Event #11 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Harveys Lake Tahoe concluded on October 16th. This was the $5,000 No Limit Holdem Championship Event. There was a total of 132 players entered in this tournament which created a prize pool worth $640,200.
Michael Binger of Las Vegas, Nevada defeated Ty Stewart heads up to win the $5,000 Championship at the 2008 WSOP Circuit Events at Harveys Lake Tahoe. Binger received a total of $181,379 for his first place finish as well as an entry into the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. He also received a gold and diamond WSOP Circuit ring trophy for the win. Ty Stewart of Sacramento, California finished in second place and received a total of $112,675 for his runner up finish.
To view a complete list of results for the $5,000 Championship Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, click on the link below:
2008 Harvey’s Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit – Championship Event Results
Michael Binger Wins Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Championship
World Series of Poker Circuit at Harvey’s Concludes with Largest Turnout in its Five-Year History
Stateline, NV (November 16, 2008) – The largest turnout in the five-year history of the World Series of Poker Circuit at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe generated $1,418,132 in prize money spread over 13 tournaments. The annual attraction which is held on the south shore of beautiful Lake Tahoe right at the Nevada-California border attracted 2,163 entries. This surpassed last year’s record of 2,128 entries. The ten-day tournament series concluded with the $5,000 buy-in championship event.
The winner was Michael Binger, from Las Vegas, NV. The 31-year-old professional poker player overcame a severe chip disadvantage while heads up at the final table and won his first major poker tournament victory. He collected first place prize money totaling $181,379. Following his victory, Binger was presented with a gold ring, the coveted token of achievement for all WSOP Circuit championship tournaments. Binger also received a buy-in to the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, plus $1,000 in spending money.
Binger is perhaps best known publicly as the third-place finisher in the 2006 WSOP Main Event (won by Jamie Gold). For that effort he won more than $4 million. With his victory at Lake Tahoe, Binger now has more than $5.7 million in career tournament earnings, all accrued within the last three years. What many may not know is that Binger also holds a PhD in physics from Stanford.
The championship event attracted several big names. Last year’s winner and 2000 world poker champion Chris “Jesus” Ferguson entered the tournament, along with Johnny Chan (the 1987 and 1988 world champ) and Jerry Yang (the 2007 world champ). Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who played at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe included Robert “RCW” Cheung, Scott Clements, Dan Heimiller, Kathy Liebert, Jeff Madsen, and Max Pescatori. Evan Schwartz — the only player in history to have won multiple WSOP Circuit events at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe – also entered…
To view the complete tournament report for the $5,000 Championship Event at Harveys Lake Tahoe, click on the link below:
2008 WSOP Circuit Events Harvey’s Lake Tahoe – Championship Event Tournament Report
