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World Series of Poker
WSOP Event #46

Vegas pro and cash game regular Joe Commisso wins short-handed NLHE Event and $911,855 for first place

World Series of Poker Event #46, Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, 26-28 June 2008

Entrants: 805

Buy in: $5,000

Prize pool: $3,783,500

Final results:
1. Joe Commisso, $911,855
2. Richard Lyndaker, $570,551
3. Edward Ochana, $368,891
4. Sam Trickett, $245,927
5. Tom Lutz, $174,041
6. Davidi Kitai, $120,693

The $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em championship (Event #46) attracted 805 entries, creating a prize pool totaling $3,783,500. The top 78 finishers collected prize money.

The prize pool is the largest in WSOP history for this event.

The 2008 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em champion is Joe Commisso, from Las Vegas, NV. He is a 28-year-old poker pro. Prior to playing poker for a living, Commisso was an online day trader (stocks).

Commisso won $911,830 for first place.

 

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Joe Commisso looking relaxed after his big score

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