The winner for the 2008 World Series of Poker is yet to be determined. On Sunday, November 9, 2008 the final table will play down to two players. In the late hours of Nov. 10 and early hours of Nov. 11, heads-up play will take place, and ESPN will broadcast a two-hour final table show that same night from 9-11 p.m. ET. The final table consists of 9 players. They are:
Dennis Phillips (26.295 million in chips)
Ivan Demidov (24.4 million)
Scott Montgomery (19.69 million) (my personal pick to win it all!!!)
Peter Eastgate (18.375 million)
Ylon Schwartz (12.525 million)
Darus Suharto (12.52 million)
David "Chino" Rheem (10.23 million
Craig Marquis (10.21 million)
and Kelly Kim (2.62 million)
The ninth place finisher will win $900,670. The first-place prize is $9,119,517.
Not sure what you mean by tennis champion;
Novak Djokovic is currently at number 1 and won the most recent grandslam (Australian Open 2013), but Andy Murray recently won the Sony open.
Poker has become very popular worldwide and there are many poker players that are world famous. The top five poker players of all time are Stu Ungar, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Johnny Moss and Phil Hellmuth.
According to the ATP, Rafael Nadal holds the #1 spot with 6675 points http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/rankings/
Jonathan Duhamel won World Series of Poker Main Event tournament in 2010
2008 World Series Of Poker Main Event Winner -Peter Eastgate
2008 World Series of Poker - 2008 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Part 11 1-23 was released on: USA: 7 October 2008
2008 World Series of Poker - 2008 2008-11-08 was released on: USA: 8 November 2008
Jack Effel has: Played Asst. Tournament Director in "World Series of Poker" in 2005. Played Tounament Director in "World Series of Poker 2" in 2006. Played Tournament Director (2006) in "2006 World Series of Poker" in 2006. Played Tounament Director in "World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions" in 2006. Played Tournament Director in "2007 World Series of Poker" in 2007. Played Tournament Director in "2008 World Series of Poker" in 2008. Played Himself - Tournament Director in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009. Played himself in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009.
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Lon McEachern has: Played Himself (2003) in "World Series of Poker" in 2003. Played himself in "The National Scrabble Championship" in 2004. Performed in "2004 World Series of Poker" in 2004. Played himself in "The National Scrabble Championship" in 2005. Played himself in "Tilt" in 2005. Played Himself (Play-By-Play Commentator) in "US Poker Championship" in 2005. Played Commentator in "World Series of Poker" in 2005. Performed in "2005 World Series of Poker" in 2005. Played himself in "World Series of Poker 2" in 2006. Played Host in "U.S. Scrabble Open" in 2006. Played Himself - Host in "2007 World Series of Poker" in 2007. Played Himself - Host in "2008 World Series of Poker" in 2008. Played Himself - Commentator in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009. Played Himself - Commentator in "2010 World Series of Poker" in 2010. Played Himself - Commentator (2013) in "2013 WSOP Asia Pacific" in 2013.
Sam Farha has: Played himself in "World Poker Tour" in 2003. Played Himself (2003) in "World Series of Poker" in 2003. Played Himself (2004) in "2004 World Series of Poker" in 2004. Played Himself (2005) in "2005 World Series of Poker" in 2005. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2005. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2006. Performed in "Intercontinental Poker Championship" in 2006. Played himself in "High Stakes Poker" in 2006. Played himself in "Intercontinental Poker Championship" in 2006. Played himself in "2006 World Series of Poker" in 2006. Played himself in "The Players at the Table" in 2007. Played himself in "2007 World Series of Poker" in 2007. Played himself in "Poker After Dark" in 2007. Played Himself (2007) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2007. Played himself in "Lucky You" in 2007. Played himself in "2008 World Series of Poker" in 2008. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2008. Played Himself (2009) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2009. Played himself in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009. Played Himself (2010) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2010. Played himself in "2010 World Series of Poker" in 2010.
Norman Chad has: Played Himself (1993-1994) in "Front Page" in 1993. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999. Played Guest Host, Weekly Guest in "Pardon the Interruption" in 2001. Played Host (2001-) in "Reel Classics" in 2001. Played Himself (2003) in "World Series of Poker" in 2003. Performed in "2004 World Series of Poker" in 2004. Played himself in "Tilt" in 2005. Played Commentator in "World Series of Poker" in 2005. Played Himself (Color Commentator) in "US Poker Championship" in 2005. Performed in "2005 World Series of Poker" in 2005. Played Himself - Host in "2007 World Series of Poker" in 2007. Played Himself - Host in "2008 World Series of Poker" in 2008. Played Himself - Commentator in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009. Played Himself - Commentator in "2010 World Series of Poker" in 2010. Played Himself - Commentator in "2013 WSOP Asia Pacific" in 2013.
Gus Hansen has: Played himself in "World Poker Tour" in 2003. Played Himself - Poker Player in "World Poker Tour" in 2003. Played Himself - Poker player in "Royal Straight Flush" in 2003. Played Himself (2004) in "2004 World Series of Poker" in 2004. Played Himself (2005) in "2005 World Series of Poker" in 2005. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2006. Played himself in "High Stakes Poker" in 2006. Played Himself - Presenter in "World Series of Backgammon" in 2006. Played himself in "Intercontinental Poker Championship" in 2006. Played himself in "Mig og dig" in 2006. Played himself in "Poker Superstars III" in 2006. Played himself in "2006 World Series of Poker" in 2006. Played himself in "Redline" in 2007. Played himself in "2007 World Series of Poker" in 2007. Played himself in "Poker After Dark" in 2007. Played himself in "World Series of Backgammon: Season Preview Show" in 2007. Played Himself (2007) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2007. Played himself in "2008 World Series of Poker" in 2008. Played himself in "zHit-paraden" in 2008. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2008. Played Himself (2009) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2009. Played himself in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009. Played himself in "Celebrity Tennis" in 2010. Played Himself (2010) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2010.
Mike Matusow has: Played himself in "World Poker Tour" in 2003. Played Himself (2004) in "2004 World Series of Poker" in 2004. Played himself in "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" in 2005. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2006. Played himself in "High Stakes Poker" in 2006. Played himself in "Poker Superstars III" in 2006. Played himself in "Poker After Dark" in 2007. Played Himself (2007) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2007. Played himself in "Lucky You" in 2007. Played himself in "2007 World Series of Poker" in 2007. Played himself in "2008 World Series of Poker" in 2008. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2008. Played himself in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009. Played himself in "Pass the Sugar" in 2009. Played Himself (2009) in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2009. Played himself in "2010 World Series of Poker" in 2010.
David Devilfish Ulliott has: Played himself in "Late Night Poker" in 1999. Played himself in "World Poker Tour" in 2003. Played himself in "Poker Kings" in 2004. Played himself in "No Limit: A Search for the American Dream on the Poker Tournament Trail" in 2006. Played himself in "2006 World Series of Poker" in 2006. Played Himself - Commentator in "Premier League Poker" in 2007. Played himself in "Poker Den: The Big Game" in 2007. Played himself in "Partypoker.net World Open III" in 2007. Played himself in "Premier League Poker" in 2007. Played Himself - Commentator in "Partypoker.net World Open III" in 2007. Played himself in "2007 World Series of Poker" in 2007. Played himself in "2008 World Series of Poker" in 2008. Played himself in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009.
Tom Dwan has: Played himself in "High Stakes Poker" in 2006. Played himself in "Poker After Dark" in 2007. Played himself in "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" in 2008. Played himself in "2009 World Series of Poker" in 2009. Played himself in "2010 World Series of Poker" in 2010.