FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Quiz about 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table
Quiz about 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table

2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Quiz

For the first time in the history of the WSOP, the Main Event final table was not played immediately. It was postponed from July until November so the final 9 players became known as the November Nine. This quiz focuses on this historic event.

A multiple-choice quiz by tazman6619. Estimated time: 4 mins.
  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Entertainment Trivia
  6. »
  7. Casinos & Gambling
  8. »
  9. World Series of Poker

Author
tazman6619
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
299,600
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
411
- -
Question 1 of 10
1. Who was third in chips at the beginning of the final table? Hint


NEXT>

Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the only player considered to be an established pro at the final table? Hint


NEXT>

Question 3 of 10
3. Which player of the November Nine also made the final table of the WSOP Europe Main Event? Hint


NEXT>

Question 4 of 10
4. For two years in a row Russian players have made the final table of the Main Event. Which Russian player finished fourth in the WSOP Main Event in 2007 helping to start a poker boom in his home country?" Hint


NEXT>

Question 5 of 10
5. How many nationalities were represented by the November Nine according to the players country of birth, not necessarily their ethnicity or current country of residence? Hint


NEXT>

Question 6 of 10
6. Which two players had a chance to become the youngest player to win the Main Event since Phil Hellmuth? Hint


NEXT>

Question 7 of 10
7. What year did Phil Hellmuth win the Main Event becoming the youngest player to do so at that time and who did he defeat heads up? Hint


NEXT>

Question 8 of 10
8. What place did Dennis Phillips finish in? Hint


NEXT>

Question 9 of 10
9. Who won the Main Event? Hint


NEXT>

Question 10 of 10
10. What was the last year that an established poker pro won the Main Event? Hint



(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

arrow Select a User ID:
arrow Choose a Password:
arrow Your Email:




Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was third in chips at the beginning of the final table?

Answer: Scott Montgomery

 Dennis Phillips started the final table with 26,950,000 chips, followed by Demidov with 24,400,000, then the correct answer of Scott Montgomery with 19,690,000, and finally Eastgate rounded out the top 4 with 18,375,000.
2. Who was the only player considered to be an established pro at the final table?

Answer: David Rheem

 David "Chino" Rheem was the only player at the final table with any WSOP final table experience, having made two final tables - one in 2006 and one this year in a prior event (Event 4).
3. Which player of the November Nine also made the final table of the WSOP Europe Main Event?

Answer: Ivan Demidov

 Demidov became the first player to make it to both final tables. He finished third in Europe. He also won two events in Russia in between making it into the November Nine and making it to the final table of the WSOPE.
4. For two years in a row Russian players have made the final table of the Main Event. Which Russian player finished fourth in the WSOP Main Event in 2007 helping to start a poker boom in his home country?"

Answer: Alexander Kravchenko

 Krachenko won a bracelet in Event 9 Omaha High/Low 8OB then finished third at the Main Event that year. Demidov cites Kravchenko as one of his inspirations.
5. How many nationalities were represented by the November Nine according to the players country of birth, not necessarily their ethnicity or current country of residence?

Answer: six

 There were four US born players (Phillips, Rheem, Schwartz, and Marquis) and five foreign born players - one from Russia (Demidov), one from Denmark (Eastgate), one from Korea (Kim), one from Indonesia (Suharto), and one from Canada (Montgomery). Therefore 6 nationalities were represented at the final table. It truly was a World Series.
6. Which two players had a chance to become the youngest player to win the Main Event since Phil Hellmuth?

Answer: Peter Eastgate and Craig Marquis

 Eastgate was 22 and Marquis was 23. Hellmuth won it at the age of 24.
7. What year did Phil Hellmuth win the Main Event becoming the youngest player to do so at that time and who did he defeat heads up?

Answer: 1989 - Johnny Chan

 Johnny Chan was going for his third Main Event win in a row when Hellmuth defeated him heads up.
8. What place did Dennis Phillips finish in?

Answer: third

 As the chip leader at the beginning of the final table Phillips started out roughly dropping far down the leader board but then recovered to finish in third place and win $4.5 million.
9. Who won the Main Event?

Answer: Peter Eastgate

 Eastgate, 22, broke Hellmuth's record by becoming the youngest player to win the Main Event. Hellmuth's record had stood for 19 years.
10. What was the last year that an established poker pro won the Main Event?

Answer: 2001

 In 2001 Carlos Mortenson was the last pro to win the Main Event. Since then an amateur or unknown player has won the title each year. Robert Varkonyi was the first in 2002. Then in 2003 Chris Moneymaker won after qualifying online. His win catapulted the Main Event into a huge phenomenon with thousands of amateurs entering, making it the biggest poker tournament held each year.

This became known as "The Moneymaker Effect".
Source: Author tazman6619

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor JuniorTheJaws before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.
Related Quizzes
This quiz is part of series WSOP Main Event Final Tables:

Features quizzes about the biggest final table held each year at the WSOP.

  1. 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  2. 2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  3. 2010 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  4. 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  5. 2012 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  6. 2013 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  7. 2014 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  8. 2015 WSOP Main Event Final Table Average
  9. 2017 WSOP Main Event Final Table Tough

Referenced Topics
History   World   Entertainment   European Geography   Canadian Geography   Casinos & Gambling    World Series of Poker   Poker   Russia   Korea   Indonesia   Denmark   Russian Language   Russians: Famous & Historical  

Other Destinations
  Explore Other Quizzes by tazman6619

  Go to Casinos & Gambling Quizzes

  More World Series of Poker Quizzes

  FunTrivia Homepage

11/4/2024, Copyright 2024 FunTrivia, Inc. - Report an Error / Contact Us