2008 World Series of Poker

39th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event
Day: 7
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,844
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$900,670
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Scratch That

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[user40108]
As has become the norm in the late stages of play, whenever an elimination occurs, a tournament supervisor will announce the player's name and position over the P.A. The player will typically get an obligatory round of applause from the bystanders here in the Amazon Room.

Just recently, an announcement was made congratulating "Nicholas Sliwinski" as our 25th-place finisher. This announcement drew a bit of confusion from the gallery, as Sliwinksi is still very much alive in the event.

A few seconds later, the announcement was retracted and we were all told to "disregard that." A few minutes later, it was announced that it was, in fact, Niklas Flisberg that was eliminated.

The confusion presumably resulted from both players having similar first names.