2008 World Series of Poker

Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
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Prize
$246,471
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
457
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Final Table Seating Assignments

[user33020]
[user33020]
Allen Cunningham will try to add to his impressive WSOP bracelet count on Saturday
Allen Cunningham will try to add to his impressive WSOP bracelet count on Saturday
The seat redraw for today's final table in Event #24, $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha has occurred. Kyle Kloeckner will enter the final with a narroiw lead over Allen Cunningham, with the pack compressed enough to make this one anyone's game. The seating assignments, home towns and chip counts for the final nine players:

Seat 1: Max Pescatori (Milan, Italy) -- 212000
Seat 2: Jonathan Depa (Chicago, Illinois) -- 185000
Seat 3: Kyle Hegeman (Jacksonville, Florida) -- 198000
Seat 4: Kyle Kloeckner (St. Louis, Missouri) -- 494000
Seat 5: John-Paul Kelly (Brighton, United Kingdom) -- 79000
Seat 6: Greg Hurst (Tazewell, Tennessee) -- 197000
Seat 7: Lennart Holtkamp (Utrecht, Netherlands) -- 253000
Seat 8: Minh Ly (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 174000
Seat 9: Allen Cunningham (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 484000

Action gets underway at 3pm PDT.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

Final Table Bios: Seat 1, Max Pescatori (212,000)

[user66118]
[user66118]
Seat 1 - Max Pescatori
Seat 1 - Max Pescatori
Max "Italian Pirate" Pescatori is a native of Milan, Italy, and has been playing poker since he was 15 years old. He was the chip leader for much of Day 2 before slowing down a tad towards the end of play. There's no doubt he'll be ready for today, though. Pescatori has over $2,000,000 in career earnings, including a recent first-place finish in the $1,000 buy-in event at the L.A. Poker Classic in February. He is also the proud owner of a gold bracelet, which he earned in 2006 playing a $2,500 NLHE event.

He begins play with 212,000 chips.

Tags: Max Pescatori

Final Table Bios: Seat 2, Jonathan Depa (185,000)

[user66118]
[user66118]
Seat 2 - Jonathan Depa
Seat 2 - Jonathan Depa
Jonathan Depa is an up-and-comer from Chicago, Illinois. This is his second WSOP, and his third in-the-money finish. He took 36th in the $2,500 six-handed event last year, and 92nd in the $1,500 event this year, also short-handed. He has just over $9,000 in career cashes, so his finish today will multiply that several times over, regardless of where he finishes.

He begins play with 185,000 chips.

Tags: Jonathan Depa

Final Table Bios: Seat 4, Kyle Kloeckner (494,000)

[user66118]
[user66118]
Seat 4 - Kyle Kloeckner
Seat 4 - Kyle Kloeckner
Kyle Kloeckner is from St. Louis, MO, and has played in the WSOP for the past two years. He has yet to record a cash, so it goes without saying that this is his first final table. Kyle is a former philosophy major turned poker pro. If he wins the bracelet today, he says he "will buy drinks for a lot of people."

He begins play with 494,000 chips, and is the chip leader.

Tags: Kyle Kloeckner

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, John-Paul Kelly (79,000)

donpeters
donpeters
Seat 5 - John-Paul Kelly
Seat 5 - John-Paul Kelly
John-Paul Kelly is a professional poker player hailing from the United Kingdom. This marks Kelly's second World Series and he has stated that he looks forward to playing in this year's Main Event. Kelly has his work cut out for him before he can start the party he plans to throw if he wins. He comes in today last in chips with only 79,000.

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Final Table Bios: Seat 6, Greg Hurst (197,000)

donpeters
donpeters
Seat 6 - Greg Hurst
Seat 6 - Greg Hurst
Greg Hurst may not be a familiar name, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have what it takes. This will be Hurst's first cash in a World Series event and also his first final table. Playing with some of the bigger names in the poker world, this real estate agent from Tazewell, Tennessee will be looking to play his A-game and capture his first tournament win and WSOP bracelet. Hurst comes in today with 197,000 chips and if he wins, he says he'll "Try, try, try again to get another one."

Tags: Greg Hurst

Final Table Bios: Seat 7, Lennart Holtkamp (253,000)

donpeters
donpeters
Seat 7 - Lennart Holtkamp
Seat 7 - Lennart Holtkamp
Lennart Holtkamp will begin the day third in chips with 253,000. Holtkamp is a young, avid poker player from Utrecht, Netherlands. This is Holtkamp's first WSOP cash, but he has had a few other tournament cashes in his home country. Holtkamp always seem to have a knack for style and will surely be looking his best for his first WSOP final table.

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Final Table Bios: Seat 8, Minh Ly (174,000)

donpeters
donpeters
Seat 8 - Minh Ly
Seat 8 - Minh Ly
Minh Ly is no stranger to the felt. He lives in Las Vegas and has been pretty busy this World Series, playing every event that he can. Ly had a great showing in the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud event when he finished in fourth place, earning almost $119,000. This won't be Ly's first final table, but if he does happen to win it will be his first gold bracelet. With his 174,000 chips, Ly will begin the day seated to the right of Allen Cunningham.

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Final Table Bios: Seat 9, Allen Cunningham (484,000)

donpeters
donpeters
Seat 9 - Allen Cunningham
Seat 9 - Allen Cunningham
Allen Cunningham needs no introduction. The 2005 Player of the Year and Las Vegas native has over $10 million in tournament winnings. He will come into this final table second in chips, with 484,000.

Cunningham is fresh off his WSOP Circuit win at Caesars Las Vegas and has already cashed once this year in the $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud HI-Lo event. A long-time professional player and Full Tilt pro, Cunningham will be looking to add a sixth bracelet to his collection today.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

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