2008 World Series of Poker

Event 36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$610,304
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Join us at 2pm for the Final Table

Chip Leader Hougaard
Chip Leader Hougaard
Everyone is chasing chip leader Jesper Hougaard in Event # 36, the latest $1,500 No Limit Hold Em event. Unlike our last $1,500 Final table, there are a few names you might be familiar with at this Final, including online stars Cody 'thugmoneymkr' Slaubaugh, Owen 'OCrowe' Crowe, as well as former Main Event Final Table participant Aaron Kanter. The chip counts entering play today are.

Jesper Hougaard 1,582,000
Cody Slaubaugh 1,419,000
Danny Wong 1,105,000
Rick Solis 900,000
Justin Wald 873,000
Owen Crowe 674,000
Doug Middleton 356,000
John Shipley 269,000
Aaron Kanter 165,000

Join us at 2pm as we see who the latest player to turn $1,500 into over $500,000 is. First place is $610,304, and the action will be fast and furious later today. See you then.

Tags: Jesper Hougaard

Final Table Bios - Aaron Kanter

Aaron Kanter
Aaron Kanter
Aaron "Gotcha55" Kanter is perhaps best known for his performance at the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event. Kanter final tabled that event and took home a 4th-place finish for his work, netting $2,000,000. But Kanter also has a long, long list of online poker accolades, including a victory in PokerStars' $200,000 Sunday Guarantee and an FTOPS title. He comes into play today with the shortest stack.

Final Table Bios - John Shipley

John Shipley
John Shipley
John Shipley, from Solihull, UK, has 11 previous WSOP cashes. Shipley came to the final table of the 2002 World Series of Poker Main Event as the chip leader and ended up finishing seventh. He enjoyed a good run in the 2006 WSOP, where he cashed four times and reached one final table. Shipley also took first in the EPT's 2004 European Poker Classic, winning $374,940.

Final Table Bios - Doug Middleton

Doug Middleton
Doug Middleton
This will be Doug Middleton’s first final table as well as his first cash in a World Series of Poker event. Middleton goes into today’s field with 356,000 in chips, putting him in seventh place at the start of the day.

Final Table Bios - Owen Crowe

Owen Crowe
Owen Crowe
Owen "ocrowe" Crowe, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, has a formidable reputation in online poker circles, where his career earnings are close to a quarter-million dollars. This event is his third WSOP cash and his first final table.

Final Table Bios - Justin Wald

Justin Wald
Justin Wald
This will be Justin Wald’s first final table as well as his first cash in a World Series of Poker event. A Redmond, WA, resident, Wald is sitting in solid shape at the start of the final table with 873,000 chips.

Final Table Bios-- Rick Solis

Rick Solis
Rick Solis
This is the first World Series of Poker cash (and, naturally, first World Series of Poker final table) for Austin, TX, resident Rick Solis. If he wants to end this tournament with his first WSOP bracelet, he'll have to come from the middle of the pack to capture it.

Final Table Bios-- Danny Wong

Danny Wong
Danny Wong
Danny Wong dominated the play during the early part of yesterday's session and comes into the final table third in chips. This is Wong's fifth WSOP cash and his first final table. The Las Vegas resident has WPT and EPT final tables to his credit and is perhaps the most accomplished live player at today's final table.

Final Table Bios-- Cody Slaubaugh

Cody Slaubaugh
Cody Slaubaugh
This is Cody "thugmoneymkr" Slaubaugh's fourth cash at the 2008 World Series of Poker and his first final table appearance. Hailing from Rugby, ND, Slaubaugh's resume includes a long list of impressive online scores, and after eliminating a string of players at the end of play last night, Slaubaugh is in position to add a WSOP bracelet to his list of accomplishments.

Final Table Bios-- Jesper Hougaard

Jesper Hougaard
Jesper Hougaard
The chip leader heading into play today, this is Hougaard's first World Series of Poker final table and his third WSOP cash. The native of Copenhagen, Denmark finished 38th in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and took 356th in last year's Main Event.