Poker Results WSOP Tournament 30 2008; $10, 000 World Champion Limit Hold’EM, Rob Hollink.

The Dutch player Rob Hollink is little known to the general public, but his career in European poker reads like that of a true professional. The victor of the 2006 EPT in Monte Carlo, is a regular on European poker circuits, and has won numerous other, well known, poker tournaments.

Having won up to $2.3million dollars from various poker tournaments, prior to this latest win, he receives his award having been on the final table twice before and having, in the past, participated 17 times for cash prizes in the WSOP. Today he has been rewarded to the tune of nearly half-a-million dollars for yesterdays win. He outstripped 218 competitors finishing in the final with Jarrod Hankleman who accomplishes his 2nd time participating in the WSOP. Hankleman, however, wins $300, 000 for his performance- so not too many complaints on his part.

In the final leg of the tournament, the showdown saw Hollink with a two pair hand and his supporters went wild, jumping around in all directions. It comes down to Hollink in the turn and Hankleman's supporters pray for a six. The croupier gets ready to turn the last card, and then it is over- we have a new World champion.

Here are the 9 finalists and their winnings:

9th Christopher Vitch $51, 230
8th Cy Jassinowsky $66, 599
7th Andy Bloch $81, 968
6th Brock Parker $102,460
5th Justin Cuong Van Tran $128,075
4th Aaron Klatz $158, 813
3rd Tommy Hang $194, 674
2nd Jerrod Hankleman $307, 380
1st Rob Hollink $496, 931