2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Series of poker tournaments March 2024 right|thumb|175px|Ivan Demidov made it to the WSOP and WSOPE Main Event Final Tables in 2008 The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside the United States. Since 1970, participants have had to travel to Las Vegas if they wanted to compete in the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Although the WSOP held circuit events in other locations, the main tournaments, which awarded bracelets to the winners, were exclusively held in Las Vegas. The inaugural WSOPE, held in 2007, marked the first time that a WSOP bracelet was awarded outside Las Vegas.http://www.igamingbusiness.com/article-detail.php?articleID=12961 Harrah's Set to Launch World Series of Poker Europe 27 February 2007 Gaming Business 25 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930055513/http://www.igamingbusiness.com/article-detail.php?articleID=12961 30 September 2007 live In 2004, Harrah's Casinos purchased the rights to the WSOP label. Harrah's later purchased London Clubs International (LCI). LCI operates three casinos in the London area—Fifty, Leicester Square, and The Sportsman. After the purchase of these casinos, Harrah's decided to expand its WSOP label into Europe.http://www.pokerlistings.com/stay-classy-london-jeffrey-pollack-on-the-world-series-of-poker-europe Stay classy, London: Jeffrey Pollack on the World Series of Poker Europe 27 February 2007 Pokerlistings.com Poker Listings Warner Eric 27 July 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090530084554/http://www.pokerlistings.com/stay-classy-london-jeffrey-pollack-on-the-world-series-of-poker-europe 30 May 2009 European casinos typically have a different environment than those in the U.S. Jeffrey Pollack, the WSOP Commissioner, indicated that the WSOPE would have a "style and flair that is both unique and appropriate to the setting. So don't be surprised if we require participants to wear blazers at the tables. If James Bond were hosting a poker tournament it may look like the World Series of Poker Europe." In marketing the WSOPE, Harrah's Casino did not rely upon the reputation of Harrah's or the WSOP alone. On 5 July 2007, Harrah's announced its alliance with England-based Betfair, one of the largest online gaming companies in the world. The agreement, the largest-ever union of an online and offline gaming company, is intended to build on Betfair's European reputation in advertising the WSOPE.http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537695.htm Harrah's Selects Betfair.com as 'Presenting Sponsor' of World Series of Poker Europe PRweb.com PRweb 5 July 2007 8 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080619064807/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/7/prweb537695.htm 19 June 2008 dead Due to changes in U.S. laws, effective in 2007, the WSOP could no longer accept money from online gambling companies. This prevented the WSOP from acknowledging WSOP qualifiers from online events. The WSOPE is not bound by this limitation. The United Kingdom Gambling Act of 2005 allows for legal regulated online poker sites.World Series of Poker (WSOP) Comes to Europe This Fall https://web.archive.org/web/20090219220207/http://www.pokerpages.com/poker-news/news/world-series-of-poker-wsop-comes-to-europe-this-fall-29565.htm 19 February 2009 27 February 2007. Pokerpages.com. Accessed 25 July 2007 Furthermore, as the laws that govern the age of gambling differ in England than the U.S., the WSOPE admits younger players. In 2007, one of these younger players, 18-year-old Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad became the youngest player to win a WSOP bracelet event.Hartness John 2007-09-17 £10,000 NLHE, Final Table: Annette Obrestad Makes History http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20090530144034/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-3-final-table-annette-obrestad-wins.htm 30 May 2009 9 May 2009 Pokernews.com The second WSOPE took place between 19 September and 1 October 2008. It consisted of four events held at the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square, London. The 2008 WSOPE was particularly notable, as Jesper Hougaard became the first person to win a bracelet at both the WSOP and WSOPE. Three-time bracelet winner John Juanda won his fourth bracelet in the WSOPE Main Event. Ivan Demidov, who was one of the November Nine—players scheduled to play in November for the WSOP Main Event—advanced to the final table of the WSOPE, becoming the first player to make it to the final table at both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events.http://news.bluffmagazine.com/wsope-ivan-demidov-makes-historic-double-final-table-appearance-1616/ WSOPE: Ivan Demidov Makes Historic Double Final Table Appearance BluffMagazine Bradley Lance 2 October 2008 8 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110708074317/http://news.bluffmagazine.com/wsope-ivan-demidov-makes-historic-double-final-table-appearance-1616/ 8 July 2011 Key *Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame (#/#)This denotes a bracelet winner. The first number is the number of bracelets won in 2008. The second number is the total number of bracelets won. Both numbers represent totals as of that point during the tournament. Place What place each player at the final table finished Name The player who made it to the final table Prize (£) The amount of money, in British Pounds (£), awarded for each finish at the event's final table Results Event 1: £1,500 No-Limit Hold'em right|thumb|225px|Hougaard after winning his first WSOP Bracelet in 2008 4-Day Event: Friday, 19 September 2008 to Monday, 22 September 2008 Number of buy-ins: 410 Total Prize Pool: £615000 Number of Payouts: 45 Winning Hand: A♦ J♦ References:The results from the 2008 WSOP can be found on numerous websites. The ones utilized in compiling this list are: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=5892&grid=459 No-Limit Hold'em (Event 1) World Series of Poker Harrah’s Entertainment 8 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090228124121/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/tournament-results.asp?tid=5892&grid=459 28 February 2009 deadhttp://uk.pokernews.com/news/2008/9/wcoop-wsope-results.htm Hougaard wins WSOPE Opener, WCOOP Main Event Result and more Poker News Carter Barry 23 September 2008 8 February 2009 30 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530180320/http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2008/9/wcoop-wsope-results.htm live + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Jesper Hougaard (2/2) £144218 2nd Fuad Serhan £89175 3rd Yevgeniy Timoshenko £55350 4th Neil Channing £44588 5th John Dwyer £36285 6th Adam Junglen £28598 7th Linda Lee £22448 8th Ian Woodley £17835 9th Daniel Nutt £13222 Event 2: £2,500 H.O.R.S.E. 3-Day Event: Monday, 22 September 2008 to Wednesday, 24 September 2008 Number of buy-ins: 110 Total Prize Pool: £275000 Number of Payouts: 16 Winning Hand: 8♥ 4♣ 8♣ 6♣ Q♦ J♥ Q♥ (Seven-card stud) References:The results from the 2008 WSOP can be found on numerous websites. The ones utilized in compiling this list are: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates.asp H.O.R.S.E. (Event 2) World Series of Poker Harrah’s Entertainment 8 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131220616/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates.asp 31 January 2009 dead http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-1-morrison-leads-day-1.htm WSOPE, Event 1 - £2,500 HORSE: Kirk Morrison Grabs Early Lead Official Live Update at Pokernews.com Poker News Hartness John 7 September 2008 8 February 2009 30 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090530175540/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/09/wsope-event-1-morrison-leads-day-1.htm live + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Sherkhan Farnood (1/1) £76999 2nd Ivo Donev (0/1) £48125 3rd Howard Lederer (0/2) £30250 4th Jeff Duvall £22000 5th Mark Gregorich £17188 6th Phil Ivey (0/7) £13750 7th Jeff Lisandro (0/4) £11000 8th Spencer Lawrence £8938 Event 3: £5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 3-Day Event: Wednesday, 24 September 2008 to Friday, 26 September 2008 Number of buy-ins: 165 Total Prize Pool: £825000 Number of Payouts: 18 Winning Hand: Kh Ac 3c Kd References:The results from the 2008 WSOP can be found on numerous websites. The ones utilized in compiling this list are: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates.asp Pot Limit Omaha (Event 3) World Series of Poker Harrah’s Entertainment 8 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131220616/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates.asp 31 January 2009 dead http://www.pokerlistings.com/live-tournaments/wsope/2008/event3/live-updates Event 3, Pot-Limit Omaha Live Updateslisting.com Poker Listings 8 February 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090327130403/http://www.pokerlistings.com/live-tournaments/wsope/2008/event3/live-updates 27 March 2009 + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st Theo Jørgensen (1/1) £218626 2nd Sorel Mizzi £132000 3rd Eric Dalby £84562 4th Erik Friberg £66000 5th Max Pescatori (1/2) £51562 6th David Penly £41250 7th Chris Ferguson (0/5) £33000 8th Jason Mercier £26812 9th Tomi Nyback £22688 Event 4: £10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event right|thumb|175px|Juanda at the 2008 World Series of Poker 6-Day Event: Saturday, 27 September 2008 to Thursday, 2 October 2008 Number of buy-ins: 362 Total Prize Pool: £3,620,000 Number of Payouts: 36 Winning Hand: Ks 6c References:The results from the 2008 WSOP can be found on numerous websites. The ones utilized in compiling this list are: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates.asp WSOP Europe Main Event No-Limit Texas Hold'em (Event 4) World Series of Poker Harrah’s Entertainment 8 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090131220616/http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates.asp 31 January 2009 dead http://www.pokerlistings.com/live-tournaments/wsop/2008/event1 Pot Limit Omaha (Event 3) Pokerlistings.com Poker Listing 25 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081226234447/http://www.pokerlistings.com/live-tournaments/wsop/2008/event1 26 December 2008 live + Final Table Place Name Prize 1st John Juanda (1/4) £868800 2nd Stanislav Alekhin £533950 3rd Ivan Demidov £334850 4th Bengt Sonnert £271500 5th Daniel Negreanu (1/4) £217200 6th Scott Fischman (0/2) £171950 7th Robin Keston £135750 8th Toni Hiltunen £108600 9th Chris Elliott £81450 The final table took a WSOP record 22 hours to finish. Heads up between John Juanda and Stanislav Alekhin took more than seven hours of play, another WSOP record. It took 242 hands to eliminate the first seven players and it took another 242 hands heads up before Juanda secured the win.http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/10/2008-wsope-event-4-me-finale-juanda-wins-marathon.htm WSOPE £10,000 NLHE Main Event, Final Table: John Juanda Triumphant in Record-setting Marathon PokerNews 3 October 2008 1 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090602082951/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2008/10/2008-wsope-event-4-me-finale-juanda-wins-marathon.htm 2 June 2009 live Ivan Demidov finished third, becoming the first player to make the final table at both the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events. References 30em External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker Europe Category:2008 in poker Category:Gambling in the United Kingdom