Vitaly Lunkin wins event No. 27, $1,500 No-Limit Hold

Vitaly Lunkin wins event No. 27, $1,500 No-Limit Hold Chip counts for the final table: PhilipYeh- $1,360,000 Jeffrey Brown- $310,000 Vitaly Lunkin- $1,030,000 Trevor Donaldson- $265,000 Barry Schultz- $1,340,000 Kenneth Terrell- $650,000 Richard…

Barry Greenstein wins event #26: $1,500 Razz

Barry Greenstein wins event #26: $1,500 Razz Barry Greenstein has been a fixture at the WSOP in recent years, and has been cashing in events since 1992. His third cash of 2008 would bring him the third bracelet of his career, after he topped…

Event #22, $3,000 H.O.R.S.E, is won by Jens Voertmann

Event #22, $3,000 H.O.R.S.E, is won by Jens Voertmann A total of 414 players vied to win a tournament that rewards players with skill in the four most popular games in poker: hold'em, Omaha, razz and stud. First time bracelet winner Jens Voertmann…

Scott Seiver won event #21, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Scott Seiver won event #21, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em: The chip count information were as follows: Scott Seiver- $2,512,000 Rejesh Vohra- $1,040,000 Jacobo Fernandez- $848,000 Dave Seidman- $653,000 Adam Geyer- $645,000 Ben Sprengers- $441,000 Chuck…

Daniel Negreanu wins Event #20: $2,000 Limit Hold'em

Daniel Negreanu wins Event #20: $2,000 Limit Hold'em Six of the final nine players were sitting at their first WSOP final table, giving a huge edge to Negreanu, who had won three previous WSOP bracelets over all. The final nine players with…

Vanessa Selbst wins Event #19 Pot Limit Omaha

Vanessa Selbst wins Event #19 Pot Limit Omaha Selbst became the 12th woman to win an open event at the WSOP, when she outlasted a field of 758 competitors. Seat 1: Jamie Pickering -- 329,000Seat 2: Eugene Todd -- 127,000Seat 3: Mel Randolph…

“The Mouth” wins event #18, No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball

“The Mouth” wins event #18, No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball One of poker’s most vocal players, Mike Matusow, won his third WSOP bracelet, beating the 84 other entries in this smallest of WSOP events. The seven players in the final…

Jason Young wins WSOP event #17, $1,500 No-limit Hold'em Shootout

Jason Young wins WSOP event #17, $1,500 No-limit Hold'em Shootout Seat 1: Casey ColemanSeat 2: Matthew GiannettiSeat 3: Thomas WestSeat 4: Rory MonahanSeat 5: Kyle BowkerSeat 6: John Strzemp IIISeat 7: Mike SchwartzSeat 8: Sergey RybachenkoSeat…

WSOP event #16, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo goes to Andrew Brown

WSOP event #16, Limit Omaha Hi/Lo goes to Andrew Brown This year's #16 event may best be remembered for the player who came in 3rd. Jim Pechac started the final day with 2,000 in chips; less than 1% of the chip leader Soheil Shamseddin, but…