Ivan Demidov Moscow Russia 2,185,000 G06 03
Justin Sadauskas Chicago Illinois 2,000,000 G03 04
Justin Scott Detroit Michigan 1,971,000 G04 02
Dean Hamrick Plymouth Michigan 1,905,000 G03 08
Jonathan Plens Toronto Ontario, Canada 1,870,000 G03 02
Garrett Beckman Gardner Kansas 1,860,000 G01 09
Alan Gould Plantation Florida 1,838,000 G04 03
Craig Marquis Arlington Texas 1,748,000 G08 02
David Saab Melbourne Australia 1,705,000 G04 07
Scott Montgomery Perth Ontario, Canada 1,669,000 G02 08
Geert Jans Blitterswijck DNR 1,633,000 G04 01
Kido Pham Dallas Texas 1,600,000 G02 02
Andrew Rosskamm Cleveland Ohio 1,593,000 G07 08
Paul Snead Kings Park New York 1,572,000 G01 02
Joe Bishop Cincinnati Ohio 1,570,000 G03 09
Phi Nguyen Hawaiian Gardens City California 1,540,000 G06 04
Larry Wright Montgomery Alabama 1,502,000 G07 06
Gert Andersen Herning Denmark 1,447,000 G05 03
Bob Whalen Cudahy Wisconsin 1,382,000 G01 01
Rafael Caiaffa Belo Horizonte Brazil 1,338,000 G06 01
Peter Neff Los Angeles California 1,275,000 G09 07
Niklas Flisberg Stockholm Sweden 1,264,000 G09 02
Gregory Byard San Francisco California 1,189,000 G03 01
Chris Crilly San Clemente California 1,183,000 G08 01
Suresh Prabhu Atlanta Georgia 1,175,000 G06 07
Mike Matusow Las Vegas Nevada 1,169,000 G08 07
Allen Kennedy Valdosta Georgia 1,153,000 G07 04
Clint Schafer Baton Rouge Louisiana 1,123,000 G07 09
Darus Suharto Toronto Ontario, Canada 1,057,000 G09 08
Owen Crowe Halifax Massachusetts 1,050,000 G09 09
Tim Loecke Highland Park Illinois 996,000 G07 02
Aaron Keay Vancouver British Columbia, Canada 990,000 G02 03
Michael Carroll Carson California 957,000 G05 08
Jamal Sawaqdeh Denver Colorado 888,000 G08 04
Daniel Buzgon Marlton New Jersey 876,000 G04 04
Sean Davis Atlanta Georgia 861,000 G05 07
Ylon Schwartz Brooklyn New York 816,000 G06 08
Victor Ramdin Bronx New York 795,000 G06 09
Felix Osterland Tuebingen Germany 786,000 G08 03
Brian Tatum Lake Village Indiana 780,000 G01 04
Adam Levy Orlando Florida 767,000 G06 05
Matt Matros Brooklyn New York 766,000 G04 09
Phil Hellmuth Palo Alto California 721,000 G07 03
Alex Outhred Los Angeles California 699,000 G04 05
Keith Hawkins Middleton Tyas England 636,000 G03 05
Jason Glass Buffalo Grove Illinois 629,000 G01 06
Mark Owens Chicago Illinois 595,000 G05 09
Lisa Parsons Franklin Tennessee 581,000 G09 06
Jeremy Gaubert Lockport Louisiana 578,000 G08 09
Mark Wilds DNR DNR 485,000 G09 03
Eric Bamer Lacey Washington 479,000 G03 06
Craig Stein Marcedonia Ohio 440,000 G09 01
Christopher Zapf San Francisco California 297,000 G01 03
Thomas Keller Scottsdale Arizona 245,000 G01 08
Andrew Brooks Catonsville Maryland DNR G09 04
2008 WSOP FINAL RESULTS for Event 7
July 13, 2008
2008 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Official Report
Event # 7
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $ 2,000
Number of Entries: 1,592
Number of Re-Buys: NA
Total Net Prize Pool: $ 2,897,440
June 4-6, 2008
“IMPDI for the 2008 WSOP”
Tournament Notes:
· The $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship attracted 1,592 entrants. This was an increase over last year’s tournament size, which had 1,531 entries. The total prize pool amounted to $2,897,440. The top 153 finishers collected prize money.
· The tournament was played over three days. On Day Three, the final table was dealt out on the ESPN stage, also known as the “feature table.” The so-called “secondary” final table, located adjacent to the main stage area, featured the conclusion of Event #8 in a scheduling overlap. This year, most days at the WSOP will include two final tables.
· The World Series of Poker consistently draws the most diverse fields in the game, attracting players from all over the world. This event included players who cashed from Australia, Canada, Indonesia, England, Romania, Norway, Scotland, Holland, and Russia, and the United States. Furthermore, players cashed from 34 different U.S. states.
· Five different nations were represented at the final table – including Canada, England, Indonesia, Romania, and the United States.
· When the final table began, Theo Tran was the chip leader. In fact, he possessed nearly twice as many chips as the player in second place. Despite this, Tran ended up as the fourth-place finisher. Tran has developed a well-deserved reputation as a fearless No-Limit player. He dominated play during much of the tournament. However, Tran steamed off his entire stack late at the final table when he went to the felt in less than a dozen hands after having nearly 60 percent of the total chips in play.
· The $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em champion is Matt Keikoan. He is a 40-year-old professional poker player from San Rafael, CA. Keikoan worked as a “poker prop” for about eight years before phasing gradually into the life of a working poker pro. Keikoan started out playing at Casino San Pablo in the San Francisco Bay area.
· While working as a poker prop, some of Keikoan