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Denmark was the first country representative to win this year's World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) event with more to come. Jesper Hougaard walks off with the modest prize of $144,218 but will definitely have made a name for himself.
"I cannot describe my feelings in words," Hougaard said. "I am simply overwhelmed. Yesterday, I was chip leader for quite some time, and then it slowly dawned on me that I could possibly win this thing."
For Hougaard, this was more than just the prize money, his 2008 WSOPE win was also about history. The 24-year-old professional Danish poker player is the first player to win a gold bracelet on both sides of the Atlantic. He is also the second player to win multiple gold bracelets in a single year of World Series of Poker events. John Phan won two gold bracelets at this year's WSOP in Las Vegas.
Hougaard beat out a field of 410 entrants.
Here were your final nine finishes and prize winnings:
1 Jesper Hougaard Denmark - $144,218
2 F. Serhan UK - $89,175
3 Yevgeniy Timoshenko Russia - $55,350
4 Neil Channing UK - $44,588
5 John Dwyer - Ireland - $36,285
6 Adam Junglen USA - $28,598
7 Linda Lee USA - $22,448
8 Ian Woodley UK - $17,835
9 Daniel Nutt UK - $13,222
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