World Series of Poker Event #53, Limit Hold'em Shootout, 30 June - 2 July 2008

Entrants: 823

Buy in: $1,500

Prize pool: $1,123,395

Final results:
1. Matt Graham, $278,180
2. Jean-Robert Bellande, $173,564
3. Joe DeNiro, $107,845
4. Brandon Wong, $69,088
5. Danny Wong, $33,701
6. Spencer Lawrence, $20,221
7. John Kranyak, $13,480
8. Andrew Prock, $10,335


The $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Shootout championship (Event #53) attracted 823 entries, creating a prize pool totaling $1,123,395. The top 90 finishers collected prize money.

This was the final event on the schedule before the WSOP Main Event, and was won by is Matt Graham. He is a 24-year-old professional poker player from Las Vegas, NV.

This was his fifth time to cash at the WSOP, and fourth time this year.