57TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER
WSOP

WSOP Circuit - HARRAH'S RINCON

Jan 26 2008 - Feb 08 2008Harrah's Resort Southern California (formerly Rincon)
Event#11

Event #11: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event

Start Date

Feb 04 04:00 PM

Buy-in

$5,000

ITM

Top 18 players

End Date

Feb 06 04:00 PM

Entries

148

Prize

$706,800

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Country Code - US

Winner

Mike Pickett

$229,002

NoPlayerCountryEarnings
1
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Mike Pickett
United States
$229,002
2
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David Peters
United States
$120,156
3
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Edward Sabat
United States
$70,680
4
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Kenny Bedoya
Unknown Country
$56,544
5
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Christian Avendanobarrera
Unknown Country
$42,408
6
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Gavin Smith
Canada
$35,340
7
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Lee Watkinson
United States
$28,272
8
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Damien Oborne
Unknown Country
$21,204
9
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Jon Eaton
United States
$14,136
10
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Scott Reese
United States
$11,309
11
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Evan Schwartz
United States
$11,309
12
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Doug Caillier
Unknown Country
$11,309
13
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Sang Hwang
Unknown Country
$9,895
14
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Michael Dolan
United States
$9,895
15
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Matthew Hyman
Canada
$9,895
16
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Vanessa Rousso
United States
$8,482
17
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Peter Neff
United States
$8,482
18
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Peter DeBest
United States
$8,482
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