Online Poker

June 8, 2008

Fourty-four year old poker pro, Farzad "Freddy" Rouhani, from Germantown, MD has won the $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Rouhani earned a well-deserved victory and collected $232,911 for first place. From start to finish at the final table he was chip leader.

He also earned his first WSOP gold bracelet. He had  come very close to winning a few years ago when he took second place in a No-Limit Hold’em event, and to date, now has eight WSOP cashes, two final table appearances, and more than $800,000 in career winnings.

While playing, Rouhani wore another bracelet on his left wrist – which was presented to him for winning a tournament at the Jack Binion World Poker Open back in 2003.

"I must admit that I really do need the money," Rouhani said.

"Everyone needs the money. But this gold bracelet to me means a whole lot more. It is the thing that everyone in poker dreams of."

Several former WSOP gold bracelet winners cashed in this tournament. The included Hoyt Corkins (14th), Jeffrey Lisandro (19th), Tony Ma (20th), Allen Cunningham (22nd), Gary Benson (23rd), Barbara Enright (26th), Berry Johnston (30th), and Scott Clements (39th).

Here are the final table players and their prizemoney;.

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