2008 World Series of Poker

Event 11 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$477,990
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
360
Level Info
Level
5
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Empty Seats

Looks like we are almost ready to go. Event organizers are still looking for a couple of the players, though. They've just made a "five-minute warning" announcement in the Amazon Room.

It is possible the first hand may be dealt without all six players seated.

Seat 6: Sirous Jamshidi

Sirous Jamshidi
Sirous Jamshidi
Seat 6
Sirous Jamshidi
Sirous Jamshidi has over $1 million in tournament earnings. He took fourth in the 2007 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship event for $230,000, and a high 16th in the 2006 Main Event for $660,000.

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Seat 5: Timothy "Tmay420" West

Timothy West
Timothy West
Seat 5
Timothy "Tmay420" West
Another big online player, Timothy West has one cash in the $1,000 rebuy event thus far. His biggest live cash was second at the $5,000 event at the Five Diamond World Poker Classic in 2006, for $181,000. That pales to his online multi-table tourney wins, which total over $1.1 million.

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Seat 4: Leo "Superflous Man" Wolpert

Leo Wolpert
Leo Wolpert
Seat 4
Leo "Superflous Man" Wolpert
Leo Wolpert is one of the few players to have cashed three times already at this year's WSOP, including this event. He also cashed three times at last year's series, his best of which was 38th at the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event. He's well known on online poker forums as "Superflous Man."

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Seat 3: Philip Tom

Philip Tom
Philip Tom
Seat 3
Philip Tom
Philip Tom has cashed once already this WSOP, for 30th place at the $5,000 Mixed event. His biggest finish was 38th at the 2007 WPT Championship, for $77,000.

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Seat 1: Greg "FBT" Mueller

Greg Mueller
Greg Mueller
Seat 1
Greg "FBT" Mueller
Greg Mueller, a former professional hockey player, has made three WSOP final tables in his career. He took second in the Mixed event in last year's series for more than $300,000. FBT, which stands for Full-Blown Tilt, is a red Full Tilt Poker pro.

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