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PKR Live 2008 Main Event Winner Takes the Win Thanks to Seven Two Off

November 21, 2008 - Harry Sinclair
   
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PKR is a site known for its true-to-life poker experience, well what happens when you get your top players together for a real-life poker tournament? Crazy things happen, that's what. In fact, things got so crazy at the first ever PKR Live $20,000 first-prize main event that the tournaments overall winner, Philip Conneller from London won by catching runner-runner to hit an unlikely straight. His hole cards were the venerable 7-2 off suit.

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Anything can happen at PKR seemingly online and in person. There was over $90,000 up for grabs at their first annual live event which was held at London's Loose Cannon Club. Gareth Rees took the top prize from the $8,000 Welcome Tournament.

The event was filmed by a professional TV crew and the highlights are available for streaming at PKR.tv. Check out the final event standings and be sure to count yourself in on next year's action.

1.    Philip 'escalope' Conneller (London, UK)     $20,000
2.    Henrik 'Pokey85' Eklund (Stockholm, Sweden)     $12,000
3.    Daniel 'Dappadan777' Moosah (London, UK)     $8,500    
4.    Raymond 'callmebabe' O'Mahoney (Dublin, Ireland)    $6,500    
5.    Thomas 'OleEinar' Gunia (Weimar, Germany)     $5,250    
6.    Pieter 'EurootJE' Salet (Tilburg, Netherlands)     $4,250
7.    Andrew 'Alfiemyster' Miles (Southampton, UK)     $3,250    
8.    Barry 'Bazultra' Cole (Southampton, UK)     $2,500    
9.    Kent-Ivan 'GreenFaith' Danielsen (Arendal, Norway)    $1,850
10.    Michael 'TheSqueeze' Panayiotou (London, UK)     $1,400
Posted: November 21, 2008
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