2008 World Series of Poker Europe

£10,000 WSOP Europe Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
£868,800
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Prize Pool
£3,620,000
Entries
362
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Hand #1 - Daniel Negreanu

Ivan Demidov has the button in Seat 6. Daniel Negreanu raises to 28,000 and Scott Fischman calls from the big blind. The flop is {10-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {6-Diamonds}. Fischman leads out for 16,000, Negreanu raises to 50,000, Fischman folds and Negreanu wins the pot.

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

Final Table Bios: Seat 9, Stanislav Alekhin (1,278,000)

Seat 9, Stanislav Alekhin
Seat 9, Stanislav Alekhin
23-year old Stanislav Alekhin is a poker pro from Moscow, Russia. Before making a career on the felt, he was a student. He comes into play today second in chips, right behind John Juanda and is the youngest player at the final table. This is his first WSOP cash and his first final table.

Final Table Bios: Seat 8, Scott Fischman (732,000)

Seat 8, Scott Fischman
Seat 8, Scott Fischman
Prior to becoming a poker professional, 28-year old Scott Fischman worked as a poker dealer. He burst onto the tournament scene at the 2004 WSOP when he won two bracelets, one in no-limit hold'em and the other in H.O.R.S.E. With over $2.2 million in career tournament earnings, this is his his 12th WSOP cash and his 4th final table.

Final Table Bios: Seat 7, Toni Hiltunen (386,000)

Seat 7, Toni Hiltunen
Seat 7, Toni Hiltunen
31-year old Toni Hiltunen hails from Lahti, Finland. The father of a three-year old girl, Hiltunen has worked as a UN peacekeeper and a volunteer fireman. Having qualified online for the WSOP-E Main Event, he would become Finland's first-ever bracelet winner should he capture the title today. This is his first WSOP cash and first final table.

Final Table Bios: Seat 6, Ivan Demidov (1,006,000)

Seat 6, Ivan Demidov
Seat 6, Ivan Demidov
Moscow's Ivan Demidov has already set one record today, becoming the first player in history to make the final table of the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas and the final table of the WSOP-E Main Event in the same year. A member of the "November Nine" 27-year old Demidov will go into the Main Event final table in Las Vegas second in chips. Before becoming a poker professional, Demidov was a student. With his two final table appearances this year, he's already banked over a million dollars in earnings.

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, John Juanda (1,349,000)

Seat 5, John Juanda
Seat 5, John Juanda
Indonesian-born John Juanda is another poker superstar that hardly needs an introduction. The 37-year old poker pro is already the owner of three WSOP bracelets and can boast over $7 million in career tournament earnings. Juanda won the $100,000 buy in No-Limit Hold'em event at the 2006 Aussie Millions, the World Poker Open Main Event, and has made 45 cashes at the WSOP. Juanda also holds an MBA from Seattle University and once worked as a door-to-door Bible salesman. Today marks his 20th WSOP final table.