WSOP: Results round-up (part 3)

The last few events have seen some of the biggest names in the poker world come away victorious as the poker pros continue to dominate this year's World Series. Below are the result for events 21 to 26.

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Event 21 June 11th to June 13th
No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $5,000
Entrants 731
Prize Pool $3,435,700

Result – American Scott Seiver beat fellow American David Seidman to come through the hefty field, to take the first prize of $755,891. Seiver's winning hand of King 9 out flopping Seidman's Ace 7.

Event 22 June 11th to June 13th
H.O.R.S.E

Buy-in $3,000
Entrants 414
Prize Pool $1,142,640

Result - Europe's first player to win a 2008 WSOP event finally happened in Event 22. Jens Voertmann took his second WSOP cash but first bracelet when he beat American Douglas Ganger heads-up. The final table had three WSOP bracelet holders on it showing the high standard of play.

Event 23 June 12th to June 14th
No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $2,000
Entrants 1,344
Prize Pool $2,446,080

Result – American Blair Hinkle beat Canadian Mark Brockington heads-up to take the massive $507,613 first prize, however there was history made from this event as just a few week earlier Blair's brother Grant had won Event 2 of the WSOP. This is the first time that 2 brothers have won events in the same year, and the second set of brothers to be holders of WSOP bracelets.

Event 24 June 12th to June 14th
Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha

Buy-In $2,500
Entrants 457
Prize Pool $1,052,100

Result – Italian Max Pescatori became the second European to win a bracelet at this years World Series. Pescatori beat American Kyle Kloeckner heads up to take the $246,509 first prize. This is Pescatori's third cash this year and his second bracelet all time. Five time winner Allen Cunnigham came 4th in the event.

Event 25 June 13th to June 15th
World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in $10,000
Entrants 256
Prize Pool $2,406,400

Result – One of the best players never to win a bracelet made himself a winner when American Kenny Tran beat American Alec Torelli in the final heads-up match of the Heads-up World Championship and to take down the first prize of $539,056.

Event 26 June 13th to June 15th
Seven-Card Razz

Buy-In $1,500
Entrants 453
Prize Pool $622,440

Result – American Barry Greenstein won his third WSOP bracelet with a heads-up win over American Chris Klodnicki. In an event that's list of former winners is a who's who of poker it was fitting that a former bracelet winner took the $158,659 first prize.

Check back early next week for the next WSOP update on guidetopoker.com.

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