2008 World Series of Poker Europe Results
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World Series of Poker Europe
The World Series of Poker Europe is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker...
(WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
-branded poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
tournaments
Poker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
outside the United States. Since 1970, participants have had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Although the WSOP held circuit events in other locations, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas. The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet
World Series of Poker bracelet
The World Series of Poker bracelet is considered the most coveted non-monetary prize a poker player can win. Since 1976, a bracelet has been awarded to the winner of every event at the annual WSOP. Even if the victory occurred before 1976, WSOP championships are now counted as "bracelets". ...
was awarded outside Las Vegas.
In 2004, Harrah's Casino
Harrah's Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment Corporation is a private gaming corporation that owns and operates over 50 casinos, hotels, and seven golf courses under several brands. The company, based in Paradise, Nevada, is the largest gaming company in the world, with yearly revenues $8.9 billion...
s purchased the rights to the WSOP label. Harrah's later purchased London Clubs International
London Clubs International
London Clubs International is a British gambling company that was bought by Harrah's Entertainment in 2006. At the time of purchase, LCI operated casinos in London, Southend and Brighton as well as in Egypt and South Africa...
(LCI). LCI operates three casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
s in the London area—Fifty, Leicester Square, and The Sportsman. After the purchase of these casinos, Harrah's decided to expand its WSOP label into Europe. European casinos typically have a different environment than those in the U.S. Jeffrey Pollack
Jeffrey Pollack
Pollack has been named to Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal of "40 Under 40" and twice to The Sporting News 100. He has also won two Emmy Awards. Pollack is married, and resides in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas...
, the WSOP Commissioner, indicated that the WSOPE would have a "style and flair that is both unique and appropriate to the setting. So don't be surprised if we require participants to wear blazers at the tables. If James Bond
James Bond (character)
Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the main protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games...
were hosting a poker tournament it may look like the World Series of Poker Europe."
In marketing the WSOPE, Harrah's Casino did not rely upon the reputation of Harrah's or the WSOP alone. On July 5, 2007, Harrah's announced its alliance with England-based Betfair
Betfair
Betfair is the world's largest Internet betting exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England. Since Betfair was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the UK and the largest betting exchange in the world. Betfair claim to have over 3...
, one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. The agreement, the largest-ever union of an online and offline gaming company, is intended to build on Betfair's European reputation in advertising the WSOPE. Due to changes in U.S. laws, effective in 2007, the WSOP could no longer accept money from online gambling companies. This prevented the WSOP from acknowledging WSOP qualifiers from online events. The WSOPE is not bound by this limitation. The United Kingdom Gambling Act of 2005 allows for legal regulated online poker sites. Furthermore, as the laws that govern the age of gambling differ in England than the U.S., the WSOPE admits younger players. In 2007, one of these younger players, 18-year-old Annette "Annette 15" Obrestad
Annette Obrestad
Annette Obrestad is a Norwegian poker player. Obrestad is the youngest person to ever win a World Series of Poker Europe bracelet...
became the youngest player to win a WSOP bracelet event.
The second WSOPE took place between September 19 and October 1, 2008. It consisted of four events held at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square, London. The 2008 WSOPE was particularly notable, as Jesper Hougaard
Jesper Hougaard
Jesper Hougaard is a poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.Hougaard won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in 2008. Later that same year, he won another bracelet in the £1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at...
became the first person to win a bracelet at both the WSOP and WSOPE. Three-time bracelet winner John Juanda
John Juanda
Johnson "John" Juanda is a Chinese Indonesian professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. Juanda lives in Los Angeles.-Personal life:...
won his fourth bracelet in the WSOPE Main Event. Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov is a professional poker player from Moscow, Russia.Demidov is one of the original 'November Nine', having made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2008. He reached the heads-up stage along with Peter Eastgate, and took second place for $5,809,595...
, who was one of the November Nine
November Nine
The November Nine is the name used to refer to the final nine contestants, or final table, at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker since 2008. The winner of the WSOP Main Event is considered to be the World Champion of Poker....
—players scheduled to play in November for the WSOP Main Event—advanced to the final table of the WSOPE, becoming the first player to make it to the final table at both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events.
Key
| * | Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame Poker Hall of Fame The Poker Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional poker playing in the United States. Founded and located in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was created in 1979 by Benny Binion, the owner of the Horseshoe Casino, to preserve the names and legacies of the world's greatest poker players and to serve... |
| (#/#) | This denotes a bracelet winner. The first number is the number of bracelets won in 2008. The second number is the total number of bracelets won. Both numbers represent totals as of that point during the tournament. |
| Place | What place each player at the final table finished |
| Name | The player who made it to the final table |
| Prize (£) | The amount of money, in British Pounds (£), awarded for each finish at the event's final table |
Event 1: £1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
- 4-Day Event: Friday, September 19, 2008 to Monday, September 22, 2008
- Number of buy-ins: 410
- Total Prize Pool: £615,000
- Number of Payouts: 45
- Winning Hand:
- References:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jesper Hougaard Jesper Hougaard Jesper Hougaard is a poker player from Copenhagen, Denmark who has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker.Hougaard won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event in 2008. Later that same year, he won another bracelet in the £1,500 No Limit Hold'em event at... (2/2) |
£144,218 |
| 2nd | Fuad Serhan | £89,175 |
| 3rd | Yevgeniy Timoshenko Yevgeniy Timoshenko Yevgeniy Timoshenko is an American poker player. Born in 1988 in Kharkiv, Ukraine Timoshenko moved to Mukilteo, Washington when he was 8 years old... |
£55,350 |
| 4th | Neil Channing Neil Channing Neil Andrew Channing is an English professional poker player and author based in Maida Vale, London. He is the 2008 Irish Poker Open champion.... |
£44,588 |
| 5th | John Dwyer | £36,285 |
| 6th | Adam Junglen | £28,598 |
| 7th | Linda Lee | £22,448 |
| 8th | Ian Woodley Ian Woodley Ian Woodley is an English millionaire game show winner and professional poker player, based in Lee, South London.-TFI Friday:On 24 December 1999, Woodley won £1,000,000 on Chris Evans' television series TFI Friday, during the Someone's Going to be a Millionaire section of the show... |
£17,835 |
| 9th | Daniel Nutt | £13,222 |
Event 2: £2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
- 3-Day Event: Monday, September 22, 2008 to Wednesday, September 24, 2008
- Number of buy-ins: 110
- Total Prize Pool: £275,000
- Number of Payouts: 16
- Winning Hand: (Seven-card studSeven-card studSeven-card stud is a variant of stud poker. Until the recent increase in popularity of Texas hold 'em, seven-card stud was the most popular poker variant in home games across the United States, and in casinos in the eastern part of the country. Two to eight players is common, though eight may...
) - References:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sherkhan Farnood Sherkhan Farnood Sherkhan Farnood was the Chairman of Kabul Bank until late 2010, which is Afghanistan's largest private financial institution with over 1 million customers. Farnood holds 28.16% of the shares in the Kabul Bank. He also owns Pamir Airways, in partnership with Khalilullah Fruzi/Frozi, Mohammed Fahim... (1/1) |
£76,999 |
| 2nd | Ivo Donev Ivo Donev Ivo Donev is a Bulgarian, with Austrian passport, who is a professional chess and poker player.-Chess:His father, Hristo Donev was a national master at chess.... (0/1) |
£48,125 |
| 3rd | Howard Lederer Howard Lederer Howard Henry Lederer is an American professional poker player and brother of poker professional Annie Duke, and author and poet Katy Lederer. On September 20, 2011, the U.S... (0/2) |
£30,250 |
| 4th | Jeff Duvall | £22,000 |
| 5th | Mark Gregorich | £17,188 |
| 6th | Phil Ivey Phil Ivey Phillip Dennis "Phil" Ivey Jr. is an American professional poker player who has won eight World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables... (0/7) |
£13,750 |
| 7th | Jeff Lisandro Jeff Lisandro Jeffrey Lisandro is an Australian professional poker player, now residing in Salerno, Italy. Lisandro is known by many to be a cash game specialist, but is a well-known face on the poker tournament circuit and is regarded as one of the premier Seven Card Stud players in the world... (0/4) |
£11,000 |
| 8th | Spencer Lawrence | £8,938 |
Event 3: £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
- 3-Day Event: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 to Friday, September 26, 2008
- Number of buy-ins: 165
- Total Prize Pool: £825,000
- Number of Payouts: 18
- Winning Hand:
- References:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Theo Jørgensen Theo Jørgensen Theo Jørgensen is a Danish professional poker player, based in Copenhagen who has made two European Poker Tour final tables.Jørgensen began playing poker in the early 1990s... (1/1) |
£218,626 |
| 2nd | Sorel Mizzi Sorel Mizzi Sorel Mizzi is a professional poker player. Mizzi plays online poker under the names of "Imper1um" and "Zangbezan24"... |
£132,000 |
| 3rd | Eric Dalby | £84,562 |
| 4th | Erik Friberg | £66,000 |
| 5th | Max Pescatori Max Pescatori Massimiliano Pescatori is an Italian professional poker player.Pescatori is a regular on the poker tournament scene, often placing high in Card Player Magazine's Player of the Year Race.... (1/2) |
£51,562 |
| 6th | David Penly | £41,250 |
| 7th | Chris Ferguson Chris Ferguson Christopher Philip Ferguson is an American professional poker player. He has won five World Series of Poker events, including the 2000 WSOP Main Event, and the 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. On September 20, 2011, the U.S... (0/5) |
£33,000 |
| 8th | Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Jason Mercier is an American professional poker player from Hollywood, Florida. He has won two World Series of Poker bracelets and one European Poker Tour title... |
£26,812 |
| 9th | Tomi Nyback | £22,688 |
Event 4: £10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
- 6-Day Event: Saturday, September 27, 2008 to Thursday, October 2, 2008
- Number of buy-ins: 362
- Total Prize Pool: £
- Number of Payouts: 36
- Winning Hand:
- References:
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Juanda John Juanda Johnson "John" Juanda is a Chinese Indonesian professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. Juanda lives in Los Angeles.-Personal life:... (1/4) |
£868,800 |
| 2nd | Stanislav Alekhin | £533,950 |
| 3rd | Ivan Demidov Ivan Demidov Ivan Demidov is a professional poker player from Moscow, Russia.Demidov is one of the original 'November Nine', having made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2008. He reached the heads-up stage along with Peter Eastgate, and took second place for $5,809,595... |
£334,850 |
| 4th | Bengt Sonnert | £271,500 |
| 5th | Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu is a Canadian professional poker player. He has won four World Series of Poker bracelets and two World Poker Tour Championship titles. He is currently ranked second in the all-time career earnings list and is the star of poker game show Million Dollar Challenge. He plays a big... (1/4) |
£217,200 |
| 6th | Scott Fischman Scott Fischman Scott Fischman is an American professional poker player based in Las Vegas, Nevada.Fischman grew up in South Jersey and moved to Las Vegas at the age of 12. He was introduced to poker by a schoolfriend and went on to become a poker dealer at the Sahara and the Mirage... (0/2) |
£171,950 |
| 7th | Robin Keston | £135,750 |
| 8th | Toni Hiltunen | £108,600 |
| 9th | Chris Elliott | £81,450 |
The final table took a WSOP record 22 hours to finish. Heads up between John Juanda and Stanislav Alekhin took more than seven hours of play, another WSOP record. It took 242 hands to eliminate the first seven players and it took another 242 hands heads up before Juanda secured the win.
Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov
Ivan Demidov is a professional poker player from Moscow, Russia.Demidov is one of the original 'November Nine', having made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2008. He reached the heads-up stage along with Peter Eastgate, and took second place for $5,809,595...
finished third, becoming the first player to make the final table at both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events.