World Series of Poker Event #22, H.O.R.S.E., 11-13 June 2008

Entrants: 414
Buy in: $3,000
Prize pool: $1,142,640

Final results:
1. Jens Voertmann, $298,253
2. Doug Ganger, $182,822
3. Marcel Luske, $110,264
4. Hoyt Corkins, $81,698
5. Jared Davis, $61,702
6. Steve Zolotow, $47,990
7. Rostislav Tsodikov, $36,564
8. Jennifer Harman, $30,851
9. Paul Zimbler, $25,138

The $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship attracted 414 entries. The total prize pool amounted to $1,142,640. The top 40 finishers collected prize money.

This is the first of three H.O.R.S.E. tournaments on the 2008 WSOP schedule. The $50,000 buy-in world championship takes place starting 25 June. There is also a $1,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament starting on 29 June.

The 2008 $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. champion is Jens Voertmann, from Dortmund, Germany. He is a 38-year-old professional poker player. He was formally involved in banking and finance.

Voertmann collected $298,253 for first place. He also earned his first WSOP gold bracelet. This was the second year Voertmann has played at the WSOP and was his first final table appearance.

This was another star-studded final table. Three former WSOP gold bracelet winner were present – Steve Zolotow, Jennifer Harman-Traniello, and Hoyt Corkins. Well-known Dutch pro Marcel Luske was also a finalist.

Other notable in-the-money finishers in this event included Hoyt Corkins (4th), Steve Zolotow (6th), Jennifer Harman-Traniello (8th), Farzad “Freddy” Rouhani (17th), Tom Schneider (20th), Phil Ivey (24th), James Mackey (25th), and Dewey Tomko (35th).

Marco Traniello added to his WSOP career cashes total, with this finish. This marked his 18th time to cash since the start of the 2005 WSOP. The leader within this time frame is John Juanda, with 22 cashes.

The curse on defending champions continues. James Richburg won this event last year. He entered this year, but did not cash. This brings the current streak to 22 straight non-cashes for defending champions in their respective events.

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