2008 WSOP

Get all the latest news live from the Rio at the 2008 World Series of Poker. PokerNews is covering each of the tournaments at the 2008 WSOP, so revisit this page often for the latest news stories, gossip and commentary from the PokerNews reporting team.

• 2008 WSOP Final Table to be Auctioned

  November 12, 2008,

  The World Series of Poker is teaming up with XP Events to auction off the table used for the last of the action in the 2008 WSOP Main event, which concluded early Tuesday morning when Denmark's Peter Eastgate eliminated Russia's...

   

• 2008 WSOP Main Event Day 9: Peter Eastgate Becomes Youngest-ever ME Winner

  November 11, 2008,

  After nearly four months of waiting, the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event concluded last night in a battle of rising poker superstars. 27-year-old Ivan Demidov had already locked up the title of biggest Russian...

   

• 2008 WSOP Day 8, Main Event Final Table: Demidov, Eastgate to Duel for Bracelet

  November 10, 2008,

  A huge crowd gathered in the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio yesterday for the first day of the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. After nearly a four-month break, the "November Nine" returned to Las Vegas for their...

   

• 2008 WSOP Main Event: The 'November Nine' Return

  November 08, 2008,

  One hundred and seventeen days of waiting are almost over. Beginning at roughly 10:20 a.m. Las Vegas time on Sunday morning, the nine finalists in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event will return to play in the Penn and Teller...

   

• 2008 WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Scott Montgomery

  November 08, 2008,

  Scott Montgomery, the 26-year-old Perth, Ontario native, may not have been a household name before his WSOP Main Event appearance, but this isn't his first time at center stage. Montgomery had a memorable TV final-table appearance...

   

• PokerNews WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Ivan Demidov

  October 01, 2008,

  Ivan Demidov, the 27-year-old from Moscow, Russia, poured himself into his first World Series of Poker this summer, playing almost every event over the seven-week series. By the time the Main Event was set to start, however...

   

• WSOPE Event #1, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, Day 1a: Negreanu Takes Early Lead

  September 20, 2008,

  One hundred and ninety-one players took part in Day 1a of Event #1 of the World Series of Poker Europe, £1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, at the Empire in Leicester Square. Among the big names in the field for Event #1 were European superstars...

   

• WSOP Championship 'American Dream' to Poker World

  July 26, 2008,

  Participation in the World Series of Poker Main Event has escalated to such previously unfathomable heights that there has been strong speculation as to whether a top-name pro will ever win it again. A professional has not won...

   

• 2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE World Championship, Day 7: Dennis Phillips Maintains Lead, Heads November Final

  July 15, 2008,

  6,844 players started the 2008 WSOP Championship for the second largest field in WSOP history. After a long and grueling Day 7, there were nine. Dennis Phillips had the lead going into Day 7, and when the last chip was counted...

   

• Dr. Pauly at the WSOP: Online Pros at the WSOP -- Five Young Guns

  July 15, 2008,

  Just before the 2008 World Series of Poker began at the end of May, I read an article in 'BLUFF Magazine' written by managing editor Lance Bradley. He listed five online players who were 21 years old at the start of the WSOP...

   

• PokerNews Official Statement

  July 14, 2008,

  PokerNews Ltd Vice President, Mr. Justin Huxley releases an official statement responding to the issue surrounding Tiffany "Hot Chips" Michelle's appearance at the 2008 WSOP Main Event...

   

• 2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE World Championship Day 6: Dennis Phillips Leads Final 27

  July 14, 2008,

  On July 3rd, the WSOP $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em World Championship began with 6,844 players. Ten days later, only 79 players remained, all focused on the coveted bracelet and $9,111,517 first prize seemingly within their grasp...

   

• PokerNews' Tiffany 'Hot Chips' Michelle Eyes WSOP History

  July 14, 2008,

  Every year, the World Series of Poker's Main Event creates a handful of new media stars, whose deep run in the world's biggest poker tournament, combined with their personality and affinity for the camera, bring them rather more than...

   

• 2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship Day 5: Mark Ketteringham Leads Final 79

  July 13, 2008,

  Jeremy Joseph had a slight lead over the field of 189 remaining players going into Day 5 of the WSOP Championship. While Joseph would concede the mantle of chip leader to Mark Ketteringham by the end of the day, Joseph hovered near...

   

• 2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship Day 4: Jeremy Joseph Maintains Slim Lead

  July 12, 2008,

  Day 4 of the WSOP Championship began with 474 players and play was suspended with just 189 players left, or less than three percent of the starting field of 6,844. Jeremy Joseph started the Day 4 as the chip leader, and ended it the...

   

• 2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship, Day 3: Cash Reached, Jeremy Joseph Leads

  July 11, 2008,

  For the first time since the WSOP Championship began on July 3rd, the $64-million-plus prize pool was in sight. The combined field for Day 3 of the WSOP Championship started with 1,307 players, and with payouts starting for 666th place...

   

• 2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship, Day 2B: Peter Biebel, Alex Outhred Lead Pack

  July 10, 2008,

  Almost twice as many Day 2B players started their second day of the WSOP Championship as did Day 2A. 2,379 took the field, with Henning Granstad starting out with the chip lead. While Granstad would survive to advance to Day 3...

   

• ESPN Announces 2008 World Series of Poker Broadcast Schedule

  July 10, 2008,

  ESPN has announced its broadcast schedule of episodes for the 2008 World Series of Poker. ESPN will air a new two-hour episode on Tuesday nights each week beginning July 22nd and running through November 11th, the date of the...

   

• 2008 WSOP $10,000 NLHE Championship Event, Day 2A: Brian Schaedlich Breaks 800,000

  July 09, 2008,

  One thousand, two hundred and fifty-one Day 1A and Day 1B survivors combined to play Day 2A of the WSOP Championship in what turned out to be a very fast day of play. It was also very much a day in which the rich got richer and the...

   

• Harrah's Announces 2008-09 World Series of Poker Circuit Schedule

  July 09, 2008,

  Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., owners of the World Series of Poker Circuit tour, has announced the schedule of events for the 2008-09 Circuit season. The '08-'09 Circuit series includes stops at ten different Harrah's properties...

   

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