The 2008 World Series of Poker Event #11 kicked off on June 6^th at the Amazon Poker Room in Las Vegas. Event #11 featured a $5,000 buy in and gathered a total of 360 players for a prizepool of $1,692,000! The final table for this event took place on Sunday 8^th at 2:00 pm with Greg Muller on Seat 1, Thomas Roupe on Seat 2, Philip Tom on Seat 3, Leo Wolpert on Seat 4, Timothy West on Seat 5 and Sirous Jamshidi on Seat 6. The event started very aggressively and only a few hands after the final table kicked off, Sirous Jamshidi, Philip Tom and Tim West rapidly took the lead by doubling their chips in a series of thrilling hands before the first break.

The first elimination came when Thomas Roupe moved all in with 10c-7c vs. Leo Wolpert Ah-Kh. The board came 9-4-2-5-9 and Roupe had no option but walking out with the 6^th place and $38,070. Two other eliminations came before the dinner break when Tim West was busted with pocket nines vs. Leo Wolpert pair of Kings. West took the 5^th position and $63,450. Right after West was sent to the rail, Sirous Jamshidi and Phillip Tom both moved all in holding high pairs. Jamshidi revealed J-J and Tom opened a pair of Aces. The board came K-10-5-2-7 and Jamshidi was eliminated in 4^th place, taking home $118,440.

Only three players came back from the dinner break and didn’t take long before Leo Wolpert moved all in with K-3 and Greg Mueller called him with K-2. The hand was almost decided until Muller got another 2 on the river, eliminating Wolpert in third place with $187,812. The Heads Up started with Tom Phillip cleaning his path to victory since the first hands, crippling Mueller and leaving him in a uncomfortable position. On the last hand the flop came J-9-3 and both players checked. The turn was a 5 and Phillip Tom raised 150.000, the Muller re raised to 350.000 and Tom re raised again, pushing Muller to all in. Muller called and both players revealed their cards, Muller showed J-8 and Tom A-J. The river was a K and Muller was eliminated in 2nd place while Phil Tom received his first WSOP bracelet plus the top prize of $477,990 and the ovation from the audience at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino.

The top 9 winners were:

1. Phillip Tom – $477,990

2. Greg (FBT) Mueller - $298,638
3. Leo Wolpert - $187,812
4. Sirious Jamshidi - $118,440
5. Tim West - $63,450
6. Thomas Roupe - $38,070
7. John Juanda - $16,920
8. John Murphy - $16,920
9. Elton Beebe - $16,920