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2008 WSOP Day 22: Velador, Ruthenberg victorious

June 24, 2008

As a new day starts, the 2008 World Series of Poker can report two more bracelet winners from Thursday’s poker action.

Luis Velador took his chip lead all the way to the win in the third of seven $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em events, and Sebastian Ruthenberg defeated Chris “Jesus” Ferguson in heads-up play to win the $5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Split Eight-or-Better event.

Along with the two final tables, two more events played down to a final table on Thursday, and two more got started, so let’s check out the action.

Event 32

Aside from the Main Event, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em events have become the most popular of the WSOP in recent years. This one drew a playing field of 2,304 participants, and the player who took the most advantage of the big prize pool created was Luis Velador.

Born in Mexico, Velador is now a professional poker player living in Lake Elsinore, Calif. He has been a pro for the past 11 years, but is mainly a cash-game specialist.

This is also Velador’s third try at the WSOP. Prior to this win, he had taken part in the Main Event in 2007 and 2006, cashing in both.

The Event 32 final table played out as follows:

PlaceNamePrize1stLuis Velador$574,7342ndAnthony Signore$366,3873rdOsmin Dardon$243,7344thJae Chung$204,4225thShane Stacey$166,6826thDean Bui$132,0887thDany Georges$100,6388thUtsab Saha$77,0519thJustin Hoffman$53,464

For more about the event, read Velador’s reaction to his win in his post-game interview, or see how it all played out in the live updates.

Event 33

Ruthenberg defeats Jesus for a win.

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