Championship Main Event
Day 1
A total of 179 players paid the $5,120 entry fee to make a pool of $867,000. Cash will reach the the top 18 in the event.
All players started with 20,000 in chips. Seen at the tables were Chris Reslock, Will “The Thrill” Failla, Chicago Bears superbowl champion quarterback Jim McMahon, John Spadavecchia and Doug “Rico” Carli.
All players started with 20,000 in chips and the winner will get a freeroll seat to the 2009 WSOP Main Event worth $10,000 as part of the spoils of becoming champion.
2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
Last year’s champion John Racener as well as the 2006 champion Rick Rosetti was both eliminated on Day 1.
Even Jim McMahon could not pull this one off as he was also sent to the sidelines. By the time Day 1 was over, there were 35 players left.
Day 2
Action got underway at 2:00 pm and Dan Shak went out in the first 15 minutes of play as his all-in move with paired Jacks lost to a player who made paired Kings.
John Spadavecchia went to the rail after his push to the center with pocket J’s lost to the two pair of Dwyte Pilgrim.
Dwyte Pilgrim sustained to have fortune on his side to make the final table. And it took just 6 hours for the names for the final table to be predictable.
Day 3 Final Table
It took just under 6 hours to finish the final table play. On the last hand for the heads up between Phillip Reed and Brent Roberts, there was a raise and call with both players seeing a flop of 9c 8d Ks.
After a raise and re raise, Reed goes all-in (Js Qd) and was instantly called by Roberts (8s 9d). With a turn card of 2s and a river card of 5d, the two pair of Brent Roberts (8’s and 9’s) held up and made him the new winner of this circuit event.
• Brent Roberts — $280,040
• Phillip Reed — $147,707
• Kyle Bowker — $86,710
• Robert McLaughlin — $69,368
• Allen Bari — $52,026
• Timothy Kelly — $43,355
• Dwyte Pilgrim — $34,684
• Scott Zakheim — $26,013
• Rafael Camejo — $17,341
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