JUANDA Wins WSOP Europe

John Juanda beat out a field of 362 players
to become the 08 WSOP Europe Champion
in the £10,000 GBP Main Event. It was a tough
field consisting of many of the top names
from around the world. Total prize pool
was £3.62 million.

The nine player final table was a mix of
WSOP veterans and up and comers like
Daniel Negreanu, Scott Fischman and
John Juanda (with nine prior WSOP
bracelets combined), and newcomers
Chris Elliott, Toni Hiltunen and Stanislav
Alekhin making their first WSOP final tables.

The star-studded final table ground on for
an exhausting 22 hours and 484 hands.
The top eight finalists were rewarded with
a minimum of £100,000+ Pounds each.

Almost as big of a story as Juanda's long
overdue bracelet victory is Ivan Demidov.
The Russian finished third for a payday of
£334,850. Even more notably than
his finish here, Demidov is second in chips
among the 'November 9' WSOP finalists.
Final tabling at both WSOP main events
is a huge accomplishment.