 Prize pool of $520,065 was available for grab to any of the 381 players participating in Event #35 ( Seven-Card Stud with a $1,500 buy-in ) of World Series of Poker 2008.
Final table at the beginning:
Seat 1: Levon Torosyan - 114,500
Seat 2: Al Barbieri - 252,500
Seat 3: Max Troy - 88,500
Seat 4: Michael Rocco - 255,000
Seat 5: Giacomo D'Agostino - 123,000
Seat 6: Andre Boyer - 106,000
Seat 7: Jeffrey Siegal - 150,000
Seat 8: Danny Kalpakis - 55,000
Michael Rocco, whose name sound almost like an Italian gangster ( and those for sure could play high-stakes poker ), a regular poker player from Las Vegas, secured his first gold WSOP Bracelet when he announced this is time for him to finish the event:"I'm making a statement right now. If you don't end it in 15 hands or less we're going to be here for a long time!"
Observers were holding their breath and the man did what he promised: on the seventh hand since his statement, Rocco crippled his opponents stack with a straight. A disgusted look appeared at Al Barbieri's face, probably because he know that the final blow was coming and he could do nothing about it:
Barbieri was left with just 40,000 and he had to go all-in the very next hand. Dealers face expression didn't even change for a second, but Rocco's burst of happiness was easily noticeable: "YES!"
Michael Rocco earned $135,753 , unfortunately for him the smallest first prize on this WSOP yet, and his first gold WSOP bracelet!
Results:
1. Michael Rocco $135,753
2. Al Barbieri $83,210
3. Levon Torosyan $50,186
4. Max Troy $37,184
5. Giacomo D'Agostino $28,083
6. Danny Kalpakis $21,842
7. Andre Boyer $16,642
8. Jeffrey Siegal $14,041
9. Charles Moore $11,441
By: Defrag
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