简介：The2008WorldSeriesofPoker FromWikipedia The2008WorldSeriesofPokerwasthe39thannualWorldSeriesofPoker(WSOP).HeldinLasVegas,NevadaattheRioAllSuiteHotelandCasino,theseriesbeganonMay30,2008,andfeatured55pokerchampionshipsinseveralvariants.Alleventsbutthe$10,000WorldChampionshipNoLimitTexashold'emMainEvent,themostprestigiousoftheWSOPevents,endedbyJuly15.[1]AshasbeentheWSOPcustomsince1976,eachoftheeventwinnersreceivedachampionshipbraceletinadditiontothatevent'sprizemoney,which(afterthecasino'srake)rangedfrom$87,929to$9,119,517. Highlightsofthe2008seriesincludetheselectionofErickLindgren,whowonabraceletandmadethreefinaltables,asrecipientofthe"PlayeroftheYearAward".NikolayEvdakovledallplayerswitharecord10moneyfinishes,andPhilHellmuthsetaWSOPrecordof41careerfinaltables.TheMainEvent,whichbeganwith6,844participants(alevelexceededonlybythenumberofparticipantsatthe2006event),wassuspendedoncetheeventwasdowntothenineplayersneededforthefinaltable;theMainEventwasresumedonNovember9,andconcludedwiththeheads-upfinalbetweenPeterEastgateandIvanDemidovthenextday.ThisyearwasthefirstinwhichtheMainEventwassuspendedinthisfashion,achangeintroducedatESPN'srequesttoallowthetelevisionnetworktodoasame-dayMainEventbroadcast.…