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Sunday, June 29, 2008
2008 WSOP Day 31: The end is in sight
Lindgren will be H.O.R.S.E.ing around looking for another bracelet win today.
By Sarah Polson
The end is finally near in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship. After four days of play, it has finally found its players for the final table.
Meanwhile, two more winners were found on Saturday and two more events got started in the 2008 World Series of Poker. Today as these events continue, two more will get started with the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship and a $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.
Event 45
The last leg of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. race takes place today as the top eight players take their positions this afternoon. Check out the stars who rose to the top:
| Name | Chip Count |
| $3,680,000 | |
| $3,535,000 | |
| $1,955,000 | |
| Matt Glantz | $1,445,000 |
| Lyle Berman | $1,430,000 |
| $1,200,000 | |
| Michael DeMichele | $905,000 |
| Patrick Bueno | $695,000 |
The players who made it into the money on Saturday also read like a who's who of the poker world. Doyle Brunson was the first player out once the money bubble burst. He earns $124,320 for 16th place.
The other cashers from ninth to 15th place are Ralph Perry, Raymond Davis, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Joseph Michael and Andy Bloch.
The final table begins at 3 p.m. today with plenty of live coverage in our Event 45 live updates.
Event 46
After a grueling three days of play, former day trader Joe Commisso came out the winner of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event.
The win resulted in a bracelet for the Las Vegas pro, along with $911,855 and perhaps incentive to just retire from tournament play.
"I don't know if I ever want to play one again. I just hate live poker," Commisso said in his post-game interview.
"I see like 600 hands online and I see like 25 here. Then I have to look at people's faces and they tilt me and everybody's talking. It's terrible. I just want to like get my laptop and play online. So I don't know, I might just retire on top. I've got my bracelet; I might not play anymore or ever again."
The final table played out as follows:
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Joe Commisso | $911,855 |
| 2nd | Richard Lyndaker | $570,551 |
| 3rd | Edward Ochana | $368,891 |
| 4th | Sam Trickett | $245,927 |
| 5th | Tom Lutz | $174,041 |
| 6th | Davidi Kitai | $120,693 |
Some of the pros who cashed in this event are Jimmy Wong, Alex Jacob, J.J. Liu, Eddie Scharf, Shannon Shorr, Eugene Todd, Nick Binger, Glen Chorny and others.
For more information about how this event played out, visit the Event 46 live updates.
Event 47
A little more history was made on Saturday as Ryan Hughes came out on top of a 544-person playing field to win the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better event.
With his win, Hughes became the first person in WSOP history to win two bracelets in Seven-Card Stud events. He won his first in the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Eight-or-Better event of the 2007 World Series of Poker.
When asked how the second bracelet win compares to the first in his post-game interview, Hughes said, "Actually, I think the second bracelet means a little more because it's a lot tougher crowd to get into. A lot of people get the first bracelet but the second one means it's not quite a fluke."
To get to that win, Hughes conquered the following final table:
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Ryan Hughes | $183,368 |
| 2nd | Ron Long | $113,240 |
| 3rd | Thomas Hunt III | $68,686 |
| 4th | Alessio Isaia | $50,122 |
| 5th | Jonas Klausen | $39,355 |
| 6th | Tim D'Alessandro | $30,444 |
| 7th | Joshua Feldman | $23,019 |
| 8th | $19,306 |
Some of the pros who also cashed in this event include Men Nguyen, Chris Bjorin, Marco Traniello, Phil Hellmuth and others.
For more information about how this event played out, visit the Event 47 live updates.
Event 48
The $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event will continue for its third day today to find a winner. Nine players out of the 2,317 who started on Friday will return to the felt to battle for a 2008 WSOP gold bracelet and the top cash prize of more than $770,000.
Those players are:
| Name | Chip Count |
| Marco Johnson | $2,135,000 |
| Gabe Costner | $1,475,000 |
| $1,145,000 | |
| $1,075,000 | |
| Robert Brewer | $1,050,000 |
| Sverre Sundbo | $685,000 |
| Dan Rome | $650,000 |
| Alan Cutter | $535,000 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | $520,000 |
Some of the recognizable names who cashed in the event but didn't quite make it to the final table include Erik Cajelais, Erica Schoenberg, Sarah Bilney and Bryan Devonshire.
See how the action plays out today in the Event 48 live updates.
Event 49
It was another big day at the Rio on Saturday as 2,718 players showed up for the start of another $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. By the end of the day, only 215 players were left, and all of them were at least in the money.
They will return to play today to vie for a spot at the final table. Micah Raskin is best positioned for the start of Day 2 with the chip lead. Young Phan isn't too far behind him either, and Greg Mueller is also near the top of the chip count.
Some other big names to watch out for today include Matt Matros, Andy Black, Men Nguyen, Van Nguyen, Eugene Todd and Kristy Gazes.
If you want to check out the action, head to the Event 49 live updates.
The final $10k World Championship event before the Main Event gets started today, as does another H.O.R.S.E. event with a much smaller $1,500 buy-in. Stay tuned to PokerListings for all the latest and greatest reports, photos, interviews and more from the 2008 WSOP.
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