2008 World Series of Poker

Event 1 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship

Place Winner Sponsor Prize (USD)
1 Nenad Medic 794,112
2 Andy 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 Woolf 26,470
23 David Stroj 26,470
24 Vivek Rajkumar 26,470
25 Ted 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 Matt Graham 23,162
32 Chuck Pacheco 23,162
33 David Bach 23,162
34 Marco Johnson 23,162
35 Tommy Vinas 23,162
36 Kazuki Ikeuchi 23,162

Events List Tournament

Events List

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Winner
Nenad Medic
Winning Hand
♥5♥7
Prize
794,112
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Players Info
Prize Pool
3,308,800

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  • Nenad Medic, winner WSOP Event #1 PLHE World Championship
    Nenad Medic, winner WSOP Event #1 PLHE World Championship
  • Nenad Medic shows us the money
    Nenad Medic shows us the money
  • Nenad Medic takes the first WSOP bracelet
    Nenad Medic takes the first WSOP bracelet
  • Nenad Medic ponders Andy's all-in
    Nenad Medic ponders Andy's all-in
  • Andy Bloch goes all-in
    Andy Bloch goes all-in
  • Andy Bloch and Nenad Medic go heads-up
    Andy Bloch and Nenad Medic go heads-up
  • Nenad Medic
    Nenad Medic
  • Andy Bloch heads up with Nenad Medic
    Andy Bloch heads up with Nenad Medic
  • Andy Bloch heads up with Nenad Medic
    Andy Bloch heads up with Nenad Medic

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Shoutbox

godisdumb
2008-06-01
looking forward to seeing it on TV....still pisses me off that poker isnt shown live...we need a 24/7 Poker channel...hell, if they can have 24/7 hunting and cooking channels then they can have one for poker too.
kotk17
2008-06-01
Nvm. Congrats to Medic.
kotk17
2008-06-01
I can't see him winning the way he's playing. You're right. A double up is what he really needs, but it's probably going to be too little too late when it happens. Medic will keep chipping away.
LayThatShitDown
2008-06-01
yes!!!!!! Wooooo!!!!! WTG Nenad! Way to make your fellow Canucks happy! WOO!
LayThatShitDown
2008-06-01
must be a big hand going on right now... Go Medic!!!!

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