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Rob Hollink Wins $10,000 Limit HE Championship
Posted On June 19, 2008, 11:12 am
Dutchman Rob Hollink, the European poker superstar who is feared by his opponents, took down the prestigious $10,000 Limit Holdem World Championship, besting a final table that included Aaron Katz, JC Tran, Brock Parker, and Andy Bloch.
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John Phan Wins $3000 NLHE Bracelet
Posted On June 19, 2008, 11:09 am
John Phan, the razor, took down his first WSOP bracelet. Surprising, considering Phan's impressive results in tournaments for the past few years.
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Vitaly Lunkin Wins $1500 NLHE Bracelet
Posted On June 19, 2008, 11:06 am
Russian poker pro Vitaly Lunkin has had numerous cashes, but the elusive World Series of Poker bracelet evaded him. He took down event 27 at the 2008 World Series of Poker for his biggest cash to date and the coveted gold bracelet.
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Phil Galfond Wins $5000 Rebuy PLO Event
Posted On June 17, 2008, 12:24 pm
Phil Galfond, known online as OMGClayAiken, is a high stakes cash game pro. Today, however, this young gun topped the best final table we'll likely ever see at the World Series of Poker. A final table with 24 bracelets between them. And he did it with class.
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Kenny Tran Wins $10,000 HU Championship
Posted On June 17, 2008, 12:19 pm
Sick Call Kenny Tran! Kenny Tran won the $10,000 heads-up championship event, defeating Alec Torelli in the finals. Vanessa Selbst was very close to earning her second bracelet in this event, but was ousted in the semi-finals.
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Max Pescatori Wins $2500 Pot Limit HE-Omaha
Posted On June 17, 2008, 12:15 pm
Poker pro Max Pescatori took down the prestigious $2500 pot limit omaha and pot limit holdem mixed event, earning a gold bracelet and $246,471. Other big names at this table included Allen Cunningham, Jonathan Depa, and Minh Ly.
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Blair Hinkle Wins $2000 NLHE Bracelet
Posted On June 17, 2008, 12:12 pm
Blair Hinkle and his brother Grant made history this World Series of Poker, becoming the only two brothers to win a WSOP bracelet. Grant took down an event earlier this series, and his better known brother Blair - who has been on a tear recently - took down this $2000 NLHE event for over half a million dollars.
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Scott Seiver Wins $5000 NLHE Bracelet
Posted On June 17, 2008, 12:10 pm
Scott Seiver, better known online as mastrblaster, took down the bracelet in the $5000 no limit holdem event, winning $755,891. The runner up Dave Seidman received $482,372 for his efforts.
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Vanessa Selbst Wins $1500 Pot Limit Omaha
Posted On June 17, 2008, 12:07 pm
Vanessa Selbst survived a memorable heads up match to take home $227,965 and a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha event.
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Mike Matusow Wins $5000r NL 2-7 Draw
Posted On June 17, 2008, 12:03 pm
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow has something to talk about. He conquered one of the best final tables we've seen at the WSOP this year with a bracelet in the 2-7 draw event with rebuys. The buy-in was $5,000.
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