10,000 NL Holdem | Championship Event Results

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2008 World Series of
Poker Europe
Championship Event
£10,000 No Limit Holdem
Final Results

2008 World Series of Poker Europe
Casino at the Square
Leicester Square - London, England
Official Report
September 27, 2008

Event #14
No Limit Holdem Championship
Buy-In: £10,000
Number of Entries: 362
Total Prize Money: £3,620,000

Place Name Hometown Prize

John Juanda

Final Results:

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John Juanda
Stanislav Alekhin
Ivan Demidov
Bengt Sonnert
Daniel Negreanu
Scott Fischman
Robin Keston
Toni Hiltunen
Christopher Elliot
Peter Neff
Johnny Lodden
Soren Kongsgaard
Talal Shakerchi
Phillipe Rouas
Brian Townsend
Justin Smith
Brandon Adams
Mike Matusow
Erik Seidel
Kim-Andre Torsvik
Mel Judah
Perttu Bergius
Andy Bloch
Tim West
Panicos Panaxi
Willie Haughey
Harri Pehkonen
Roberto Machado
Brian Johnson
Tome Moreira
Peter Turmezey
Alexis Guimbal
Josh Arieh
Christofer Williamsson
Jani Sointula
James Keys

Las Vegas, NV, USA
Moscow, Russia
Moscow, Russia
Linkoping, Sweden
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Las Vegas, NV, USA
London, UK
Laht, Finland
Alloa, UK
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Orpezano, Italy
Aarhus, Denmark
London, UK
San Francisco, CA, USA
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Kissimmee, FL, USA
Miami, FL, USA
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Bergen, Norway
London, UK
Espoo, Finland
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Los Altos, CA, USA
Limassol, Cyprus
Glasgow, Scotland
Finland
Maia, Portugal
London, UK
Porto, Portugal
Budapest, Hungary
Paris, France
Atlanta, GA, USA
Gothenberg, Sweden
Helsinki, Finland
Bury St. Edmunds, UK

£868,800
£533,950
£334,850
£271,500
£217,200
£171,950
£135,750
£108,600
£81,450
£54,300
£54,300
£54,300
£45,250
£45,250
£45,250
£36,200
£36,200
£36,200
£28,960
£28,960
£28,960
£28,960
£28,960
£28,960
£28,960
£28,960
£28,960
£25,340
£25,340
£25,340
£25,340
£25,340
£25,340
£25,340
£25,340
£25,340

To read a complete tournament report for the Championship Event of the
2008 WSOP Europe, click on the link below:

2008 WSOP Europe - Championship Event Report

To view the complete schedule and results for the 2008 WSOP Europe,
click on the link below:

2008 WSOP Europe Schedule and Results

2008 World Series of Poker Europe WSOPE Championship Event

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John Juanda 2008 WSOP Europe Championship

John Juanda wins the record breaking Main Event at the World Series of
Poker Europe presented by Betfair.

LONDON, UK (3 october 2008) --- At 10:32 am American John Juanda was the
last man standing at the dramatic final table of the World Series of Poker
Europe played at The Casino at The Empire, Leicester Square. Outlasting a
starting field of poker heavyweights including Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Phil
Hellmuth and Doyle Brunson the newly crowned 2008 WSOPE champion
Juanda has taken home the £868,000 cash first prize and a coveted WSOPE
winner's bracelet.

Juanda is the first American to win a WSOPE bracelet and his victory in
London has ended his own personal drought dating back to 2003. Juanda
came into the final table as chip leader and his shrewd and cunning
performance throughout has landed him his 4th WSOP bracelet.

In a pulsating encounter which saw the record for the most hands played at
a final table emphatically smashed, Juanda had to overcome two determined,
rising Russian stars to claim the title. First he eliminated Ivan Demidov, the
first man to reach both the WSOP and WSOPE final tables, and then he had
to overcome Stanislav Alekhin, the man who had led for long periods of the
day’s play. In the final heads up of the six day Main Event which lasted more
than 19 hours Juanda revealed a (insert hand) beating Alekhin’s (insert
cards).

Attracting the best players from around the world, WSOPE is the most
prestigious event to take place outside of the US and compliments the WSOP
which takes place annually in Las Vegas.

Beginning on the 19th September this year's WSOPE has seen established
pros and Betfair online qualifiers go head-to-head to compete for the millions
of prize money on offer.

Taking place at The Casino at The Empire, Leicester Square this year's
showcase tournament has featured 1047 entrants for the four sanctioned
bracelet events (No-Limit Hold'em / H.O.R.S.E / Pot Limit Omaha and World
Championship No Limit Hold'em), with 362 chasing the Main Event dream.

Ben Fried, UK Head of Betfair Poker said:
"We are thrilled that John has won the second WSOPE presented by Betfair.
It's great to have the first American winner of the event. Commiserations to
Stanislav, he did fantastically well to get through to the final two in an event
packed with world class players."

1st Place – John Juanda (£868,800)
2nd Place – Stanislav Alekhin (£533,950)
3rd Place – Ivan Demidov (£334,850)
4th Place – Bengt Sonnert (£271,500)
5th Place – Daniel Negreanu (£217,200)
6th Place – Scott Fischman, USA (£171,950)
7th Place – Robin Keston, England (£135,750)
8th Place – Toni Hiltunen, Finland (£108,600)
9th Place - Chris Elliott, Scotland (£81,450)

Seth Palansky, Harrah's Entertainment, spalansky@harrahs.com

ABOUT WSOP EUROPE

Launched in 2007 by Harrah's Entertainment, owner of the World Series of
Poker (WSOP), WSOPE is the first tournament extension of the world's richest
and most prestigious gaming event. WSOPE is held in London, England
annually at London Clubs International (LCI) properties and awards the
same coveted gold bracelets that the WSOP awards annually in Las Vegas.
In 2007, WSOPE awarded three gold bracelets, the first bracelets ever
awarded outside the United States. A total of 623 entrants competed for
£1,305,215 in prize money over three different events: H.O.R.S.E, Pot Limit
Omaha and No-Limit Texas Hold'em. Germany's Thomas Bihl became the first-
ever bracelet winner of the WSOPE, while Norway's Annette Obrestad took
home the £1,000,000 first place prize in the Main Event. Italy's Dario Alioto
won the Pot Limit Omaha tournament, meaning Europeans won all three
events of the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe Presented by Betfair.
com