WSOP 2008 Main Event Final Table Players Have Been Decided
July 22, 2008
The main event has so far spanned over 11 grueling days for the poker players so far and is far from over for the 9 final table finalists. The tournament took a 117 day break on July 14th to return on the 9th November to finally decide who the world champion will be.
The 9 finalists and their chip counts are as follows:
Dennis Phillips – 26,295,000
Craig Marquis – 10,210,000
Ylon Schwartz – 12,525,000
Scott Montgomery – 19,690,000
Darus Suharto – 12,520,000
David ‘Chino’ Rheem – 10,230,000
Ivan Demidov – 24,400,000
Kelly Kim – 2,620,000
Peter Eastgate – 18,375,000
The overall prizepool for this tournament is a staggering $64,333,600 in which 6,844 players paid a buy-in fee of $10,000 each.
The final table payouts are as follows:
- $9,119,517
- $5,790,024
- $4,503,352
- $3,763,515
- $3,088,012
- $2,412,510
- $1,769,174
- $1,286,672
- $900,670
However we all know, whoever takes that number 1 spot will ear a lot more than that with the media and sponsorships which will be knocking their door down almost instantly after the tournament is won!