The first of 54 tournaments has ended World Series of Poker 2008 - Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em. A total of 352 players took part in the tournament, each of whom contributed $10'000. The winner was 
Nenad Medicwho, with his first gold bracelet, also received $794'112.
Nenad Medic called on the button and Andy Bloch raised to 300,000. Medic equalizes. The flop comes 8
-5
-4... Bloch bets 500,000, Medic raises the pot, and Bloch calls, betting all of his chips. Bloch reveals pocket nines 9-9
and Medic shows - 5-7thus having a pair, flush draw, and gat shot. J comes on the turnand Medic has a flush. But Bloch can still win on the high flush by crossing another heart on the river. But ... River - 5
, and Nenad Medic wins the first WSOP in 2008, becoming the world champion in Pot-Limit Hold'em. Nenad Medic has his first gold bracelet and his second victory in prestigious competitions (he won the World Poker Tour in 2006).
Nenad Medic was born in Serbia and currently lives in Canada. At the University of Waterloo, he defended the honor of his university, playing on the basketball team. In WSOP tournaments three times "hit the prizes".
Nenad Medic Andy Bloch
Nikolay Evdakov called from the small blind, Nenad Medic, being on the big blind, checked. The flop is A
-T-Q Evdakov bets 31,000 and Medic raises the pot. After a short pause, the Russian goes all-in. Medic calls, revealing Q-6... Evdakov shows J-9, which so far only gives an open street. On the turn comes 4 and the river is T, which does not help the Russian and he leaves the tournament 12th, taking with him $49'632.
Russian Alexander Kostritsyn finished 17th and won $33'088. Kostritsy moved all-in with his remaining chips with 7-9 and was called by Andy Bloch with AQ. The flop comes Q-9-2, which gave both players a pair. 6 fell on the turn, river - 6 and Bloch knocked out the Russian winner of the 2008 Aussie Millions Poker Championship
#1 tournament, $10'000 Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em (352 participants)
1 place - Nenad Medic + $794’112
2nd place - 
Andy bloch + $488’048
3rd place - Kathy liebert + $306’064
4th place - Mike sexton + $248’160
5th place - Amit Makhija + $198’160
6th place - 
Chris bell + $157’168
7th place - 
Patrik Antonius + $124’080
8th place - Mike sowers + $99’264
9th place - Phil laak + $74’448
10th place - John Kabbaj + $49’632
11th place - Ryan young + $49’632
12th place - 
Nikolay Evdakov + $49’632
13th place - David Benefield + $41’360
14th place - Chris gildone + $41’360
15th place - Justin newton + $41’360
16th place - 
Andreas Krause + $33’088
17th place - Alexander Kostritsyn + $33’088
18th place - Michael Pesek + $33’088
19th place - Eli elezra + $26’470
20th place - 
Rolf Slotboom + $26’470
21st place - Anthony licastro + $26’470
22nd place - Dustin Woolf + $26’470
23rd place - David Stroj + $26’470
24th place - Vivek rajkumar + $26’470
25th place - Ted lawson + $26’470
26th place - Joseph sanders + $26’470
27th place - Jerri thomas + $26’470
28th place - Ben sprengers + $23’162
29th place - Raphael zimmerman + $23’162
30th place - Mark newhouse + $23’162
31st place - Matt graham + $23’162
32nd place - Chuck pacheco + $23’162
33rd place - David Bach + $23’162
34th place - Marco johnson + $23’162
35th place - Tommy vinas + $23’162
36th place - 
Kazuki ikeuchi + $23’162
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