2008 WSOPE Main Event Winner

The WSOPE (World Series Of Poker Europe) came to a close on the 3rd of October. The 362 entrants all paid £10,000 to enter Europe’s largest and most prestigious poker event which saw over 5 days of poker action take place!

Players and fans alike had high expectations of last years inaugural WSOPE win, Annete Obrestad, but she failed to make it into the money after busting out on day 4 of the 5 day event.

The final table saw the following players battle it out for 1st place which awards the coveted WSOPE Main Event bracelet as well as a cheque for over £860,000!

The final table consisted of Chris Elliot, Toni Hiltunen, Robin Keston, Scott Fischman, Daniel Negreanau, Bengt Sonnert, Ivan Demidov, Stanislav Alekhin and John Juanda.

At the final table, the final 2 players left battling it out for 1st and 2nd where Stanislav Alekhin and John Juanda, played for nearly 24 hours making it the longest final table in world series of poker history. John Juanda finally prevailed as the winner and 2008 WSOPE Champion!

The WSOPE payout structure saw 36 players “paid”, with the following prizes

28th-36th - £25,340

19th-27th – £28,960

16th-18th – £36,200

13th-15th – £45,250

10th-12th - £54,300

9th – £81,450 – Chris Elliot

8th – £108,600 – Toni Hiltunen

7th - £135,750 – Robin Keston

6th - £171,950 – Scott Fischman

5th – £217,200 – Daniel Negreanau

4th -  £271,500 – Bengt Sonnert

3rd – £344,850 – Ivan Demidov

2nd - £533,950 – Stanislav Alekhin

1st - £868,800 - John Juanda

The WSOPE is sponsored by Betfair Poker read more about Betfair at our Betfair Poker Review.

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