The $2,500 No-Limit Holdem Six Handed Tourney: Event 31 of the 2008 Annual WSOP
Another exciting event for the 39th Annual World Series of Poker, the $2,500 No-Limit Holdem Six Handed poker tournament took place at the grand casino floors of the Rio All Suite Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. From June 16 to 18, 2008, a grand total 1,012 entries was recorded for this grand poker event with a no re-buy/no add-on format. Overall, the accumulated prize pool for this three-day poker event reached a stunning amount of $2,327,600.
Just as expected, the $2,500 No-Limit Holdem Six Handed event of the 39th Annual World Series of Poker became another classic battle among the finest poker players in recent years. From a thousand participants who showed up for this special event, only six were able to reach the final table that was held at the final day of the competition. Heading the list of super talented poker players were John O'Shea, Justin Filtz, and Dario Minieri. In the meantime, the other half of the $2,500 No-Limit Holdem Six Handed event finalists for the 39th Annual World Series of Poker was comprised of Stuart Marshak, Kevin Song, and Seth Fischer.
Overall, the $2,500 No-Limit Holdem Six Handed event of the 39th Annual World Series of Poker saw 108 payouts to various players all throughout the competition. Marshak's poor decision-making early on at the final table led to his eventual elimination at sixth place, which came with a nice prize valued at $73,784. Meanwhile, O'Shea became the next casualty of the game after some crucial mistakes helped him land at the fifth best record for the poker tournament, as well as a hefty sum of $98,923. The opening half of this grand finale ended with elimination of Song for fourth place overall, together with a hefty prize of $141,983.
With only three outstanding players left for title contention at the $2,500 No-Limit Holdem Six Handed event of the 39th Annual World Series of Poker, the excitement grew even more as each of the remaining survivors tried to upend one another in classic fashion. After a few more rounds, Filtz secured a third place finish for a hefty prize of $214,139. Soon after, Fischer's efforts fell short against the higher card combinations of the eventual champion Minieri, taking second place as well as the large sum amounting to $330,519.
After his key victory at the $2,500 No-Limit Holdem Six Handed event of the 39th Annual World Series of Poker, Minieri proved to the world that he is truly a force to be reckoned with in the poker industry. Aside from an illustrious WSOP championship bracelet, the first place performance was enough to land him a hefty cash prize of $528,418. Overall, his professional poker career under the World Series of Poker included four money finishes as well as WSOP career earnings amounting to $634,431.
