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Event 1, No-Limit Hold'em - Event Details

 

This year's WSOP Europe has kicked off with £1,500 No-Limit Hold'em and Jesper Hougaard is the champ. The Dane defeated Fuad Sehern in heads-up play to claim a first prize worth £144,218, as well as his second WSOP bracelet of 2008. The action continues in Event #2, the H.O.R.S.E. tournament; don't stop 'til you get enough!

Event Winner

Jesper Hougaard

Jesper Hougaard wins £144,218

Event 1, No-Limit Hold'em

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Payout Structure

Place Payout
1 £144,218
2 £89,175
3 £55,300
4 £44,588
5 £36,285
6 £28,598
7 £22,448
8 £17,835
9 £13,222
10-12 £8,610
13-15 £7,072
16-18 £5,535
19-27 £4,305
28-36 £3,690
37-45 £3,075

Event Rules

  • Players begin with 6,000 in Tournament Chips.
  • All levels will last 60 minutes. Breaks will be every 120 minutes and last 20 minutes.
  • Dinner break on days 1a and 1b will be at the completion of level 6 and last 120 minutes. Dinner breaks on Day 2 and 3 will be determined by the Tournament Director.
  • Day 1a & 1b play will begin at 1:00pm on Sept 19-20 and continue until the completion of level 10.
  • The field will be combined and resume play on Sept 21, 2008, and play down to the final table.
  • Play will resume at 2pm on Sept 22, 2008 and play until a winner is determined.

Blind Structure

Level Ante Blinds
Level 1 25/50
Level 2 50/100
Level 3 100/200
Level 4 25 100/200
Level 5 25 150/300
Level 6 50 200/400
Level 7 75 300/600
Level 8 100 400/800
Level 9 100 500/1,000
Level 10 100 600/1,200
Level 11 200 800/1,600
Level 12 300 1,000/2,000
Level 13 400 1,500/3,000
Level 14 500 2,000/4,000
Level 15 500 3,000/6,000
Level 16 1,000 4,000/8,000
Level 17 1,000 5,000/10,000
Level 18 1,000 6,000/12,000
Level 19 2,000 8,000/16,000
Level 20 3,000 10,000/20,000
Level 21 3,000 12,000/24,000
Level 22 4,000 15,000/30,000
Level 23 5,000 20,000/40,000
Level 24 5,000 25,000/50,000
Level 25 5,000 30,000/60,000
Level 26 10,000 40,000/80,000
Level 27 10,000 50,000/100,000
Level 28 15,000 60,000/120,000

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Event Information

Event Name
Event 1, No-Limit Hold'em
Venue
London Clubs International
Date
2008-09-19
Final Day
2008-09-22
Buy In
£1,500
Entrants
410
Prize Pool
£615,000
First Prize
£144,218

Event Winner

Player Prize Money
1 Jesper Hougaard £144,218
2 Fuad Serhan £89,175
3 Yevgeniy Timoshenko £55,300
4 Neil Channing £44,588
5 John Dwyer £36,285

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