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2008 most earnings
Rank
Name
Country
Earnings
1
Peter Eastgate
$ 9,119,517
2
Ivan Demidov
$ 6,425,600
3
Dennis Phillips
$ 4,517,773
4
Ylon Schwartz
$ 3,785,020
5
Scott Montgomery
$ 3,170,468
6
Darus Suharto
$ 2,418,562
7
Scotty Nguyen
$ 2,039,628
8
David Rheem
$ 1,866,274
9
John Juanda
$ 1,742,849
10
Michael Demichele
$ 1,382,072
11
Erick Lindgren
$ 1,348,528
12
Kelly Kim
$ 1,288,217
13
Stanislav Alekhin
$ 949,934
14
David Benyamine
$ 941,652
15
Mike Matusow
$ 936,286
16
Daniel Negreanu
$ 914,601
17
Joe Commisso
$ 911,855
18
Craig Marquis
$ 906,266
19
Justin Cuong Van Tran
$ 896,392
20
Jesper Hougaard
$ 885,877
21
Marty Smyth
$ 863,382
22
Philip Galfond
$ 832,219
23
Grant Hinkle
$ 831,462
24
Nenad Medic
$ 810,608
25
Scott Seiver
$ 785,358
2008 most victories
Rank
Name
Country
Victories
1
Bon Phan
2
2
Jesper Hougaard
2
3
Mike Matusow
1
4
John Juanda
1
5
Daniel Negreanu
1
6
Barry Greenstein
1
7
Layne Flack
1
8
Erick Lindgren
1
9
Justin Cuong Van Tran
1
10
Massimiliano Pescatori
1
11
Kenny Tran
1
12
Farzad Rouhani
1
13
Vanessa Selbst
1
14
Matt Keikoan
1
15
David Benyamine
1
16
Peter Eastgate
1
17
David Daneshgar
1
18
Ryan Hughes
1
19
Scott Seiver
1
20
Michael Banducci
1
21
Ralph E. Porter
1
22
Nenad Medic
1
23
Dario Minieri
1
24
David Woo
1
25
Phillip Tom
1
2008 most final tables
Rank
Name
Country
Final tables
1
Chris Ferguson
3
2
John Juanda
3
3
Daniel Negreanu
3
4
Howard Lederer
3
5
Barry Greenstein
3
6
Erick Lindgren
3
7
Justin Cuong Van Tran
3
8
Michael Mizrachi
3
9
Alex Bolotin
3
10
David Benyamine
3
11
Jacobo Fernandez
3
12
Spencer Lawrence
3
13
Phil Hellmuth Jr
2
14
Erik Seidel
2
15
Mike Matusow
2
16
Phil Ivey
2
17
Chris Bjorin
2
18
Jeffrey Lisandro
2
19
Marcel Luske
2
20
Andrew Bloch
2
21
David Williams
2
22
Massimiliano Pescatori
2
23
Minh Ly
2
24
Kirill Gerasimov
2
25
Bon Phan
2
2008 most money finishes
.
Rank
Name
Country
Money finishes
1
Nikolay Evdakov
10
2
Neil Channing
9
3
Alex Jacob
8
4
Chau Giang
8
5
Daniel Negreanu
7
6
Chris Bjorin
7
7
Justin Cuong Van Tran
7
8
Andrew Bloch
7
9
Jacobo Fernandez
7
10
Rolf Slotboom
7
11
Phil Hellmuth Jr
6
12
Chris Ferguson
6
13
Allen Cunningham
6
14
John Juanda
6
15
Barry Greenstein
6
16
Alexander Kostritsyn
6
17
Manelic Minaya
6
18
Roland Isra
6
19
Erik Seidel
5
20
Mike Matusow
5
21
Kathy Liebert
5
22
Erick Lindgren
5
23
David Williams
5
24
Massimiliano Pescatori
5
25
Bon Phan
5
2008 biggest events (single event) held in the World by prizepool
Rank
Tournaments
Events
Year
Prize
1
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 64,333,600
2
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$50000 limit H.O.R.S.E.
2008
$ 7,104,000
3
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 5,362,812
4
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$2000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 4,216,949
5
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$5000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,783,500
6
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,712,800
7
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,710,070
8
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,686,424
9
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,675,945
10
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 pot limit Omaha
2008
$ 3,581,400
11
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$5000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,436,670
12
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,340,155
13
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 pot limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,297,220
14
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,240,174
15
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$2500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,213,100
16
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,150,744
17
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$5000 pot limit Omaha
2008
$ 3,085,930
18
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 2,923,035
19
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$2000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 2,897,440
20
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$2000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 2,446,125
21
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 pot limit Omaha
2008
$ 2,407,127
22
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 2,406,400
23
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$2500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 2,327,600
24
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 limit Omaha H/L
2008
$ 2,209,000
25
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 2,049,200
2008 biggest tournaments (series of events) held in the World by total prizepool
Rank
Tournaments
Year
Prize
1
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
2008
$ 180,795,305
2
World Series Of Poker Europe
2008
$ 0
Players from the World who won the biggest prize in a single event (2008)
Rank
Players
Tournaments
Events
Year
Prize
1
Peter Eastgate
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 9,119,517
2
Ivan Demidov
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 5,790,024
3
Dennis Phillips
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 4,517,773
4
Ylon Schwartz
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,774,974
5
Scott Montgomery
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 3,096,768
6
Darus Suharto
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 2,418,562
7
Scotty Nguyen
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$50000 limit H.O.R.S.E.
2008
$ 1,989,120
8
David Rheem
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 1,772,650
9
John Juanda
World Series Of Poker Europe
£10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 1,545,656
10
Kelly Kim
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 1,288,217
11
Michael Demichele
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$50000 limit H.O.R.S.E.
2008
$ 1,243,200
12
Stanislav Alekhin
World Series Of Poker Europe
£10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 949,934
13
Joe Commisso
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$5000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 911,855
14
Craig Marquis
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 900,670
15
Marty Smyth
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 pot limit Omaha
2008
$ 859,549
16
Grant Hinkle
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 831,462
17
Philip Galfond
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$5000 pot limit Omaha
2008
$ 817,781
18
Nenad Medic
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$10000 pot limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 794,112
19
Erick Lindgren
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$50000 limit H.O.R.S.E.
2008
$ 781,440
20
Alexandre Gomes
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$2000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 770,540
21
Scott Seiver
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$5000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 755,856
22
Maxwell Greenwood
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 693,392
23
Duncan Bell
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$2500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 666,697
24
Michael Banducci
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1000 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 636,736
25
David Woo
39th Annual World Series Of Poker
$1500 no limit Hold'Em
2008
$ 631,656
*: All currencies are in USD (or the equivalent on the day of the event if it was in foreign currency).