Despite the expectations of the organizers WPT World Championship collect a larger number of players than in the previous year, at the end of the application campaign it turned out that WPT World Championship 2008 535 people will take part, and the total prize fund will be 13,216,250. the winner of the tournament will receive $3,389,140. Compared to the prize pool of last year (15'000'000), there is a significant decrease in the rating of the tournament.
On the second day of the competition, 335 players entered the fight. At the end of the game day, which ended only at 3 o'clock in the morning, the tournament was left 
Phil laak, Allen cunningham, Lee watkinson, Brett faustman... A total of 421 athletes made it to the second round, out of all those participating. The first 100 winners are awarded with prize money.
Carlos mortensen, defending the WPT title, is currently ranked 5th in stack size.
Leaderboard after the first round:
1. Jeff king — 211,575
2. Paul chauderson — 200,900
3. Kenny tran — 193,025
4. Robert mizrachi — 173,375
5. Carlos mortensen — 172,075
6. Jordan morgan — 171,750
7. 
David Benyamine — 169,350
8. Billy baxter — 167,150
9. Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken — 163,675
10. Steve billirakis — 156,800
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