WSOP 2008 update

To date four bracelets have been awarded as four huge events have reached their climax in the 39th WSOP. Here is the lowdown on who has won what so far.

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Event 1 - May 30th to June 1st
World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $10,000
Entrants 352
Prize Pool $3,308,800

Result- Canadian Nenad Medic beat a very high standard field to be crowned World Champion of Pot-Limit Hold'em and to take home the first prize of $794,112 after beating American Andy Bloch heads-up. But when you realise that American's Kathy Liebert, Mike Sexton and Phil Laak plus Finland's Patrick Antonius were also on the final table, it is clear to see what a special and hard fought victory this was.

Event 2 - May 31st to June 3rd
No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $1,500
Entrants 3,929
Prize Pool $5,363,085

Result - An event that was a total marathon, the largest non-main event field left the players at the tables until the early hours of the morning on both Day two and three. Chris"Jesus" Ferguson was the crowd favorite but he busted out in third place. It was left to American Grant Hinkle to beat Englishman James Akenhead heads-up with a dream hand of quad 10s to take the $831,279 first prize.

Event 3- June 2nd to June 4th
Pot-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $1,500
Entrants 713
Prize Pool $973,245

Result - It took nearly four hours of heads-up play to separate winner American David Singer and countryman Jacabo Fernandez. Eventually Singer called Fernandez's all-in with his A-K and although he was behind to pocket 5s he flopped two pair to take the $214,131 first prize.

Event 4 - June 2nd to June 4th
Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit)

Buy-in $5,000
Entrants 332
Prize Pool $1,560,400

Result - American Erick Lindgren made his 15th WSOP cash but took his first bracelet as he took down the tournament and got rid of the tag as "one of the best without a bracelet". He beat young American online player Justin Bonomo heads-up to take down the $374,505 first prize. It was a highly talented final table with both American Howard Lederer (sixth) and Englishman Roland De Wolfe (fourth) among the big names present.

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