39th Annual World Series of Poker Breaks Several Key Records

July 29th, 2008

The 39th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light, drawing on its unprecedented international appeal, has proved largely impervious to the challenging economic conditions plaguing the broader U.S. economy. When registration for the WSOP’s most popular event closed Sunday evening at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, the poker extravaganza had shattered the game’s most prominent records:

– Most total registrants. More than 58,500 players have competed in the 55 events at this year’s WSOP, eclipsing the previous record of 54,288 set in 2007.
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2008 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em Event 1

July 20th, 2008
World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em (Event 1)
Friday, May 30, 2008 to Sunday, June 01, 2008   Buy-in: $10,000
Prizepool: $3,308,800
Entries: 352
Place        Player            Prize

1.        Nenad Medic        $794,112

2.        Andrew Bloch        $488,048

3.        Kathy Liebert        $306,064

4.        Mike Sexton        $248,160

5.        Amit Makhija        $198,528

6.        Chris Bell        $157,168

7.        Patrik Antonius        $124,080

8.        Mike Sowers        $99,264

9.        Phil Laak        $74,448

10.        John Kabbaj        $49,632

11.        Ryan Young        $49,632

12.        Nikolay Evdakov        $49,632

13.        David Benefield        $41,360

14.        Chris Gildone        $41,360

15.        Justin Newton        $41,360

16.        Andreas Krause        $33,088

17.        Alexander Kostritsyn    $33,088

18.        Michael Pesek        $33,088

19.        Eli Elezra        $26,470

20.        Rolf Slotboom        $26,470

21.        Anthony Licastro    $26,470

22.        Dustin (Neverwin) Woolf    $26,470

23.        David Stroj        $26,470

24.        Vivek Rajkumar        $26,470

25.        Ted (Edward) Lawson    $26,470

26.        Joseph Sanders        $26,470

27.        Jerri Thomas        $26,470

28.        Ben Sprengers        $23,162

29.        Raphael Zimmerman    $23,162

30.        Mark Newhouse        $23,162

31.        Matthew Graham        $23,162

32.        Charles (Chuck) Pacheco $23,162

33.        David Bach        $23,162

34.        Marco Johnson        $23,162

35.        Thomas Vinas        $23,162

36.        Kanzuki Ikeuchi     $23,162

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