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2008 World Series of Poker richest in history

Posted by rob@thesportsaffiliate.com on Thursday, July 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

The 2008 World Series of Pokers is the largest and richest in the history of the 39 year old Tournament.  When all said and done the WSOP will have held 57 events, played 47-days of poker, and payed out $180,676,248.

If I only had $10,000 to blow in Vegas.

Here are the 2008 WSOP Main Event Details courtesy of PokerPages.com

Here are notable Main Event details:

 

  • Net Prize Pool: ..$64,333,600….. (2007: 59,784,954)
  • # of Entries:…… 6,844……………. (2007: 6,358)
  • Players Paid:….. 666
  • 1st Place:……… $9,119,517……. (2007: $8,250,000)
  • 2nd Place:…….. $5,790,024
  • 3rd Place:…….. $4,503,352
  • 4th Place:…….. $3,763,515
  • 5th Place:…….. $3,088,012
  • 6th Place:…….. $2,412,510
  • 7th Place:…….. $1,769,174
  • 8th Place:…….. $1,286,672
  • 9th Place:…….. $900,670
  • 666th Place:……. $21,230
  • Defending Champ:..Jerry Yang
  • November Nine will be vying for a prize pool of $32,633,446

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    -Rob
    The Sports Affiliate

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