2008 WSOP Results and Comments

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2008 WSOP Results Event #4: Erick Lindgren Finally Wins A Bracelet Erick Lindgren has a long and lucrative 10-year history as a professional poker player, earning USD 1.5 million in WSOP and WSOP circuit events alone, but his final WSOP goal can now be checked off Lindgren's to-do list – Win a gold WSOP Bracelet. Erick emerged triumphant yesterday from the 2008 World Series of Poker Event #4, USD 5,000 Mixed Hold'em, taking the bracelet and a 1st place cash of USD 374,505.

The 3-day event got underway June 2nd, with the final table commencing on the 4th. Lindgren started off with a bang, ousting Isaac Haxton in the second hand. Pat Pezzin was the next to go as his A-Q offsuit did not hold up against Andre Robl's A-K offsuit. Next to the rails came David Williams as his As-3s was out-flopped by David Williams K- 10 offsuit, ending with a 10 top pair.

With competitors left, it would take some time before anyone else exited the WSOP final table. Eventually, Justin Bonomo and Howard Lederer would take up arms. With a run of pre-flop raises, Lederer finally went all-in holding pocket 4s against Bonomo's Ac-Qc. The flop was no help to either, but the turn river combined for 5d-2d-Ks-5s-Kc – just enough to counter Lederers low pair and give Bonomo the win.

David Rheem was the next to fall, sent home when Roland de Wolfe became the lone caller on a pre-flop raise. When Wolfe hit the nut Straight, Rheem mucked and made his 5th place exit. Soon after, Bonomo took Wolfe all in when he flopped a Flush draw that hit on the river. Robl, Bonomo and Lindgren rounded out the final three.

After another hour of play, Bonomo held a significant chip stack lead, calling Robl's all in after a pre-flop raise. Robl found himself dethroned as his A-2 failed to pair, losing to Bonomo's Q-5 when the Queen paired on the flop.

Heads-up play immediately commenced between Justin Bonomo and Erick Lindgren, who had remained fairly quiet up until now. Bonomo grabbed an early chip lead, but not by much. It would last 40 hands before a winner was crowned. Lindgren raised Bonomo before the flop of 10c-5c-3d. Both players checked, revealing a 4h on the Turn. Bonomo bet, called by Lindgren, then came the 8h River, resulting in another bet by Bonomo and a raise from Lindgren. Bonomo pushed all in and Lindgren called immediately. Bonomo confidently revealed a 5s-4s, twice pairing the board. His poise quickly faded, however, as Lindgren unveiled Ah-2d for the Straight.

Lindgren would walk away with his first glorious WSOP Bracelet and a 1st place purse of USD 374,505. Justin Bonomo, the newest member of Team Full Tilt, pocketing USD 230,259 for his 2nd place finish.

The final table results of 2008 WSOP Event #3 were as follows:

1st – Erick Lindgren (USD 374,505) 2nd – Justin Bonomo (USD 230,259) 3rd – Andre Robl (USD 144,337) 4th – Roland de Wolfe (USD 117,030) 5th – David Rheem (USD 93,624) 6th – Howard Lederer (USD 74,119) 7th – David Williams (USD 58,515) 8th – Pat Pezzin (USD 46,812) 9th – Isaac Haxton (USD 34,109)

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WSOP Winner Event # 3 – David Singer


The winner of the USD 1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em tournament was David Singer, from Las Vegas, NV. He is 41-years-old. He has been playing poker professionally since 2001.

Prior to playing poker, Singer worked for as an attorney for a non-profit agency which was involved in environmental issues. He worked in legal cases which ultimately helped to clean Long Island Sound of pollution and other toxic materials.

He has been a professional poker player since 2001.

Singer is known for wearing flashy jewelry. His favorite fashion items are silver rings. Singer often plays with at least one silver ring on every finger. He said he started wearing just one or two a few years ago. But he liked the look fo them and started buying one everywhere he went when traveling. He say he owns more than 70 silver rings -- and now one gold bracelet.

This marked Singer's 18th time to cash at the WSOP. He is the only player to have made it to the final table of the USD 50,000 HORSE event both years it's been played. He also won the inaugural Caesars Palace Classic in 2007, worth USD 1 million or first place. Oddly enough, while Singer has nearly USD 4 million in career tournament earnings, he had never finished higher than fourth at the WSOP prior to this victory.

Singer's fiancé expected the couple's first child to be born on the same day as the final table was played. In fact, the child is/was due at any moment. Incredibly, prior to the finale, Singer stated that he would depart the poker tournament – no matter what the situation – in order to be at his fiancé's side when she gave birth. The moment she goes into labor, I am quitting the tournament," he said on the night before the final table was to be played. "I don't care even if I am playing heads-up for the (gold bracelet).

Singer plans to get married at the end of this summer.

Singer was interviewed by the official WSOP media team following his victory. Here are some of the highlights of that interview (quotes were recorded and may be used by all media):

I started out this tournament not really caring much about it. I was (registered) in the other tournament (USD 1,500 No-Limit Hold'em) and I cashed in that one. I was running back and forth between tables at the start of this one, and obviously it worked out.

I won a USD 25,000 heads-up poker tournament last week (which was worth USD 560,000). When we got heads-up in this event, I was expecting to run over (Fernandez). I did not know much about him. But he sure turned out to be pretty tough (Note: Heads-up play lasted over 100 hands)

This is not the most money I have ever won in a poker tournament. But it makes me the happiest, I would say for sure.

This really feels great. I've waited for this for a very long time.

We have a baby due today or tomorrow. That's pretty exciting. But to win this makes it all the better.

I feel like I am the luckiest guy in the world already, no matter if I had won, or not.

Über World Series of Poker (WSOP):

Die World Series of Poker, oder kurz WSOP, ist eine Reihe von Pokerturnieren, die jedes Jahr in Las Vegas ausgetragen werden.

Die World Series of Poker finden jährlich im Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas statt.

Die World Series of Poker ist die grösste und prestigeträchtigste Pokerveranstaltung der Welt. Mit einer umfassenden Liste von Turnieren in allen wichtigen Pokervarianten ist die WSOP das am längsten laufende Pokerturnier der Welt und geht auf das Jahr 1970 zurück.

Darüber hinaus hat die WSOP bahnbrechende Allianzen in den Bereichen Rundfunk, digitale Medien und Unternehmenssponsoring gebildet und die Marke mit der Einführung der WSOP Europe im Jahr 2007 und der WSOP Asia-Pacific im Jahr 2013 sowie der WSOP International Circuit Series im Jahr 2015 erfolgreich international ausgebaut.

Ursprünglich wurden die Tourniere in Las Vegas Downtown im Binion's Horseshoe Casino ausgetragen. Im Jahre 2005 kaufte Caesars den Brand WSOP. Seit diesem Datum werden die Pokermeisterschaften im Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino durchgeführt.

Gewinner der letzten Jahre des WSOP-Championship-Mainevent

2020: Damian Salas 2019: Hossein Ensan 2018: John Cynn 2017: Scott Blumstein 2016: Qui Nguyen 2015: Joe McKeehen 2014: Martin Jacobson 2013: Ryan Riess 2012: Greg Merson 2011: Pius Heinz 2010: Jonathan Duhamel 2009: Joe Cada 2008: Peter Eastgate 2007: Jerry Yang 2006: Jamie Gold 2005: Joe Hachem 2004: Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer 2003: Chris Moneymaker 2002: Robert Varkonyi 2001: Carlos Mortensen 2000: Chris "Jesus" Ferguson 1999: J.J. "Noel" Furlong 1998: Scotty Nguyen 1997: Stu Ungar 1996: Huck Seed 1995: Dan Harrington 1994: Russ Hamilton 1993: Jim Bechtel 1992: Hamid Dastmalchi 1991: Brad Daugherty 1990: Mansour Matloubi 1989: Phil Hellmuth Jr. 1988: Johnny Chan 1987: Johnny Chan 1986: Berry Johnston 1985: Bill Smith 1984: Jack Keller 1983: Tom McEvoy 1982: Jack Strauss 1981: Stu Ungar 1980: Stu Ungar 1979: Hal Fowler 1978: Bobby Baldwin 1977: Doyle Brunson 1976: Doyle Brunson 1975: Sailor Roberts 1974: Johnny Moss 1973: Puggy Pearson 1972: Amarillo Slim Preston 1971: Johnny Moss 1970: Johnny Moss

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