Jens Voertmann 2008 $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. champion
Source: Kensei
Jun 15, 2008 - 3:13:32 PM
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FYI: H.O.R.S.E. is an acronym for the five most popular poker games played inside American cardrooms today. H.O.R.S.E. tournaments include a rotation of the following games -- Texas Hold'em, Omaha High-Low, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud High-Low (also called Eight-or-Better). Many purists consider H.O.R.S.E. to be the ultimate test of poker skill, since it requires that players play all games well in order to win. This was perhaps best illustrated at the 2006 World Series of Poker, where H.O.R.S.E. returned to the tournament schedule after a long hiatus. For more than two decades, the late poker legend Chip Reese had been widely regarded as the best all-around player in the world. Appropriately, he won the inaugural tournament which cost $50,000 to enter and became the first "H.O.R.S.E." world champion.
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 June 25th. There is also a $1,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament starting on June 29th. 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.
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.
Here is a list of all of those who cashed in the $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship. BTW: Last year, the buy-in for this event was $2,500.00 Even still - there were 414 entries - an 8% increase in the number of seats.
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Name |
Prize |
City |
State/Country |
| 1 |
Jens Voertmann |
$298,253 |
Dortmund |
Germany |
| 2 |
Doug Ganger |
$182,822 |
Fort Wayne |
Texas |
| 3 |
Marcel Luske |
$110,264 |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
| 4 |
Hoyt Corkins |
$81,698 |
Glenwood |
Alaska |
| 5 |
Jared Davis |
$61,702 |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
| 6 |
Steve Zolotow |
$47,990 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 7 |
Rostislav Tsodikov |
$36,564 |
Daly City |
California |
| 8 |
Jennifer Harman |
$30,851 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 9 |
Paul Zimbler |
$25,138 |
London |
United Kingdom |
| 10 |
Blair Rodman |
$25,138 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 11 |
Eric Froehlich |
$19,424 |
Springfield |
Virginia |
| 12 |
Todd Brunson |
$19,424 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 13 |
Mickey Appleman |
$13,711 |
Fort Lee |
New Jersey |
| 14 |
Mallory Smith |
$13,711 |
Centennial |
Colorado |
| 15 |
David Levi |
$10,283 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 16 |
JJ Hazen |
$10,283 |
London |
United Kingdom |
| 17 |
Farzad Rouhani |
$7,998 |
Gaithersburg |
Maryland |
| 18 |
Tad Jurgens |
$7,998 |
Long Beach |
California |
| 19 |
Alexander Jung |
$7,998 |
Neuruppin |
Germany |
| 20 |
Thomas Schneider |
$7,998 |
Scottsdale |
Arizona |
| 21 |
Kevin Saul |
$7,998 |
Forest Park |
Illinois |
| 22 |
Loi Tran |
$7,998 |
Irvine |
California |
| 23 |
Markus Golser |
$7,998 |
Anthering |
Austria |
| 24 |
Phil Ivey |
$7,998 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 25 |
James Mackey |
$6,284 |
Columbia |
Missouri |
| 26 |
Andrew Ward |
$6,284 |
London |
United Kingdom |
| 27 |
Joshua Woolsey |
$6,284 |
North Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 28 |
Ernest Ward |
$6,284 |
Gulfport |
Mississippi |
| 29 |
Richard Burke |
$6,284 |
Antioch |
Illinois |
| 30 |
Clifford Pappas |
$6,284 |
Scottsdale |
Arizona |
| 31 |
Vasilios Argyros |
$6,284 |
Donvale |
Australia |
| 32 |
Brian Eddy |
$6,284 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 33 |
Marco Traniello |
$5,141 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 34 |
Mandy Calara |
$5,141 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
| 35 |
Dewey Tomko |
$5,141 |
Haines City |
Florida |
| 36 |
Linda Drucker |
$5,141 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
| 37 |
Ryan Gentry |
$5,141 |
La Jolla |
California |
| 38 |
Gerard Drehobl |
$5,141 |
Spokane |
Washington |
| 39 |
Jan Sjavik |
$5,141 |
Oslo |
Norway |
| 40 |
Claude Marbleu |
$5,141 |
Toulouse |
France |
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