World Series of Poker Event #38, Pot-limit Hold'em, 20-22 June 2008

Entrants: 605

Buy in: ,000

Prize pool: ,101,100

Final results:
1. Davidi Kitai, 4,583
2. Chris Bell, 5,805
3. Keith Greer, ,694
4. Jan Von Halle, ,077
5. Lee Watkinson, ,313
6. Robert Cheung, ,100
7. Ayaz Mahmood, ,089
8. Ben Roberts, ,830

The ,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em championship (Event #38) attracted 605 entries, creating a prize pool totaling ,101,100. The top 63 finishers collected prize money.

The 2008 ,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold’em champion is Davidi Kitai. He is a 28-year-old economic analyst from Brussels, Belgium. Kitai was born in Antwerp, Belgium.

Kitai works for a banking institution in Belgium and deals with macroeconomic investment issues, and is the first WSOP gold bracelet ever from the nation of Belgium.

Kitai won 4,583 for first place, and his first WSOP gold bracelet victory.

The heads-up match between Kitai and Bell was the longest to date at this year’s WSOP.