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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 47)

EVENT #47

Thursday, June 26, 2008 to Saturday, June 28, 2008

Buy-in: $1,500

Prizepool: $741,195

Entries: 543

Top 12 In The Money

1.Ryan Hughes $183,368
2.Ronald Long $113,240
3.Thomas Hunt III $68,686
4.Alessio Isaia $50,122
5.Jonas Klausen $39,355
6.Tim D'alessandro $30,444
7.Joshua Feldman $23,019
8.David Sklansky $19,306
9.James Richburg $15,593
10.Margaret Macre $15,593
11.Daniel Nicewander $11,880
12.David Brooker $11,880

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 45)

EVENT #45

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 to Sunday, June 29, 2008

Buy-in: $50,000

Prizepool: $7,104,000

Entries: 148

Winners List


1.Scotty Nguyen $1,989,120
2.Mike DeMichele $1,243,200
3.Erick Lindgren $781,440
4.Matt Glantz $568,320
5.Lyle Berman $444,000
6.Barry Greenstein $355,200
7.Huck Seed $284,160
8.Patrick Bueno $230,880
9.Ralph Perry $177,600
10.Raymond Davis $177,600
11.David Bach $159,840
12.Phil Ivey $159,840
13.Daniel Negreanu $142,080
14.Joseph (Joey) Michael $142,080
15.Andrew Bloch $124,320
16.Doyle Brunson $124,320

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 48)

EVENT #48

Friday, June 27, 2008 to Sunday, June 29, 2008

Buy-in: $2,000

Prizepool: $4,216,940

Entries: 2,317

Top 12 In The Money

1.Alexandre Gomes $770,540
2.Marco Johnson $491,273
3.Ryan D'Angelo $326,812
4.Robert Brewer $274,101
5.Alan Cutler $223,497
6.Kirill Gerasimov $177,111
7.Sverre Sundbo $134,942
8.Gabriel Costner $103,315
9.Dan Rome $71,687
10.Sergey Rybachenko $46,386
11.Eddie Kinzler $46,386
12.Arne Mews $46,386

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 49)

EVENT #49

Saturday, June 28, 2008 to Monday, June 30, 2008

Buy-in: $1,500

Prizepool: $3,710,070

Entries: 2,718

Top 12 In The Money

1.J.C. Tran $631,170
2.Rasmus Nielsen $389,557
3.John Conroy $278,255
4.Peter Nguyen $233,734
5.Joe Pelton $191,068
6.Chad Siu $150,257
7.Jasper Hoog $113,157
8.Robert Kalb $85,331
9.Christoph Kohnen $58,248
10.Anderson Silva $36,729
11.Kevin Nathan $36,729
12.Jason Moungey $36,729

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The Milwaukee's Best Light Player of the Year Standings are a cumulative measure of performance during the 2008 World Series of Poker. Players will only receive points for open bracelet events.

There will be ZERO points awarded for the following events.

All satellite and "Second Chance Tournaments"
$1,000 World Championship Ladies Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 15)
$1,000 World Championship Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (Event 42)
$10,000 World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)
$500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (Event 55)

July 2, 2008

100 Points Minimum

Name.. WSOP POY Points.. Bracelets.. Cashed.. 2008 WSOP Earnings

Erick Lindgren.. 245 pts.. 1.. 5.. $1,348,528
Barry Greenstein.. 235 pts.. 1.. 6.. $768,461
Jacobo Fernandez.. 232 pts.. 0.. 7.. $658,100
David Benyamine.. 220 pts.. 1.. 4.. $941,651
John "Razor" Phan.. 215 pts.. 2.. 4.. $606,014
J.C. Tran.. 210 pts.. 1.. 6.. $891,337
Daniel Negreanu.. 190 pts.. 1.. 5.. $520,304
Chris (Jesus) Ferguson.. 165 pts.. 0.. 5.. $677,905
David Singer.. 165 pts.. 1.. 5.. $365,432
Vanessa Selbst.. 163 pts.. 1.. 3.. $350,391
Andrew Bloch.. 155 pts.. 0.. 4.. $709,940
Mike Matusow.. 155 pts.. 1.. 3.. $678,883
Davidi Kitai.. 150 pts.. 1.. 3.. $368,785
Farzad Rouhani.. 140 pts.. 1.. 3.. $265,443
Scotty Nguyen.. 140 pts.. 1.. 2.. $2,039,628
Scott Seiver.. 135 pts.. 1.. 4.. $785,393
Chris Bjorin.. 130 pts.. 0.. 5.. $283,409
Theo Tran.. 130 pts.. 0.. 5.. $553,138
Rob Hollink.. 130 pts.. 1.. 3.. $535,942
Mike DeMichele.. 130 pts.. 0.. 2.. $1,383,072
Erik Seide..l 127 pts.. 0.. 4.. $197,306
Chris Bell.. 125 pts.. 0.. 3.. $321,006
Greg Jamison.. 125 pts.. 0.. 3.. $385,566
Jose-Luis Velador.. 125 pts.. 1.. 3.. $586,135
Fu Wong 125 pts.. 0.. 2.. $311,452
Ted Forrest.. 125 pts.. 0.. 2.. $287,847
Robert Mizrachi.. 123 pts.. 0.. 4.. $128,314
Alexander Kostritsyn.. 120 pts.. 0.. 5.. $309,640
Max Pescatori.. 120 pts.. 1.. 4.. $264,780
Alex Bolotin.. 120 pts.. 0.. 3.. $272,962
Kyle Kloeckner.. 120 pts.. 0.. 2..$266,748
Jesper Hougaard.. 117 pts.. 1.. 3.. $621,805
Dario (Ryu) Alioto.. 115 pts.. 0.. 4.. $253,464
Tom Chambers.. 115 pts.. 0.. 3.. $166,459
Michael Banducci.. 115 pts.. 1.. 3.. $664,997
Kirill Gerasimov.. 115 pts.. 0.. 3.. $381,021
Shunjiro Uchida.. 115 pts.. 0.. 3.. $165,190
Marcel Luske.. 115 pts.. 0.. 2.. $205,333
Matt Glantz 115 pts.. 0.. 2.. $753,312
Phillip Tom.. 110 pts.. 1.. 3.. $492,067
Nenad Medic.. 110 pts.. 1.. 2.. $810,608
Duncan Bell.. 110 pts.. 1.. 2.. $682,809
Al Barbieri.. 110 pts.. 0.. 2.. $109,974
Andrew Brown.. 110 pts.. 1.. 2.. $230,502
Ryan Hughes.. 107 pts.. 1.. 2.. $188,964
Tom Schneider.. 105 pts.. 0.. 5.. $161,641
John Juanda.. 105 pts.. 0.. 5.. $197,192
Jamieson Pickering.. 105 pts.. 0.. 3.. $235,828
Kenny Tran.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $543,615
Ralph (Rep) Porter.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $375,913
Philip Galfond.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $832,219
David Woo.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $637,976
Maxwell Greenwood ..105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $700,110
Sebastian Ruthenberg.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $333,411
Jimmy Shultz.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $261,417
Nikolay Evdakov.. 100 pts.. 0.. 10.. $228,527
Jerrod Ankenman.. 100 pts.. 0.. 3.. $344,163
Alessio Isaia.. 100 pts.. 0.. 2.. $108,390
Frank Gary.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $219,562
Vitaly Lunkin.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $628,417
Dario Minieri.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $528,418
Anthony Rivera.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $483,688
Thang Luu.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $243,342
Michael Rocco.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $135,753
Joe Commisso.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $911,855
Layne Flack.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $577,725
Matt Keikoan.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $550,601
Jens Voertmann.. 100 pts.. 1..1.. $298,253
Jason Young.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1. $335,565
Blair Hinkle.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $507,563
Grant Hinkle.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1 $831,462
Eric Brooks.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1 $415,856
Martin Klaser.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $216,249
Alexandre Gomes.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1 $770,540

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World Series of Poker Bracelet Winners 2007



$5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em Limit/No-Limit (Event 1)
Steve Billirakis $536,287

$500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (Event 2) Frederick Narciso $104,701

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 3) Cairan O'Leary $727,012

$1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 4) Michael Spegal $252,290

$2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 5) Tom Schneider$214,347

$1,500 Limit Hold'em (Event 6) Gary Styczynski $280,715

$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha W/Rebuys (Event 7) Burt Boutin $868,745

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys (Event 8) Michael Chu $585,774

$1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 9) Alexander Kravchenko $228,446

$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 10) William Durkee $566,916

$5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud (Event 11) Chris Reslock $258,453

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 12) Jason Warner $481,698

$5,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 13) Allen Cunningham $487,287

$1,500 Seven Card Stud (Event 14) Michael Keiner $146,987

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 15) Phil Hellmuth $637,254

$2,500 H.O.R.S.E. (Event 16) James Richberg $238,881

$1,000 World Championship Ladies Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 17)
Sally Boyer $262,077

$5,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em (Event 18) Saro Jason Getzoyan $333,379

$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 19) Francois Safieddine $521,785

$2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-low-8 or Better (Event 20)
Ryan Hughes $176,358

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout (event 21) Donald Baruch $264,107

$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 22) James Mackey $730,740

$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 23) Scott Clements $194,206

$3,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 24) Eli Elezra $198,984

$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 25) Ben Ponzio $599,109

$5,000 H.O.R.S.E. (Event 26) Ralph Schwartz $275,683

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 27) David Stucke $603,069

$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 28) Shankar Pillai $527,829

$1,500 Seven Card Razz (Event 29) Katja Thater $132,653

$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 30) Hoyt Corkins $515,065

$5,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em (Event 31) Dan Schreiber $425,594

$2,000 Seven Card Stud (Event 32) Jeffrey Lisandro $118,426

$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha W/Re-Buys (Event 33) Peter (Alan) Smurfit $464,867

$3,000 Limit Hold'em (Event 34) Alexander Borteh $225,483

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 35) Ryan Young $615,955

$5,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better (Event 36)
John Guth $363,216

$2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em (Event 37) Greg Hopkins $269,274

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 38) Robert (RCW) Cheung $673,628

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. (Event 39) Freddy Deeb $2,276,832

$1,500 Mixed Hold'em limit/no-limit (Event 40) Fred Goldberg $205,271

$1,000 World Championship Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (Event 41)
Ernest Bennett $348,423

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better (Event 42) Lukasz Dumanski $227,454

$2,000 Limit Hold'em (Event 43) Saif Ahmad $217,329

$2,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split (Event 44) Frankie Odell $240,057

$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed (Event 45) William (Bill) Edler $904,672

$1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 46) Tom Schneider $147,713

$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 47) Blair Rodman $707,898

$1,000 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball w/Rebuys (Event 48) Rafi Amit $227,005

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 49) Chandrasekhar Billavara $722,914

$10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha (Event 50) Robert Mizrachi $768,889

$1,000 S.H.O.E (Event 51) Dao Bac $157,975

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys (Event 52) Michael Graves $742,121

$1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event 53) Ram Vaswani $217,438

$5,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/Re-Buys (Event 54) Erik Seidel $538,835

$10,000 World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 55) Jerry Yang $8,250,000

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World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)
No Rebuy/Add-ons

EVENT #54

July 3,2008 12:00 PM Day 1A (3,000 players)
July 4,2008 12:00 PM Day 1B (3,000 players)
July 5,2008 12:00 PM Day 1C (3,000 players)
July 6,2008 12:00 PM Day 1D (3,000 players)
July 8,2008 12:00 PM Day 2A
July 9,2008 12:00 PM Day 2B
July 10,2008 12:00 PM Day 3
July 11,2008 12:00 PM Day 4
July 12,2008 12:00 PM Day 5
July 13,2008 12:00 PM Day 6
July 14,2008 12:00 PM Day 7

November 9, 2008 10:00 AM FINAL TABLE
November 10, 2008, 10:00 PM FINAL TABLE

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World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

Jeffrey Pollack -- World Series of Poker Commissioner


Hey Now, You're An All Star...


JUNE 25,2008 4:30pm PST

Another good week at the WSOP has been entered into the books and now on to an event that is very special to me: World Championship H.O.R.S.E.

When joining Harrah's three years ago, one of the first things I did was meet individually with a lot of players and folks who were passionate and opinionated about the WSOP -- as a way to introduce myself and start learning all the things I needed to learn in my new role.

Daniel Negreanu was one of the folks on my list and we had a spirited dinner at Bradley Ogden inside Caesars Palace (it was either September or October 2005, to be somewhat precise). Daniel talked a lot, I listened a lot and we both walked away with some new thoughts. One thought that Daniel put in my head was the opportunity to create a high buy-in event that tested a poker player's full range of skills.

I thought about it and really understood the potential for an "all star" event for the WSOP -- just like the all star games held by the NBA, NHL and MLB. The only difference is that our event would count!

My next stop was Howard Greenbaum, who runs specialty gaming for our company and is a really smart executive who provides very strong, quiet and impactful leadership for the WSOP at the Rio. Howard agreed with the vision and we decided to add a new event to the 2006 schedule. $50,000 HORSE was born!

The first year of $50,000 HORSE was incredible. The late Chip Reese was our winner and, after a grueling, all-night heads-up match against Andy Bloch, Chip once again wrote himself into the poker history books. Last year Freddy Deeb won the event and he is our reigning champion.

After Chip passed away, we decided to create a trophy in honor of Chip and award it to the winner of the $50,000 HORSE event. We're going to unveil the first generation of this trophy on Sunday and, from this year forward, our all-star event will be played in Chip's honor and memory.

The engraving of the Chis Reese trophy says "Standing the Test of Time" and features Chip's winning hand from that magical night (those words are his, by the way...something Chip said to Norman Chad after his win in 2006). I think the vision behind this event will stand the test of time -- just like Chip -- and I hope folks gather around the tables, remember Chip and help us further cement a tournament that is sure to shine bright!

All the Best,

Jeffrey

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship Pot Limit Omaha (Event 50)

EVENT #50

Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $3,581,400

Entries: 381

Top 12 In The Money

1.Marty Smyth $859,549
2.Peter Jetten $528,256
3.Michael Mizrachi $331,279
4.Billy Argyros $268,605
5.Richard Harroch $214,884
6.Thang (Kido) Pham $170,116
7.Tom Hanlon $134,302
8.Brandon Moran $107,442
9.Greg Hurst $80,581
10.David Benefield $53,721
11.Shawn Buchanan $53,721
12.Josh Arieh $53,721

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
H.O.R.S.E. (Event 51)

EVENT #51

Sunday, June 29, 2008 to Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Buy-in: $1,500

Prizepool: $1,096,095

Entries: 803

Top 12 In The Money

1.James Schaaf $256,412
2.Tam (Tommy) Hang $158,933
3.Phil Hellmuth $93,168
4.Esther Rossi $68,505
5.Jason Dollinger $54,804
6.Sam Silverman $42,966
7.Annand (Victor) Ramdin $32,992
8.Matt Grapenthien $27,511
9.Edward Brogdon $22,031
10.Lonnie Heimowitz $22,031
11.Steven Diano $16,551
12.Phillip Penn $16,551

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 52)

EVENT #52

Monday, June 30, 2008 to Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Buy-in: $1,500

Prizepool: $3,675,945

Entries: 2,693

Top 12 In The Money

1.David Daneshgar $625,443
2.Scott Sitron $385,974
3.Dan Heimiller $275,695
4.Farzad Rouhani $231,584
5.Corwin Cole $189,311
6.Matthew Matros $148,875
7.Andrey Zaichenko $112,116
8.Jeff Courtney $84,546
9.Voitto Rintala $57,712
10.Gary Biggar $36,391
11.Todd Hanks $36,391
12.Brock Mishler $36,391

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JULY 5, 2008 - 7:49:19 PM PST

39th ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER® BREAKS SEVERAL KEY RECORDS


New Milestones Set as Main Event Registration Continues

LAS VEGAS – July 5, 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. With registration for the WSOP's most popular event remaining open for another 24 hours, the poker extravaganza that began May 30 at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel and Casino and continues through July 14, already has established a wide variety of new milestones:


· Most total registrants. Final numbers are not yet available, but the 55 events at this year's WSOP already have generated more player registrations than the previous record (54,288 in 2007)

· Largest total prize pool. While registration in the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em World Championship – commonly referred to as the Main Event – remains open, the total prize pool for the 2008 WSOP already exceeds the previous record of $159,796,918 set in 2007.



· Most countries/territories represented. Not including Main Event participants, players from 104 different countries/territories have competed in 2008 WSOP events – more than in the 2006 Winter Olympics. A final number of countries will be available following the close of Main Event registration on Sunday, July 6. The previous record number of countries represented at the WSOP was 87, set in 2007.


· Largest non-Main Event field: 3,929 players each put up $1,500 to compete in the 2008 WSOP's first no-limit hold'em tournament that began May 31.

· First Family: The Hinkle brothers, from Kansas City, Mo., became the first-ever set of brothers to win bracelets in the same year. Grant won Event #2 and $831,432; Blair won Event #23 and $507,563. The Hinkles become only the second set of brothers to win bracelets at the WSOP, joining the Pearsons: Puggy (1973) and J.C. (1994).

"This has been an incredible season and we're not done yet," said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "So far, players from 56 countries, every state in the U.S. and every Canadian province have cashed at this year's WSOP. When all is said and done, we're going to award more prize money to more players than at any other point in our illustrious 39-year history."

The 39th annual World Series of Poker began May 30 and runs through July 14 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The Main Event, with four start dates to accommodate the large playing field, began on July 3. The Final Table will be determined on July 14. The nine players who advance to the Final Table will return to the Rio on November 9 to play down to just two players. The final two will then go head-to-head late in the evening of November 10 to determine the champion and winner of poker's ultimate prize.

ABOUT THE WSOP

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) presented by Milwaukee's Best Light is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker's longest running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2007, the event attracted more than 54,000 entrants from 87 different countries to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and awarded just under $160 million in prize money as players competed for game's most coveted trophy, a WSOP bracelet. Harrah's License Company, LLC., an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., has owned and operated the WSOP since 2004 and over the last four years, fostered an increase in player participation by nearly 300-percent. In addition, the WSOP has experienced groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent in 2007 of the World Series of Poker Europe.

ABOUT HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The Company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names; Harrah's also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos and the World Series of Poker®. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. For more information, please visit Harrah's Casino Hotels: World-Class Casinos and Hotels throughout the US.

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
Limit Hold'em Shootout (Event 53)

EVENT #53

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 to Thursday, July 03, 2008

Buy-in: $1,500

Prizepool: $1,123,395

Entries: 823

Top 9 In The Money

1.Matthew Graham $278,180
2.Jean-Robert (Bobby) Bellande $173,564
3.Joe Deniro $107,845
4.Brandon Wong $69,088
5.Danny Wong $33,701
6.Spencer Lawrence $20,221
7.John Kranyak $13,480
8.Andrew Prock $10,335
9.Mike Kachan $7,526

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)

EVENT #54

MAIN EVENT


Thursday, July 03, 2008 to Monday, July 14, 2008

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $64,333,600

Entries: 6,844

This is the second largest Prizepoll in World Series Of Poker history.
The winner will take home $9,119,517.

Good Luck All!

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World Series Of Poker 2008

Player Of The Year 2008 Standings

July 7,2008


The Milwaukee's Best Light Player of the Year Standings are a cumulative measure of performance during the 2008 World Series of Poker. Players will only receive points for open bracelet events.

There will be ZERO points awarded for the following events:

All satellite and "Second Chance Tournaments"
$1,000 World Championship Ladies Event No-Limit Hold'em (Event 15)
$1,000 World Championship Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (Event 42)
$10,000 World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)
$500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em (Event 55)

100 Point Minimum

Name.. WSOP POY Points.. Bracelets.. Cashed.. 2008 WSOP Earnings

Erick Lindgren.. 245 pts.. 1.. 5.. $1,348,528
Barry Greenstein.. 235 pts.. 1.. 6.. $768,461
Jacobo Fernandez.. 232 pts.. 0.. 7.. $658,100
John "Razor" Phan.. 220 pts.. 2.. 5.. $608,464
David Benyamine.. 220 pts.. 1.. 4.. $941,651
J.C. Tran.. 210 pts.. 1.. 7.. $896,392
Farzad Rouhani.. 195 pts.. 1.. 4.. $497,027
Daniel Negreanu.. 190 pts.. 1.. 5.. $520,304
Chris (Jesus) Ferguson.. 165 pts.. 0.. 5.. $677,905
David Singer.. 165 pts.. 1.. 5.. $365,432
Vanessa Selbst.. 163 pts.. 1.. 3.. $350,391
Michael Mizrachi.. 157 pts.. 0.. 5.. $465,154
Andrew Bloch.. 155 pts.. 0.. 5.. $714,995
Mike Matusow.. 155 pts.. 1.. 3.. $678,883
Tam (Tommy) Hang.. 155 pts..0.. 3.. $363,653
Davidi Kitai... 150 pts.. 1.. 3.. $368,785
Scotty Nguyen.. 140 pts.. 1.. 2.. $2,039,628
Scott Seiver.. 135 pts.. 1.. 4.. $785,393
Chris Bjorin.. 130 pts.. 0..5.. $283,409
Theo Tran.. 130 pts.. 0.. 5.. $553,138
Matthew Graham..130 pts.. 1.. 4.. $327,435
Rob Hollink.. 130 pts.. 1.. 3.. $535,942
Spencer Lawrence.. 130 pts.. 0.. 3.. $197,057
Mike DeMichele.. 130 pts.. 0.. 2.. $1,383,072
Erik Seidel.. 127 pts.. 0.. 4.. $197,306
Chris Bell.. 125 pts.. 0.. 3.. $321,006
Greg Jamison.. 125 pts.. 0.. 3.. $385,566
Jose-Luis Velador.. 125 pts.. 1.. 3.. $586,135
Fu Wong.. 125 pts.. 0.. 2.. $311,452
Ted Forrest.. 125 pts.. 0.. 2.. $287,847
Robert Mizrachi.. 123 pts.. 0.. 4.. $128,314
Alexander Kostritsyn.. 120 pts.. 0.. 5.. $309,640
Max Pescatori.. 120 pts.. 1.. 4.. $264,780
Alex Bolotin.. 120 pts.. 0.. 3.. $272,962
Kyle Kloeckner.. 120 pts.. 0.. 2.. $266,748
Jesper Hougaard.. 117 pts.. 1.. 3.. $621,805
Cody Slaubaugh.. 115 pts.. 0.. 5.. $444,242
Dario (Ryu) Alioto.. 115 pts.. 0.. 4.. $253,464
Tom Chambers.. 115 pts.. 0.. 3.. $166,459
Michael Banducci.. 115 pts.. 1.. 3.. $664,997
Kirill Gerasimov.. 115 pts.. 0.. 3.. $381,021
Shunjiro Uchida.. 115 pts.. 0.. 3.. $165,190
Marcel Luske.. 115 pts.. 0.. 2.. $205,333
Matt Glantz.. 115 pts.. 0.. 2.. $753,312
Phillip Tom.. 110 pts.. 1.. 3.. $492,067
David Daneshgar.. 110 pts.. 1.. 3.. $631,425
Danny Wong.. 110 pts.. 0.. 3.. $253,817
Andrew Brown.. 110 pts.. 1.. 2.. $230,502
Duncan Bell.. 110 pts.. 1.. 2.. $682,809
Jens Voertmann ..110 pts.. 1.. 2.. $304,939
Nenad Medic.. 110 pts.. 1.. 2.. $810,608
Al Barbieri.. 110 pts.. 0.. 2.. $109,974
Ryan Hughes.. 107 pts.. 1.. 2.. $188,964
Tom Schneider.. 105 pts.. 0.. 5.. $161,641
John Juanda.. 105 pts.. 0.. 5.. $197,192
Phil Hellmuth.. 105 pts.. 0.. 4.. $202,959
Jamieson Pickering.. 105 pts.. 0.. 3.. $235,828
Philip Galfond.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $832,219
Ralph (Rep) Porter.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $375,913
Kenny Tran.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $543,615
David Woo.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $637,976
Maxwell Greenwood.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $700,110
Sebastian Ruthenberg.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $333,411
Jimmy Shultz.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $261,417
Marty Smyth.. 105 pts.. 1.. 2.. $863,382
Nikolay Evdakov.. 100 pts.. 0.. 10.. $228,527
Jerrod Ankenman.. 100 pts.. 0.. 3.. $344,163
Alessio Isaia.. 100 pts.. 0.. 2.. $108,390
Dario Minieri.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $528,418
Vitaly Lunkin.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $628,417
Frank Gary.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $219,562
Layne Flack.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $577,725
Matt Keikoan.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $550,601
Joe Commisso.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $911,855
Thang Luu.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $243,342
Michael Rocco.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $135,753
Anthony Rivera.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $483,688
Grant Hinkle.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $831,462
Jason Young.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $335,565
Blair Hinkle.. 100 pts ..1.. 1.. $507,563
Eric Brooks.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1. $415,856
Martin Klaser.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $216,249
Alexandre Gomes.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $770,540
James Schaaf.. 100 pts.. 1.. 1.. $256,412

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)

EVENT #54

MAIN EVENT

Thursday, July 03, 2008 to Monday, July 14, 2008

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $64,333,600

Entries: 6,844


It can turn on a dime, but here are the most recent chip counts.
Players with 200,000 plus.


Player... Chip Counts

Brian Schaedlich... 801,000
Hunter Frey... 397,000
Jeremiah Smith... 386,000
Patrick Fortin... 355,900
Kellen Hunter... 354,100
Brandon Adams... 353,600
David Rheem... 353,000
Ronald Adams... 333,550
Farhad Sinae... 328,500
Eric Crain... 315,000
Jeffrey Anderson... 303,600
Matt Kennedy... 296,100
Dustin Holmes... 287,800
Jason Riesenberg... 282,100
Soren Petersen... 274,700
Robert Mizrachi... 270,000
Khalil Abujawdeh... 268,900
Garth Paul.. 265,500
Dan Assor... 264,900
Damien Creurer... 254,800
Kido Pham.. 254,000
Scott Montgomery.. 249,700
Eric Bremond... 239,000
Milan Kojnok... 236,300
Markus Golser... 228,700
Ziv Bachar... 225,900
Alexander Borteh... 225,100
Keith Hawkins.. 224,100
Paul Kristoffersson.. 220,700
Jody Garaventa.. 220,100
Owen Crowe... 220,000
Mark Garner... 218,900
Kevin Schaffel... 218,900
Leo Fernandez... 214,000
Manuel Bevant... 211,700
Jeff Bryan... 211,000
Ron Jenkins... 211,000
Martyn Sands... 210,700
Nathan Doudney... 210,000
Michelle Sainz.. 206,500
Jerome Mercado... 205,700
Doug Craine... 201,600
Jasper Lee... 201,600
Paul Kitsos... 201,500

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)

EVENT #54

Main Event

Thursday, July 03, 2008 to Monday, July 14, 2008

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $64,333,600

Entries: 6,844


Payout Schedule


1st $9,119,517
2nd $5,790,024
3rd $4,503,352
4th $3,763,515
5th $3,088,012
6th $2,412,510
7th $1,769,174
8th $1,286,672
9th $900,670
10th-12th $591,869
13th-15th $463,201
16th-18th $334,534
19th-27th $257,334
28th-36th $193,000
37th-45th $154,400
46th-54th $135,100
55th-63rd $115,800
64th-72nd $96,500
73rd-81st $77,200
82nd-90th $64,333
91st-99th $51,466
100th-162nd $41,816
163rd-225th $38,600
226th-288th $35,383
289th-351st $32,166
352nd-414th $28,950
415th-477th $27,020
478th-540th $25,090
541st-603rd $23,160
604th-666th $21,230

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)

EVENT #54

"MAIN EVENT"

Thursday, July 03, 2008 to Monday, July 14, 2008

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $64,333,600

Entries: 6,844


1,308 Of 6,844 Player Remain

300,000 Chip Minimum

Brian Schaedlich 801,000
Peter Biebel 531,000
Alex Outhred 486,800
Raja Kattamuri 411,100
Hunter Frey 397,000
Jeremiah Smith 386,000
Steven Goosen 362,100
Patrick Fortin 355,900
Reagan Silber 355,500
Kellen Hunter 354,100
Brandon Adams 353,600
David Rheem 353,000
Paul Snead 335,500
Rafael Caiaffa 334,500
Ronald Adams 333,550
Farhad Sinae 328,500
Cornel Pazai 328,100
Matthew Calhoun 325,800
Terry Lade 315,000
Eric Crain 315,000
Andrew Teng 314,200
Ty Spires 313,300
Tommy Le 312,000
Victor Ramdin 307,600
Chad Layne 306,300
Jeffrey Anderson 303,600
Terry Boyd 303,200
Christopher Olson 302,500
David Dao 300,800

[OLD HEAD]

2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker

World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)

EVENT #54

"MAIN EVENT"

Thursday, July 03, 2008 to Monday, July 14, 2008

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $64,333,600

Entries: 6,844

On Thursday over 1300 players started the day wishing to be the number 666
or less at the finish of the day.
Finally the money bubble burst and Steve Chung had the distinction of being the last player to be knocked out without cashing.
He is the official "Bubble Boy"of the 2008 WSOP "Main Event".
It was not all bad for Chung, he received a buy in for the 2009 World Series Of Poker "Main Event", compliments of Milwaukee's Best Light.

Brian Schaedlich who led the tournament at the beginning of the day found himself with 25,000 chips and at the bottom of the list by days end.

July 11,2008

474 Of 6,844 Players Remain


Players With 700,000 Chips Or More



Jeremy Joseph 1,458,000
Jeremiah Smith 1,079,500
Mark Ketteringham 950,000
Kyle Carlston 932,500
Dag Martin Mikkelsen 931,000
Alan Jaffray 908,500
Owen Crowe 900,000
Alexander Kostritsyn 887,000
James McManus 875,000
Chris Barrile 873,500
Sarkis Akopyan 858,000
Peter Traply 828,000
Cristian Dragomir 824,000
Matt Matros 822,500
Karle Wilson 785,000
Kevin Mason 770,500
Steven Landfish 764,500
James Mills 757,000
Robert Georato 747,000
Dustin Holmes 734,000
Tommy Le 731,000
Geert Jans 728,500
Jon Turner 726,500
Shahram Sheikhan 724,000
Brandon Cantu 710,000
Chino Rheem 707,500
Robert Ford 701,000

Good Luck!

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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 54)

EVENT #54

"MAIN EVENT"

Thursday, July 03, 2008 to Monday, July 14, 2008

Buy-in: $10,000

Prizepool: $64,333,600

Entries: 6,844

Players With 2,000,000 Chips Or More

Mark Ketteringham 5,700,000
Tiffany Michelle 3,800,000
Jamal Kunbuz 3,636,000
Nikolay Losev 3,400,000
Albert Kim 3,400,000
Alfredo Fernandez 3,230,000
Andrew Brokos 3,060,000
Judet Cristian 2,960,000
Aaron Gordon 2,900,000
James McManus 2,800,000
Mauro Lupo 2,700,000
Ivan Demidov 2,700,000
Peter Eastgate 2,700,000
Nicholas Sliwinski 2,700,000
Sean Davis 2,535,000
Brandon Cantu 2,400,000
David Benefield 2,380,000
Allen Kennedy 2,320,000
Steve Lade 2,315,000
David Rheem 2,300,000
Alan Gould 2,240,000
David Saab 2,200,000
Jason Riesenberg 2,000,000
Nhan Le 2,000,000