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Poker Tournament Results
38th Annual World Series of Poker
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John Guth |
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John Guth (Vancouver, WA, USA) |
$363,216 |
| 2 |
Robert Stevanovski (Cornelius, NC, USA) |
$218,456 |
| 3 |
David Flores (Alhambra, CA, USA) |
$148,708 |
| 4 |
Massimo "Max" Reynaud (Italy) |
$101,332 |
| 5 |
Greg Jamison (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$75,012 |
| 6 |
Randy Jensen (Fort Collins, CO, USA) |
$59,220 |
| 7 |
Michael Pollowitz (Shoreline, WA, USA) |
$44,744 |
| 8 |
Bart Hanson AKA "deduce bag" (Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
$32,900 |
| 9 |
James Grove (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$23,688 |
| 10 |
Robert Kirkwood (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$16,450 |
| 11 |
Markus Golser (Salzburg, Austria) |
$16,450 |
| 12 |
Mike Henrich AKA "Big Buck" (Omaha, NE, USA) |
$16,450 |
| 13 |
Annie Duke (Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
$15,134 |
| 14 |
Todd Brunson (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$15,134 |
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Mike Matusow AKA "The Mouth" (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$15,134 |
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Prince of Docness AKA "Dr Kegal" (Santa Cruz, CA, USA) |
$13,818 |
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Anthony Reategui (Chandler, AZ, USA) |
$13,818 |
| 18 |
David Eller (Port Orange, FL, USA) |
$13,818 |
| 19 |
Eric Dalby AKA "lowball" (London, england, UK) |
$12,502 |
| 20 |
Allen Kessler AKA "Chainsaw" (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$12,502 |
| 21 |
Steve Kopp (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$12,502 |
| 22 |
Vladimir Schemelev (Russia) |
$12,502 |
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Patrick Pezzin (Toronto, ON, Canada) |
$12,502 |
| 24 |
Patrick Bueno (Paris, France) |
$12,502 |
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Marc Gardner AKA "MMM" (Cocoa Beach, FL, USA) |
$12,502 |
| 26 |
Chris Reslock (Atlantic City, NJ, USA) |
$12,502 |
| 27 |
Soheil Shamseddin (Houston, TX, USA) |
$12,502 |
Tournament Report
WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER
EVENT # 36 - JOHN GUTH
The winner of the $5,000 buy-in Omaha High-Low World Championship was John Guth, a 26-year-old professional poker player from Vancouver, WA. Guth plays poker in his home, specializing exclusively in Omaha High-Low games.
Guth demonstrates unusual discipline and fortitude for a player in his 20s. 'All I do all day long is sit at home and play Omaha High-Low,' he said in a post tournament interview. 'That's my specialty.'
Guth certainly does not lack confidence. 'I will win the (next) Omaha High-Low tournament, too,' he predicted. His next schedule tournament is Event #42, which starts in two days.
Guth's poker nickname is 'Sir Scoopalot.' He went through a murderer's row of opponents late on Day Two of the tournament. He eliminated Mike Matusow, Todd Brunson, and Annie Duke in succession. On Day Three, Guth arrived third in the chip count at the final table. It took him nine hours to achieve victory.
Guth enjoyed the largest and rowdiest following of any final table player thus far as this year's WSOP. Despite the generally dawdling nature of Omaha High-Low, Guth received cheers and applause every time he won a pot. Over 20 friends and followers posed with Guth in the winning photograph, taken at tableside following the victory. First place paid $363,216 - one of the largest cash payouts in Omaha High-Low history.
This event is the undisputed Omaha High-Low world championship. No event held anywhere featuring this game has a higher buy-in nor attracts as large or tough a field.
-- by Nolan Dalla
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