World Series of Poker Event No. 2 Winner Grant Hinkle
Event No. 2 of the World Series of Poker started on May 31st and ran til June 3rd and it was a $,500 dollar buyin No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament that saw 3,929 players compete for a share of the $5,363,085 dollar prize pool. With so many entered into the event is was the largest poker tournament to be held in the 39 year history of the World Series of Poker amongst all non Main Events.
The previous record for the non Main event was 3,151 players for Event No. 49 in 2007 that was a $1,500 dollar buyin No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament. The starting field was so large that it had to be split into two starting days with sperate flights. The first day had 2,048 players and the second day saw 1,881 players and on day three of the tournament the remaining players all finally got to duke it out together.
According to the official press release WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack had this to say about the major turnout, “This is a great start. The sound of chips chirping throughout the Rio is a welcome return for all of us who love poker.” Pollack then joined the Tournament Director Jack Effel to make the customary "Shuffle Up and Deal" announcement on day one.
The total prize pool totaled up to $5,363,085 dollars and the top 378 finishers got to take home a piece of the prize money and the first place prize was $831,279 dollars. Grant Hinkle ended up winning the tournament taking home his first WSOP bracelet and a lot of cash, in second place was James Akenhead from London who won $520,219 dollars for his great finish.
Even though there has only been two events played out in the 2008 World of Series there has already been millions of dollars won among the top finishers that totals a whopping $8,671,885 dollars.
The final results of Event No. 2 are below with everyone that cashed out in this event.
Final Results:
1. Grant Hinkle Kansas City Missouri $831,462.00
2. James Akenhead London United Kingdom $520,219.00
3. Chris Ferguson Pacific Palisades California $388,287.00
4. Theo Tran Las Vegas Nevada $327,148.00
5. Mike Ngo New Orleans Louisiana $268,154.00
6. Aaron Coulthard Waterloo Ontario, Canada $211,841.00
7. Melvin Jones Chicago Illinois $158,211.00
8. David Bach Athens Georgia $117,987.00
9. Joe Rutledge Pasadena Texas $83,127.00
10. Jeff Wiedenhoeft Whitewater Wisconsin $52,021.00
11. Perry Friedman Las Vegas Nevada $52,021.00
12. Minh Nguyen Lake Elsinore California $52,021.00
13. Josh Engerdahl Abbotsford British Columbia, Canada $41,295.00
14. Eric Hicks San Francisco California $41,295.00
15. Matthew Kearney Lake Grove New York $41,295.00
16. Frank Sinopoli Hollywood California $30,569.00
17. Brandon Blake Palmer Alaska $30,569.00
18. Elia Ahmadian Chantilly Virginia $30,569.00
19. Kelso Blake Las Vegas Nevada $24,133.00
20. Ryan D’Angelo Vestal New York $24,133.00
21. Mariano Cefalu Milwaukee Wisconsin $24,133.00
22. Thomas Fuller Boulder Colorado $24,133.00
23. Avraham Arguan Las Vegas Nevada $24,133.00
24. Andre Boyer Las Vegas Nevada $24,133.00
25. Evan McNiff San Diego California $24,133.00
26. Pia Jeppesen Copenhagen Denmark $24,133.00
27. Steve Cho Hollywood California $24,133.00
28. Marvin Burkholder Sunset Beach North Carolina $18,770.00
29. Scott Montgomery Perth Ontario, Canada $18,770.00
30. Allan Puzantyan Beaconsfield Quebec, Canada $18,770.00
31. Cesar Flores Mcallen Texas $18,770.00
32. Karim Vegas Brookline Massachusetts $18,770.00
33. Michael Ium Toronto Ontario, Canada $18,770.00
34. Nadim Shabou Tucson Arizona $18,770.00
35. David Robertson Henderson Nevada $18,770.00
36. Clayton Kalisek San Antonio Texas $18,770.00
37. Dick Stephen Menands New York $14,480.00
38. Sean Ferrer Green River Wyoming $14,480.00
39. Richard Byrd Mobile Alabama $14,480.00
40. Richard Toth Miskolc Hungary $14,480.00
41. Michael Souza San Diego California $14,480.00
42. John Carlson Mesquite Nevada $14,480.00
43. Amir Monsefi Los Angeles California $14,480.00
44. Scott Eniniger Montebello New York $14,480.00
45. Ginikachukwu Izuogu $14,480.00
46. Anthony Meeker Rockville Centre New York $12,871.00
47. Lars Bonding Fairfax Virginia $12,871.00
48. Jeffrey Hutchison Mammoth Lakes California $12,871.00
49. Brian Haas Celebration Florida $12,871.00
50. Chistopher Poma Escondido California $12,871.00
51. Todd Holley Denver Colorado $12,871.00
52. Andre Dyonisio Mission Viejo California $12,871.00
53. Edgar Renteria Garden Grove California $12,871.00
54. Joseph Gotlieb Hollywood Florida $12,871.00
55. Steve Kolb Gilbert Arizona $11,262.00
56. Aaron Kanter Elk Grove California $11,262.00
57. Elliot Shmukler San Jose California $11,262.00
58. Arnold Spee Agoura Hills California $11,262.00
59. Johannes Strassmann Berlin Germany $11,262.00
60. James Atchazo San Diego California $11,262.00
61. Kenneth Shelton Dallas Texas $11,262.00
62. Anthony Young $11,262.00
63. Jordan Cristos Palmdale California $11,262.00
64. Sadeed Daneshi $9,653.00
65. Stuart Patterson Boca Raton Florida $9,653.00
66. Garrett Allen Gilbert Arizona $9,653.00
67. John Murphy Walnut Creek California $9,653.00
68. Gevork Kasabyan Los Angeles California $9,653.00
69. Daniel Fisher $9,653.00
70. Mark Hirakawa Kaneohe, HI $9,653.00
71. Albert Rogers Westlake Ohio $9,653.00
72. Ronald Goodwin Las Vegas Nevada $9,653.00
73. Ryan Roeder Missoula Montana $8,044.00
74. Alexander Mackenzie Sun City California $8,044.00
75. Jon Heneghan Safety Harbor Florida $8,044.00
76. Christopher Defalco Murrieta California $8,044.00
77. Jay Greenspan $8,044.00
78. Arnaud Mattern London United Kingdom $8,044.00
79. Edward Nassif Ames Iowa $8,044.00
80. Matthew Brady Upper Darby Pennsylvania $8,044.00
81. Michael Hartzheim Little Chute Wisconsin $8,044.00
82. Jorge Rodriguez Las Vegas Nevada $6,972.00
83. Paul Fehlig St Louis Missouri $6,972.00
84. Sean Porter Las Vegas Nevada $6,972.00
85. James Athanas Orange California $6,972.00
86. Brian Maguire Louisville Kentucky $6,972.00
87. Thomas Bentham Bexley Kent $6,972.00
88. Christopher Steinbacher Silverdale Oregon $6,972.00
89. Manelic Minaya Tampa Florida $6,972.00
90. Long Duong Ladera Ranch California $6,972.00
91. Cameron Main Calgary Alberta, CA $5,899.00
92. Kris Crudup Cedar City Utah $5,899.00
93. Dale Marrow Walls Mississippi $5,899.00
94. Craig Brennan San Clemente California $5,899.00
95. Shane Schleger Santa Monica California $5,899.00
96. Christopher Westmas Las Vegas Nevada $5,899.00
97. Yong An Dallas Texas $5,899.00
98. Derek Schneider Green Springs Ohio $5,899.00
99. Steven Levy Peabody Massachusetts $5,899.00
100. Robert Herman Reno Nevada $4,826.00
101. Warren Pospisil Bridger Montana $4,826.00
102. Lyric Duveyoung Monterey California $4,826.00
103. Richard Vallandigham Burr Ridge Illinois $4,826.00
104. Daniel Schmiech Houston Texas $4,826.00
105. Alan Lai Surrey British Columbia, Canada $4,826.00
106. Shayne Heine Turlock California $4,826.00
107. Andrew Zuzolo Las Vegas Nevada $4,826.00
108. David Bogner Atlanta Georgia $4,826.00
109. Ian Kim San Diego California $4,826.00
110. Todd Witteles Las Vegas Nevada $4,826.00
111. Arda Fikri Brampton Ontario, Canada $4,826.00
112. Kenneth Shaevel Santa Monica California $4,826.00
113. Ashley Mayhew Clearlake California $4,826.00
114. Daniel Sindelar Omaha Nebraska $4,826.00
115. Patrick White West Nyack New York $4,826.00
116. Allin Collins Las Vegas Nevada $4,826.00
117. Alex Moore $4,826.00
118. Maen Shadda San Diego California $4,826.00
119. Thi Pham Surrey British Columbia, Canada $4,826.00
120. Terrence Chan Vancouver British Columbia, Canada $4,826.00
121. Motoyuki Mabuchi Las Vegas Nevada $4,826.00
122. Donimick Cuzzi Bronx New York $4,826.00
123. Bon Phan Long Beach California $4,826.00
124. Davis Batson Austin Texas $4,826.00
125. Andrew Taylor San Clemente California $4,826.00
126. Joseph Goldstein Houston Texas $4,826.00
127. Erica Schoenberg Henderson Nevada $4,558.00
128. Paul Sexton Henderson Nevada $4,558.00
129. Quynam Nguyen Orange California $4,558.00
130. Quentin Krueger Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada $4,558.00
131. Charles Ambrogi Dublin Ohio $4,558.00
132. Travis Green Irvine California $4,558.00
133. Hooman Nikzad Scottsdale Arizona $4,558.00
134. Doninic Biondi Las Vegas Nevada $4,558.00
135. Benjamin Hamnett Holbrook Pennsylvania $4,558.00
136. Kenny Tran Arcadia California $4,558.00
137. Michael Shoemaker Palatine Illinois $4,558.00
138. Jeffrey Carris Wadsworth Ohio $4,558.00
139. Nikolay Evdakov Moscow Russia $4,558.00
140. Anthony Korfman Boulder City Nevada $4,558.00
141. John Roveto Snellville Georgia $4,558.00
142. Derek Wakamiya $4,558.00
143. Ryan Remele Malta Illinois $4,558.00
144. Katja Svendsen 1670 Fr. Stad $4,558.00
145. Giovanni Mervo Poa RS $4,558.00
146. Mark Vos Brisbane Queensland, Australia $4,558.00
147. Jason Lilly Las Vegas Nevada $4,558.00
148. Anthony Sanches Montgomery Texas $4,558.00
149. Rami Boukai Laguna Hills California $4,558.00
150. Aaron Kweskin Los Angeles California $4,558.00
151. John Farley Maple Wood New Jersey $4,558.00
152. Daniel Barnett San Clemente California $4,558.00
153. Jason Gallagher New York New York $4,558.00
154. Mounir Srour Kenmore Washington $4,558.00
155. Jose Velador Bellflower California $4,558.00
156. Le Banh Long Beach California $4,558.00
157. Jason Schoenberger Gorham Kansas $4,558.00
158. Michael Bernstein Chicago Illinois $4,558.00
159. Wayne Smith Venice California $4,558.00
160. Jason Habinsky New York New York $4,558.00
161. Mark Polis Deptford New Jersey $4,558.00
162. Dustin Cole Trilla Illinois $4,558.00
163. Chris Vaughn Atlanta Georgia $4,290.00
164. Christopher Elderkin Apollo Beach Florida $4,290.00
165. Thomas Marvin Pierre South Dakota $4,290.00
166. Robert Aron Boca Raton Florida $4,290.00
167. Steve Ballowe Hilton Head South Carolina $4,290.00
168. Michael Goetsch Enfield Conneticut $4,290.00
169. Niels Rikhof La Junta Colorado $4,290.00
170. Peter Lieberman Glendale California $4,290.00
171. Mojtaba Seyedin Las Vegas Nevada $4,290.00
172. Khamsy Nuanmanee North Las Vegas Nevada $4,290.00
173. Armando Gonzales Washington Washington $4,290.00
174. Sarah Bilney Melbourne Australia $4,290.00
175. David Maresh Des Moines Was $4,290.00
176. Steven Peasley Necedah Wisconsin $4,290.00
177. Maria Munoz San Francisco California $4,290.00
178. Roberto Durante Barrie Ontario, Canada $4,290.00
179. Nghi Tran Vaughn Ontario, Canada $4,290.00
180. Jon Stanfield Overland Park Kansas $4,290.00
181. Matthew Rousu Selinsgrove Pennsylvania $4,290.00
182. Huw Taylor Grangetown GR $4,290.00
183. Troy Miller East Hanover New Jersey $4,290.00
184. David Hong Las Vegas Nevada $4,290.00
185. Alex Trujano Jacksonville North Carolina $4,290.00
186. Paul Lee $4,290.00
187. Jim Anderson Aurora California $4,290.00
188. Charles Morgenstern $4,290.00
189. Michael Kamran Los Angeles California $4,290.00
190. Felix Wright Simi Valley California $4,290.00
191. Mark Gregorich Las Vegas Nevada $4,290.00
192. Davis Aalvik Long Beach California $4,290.00
193. Brandon Lee Atlanta Georgia $4,290.00
194. Chris Bjorin London United Kingdom $4,290.00
195. Joseph Daddario St. James New York $4,290.00
196. Jeremy Williamson Lititz Pennsylvania $4,290.00
197. Mark Ketteringham Santa Monica California $4,290.00
198. Rick Fitzpatrick Las Vegas Nevada $4,290.00
199. Timothy Gray Austin Texas $4,022.00
200. Peter Lenkey Jr. Etiwanda California $4,022.00
201. Christopher Riley Lexington North Carolina $4,022.00
202. Michael Elderkin Jr. Apollo Beach Florida $4,022.00
203. Mark Hanna Broomfield Colorado $4,022.00
204. Ronnie Givargis Turlock California $4,022.00
205. Brian Kneier Sun Valley California $4,022.00
206. Robert Fitzgerald Magalia California $4,022.00
207. Brett Wiesner Las Vegas Nevada $4,022.00
208. Ayaz Mahmood Houston Texas $4,022.00
209. Rolph Kaus Fuchstfad $4,022.00
210. Richard Herrera Roseville California $4,022.00
211. Roy Duleba North Las Vegas Nevada $4,022.00
212. Dolph Arnold Houston Texas $4,022.00
213. Jenkins Roger Union City California $4,022.00
214. Matthew Piggott Las Vegas Nevada $4,022.00
215. James Duke Houston Texas $4,022.00
216. Richard Brendel Las Vegas Las Vegas $4,022.00
217. Edward Guerrero San Antonio Texas $4,022.00
218. Nikolay Malyshev Moscow Russia $4,022.00
219. Leslie Spear Zephyr Cove Nevada $4,022.00
220. John Nieznanski Henderson Nevada $4,022.00
221. Mark King Scranton Pennsylvania $4,022.00
222. Jeffrey Finkelstein Bala-Cynwyd Pennsylvania $4,022.00
223. Keith Wintermans Vancouver British Columbia, CA $4,022.00
224. Kevin Compton Kennesaw Georgia $4,022.00
225. Stephen Tanner Westminster Colorado $4,022.00
226. Tom Lee Denver Colorado $4,022.00
227. William Goff Kearneysville West Virginia $4,022.00
228. Evan Schwartz Oakland California $4,022.00
229. Edward Uhler Henderson Nevada $4,022.00
230. Johnathan Morrell San Antonio Texas $4,022.00
231. Ncholas Decker Las Vegas Nevada $4,022.00
232. Michael Cavender Wichita Kansas $4,022.00
233. Maria Mayrinck Rio De Janeiro Brazil $4,022.00
234. Linh Nguyen New Port California $4,022.00
235. Vachagan Zakarian North Hollywood California $3,754.00
236. Kapila Garner Fairfield Iowa $3,754.00
237. John Mcmahon Boulder Colorado $3,754.00
238. Stephen Suarez Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
239. Pablo Caraballo Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
240. Jean Gaspard Evanston Illinois $3,754.00
241. Frank Cremen Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
242. Pete Gregory Shekeloff Oakland California $3,754.00
243. Dustin Pattinson Edinburg Texas $3,754.00
244. Adam Richardson San Diego California $3,754.00
245. William Shindler Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
246. Bryan Johnson Avon Colorado $3,754.00
247. Jean Harlan Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
248. Emily Hirleman Tucson Arizona $3,754.00
249. Jacques Arama London United Kingdom $3,754.00
250. Brett Schwertley Omaha Nebraska $3,754.00
251. Gavin Griffin Fullerton California $3,754.00
252. Joseph Cutler Bay Shore New York $3,754.00
253. Hans Chu Mclean Virginia $3,754.00
254. Raymond Wesley New Lisbon Wisconsin $3,754.00
255. Roy Holliday Carlisle $3,754.00
256. Denny Lee Los Angeles California $3,754.00
257. Mark Johns Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
258. Brandon Sampson Coquitlam British Columbia, CA $3,754.00
259. Matthew Thornton Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
260. Michael Olive Indiana Indiana $3,754.00
261. Matthew Mitchell Sacramento California $3,754.00
262. Michael Sims Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
263. Brian Fitzgerald Windsor Ontario, Canada $3,754.00
264. Trevor Thomas Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
265. Derek Harrington Henderson Nevada $3,754.00
266. Edward Brogdon Litchfield Park Arizona $3,754.00
267. Fang Tian Union City California $3,754.00
268. Brandon Hoss Phoenix Arizona $3,754.00
269. Jamin Styers Ocala Florida $3,754.00
270. Matthew Zoorob Las Vegas Nevada $3,754.00
271. Cheeon Yue Santa Clara California $3,486.00
272. Marco Traniello Las Vegas Nevada $3,486.00
273. Kimball Wasick Eagle Idaho $3,486.00
274. Walter Schaffer $3,486.00
275. Jason Newburger Chicago Illinois $3,486.00
276. Jose Rosenkrantz Miami Florida $3,486.00
277. Derek Grady Janesville Wisconsin $3,486.00
278. Chad Bradbury Wichita Kansas $3,486.00
279. Terrance Albright Orange Park Florida $3,486.00
280. Todd Bui Cerritos California $3,486.00
281. Joseph Kalina Fayetteville North Carolina $3,486.00
282. Kim Williams Las Vegas Nevada $3,486.00
283. Robert Russell Louis Ville Tennessee $3,486.00
284. Martin Hammond Merritt Island Florida $3,486.00
285. Jinyun Lin San Jose California $3,486.00
286. Sean Getzwiller Tucson Arizona $3,486.00
287. Michael Yoshino San Marino California $3,486.00
288. Gregory Herman Minot North Dakota $3,486.00
289. Niles Welch Revera Mississippi $3,486.00
290. Daniel Adelson Sherman Oaks California $3,486.00
291. Kaveh Ardestani Las Vegas Nevada $3,486.00
292. Todd Brunson Las Vegas Nevada $3,486.00
293. Parimal Parmar Phoenix Arizona $3,486.00
294. Dennis Marcum Texas City Texas $3,486.00
295. Derei Asher London United Kingdom $3,486.00
296. Jimmy Cortes Gurabo Puerto Rico $3,486.00
297. Dionicio Banuelos Los Angeles California $3,486.00
298. David Bannister Santa Rosa California $3,486.00
299. Sterling Allen Seatttle Washington $3,486.00
300. James Killeen Los Angeles California $3,486.00
301. Yarom Limor Beverly Hills California $3,486.00
302. Joshua Schiffman Columbus Georgia $3,486.00
303. Jonathan Friedberg Las Vegas Nevada $3,486.00
304. Matthew Stout Galloway New Jersey $3,486.00
305. Carl Sciandri Napa California $3,486.00
306. John Rosanky Salado Texas $3,486.00
307. Jessica Dawley Jeffersonville Indiana $3,217.00
308. Kevin Walton Layton Utah $3,217.00
309. Joy Adams Alta Loma California $3,217.00
310. Matthew Zola London United Kingdom $3,217.00
311. Jared Davis Philadelphia Pennsylvania $3,217.00
312. William Rincker Pearland Texas $3,217.00
313. Jeff Rogers Sant-Lazare Quebec, Canada $3,217.00
314. Nicolas Dervaux Chennevieres $3,217.00
315. Daniel Hirleman Tempe Arizona $3,217.00
316. Michael Oliger Massillon Ohio $3,217.00
317. Marcel Bedard Quebec Quebec, Canada $3,217.00
318. Ciaran Heaney Belfast United Kingdom $3,217.00
319. Fred Louie Los Angeles California $3,217.00
320. Russell Mcdonnell Ottawa Ontario, Canada $3,217.00
321. Anthony Perkins Springfield Missouri $3,217.00
322. Shinchi Chien Henderson Nevada $3,217.00
323. Paul Smith Poway California $3,217.00
324. Daryl Olson Huntsville Alabama $3,217.00
325. Michael Megison Vista California $3,217.00
326. Dale Steven Wichita Kansas $3,217.00
327. Gladys Landegger Tarzana California $3,217.00
328. Christopher Horn Birmingham Michigan $3,217.00
329. Andrew Halseth Sacramento California $3,217.00
330. Danny Smith Tempe Arizona $3,217.00
331. James Vititoe Littleton Colorado $3,217.00
332. William Carlton Chula Vista California $3,217.00
333. James Blake North Carolina $3,217.00
334. Ryan Kogan St George Utah $3,217.00
335. Victoriano Perches Las Vegas Nevada $3,217.00
336. James Farrington Juneau Alaska $3,217.00
337. Robert Winchell $3,217.00
338. Christopher Savage Tacoma Washington $3,217.00
339. Farjallah Yazbek Simi Valley California $3,217.00
340. Jeff Rasmussen Carmel Indiana $3,217.00
341. Alexander Buchanan Glasgow EI $3,217.00
342. Caleb Fox Washington DC $3,217.00
343. Todd Stumpf Riverton Utah $2,949.00
344. Robert Crosby Cresbard South Dakota $2,949.00
345. Michael Snorden Indianapolis Indiana $2,949.00
346. Robert Clark Las Vegas Nevada $2,949.00
347. Jose Ferreira Bakersfield California $2,949.00
348. Peter Dawson Rolla Missouri $2,949.00
349. Michael Binder Allen Texas $2,949.00
350. James Noonan Rncho Cordova California $2,949.00
351. Leslie Rice Las Vegas Nevada $2,949.00
352. Kevin Mulvhill $2,949.00
353. David Singer Las Vegas Nevada $2,949.00
354. Nathan Meyvis Bloomfield Hills Michigan $2,949.00
355. David Novosel Cincinnati Ohio $2,949.00
356. Andrew Droll Los Angeles California $2,949.00
357. Luis Fausto Florianopolis South Carolina $2,949.00
358. Russell Lane Chandler Arizona $2,949.00
359. Michael Holland Russell Kansas $2,949.00
360. John White Houston Texas $2,949.00
361. Antuan Bunkley Riviera Beach Florida $2,949.00
362. Ryan Daut Basking Ridge New Jersey $2,949.00
363. Michael Glaser East Lansing Michigan $2,949.00
364. Rodney Horton Wishita Kansas $2,949.00
365. Eric Green San Diego California $2,949.00
366. Anthony Perry Alexandria Virginia $2,949.00
367. Scott Kraft Dundee Florida $2,949.00
368. Richard Dainton Medina Ohio $2,949.00
369. Nicholas Stille Sioux City Iowa $2,949.00
370. Jeffrey Ward Kingwood Texas $2,949.00
371. Jason Pecht Lethridge Alberta, CA $2,949.00
372. Marc Rangel Phoenix Arizona $2,949.00
373. Cody Slaubaugh Rugby North Dakota $2,949.00
374. Michael Hockensmith Knoxville Tennessee $2,949.00
375. Nicholas Tsoukalas Las Vegas Nevada $2,949.00
376. Michael Blomerth Reading Massachusetts $2,949.00
377. Thomas Duprey Sanford Maine $2,949.00
378. Michael Balzer Soldotna Alaska $2,949.00