2008 World Series of Poker

Event 43 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠3♠q♣q♥
Prize
$216,249
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
720
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Final Table Seating Assignments Announced

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Erik Seidel will attempt to win bracelet #9 on Thursday
Erik Seidel will attempt to win bracelet #9 on Thursday
The official final-table lineup for Event 43, $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. Jon Maren takes the lead into the final, ahead of Erik Seidel, who will seek his ninth overall WSOP bracelet on Thursday. The seat assignments, plus hometowns and chip counts:

Seat 1: Joseph Haddad (Portland, Oregon) -- 135000
Seat 2: Tom Chambers (Chicago, Illinois) -- 263,000
Seat 3: Larry Wright (McQueeney, Texas) -- 117,000
Seat 4: Chad Burum (Grants Pass, Oregon) -- 117,000
Seat 5: Michael Fetter (Vallejo, California) -- 288,000
Seat 6: Casey Kastle (Chicago, Illinois) -- 188,000
Seat 7: Jon Maren (North Andover, Massachusetts) -- 377,000
Seat 8: Martin Klaser (Rheinbach, Germany) -- 337,000
Seat 9: Erik Seidel (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 340,000

The final table is scheduled to get underway at 2pm PDT in the Amazon Room.

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Seat 1: Joseph Haddad (Portland, Oregon) -- 135,000

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Joseph Haddad
Joseph Haddad
Today will be Joseph Haddad’s first WSOP cash, though he’s no stranger to the poker circuit. Haddad’s list of poker achievements includes 12 prior cashes, six of which are final table appearances. Haddad took second place at last year’s Orleans Open Omaha H/L event and comes into today’s final table in seventh place in chips.

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Seat 2: Tom Chambers (Chicago, Illinois) -- 263,000

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Tom Chambers
Tom Chambers
Today’s event is Tom Chambers’ third cash at this year’s World Series and his second final table. Chambers finished second in the mixed Omaha/stud high/low event. Chambers enters today with over $189,000 in career earnings, with most of those earnings coming either in World Series or World Series Circuit events.

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Seat 3: Larry Wright (McQueeney, Texas) -- 117,000

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Larry Wright
Larry Wright
Today’s final table will mark the 13th cash for Larry Wright. Wright, from McQueenie, TX, has already cashed once this series, when he took 46th in Pot-Limit Hold’em, Event #38. Wright is no stranger to final tables, as his previous cashes include sixth place in this year's Wynn Classic Event #17, third place at Bally’s WSOP Circuit Event in 2005, and sixth in the Fifth Annual Jack Binion's World Poker Open Event #17. Wright comes to the final table today tied for eighth in chips.

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Seat 4: Chad Burum (Grants Pass, Oregon) -- 117,000

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Chad Burum
Chad Burum
Chad Burum, from Novato, CA, comes to today’s final table tied for eighth in chips. This will be Burum’s second cash already this series, after coming in 69th in Event #39, no-limit hold’em, just a few days ago. Burum cashed twice in last year’s WSOP as well, including 89th and 14th in two separate NL hold’em events. Today will mark Burum’s first cash in a PLO/8 event.

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Seat 6: Casey Kastle (Chicago, Illinois) -- 188,000

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Casey Kastle
Casey Kastle
Casey Kastle, from Chicago, IL, is one of the more seasoned poker players at the final table today with forty-nine cashes to his credit. Kastle has over $730,000 in poker cashes including two first place finishes, one at the Legends of Poker Event #4 NL Hold’em and Carnival of Poker Limit Seven Card Stud H/L. He also serves as the Chairman of the Ethics Committee for the newly-launched World Poker Association. Kastle is in 6th place today and it will be Kastle’s 15th final table appearance

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Seat 9: Erik Seidel (Las Vegas, Nevada) -- 340,000

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Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel easily has the most extensive poker resume of anyone at this final table. Winner of eight gold bracelets, Seidel seeks to take another step towards history in today’s event. Seidel has already cashed three times in this year’s World Series, and today is his second final table of the series. Seidel enters today second in chips and will pose a serious challenge to all opponents at today’s final table.

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