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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #14

Seven-Card Stud

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 385

Total Prize Money: $525,525

Date of Tournament: June 8-9, 2007

WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER

EVENT #14 – MICHAEL KEINER

Below is a photo of Event #14 winner Michael Keiner. Photos are courtesy of ImageMaster Photography.

The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud championship was Michael Keiner. He is a professional poker player from Frankfurt, Germany. He is 48-years-old.

Keiner was a medical doctor, before turning poker pro. He specialized in cosmetic surgery. Keiner won seven major poker tournaments in Europe before this feat – his first poker tournament win in the U.S. With this victory, Keiner now has five WSOP in-the-money finishes dating back to 2000. First place paid $146,987.

Keiner is the third gold bracelet winner from Germany in WSOP history. The other two players are Matthias Rohnacher (1997) and Eddy Scharf (2001, 2003). In fact, Keiner was motivated to play more events at this year’s WSOP by his friend and rival, Eddy Scharf – the two time WSOP event champ. Occasionally, when Keiner spoke to his fellow countryman inside the poker room, Scharf was known to reply in German – "Speak up Michael – I can’t hear you because my two gold bracelets are rattling in my ears and making it difficult to hear you." Steamed by this, Keiner was determined to play no less than 19 events this year – concentrating in the non-hold’em events with smaller fields. This gave him (numerically) a better chance to win his own gold bracelet. Mission accomplished.

Keiner is certainly accustomed to taking risks. He was wildly successful with his stock investments during the 1990s. However, he openly told the media he "lost millions" in the stock market. Easy come, easy go. Many of his exploits are chronicled at: www.michaelkeiner.de

For Keiner, his first WSOP victory was as impressive as it was satisfying. He pummeled a final table with at least two bona fide superstars. Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Barry Greenstein finished in fourth place. Former WSOP champion (2004) Greg "Fossilman" Raymer finished in sixth place. This was one of the more educated final tables in recent memory. The eight finalists included two (former) attorneys, a high-tech entrepreneur, a Harvard M.B.A. and a former doctor from Germany who beat them all – and became a poker champion.

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #14

Seven-Card Stud

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 385

Total Prize Money: $525,525

Date of Tournament: June 8-9, 2007

Final Results:

Place/Name/Hometown/Prize

1. Michael Keiner Frankfurt, Germany $146,987

2. Nesbitt Coburn Minneapolis, MN $80,876

3. Steve Sung Torrance, CA $51,222

4. Barry Greenstein Rancho Palo Verde, CA $33,698

5. Dale Phillips Darien, IL $26,150

6. Greg "Fossilman" Raymer Stonington, CT $19,680

7. John Robertson Las Vegas, NV $15,097

8. Larry Eubanks Las Vegas, NV $11,053

9. Matthew Kelly Fort Worth, TX $7,495

10. Craig Thomson Culver City, CA $7,495

11. Stephen Richman Las Vegas, NV $6,848

12. Varahram Vardjavand Tehran, Iran $6,848

13. Jim Boyd Martinsburg, VA $6,201

14. Ted Forrest Las Vegas, NV $6,201

15. Matthew Grapenthein Chicago, IL $5,554

16. Ricardo Festejo Egg Harbor Twp, NJ $5,554

17. Theresa Viganola Little Ferry, NJ $4,906

18. Helmut Koch Chesterfield, MI $4,906

19. Diane Cobb Mill Valley, CA $4,906

20. Louis Russo Brooklyn, NY $4,906

21. Mimi Tran Torrance, CA $4,906

22. Yuebin Guo Brooklyn, NY $4,906

23. Matthew Humphrey Avon, NJ $4,906

24. Sanjay Pandya Galloway, NJ $4,906

25. Sherkhan Farnood Afghanistan $4,259

26. Christopher Barnes Raynham, CT $4,259

27. Paul Darden Hamden, CT $4,259

28. Keith Shiraki Los Angeles, CA $4,259

29. Lewis Lipsey Los Angeles, CA $4,259

30. Charles Khoury Glendale, CA $4,259

31. Robert Byers Apollo Beach, FL $4,259

32. John Campbell San Diego, CA $4,259

33. Harku Shpend Staten Island, NY $3,612

34. John Argentin Downey, CA $3,612

35. Joel Fischbein Las Vegas, NV $3,612

36. William Chen Lafayette Hill, PA $3,612

37. Roger Barlow Center Point, AL $3,612

38. Todd Keikoan Las Vegas, NV $3,612

39. Frank Stollmack Brigantine, NJ $3,612

40. John Womack Lauderhill, FL $3,612

Tournament Notes:

-- The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud championship was Michael Keiner. He is from Frankfurt, Germany. He is 48-years-old.

-- Keiner was a medical doctor, before turning poker pro. He specialized in cosmetic surgery.

-- Keiner won seven major poker tournaments in Europe before this accomplishment – his first win in the U.S. Keiner has five WSOP in-the-money finishes dating back to 2000.

-- Keiner is the third gold bracelet winner from Germany in WSOP history. The other two players are Matthias Rohnacher (1997) and Eddy Scharf (2001, 2003).

-- Keiner was motivated to play more events at this year’s WSOP by his friend and rival, Eddy Scharf – the two time poker champ. Occasionally, when Keiner spoke to his fellow countryman inside the poker room, Scharf was known to reply in German – "Speak up Michael – I can’t hear you because my two gold bracelets are rattling in my ears and making it difficult to hear you." Steamed, Keiner was determined to play no less than 19 events this year – concentrating in the non-hold’em events with smaller fields. This gave him (numerically) a better chance to win his own gold bracelet. Mission accomplished.

-- Keiner is used to taking risks. He was wildly successful with his stock investments during the 1990s. However, he openly told the media he "lost millions" in the stock market. Easy come, easy go. Many of his exploits are chronicled at: www.michaelkeiner.de

-- This was one of the more educated final tables in recent memory. The eight finalists included two (former) attorneys, a medical doctor, a high-tech entrepreneur, and a Harvard M.B.A.

-- Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Barry Greenstein finished in fourth place.

-- 2004 WSOP champion Greg "Fossilman" Raymer finished in sixth place. It was his ninth time to cash at the WSOP and fourth final table (lifetime).

-- Longtime poker tournament veteran Jim Boyd made a well-deserved return to the money circle with his 13th-place showing in this event. Boyd, a jovial Martinsburg, WV man has been playing in poker tournaments since the 1970s. He was one of the more successful players of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

-- Bill Chen took 36th place. He won two WSOP gold bracelets last year.

-- This (Event #14) was originally scheduled as a two-day event. Because of the large turnout, the second day was one of the longest seven-card stud finals in WSOP history. Players played approximately 16 hours on Day Two.

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #13

Pot-Limit Hold’em World Championship

Buy-In: $5,000

Number of Entries: 398

Total Prize Money: $1,870,600

Date of Tournament: June 8-10, 2007

End of Day Two Results:

The Final Table:

Seat/Name/Hometown/Chip Count

1 Jason Lester Miami, FL 295,000

2 Allen Cunningham Las Vegas, NV 341,000

3 Raymond Travis Rice Houston, TX 544,000

4 Alan Jaffray Silver Springs, NV 254,000

5 Joe Patrick New Castle, PA 631,000

6 Gavin Griffin Orange County, CA 524,000

7 Humberto Brenes San Jose, Costa Rica 225,000

8 Keith Lehr Bossier, LA 182,000

9 Jeffrey Lisandro Salerno, Italy 982,000

In-the-Money Finishers:

1. $487,287

2. $294,620

3. $197,348

4. $132,813

5. $99,142

6. $78,565

7. $58,924

8. $43,959

9. $31,800

10. Chris Sandrock Helena, MT $21,512

11. Joseph Sebok Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $21,512

12. Michael Hauptman Marina Del Ray, CA $21,512

13. Chris Ferguson Las Vegas, NV $19,641

14. Eric Lynch Olathe, KS $19,641

15. Gary Rabin New York, NY $19,641

16. Scott Fischman Las Vegas, NV $17,771

17. Daniel Alspach Las Vegas, NV $17,771

18. Jan Christoph Von Halle Hamburg, Germany $17,771

19. John Dwyer Dundalk, Ireland $15,900

20. Farzad Bonyadi Aliso Viejo, CA $15,900

21. Matthew Gianetti Austin, TX $15,900

22. Michael Binger Atherton, CA $15,900

23. Aviv Shaham Scottsdale, AZ $15,900

24. Maxwell Greenwood Toronto, ON $15,900

25. Doug Dearborn Toronto, ON $15,900

26. Paul Zuzelo Escondido, CA $15,900

27. Alex Kravchenko Moscow, Russia $15,900

28. Ivin Mladen New South Wales, Australia $14,030

29. Steve Billirakis Genoa, IL $14,030

30. Shawn Buchanan Abbotsford, BC $14,030

31. Guy Bowles London, UK $14,030

32. Ryan Aguilar Irvine, CA $14,030

33. Kirill Gerasimov Moscow, Russian Federation $14,030

34. Craig Marquis Arlington, TX $14,030

35. Alexander Veldhuis Rotterdam, Netherlands $14,030

36. N/A $14,030

Tournament Notes:

-- What promises to be one of the most exciting final tables of the 2007 WSOP will begin on Sunday, June 10 at 2 pm PST. The entire final table (including hole cards of players) will be available for viewing at the official WSOP webcast at: www.worldseriesofpoker.com

-- The nine finalists hold nine WSOP gold bracelets combined. Five players are former winners, with Allen Cunningham leading the way (four previous wins). Cunningham also took third place in the main event last year.

-- This is the largest buy-in for a Pot-Limit Hold’em tournament anywhere in the world. Hence, it is officially the "Pot Limit World Championship."

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #12

Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 1,427

Total Prize Money: $1,947,855

Date of Tournament: June 7-9, 2007

WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER

EVENT #12 – JASON WARNER

Below is a photo of Event #12 winner Jason Warner. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

The winner of the Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em World Championship was Jason Warner from Vancouver, BC (Canada). He is a 22-year-old sales associate working in a hardware store and (was/is) an aspiring professional poker player.

This was Warner’s second time to enter a WSOP event. A few days ago, he busted out of the $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. First place today paid $481,698.

Warner works at a home supply store named "Surrey New and Used" located in Surrey, BC. The store is similar to Home Depot or Lowe’s in the U.S. No word yet on whether or not Warner plans to continue working after winning nearly half-a-million dollars. Warner has been playing poker regularly at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, BC over the past year. He is single.

"I came here to win," said Jason Warner in a post-tournament interview. "This (gold bracelet) is really what it is all about. It’s every poker player’s dream."

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #12

Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 1,427

Total Prize Money: $1,947,855

Date of Tournament: June 7-9, 2007

Final Results:

Place/Name/Hometown/Prize

1. Jason Warner Vancouver, BC $481,698

2. David Zeitlin New York, NY $269,778

3. Steve Olek Hollywood, FL $186,020

4. David Mitchell-Lolis Las Vegas, NV $123,689

5. Matt Brady Upper Darby, PA $92,523

6. Brian Miller Atlanta, GA $61,357

7. William Vosti Arroyo Grande, CA $46,749

8. Joe Awada Las Vegas, NV $46,749

9. Arturo Diaz San Diego, CA $31,166

10. Andrew Webking Bellevue, WA $31,166

11. Bruno Vick Grannville, OH $19,089

12. Terry Eischens Shakopee, MN $19,089

13. Christopher Stahle Vallda, Sweden $14,804

14. Edward Shea New Iberia, LA $14,804

15. Justin ¨JC¨ Tran Sacramento, CA $14,804

16. Garrett Beckman Lawrence, KS $14,804

17. Farzad Fadai Granada Hills, CA $14,804

18. Alex Balandin New York, NY $14,804

19. Jonathan Dull Fresno, CA $11,882

20. Harold Cohen Los Angeles, CA $11,882

21. Stephen O´Dwyer Las Vegas, NV $11,882

22. Clinton Bushn Austin, TX $11,882

23. John Esposito Las Vegas, NV $11,882

24. Gebrehiwet Goitom Los Angeles, CA $11,882

25. Annette Nichols Littleton, CO $8,960

26. Justin Newton Tuscon, AZ $8,960

27. Fred Goldberg Hollywood, FL $8,960

28. Daniel Bokesch Lewis Center, OH $8,960

29. Debbie Burkhead Henderson, NV $8,960

30. Travis Pearson Las Vegas, NV $8,960

31. Kevin Ross Carnation, WA $7,012

32. Carl Olson Seattle, WA $7,012

33. Joseph McGowan LaQuinta, CA $7,012

34. Matthew Ehrlich Garden City, NY $7,012

35. David Slan Chesterfield, MO $7,012

36. Mario Delis Bakersfield, CA $7,012

37. Eric Haber Muttontown, NY $5,844

38. John Seaton Tempe, AZ $5,844

39. Brian Bingham San Diego, CA $5,844

40. Erik Seidel Las Vegas, NV $5,844

41. Robert Gentel Costa Rica $5,844

42. Matthew Smith Lithia, FL $5,844

43. Rahul Maitra Webster, NY $4,772

44. John Cernuto Sr. Las Vegas, NV $4,772

45. Matthew Tom Issaquah, WA $4,772

46. Reece Sathoff Green Bay, WI $4,772

47. Darren Jenne Fort Myers, FL $4,772

48. Michael Homony San Antonio, TX $4,772

49. Joshua Pollock Silver Springs, MD $4,188

50. Miguel Proulx Québec, QC $4,188

51. Jeffrey Potts Yorba Linda, CA $4,188

52. Ralph Porter Woodinville, WA $4,188

53. John Roveto Snellville, GA $4,188

54. Julio Delarosa Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic $4,188

55. Peter Dalhuijsen Utrecht, Netherlands $3,701

56. Jason Manh Hermitage, AR $3,701

57. Reed Hensel Overland Park, KS $3,701

58. Douglas Carli Alliance, OH $3,701

59. Shawn Bussey Hughson, CA $3,701

60. David Brannan Alton, Great Britain $3,701

61. Sven Lucha Altötting, Germany $3,214

62. Brad Simmons Anchorage, AK $3,214

63. Glen Gordon Surrey, BC $3,214

64. Johannes Steindl Austria $3,214

65. Jason Cain Roseville, CA $3,214

66. Jeremy Roenick Scottsdale, AZ $3,214

67. Robert Williamson III Dallas, TX $3,214

68. Kevin Rubitsky Citrus Heights, CA $3,214

69. Terence Owens England $3,214

70. Motoyuki Mabuchi Las Vegas, NV $3,214

71. Sidharth Kakkar Lawrenceville, NJ $3,214

72. Jonathan Turner Las Vegas, NV $3,214

73. Rafael Gonzalez Modesto, CA $2,824

74. Eric Thompkins Antelope, CA $2,824

75. Andres Bello Oxnard, CA $2,824

76. David Benefield Arlington, TX $2,824

77. Robin Gainer Toronto, ON $2,824

78. Tony Malleo Canton, OH $2,824

79. Michael Guadano San Diego, CA $2,824

80. David Botton Los Angeles, CA $2,824

81. Thayer Rasmussen St. Petersburg, FL $2,824

82. Shawn Johnson Ellis Grove, Il $2,824

83. Johan Lendenius Sweden $2,824

84. Steven Webb Lynchburg, VA $2,824

85. John McKinney Fayetteville, NC $2,824

86. Matthew Holtzclaw Sacramento, CA $2,824

87. Andrew Wang Gainsville, TX $2,824

88. Anthony Cousineau Daytona Beach, FL $2,824

89. Michael Draghi Arlington, VA $2,824

90. Edward Hearn Epping, UK $2,824

91. Gordon Higgins Newport News, VA $2,435

92. Francis Cagney Laguna Niguel, CA $2,435

93. Alan Jaffray Silver Springs, NV $2,435

94. Michael Gibson Alpharetta, GA $2,435

95. Jerome Tastaviv $2,435

96. Kenneth Smaron Philadephia, PA $2,435

97. Yarom Limor Beverly Hills, CA $2,435

98. Steven Paul Ambrose Watlerloo, ON $2,435

99. Christopher Bell Raleigh, NC $2,435

100. Christopher Lenahan Portland, OR $2,435

101. Drew Ritchie Flint, MI $2,435

102. Dale Cook Broken Arrow, OK $2,435

103. Dylan Simpson San Jose, CA $2,435

104. Michael Sun Santa Maria, CA $2,435

105. Freddie Jones Sun City, AZ $2,435

106. Mark Sandness Moorehead, MN $2,435

107. Michael Sandler Stamford, CT $2,435

108. Patrick Grant Denver, CO $2,435

109. Julio Ceballas Republic of Columbia $2,143

110. Peter Nguyen Tustin, CA $2,143

111. Justin St. John Pittsburgh, PA $2,143

112. Kenneth Webster Decatur, NE $2,143

113. David Boyett Vista, CA $2,143

114. Josef Helphinstine $2,143

115. Tyler Witteman Sedona, AZ $2,143

116. Steve Balezentes Santa Maria, CA $2,143

117. Melanie Esquivel Santa Cruz, CA $2,143

118. Michael Raimon Bradenton, FL $2,143

119. Christopher Scalzitti South Jordan, UT $2,143

120. Jay Royer Coral Springs, FL $2,143

121. Edward Brogdon Litchfield Park, AZ $2,143

122. Jonathan Calhoun San Diego, CA $2,143

123. James Wagner West Valley, UT $2,143

124. James O’Malley $2,143

125. Joe Pharo Scottsdale, AZ $2,143

126. David Robertson Las Vegas, NV $2,143

Below is a photo of Event #12 winner Jason Warner. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

Tournament Notes:

-- The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em World Championship was Jason Warner from Vancouver, BC (Canada). He is a 22-year-old sales associate working in a hardware store and (was/is) an aspiring professional poker player.

-- This was Warner’s second time to enter a WSOP event. A few days ago, he busted out of the $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. First place today paid $481,698.

-- Warner works at a home supply store named "Surrey New and Used" located in Surrey, BC. The store is similar to Home Depot or Lowe’s in the U.S. No word yet on whether or not Warner plans to continue working after winning nearly half-a-million dollars.

-- Warner has been playing poker regularly at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, BC over the past year. He is single.

-- Warner wore a New York Yankees baseball cap while seated at the final table. Oddly enough, his heads-up opponent was David Zeitlin – from New York City. The runner up collected a very respectable $269,778.

-- This was the third final table broadcast over the official WSOP website – www.worldseriesofpoker.com. The entire final table was broadcast with hole cards seen by the home audience. Expert commentary was provided by Scott Preston (who is fantastic doing the play-by-play) and the "Clown Prince of Poker," Mike Laing – who stood in for Brian Wilson (also doing first-rate work). The broadcast is truly revolutionary in the depth of content and coverage and is "must viewing" for any poker fan.

-- The oldest player of the final six was 39-years. The youngest was 21.

-- Joe Awada, former circus juggler turned poker pro, finished ninth. He won a WSOP gold bracelet in 2004.

-- Arguably tournament poker’s hottest player over the first half of the year, J.C. Tran from Sacramento, CA, cashed in 15th place. Tran has over $5 million in lifetime tournament winnings – but less than ten percent of that impressive sum has been won at the WSOP.

-- Seven-time WSOP gold bracelet winner finished in 48th place in this event. He now has 43 lifetime cashes (ranked 8th all-time). He has won over $3M at the WSOP (ranked 16th all-time).

-- At least two poker players have already cashed three times at this year’s World Series – Steve-Paul Ambrose and Tony Cousineau.

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

NEWS FLASH!

2007 World Series of Poker Continues to Smash Records!

"It’s Official: June 9, 2007 is the busiest day in WSOP history."

3,009 Tournament Players Pack into the Rio in a Single Day

Las Vegas, NV (June 9, 2007) – The World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light entered its second week. The world’s biggest and richest sporting spectacle shows no signs of slowing down. Today, the largest number of poker players ever to enter a single day of events filled the Rio All-Suites Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.

The two tournaments held today combined for a record 3,009 entries. The $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event attracted 2,628 entries. The $2,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship attracted 381 players (which was also the largest H.O.R.S.E. tournament in history). No single day in the 38-year history of the WSOP has been busier. In fact, the huge turnout is believed to be the biggest tournament day if any poker event held anywhere.

"We are off to a terrific start this year," said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "I continue to believe this will be the best World Series of Poker ever."

The record number bested the old mark by 11 participants. Just seven days ago 2,998 tournament players registered for the day’s events. Both tournaments on this day are expected to play through Monday, June 11. First place in Event #15 will pay $637,254 and 270 players will receive prize money. First place in Event #16 will pay $238,881 and will pay 876 places.

The largest poker tournament in history remains the 2006 WSOP $10,000 buy-in championship event, with 8,773 players. However, that official "Day One" was divided across four separate dates, due to the enormous size of the field.

by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #13

Pot-Limit Hold’em World Championship

Buy-In: $5,000

Number of Entries: 398

Total Prize Money: $1,870,600

Date of Tournament: June 8-10, 2007

End of Day One Results:

Name/Chip Count/Table/Seat  

Jason Lester 62500 66 1

Greg Mueller 228000 66 5

Danny Ryan 54000 71 1

Chris Fergusen 91500 71 5

Mike Hauptman 125500 71 6

Max Greenwood 110000 71 3

Nicky Appleman 16000 71

Eric Lynch 85500 71 2

Alex Melinikow 105500 71 7

Jeff Lisandro 94000 71 9

Tony Cousinean 63500 71

Cliff Josephy 36000 66 9

Joe Sebok 71500 66 2

Steve Billirakis 95000 66 3

Matt Gianetti 53000 66 6

Travis Rice 122500 66 7

Lex Veldhuis 116500 72 9

Jan Von Halle 110500 72 6

Gary Rabin 37500 72 8

Keith Lehr 108000 65 5

Aviv Shaham 60000 65 4

Danny Fuhs 8000 66 8

Michael Binger 40500 66 4

Alan Jaffray 116000 72 5

Randy Haddoy 11800 72 4

Joe Patrick 64000 72 7

Humberto Brenes 83000 65 3

Fouad El Adli 38000 65 2

Guy Bowles 59000 65 1

William Jansen 38500 72 3

Chris Sandrock 78000 72

Doug Dearborn 35000 78 5

Dan Alspach 196000 58 4

Mark McPherson 26000 78 3

Craig Marquis 47000 78 2

Kathy Liebert 48000 78 1

Eric Hershler 37000 77 3

Gavin Griffin 152500 77 1

Mladen Ivin 78500 78 9

Fazad Bonyadi 86000 78 8

Shawn Buchanan 136500 78 7

Ryan Aguilar 106500 65 9

Allen Cunningham 49000 65 8

Tad Jurgens 30500 65 7

Mark Smith 39000 65 6

Rob Hollink 34500 77 4

Paul Zuzelo 66000 77 5

Scott Fischman 135500 77 6

John Dwyer 44500 77 7

Alex Kravchenko 94500 77 8

Kiril Gerasimov 60000 77 9

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #11

Seven-Card Stud World Championship

Buy-In: $5,000

Number of Entries: 180

Total Prize Money: $846,000

Date of Tournament: June 6-9, 2007

WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER

EVENT #11 – CHRIS RESLOCK

Below is a photo of Event #11 winner Chris Reslock. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

The winner of the "Seven-Card Stud World Championship" at the 2007 World Series of Poker is Chris Reslock. He is originally from Chicago, IL. Reslock, now 58, lives and plays poker for a living in Atlantic City, NJ.

Before turning to poker as a career, Reslock was a licensed taxi driver. When casino poker was first legalized in Atlantic City in 1993, Reslock started playing $10-20 hold’em games. He started making more money at the poker table than as a driver. So, with confidence he could make it as a pro, he quit driving and started to play poker full-time.

The longer story of how Reslock changed careers is near-legendary. Unsure as to whether he could make it as a pro poker player, Reslock planted his taxi in the parking garage at one of the big casinos – a sort of insurance policy that in case things did not work out, the cab was always there to pay the bills. The taxi sat in the garage for a week. Then, a month passed. Then, several months passed. Reslock never even bothered to go back to the casino to see if the car had been towed. Given that he has won over a million dollars in tournaments, and acquired a fair sum from cash games as well, don’t expect Reslock to be behind the wheel of anything other than a luxury car from now on.

Reslock’s breakthrough tournament win was in 2003 at the "Showdown at the Sands" in Atlantic City. In 2005, he won the WSOP Circuit championship at the Atlantic City Showboat (good for $335K). That event was televised by ESPN. With the win, he qualified to play in the 2006 Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas. He took fourth place in that tournament (netting $150,000), which was filled with former champions. Reslock won his first WSOP gold bracelet after finishing in the money four times. First place paid $258,453.

The runner-up was poker superstar and five-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Phil Ivey. David Oppenheim finished in third place. He is noted for playing in the highest cash games in the world. Considering the stiff competition Reslock faced in this event, his victory is all the more impressive.

-- by Nolan Dalla

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WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER

EVENT #10 – WILL DURKEE

The winner of the $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship was Will Durkee.   He is a 24-year-old graduate student at Northwestern University in Chicago.  He is originally from Pittsburgh, PA.

Durkee received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia .  He graduated in 2005.  While in college, Durkee excelled as both a student and an athlete.  He was "Honorable Mention All-American" in NCAA Division I wrestling as well as an "Academic All-American."   He holds a degree in economics.

This was his fourth time to cash at the World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee's Best Light.  Durkee arrived at the final table third in chips.  It took him about four hours to win the victory.   For first place, he won over half-a-million dollars -- $566,916.

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #12

Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 1,427

Total Prize Money: $1,947,855

Date of Tournament: June 7-9, 2007

End of Day Two Results

The Final Table:

Seat/Name/Hometown/Chip Count

1 David Zeitlin New York, NY 899,000

2 Matt Brady Upper Darby, PA 381,000

3 Brian Miller Atlanta, GA 831,000

4 Steve Olell Hollywood, FL 484,000

5 Jason Warner Vancouver, BC 945,000

6 David Mitchell-Lolis Las Vegas, NV 736,000

In-the-Money Finishers:

1. $481,698

2. $269,778

3. $186,020

4. $123,689

5. $92,523

6. $61,357

7. William Vosti Arroyo Grande, CA $46,749

8. Joe Awada Las Vegas, NV $46,749

9. Arturo Diaz San Diego, CA $31,166

10. Andrew Webking Bellevue, WA $31,166

11. Bruno Vick Grannville, OH $19,089

12. Terry Eischens Shakopee, MN $19,089

13. Christopher Stahle Vallda, Sweden $14,804

14. Edward Shea New Iberia, LA $14,804

15. Justin ¨JC¨ Tran Sacramento, CA $14,804

16. Garrett Beckman Lawrence, KS $14,804

17. Farzad Fadai Granada Hills, CA $14,804

18. Alex Balandin New York, NY $14,804

19. Jonathan Dull Fresno, CA $11,882

20. Harold Cohen Los Angeles, CA $11,882

21. Stephen O´Dwyer Las Vegas, NV $11,882

22. Clinton Bushn Austin, TX $11,882

23. John Esposito Las Vegas, NV $11,882

24. Gebrehiwet Goitom Los Angeles, CA $11,882

25. Annette Nichols Littleton, CO $8,960

26. Justin Newton Tuscon, AZ $8,960

27. Fred Goldberg Hollywood, FL $8,960

28. Daniel Bokesch Lewis Center, OH $8,960

29. N/A $8,960

30. N/A $8,960

31. N/A $7,012

32. N/A $7,012

33. Joseph McGowan LaQuinta, CA $7,012

34. Matthew Ehrlich Garden City, NY $7,012

35. David Slan Chesterfield, MO $7,012

36. Mario Delis Bakersfield, CA $7,012

37. Eric Haber Muttontown, NY $5,844

38. John Seaton Tempe, AZ $5,844

39. Brian Bingham San Diego, CA $5,844

40. Erik Seidel Las Vegas, NV $5,844

41. Robert Gentel Costa Rica $5,844

42. Matthew Smith Lithia, FL $5,844

43. Rahul Maitra Webster, NY $4,772

44. John Cernuto Sr. Las Vegas, NV $4,772

45. Matthew Tom Issaquah, WA $4,772

46. Reece Sathoff Green Bay, WI $4,772

47. Darren Jenne Fort Myers, FL $4,772

48. Michael Homony San Antonio, TX $4,772

49. Joshua Pollock Silver Springs, MD $4,188

50. Miguel Proulx Québec, QC $4,188

51. Jeffrey Potts Yorba Linda, CA $4,188

52. Ralph Porter Woodinville, WA $4,188

53. John Roveto Snellville, GA $4,188

54. Julio Delarosa Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic $4,188

55. Peter Dalhuijsen Utrecht, Netherlands $3,701

56. Jason Manh Hermitage, AR $3,701

57. Reed Hensel Overland Park, KS $3,701

58. Douglas Carli Alliance, OH $3,701

59. Shawn Bussey Hughson, CA $3,701

60. David Brannan Alton, Great Britain $3,701

61. Sven Lucha Altötting, Germany $3,214

62. Brad Simmons Anchorage, AK $3,214

63. Glen Gordon Surrey, BC $3,214

64. Johannes Steindl Austria $3,214

65. Jason Cain Roseville, CA $3,214

66. Jeremy Roenick Scottsdale, AZ $3,214

67. Robert Williamson III Dallas, TX $3,214

68. Kevin Rubitsky Citrus Heights, CA $3,214

69. Terence Owens England $3,214

70. Motoyuki Mabuchi Las Vegas, NV $3,214

71. Sidharth Kakkar Lawrenceville, NJ $3,214

72. Jonathan Turner Las Vegas, NV $3,214

73. Rafael Gonzalez Modesto, CA $2,824

74. Eric Thompkins Antelope, CA $2,824

75. Andres Bello Oxnard, CA $2,824

76. David Benefield Arlington, TX $2,824

77. Robin Gainer Toronto, ON $2,824

78. Tony Malleo Canton, OH $2,824

79. Michael Guadano San Diego, CA $2,824

80. David Botton Los Angeles, CA $2,824

81. Thayer Rasmussen St. Petersburg, FL $2,824

82. Shawn Johnson Ellis Grove, Il $2,824

83. Johan Lendenius Sweden $2,824

84. Steven Webb Lynchburg, VA $2,824

85. John McKinney Fayetteville, NC $2,824

86. Matthew Holtzclaw Sacramento, CA $2,824

87. Andrew Wang Gainsville, TX $2,824

88. Anthony Cousineau Daytona Beach, FL $2,824

89. Michael Draghi Arlington, VA $2,824

90. Edward Hearn Epping, UK $2,824

91. Gordon Higgins Newport News, VA $2,435

92. Francis Cagney Laguna Niguel, CA $2,435

93. Alan Jaffray $2,435

94. Michael Gibson Alpharetta, GA $2,435

95. Jerome Tastaviv $2,435

96. Kenneth Smaron Philadephia, PA $2,435

97. Yarom Limor Beverly Hills, CA $2,435

98. Steven Paul Ambrose Watlerloo, ON $2,435

99. Christopher Bell Raleigh, NC $2,435

100. Christopher Lenahan Portland, OR $2,435

101. Drew Ritchie Flint, MI $2,435

102. Dale Cook Broken Arrow, OK $2,435

103. Dylan Simpson San Jose, CA $2,435

104. Michael Sun Santa Maria, CA $2,435

105. Freddie Jones Sun City, AZ $2,435

106. Mark Sandness Moorehead, MN $2,435

107. Michael Sandler Stamford, CT $2,435

108. Patrick Grant Denver, CO $2,435

109. Julio Ceballas Republic of Columbia $2,143

110. Peter Nguyen Tustin, CA $2,143

111. Justin St. John Pittsburgh, PA $2,143

112. Kenneth Webster Decatur, NE

113. David Boyett Vista, CA $2,143

114. Josef Helphinstine $2,143

115. Tyler Witteman Sedona, AZ $2,143

116. Steve Balezentes Santa Maria, CA $2,143

117. Melanie Esquivel Santa Cruz, CA $2,143

118. Michael Raimon Bradenton, FL $2,143

119. Christopher Scalzitti South Jordan, UT $2,143

120. Jay Royer Coral Springs, FL $2,143

121. Edward Brogdon Litchfield Park, AZ $2,143

122. Jonathan Calhoun San Diego, CA $2,143

123. James Wagner West Valley, UT $2,143

124. James Omalley $2,143

125. Joe Pharo Scottsdale, AZ $2,143

126. David Robertson Las Vegas, NV $2,143

-- by Nolan Dalla

Posted by sange at 09:33 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #11

Seven-Card Stud World Championship

Buy-In: $5,000

Number of Entries: 180

Total Prize Money: $846,000

Date of Tournament: June 6-9, 2007

Final Results:

Place/Name/Hometown/Prize

1. Chris Reslock Atlantic City, NJ $258,453

2. Phil Ivey Las Vegas, NV $143,820

3. David Oppenheim Calabasas, CA $93,060

4. Pat Pezzin Toronto, ON $61,335

5. Theo Jorgensen Copenhagen, Denmark $46,530

6. Ted Lawson Ft. Lauderdale, FL $35,532

7. Oriane Teysseire Paris, France $27,072

8. Marco Traniello Las Vegas, NV $19,458

9. Michael Waitel Phoenix, AZ $13,536

10. Jerrod Ankenman Avon, CT $13,536

11. Ralph Levine Las Vegas, NV $12,267

12. Barbara Lewis Las Vegas, NV $12,267

13. Thor Hansen El Segundo, CA $10,998

14. Cory Zeidman Coral Springs, FL $10,998

15. William Munley Troop, PA $9,729

16. Helmut Koch Chesterfield, MI $9,729

17. Maureen Feduniak Las Vegas, NV $8,460

18. Johnny Chan Cerritos, CA $8,460

19. Thomas Weideman Fair Oaks, CA $8,460

20. Ville Wahlbeck Helsinki, Finland $8,460

21. Jan Sorensen Odense, Denmark $8,460

22. Sherkhan Farnood Afghanistan $8,460

23. Farshad Cohen Los Angeles, CA $8,460

24. Duke Viveros Highland, CA $8,460

Below is a photo of Event #11 winner Chris Reslock. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

Tournament Notes:

-- The winner of the "Seven-Card Stud World Championship" at the 2007 World Series of Poker is Chris Reslock. He is originally from Chicago, IL. Reslock, now 58, lives and plays poker for a living in Atlantic City, NJ.

-- Before turning to poker for most of his income, Reslock was a licensed taxi driver. About ten years ago, Reslock started playing $10-20 hold’em games in Atlantic City casinos. He started making more money at the poker table than as a driver. So, with confidence he could make it as a pro, he quit driving and started to play poker full-time.

-- Reslock’s breakthrough tournament win was in 2003 at the "Showdown at the Sands" in Atlantic City. In 2005, he won the WSOP Circuit championship at the Atlantic City Showboat (good for $335K). That event was televised by ESPN. With the win, he qualified to play in the 2006 Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas. He took fourth place in that tournament (netting $150,000), which was filled with former champions. Reslock won his first WSOP gold bracelet after finishing in the money four times. First place paid $258,453.

-- The runner-up was poker superstar Phil Ivey. He fell just short of capturing his sixth WSOP gold bracelet. This was Ivey’s 26th lifetime cash at the WSOP. At age 31, he is the youngest player to reach that mark in WSOP history.

-- David Oppenheim finished in third place. He is noted for playing in the highest cash games in the world. Considering the stiff competition Reslock faced in this event, his victory is all the more impressive.

-- The first female player to make a final table appearance at the 2007 WSOP is Oriane Teysseire. She is from Paris, France. She finished in 7th place.

-- Marco Traniello is fast becoming one of poker’s elite. He cashed yet again in this event and become the first player to make it to two final tables at this year’s WSOP. He finished ninth in the pot-limit hold’em championship four days ago. A surprising fact: Now with 13 cashes since the 2005 WSOP, he has finished in-the-money more times than any other poker player in that same period.

-- Jerrod Ankenman finished in 10th-place in this brutally tough field. It was Ankenman’s second cash so far this year. Ankenman is noted for being the co-author of "The Mathematics of Poker" along with two-time gold bracelet winner Bill Chen.

-- The 13th-place finisher was Thor Hansen, originally from Norway. With this cash, he jumped up into 18th-place on the all-time lifetime cashes list. Hansen now has 35.

-- Johnny Chan moved up in 16th-place all-time (cashes) with his 18th-place showing. However, a much-anticipated Chan-Ivey final table did not materialize.

-- The crowds inside the Rio to watch all three days of this star-studded event were most likely the largest crowd collectively to ever assemble for a seven-card stud tournament. Several thousand poker fans took turns along the rail to star gaze and watch poker history being made.

-- Maureen Feduniak has certainly paid her dues as a poker tournament player. She has entered countless WSOP events over the past decade. She came close to winning her first gold bracelet last year. Feduniak put up a noble fight in this event and ended up as the 17th-place finisher.

-- The final table was played on the ESPN stage, which has been deemed the "poker arena." However, after five straight nights of filming, the cameras were turned off. That did not dampen the spirit of the competition as a large crowd assembled to watch most of the final table competition.

-- This event has become the de facto "Seven-Card Stud World Championship." It is the highest buy-in stud event in the world. It attracts the toughest field of any competition, by far. It is a World Series of Poker attraction. Now and henceforth, it shall be the official world championship of the game.

-- Speaking of the WSOP’s official website, a new feature debuted tonight. WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack writes "The Commish’s Corner" – a personal blog that will chronicle his views of the biggest and most prestigious sporting event on the planet. Pollack’s vision has piloted poker into its next sonic boom and his forthcoming comments should prove insightful and interesting. The Commish’s Corner can be found at: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/blogs/blog_post.asp?blogID=790

-- by Nolan Dalla

Posted by sange at 09:28 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #10

No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In: $2,000

Number of Entries: 1,531

Total Prize Money: $2,786,420

Date of Tournament: June 6-9, 2007

Final Results:

Place/Name/Hometown/Prize

1. Will Durkee Evanston, IL $566,916

2. Todd Terry Hoboken, NJ $353,875

3. Hunter Frey Houston, TX $231,273

4. Justin Bonomo Sherman Oaks, CA $156,040

5. Michael Banducci Traverse City, MI $105,884

6. Stanley Weiss Nashville, TN $78,020

7. Walter Browne Berkeley, CA $58,515

8. Gil George Desoto, TX $43,190

9. Ronnie Hofman Dordrecht, Netherlands $32,880

10. Great Partho Downey, CA $25,217

11. Jeffrey Anderson Hermosa Beach, CA $25,217

12. John Murphy Los Angeles, CA $25,217

13. Todd Sisley Kingston, Ontario Canada $22,431

14. Giovanni Massa Montreal, Quebec Canada $22,431

15. Bradley Qubre Luling, LA $22,431

16. Roger McDow Las Vegas, NV $19,644

17. David Jones Edwardsville, IL $19,644

18. Norman Collingsworth Knoxville, TN $19,644

19. Tony Fasulo Thorold, Ontario Canada $16,585

20. Roman Ulises Huntington, WV $16,585

21. Sami Ruston Diamond Bar, CA $16,585

22. Hiroshi Shimamura Japan $16,585

23. Brian Fitzpatrick Fallston, MD $16,585

24. Paul Snead Kings Park, NY $16,585

25. Johannes Strabmann Bonn, Germany $16,585

26. Chris Shubert Newport Richey, FL $16,585

27. Shaun Deeb Troy, NY $16,585

28. Aaron Lerner Montreal, Quebec Canada $14,350

29. Edward Zakaria Windsor, Ontario Canada $14,350

30. Michael Greco England $14,350

31. Darren Black Portland, OR $14,350

32. Michael Carroll Las Vegas, NV $14,350

33. Frank Debus Germany $14,350

34. Matthew Skepsky Skoski, IL $14,350

35. Steven Hohn Overland Park, KS $14,350

36. Michael Lara San Lorenzo, CA $14,350

37. Lars Bonding Fairfax, VA $12,121

38. Samuel Hapak Hungary $12,121

39. Brian McCann Reseda, CA $12,121

40. Jerome Bradpiece London, England $12,121

41. Howard Orr Newport Beach, CA $12,121

42. Derek Lerner Montreal, Quebec Canada $12,121

43. Brian Ichikawa Van Nuys, CA $12,121

44. Louis Asmo Las Vegas, NV $12,121

45. Ryan Huntley Austin, TX $12,121

46. Areio Soltani Capistrano Beach, CA $10,170

47. Bruce Fox Lahaina, HI $10,170

48. Timothy Framin Dallas, TX $10,170

49. Scott Dorin Medina, NY $10,170

50. John Monnette $10,170

51. Adam Katz Delray Beach, FL $10,170

52. Matthew Lichtie Drapen, UT $10,170

53. Kevin Stammen Goldwater, OH $10,170

54. Benny Barris Birmingham, MI $10,170

55. Brandi Hawbaker Nashville, TN $8,359

56. Jorryt Van Hoof Eindhoven, Netherlands $8,359

57. Matthew Molinari New York, NY $8,359

58. James Wheatley Harrisonburg, VA $8,359

59. Jean Cacomanolis Bradenton, FL $8,359

60. Ashley Mayhew Clearlake, CA $8,359

61. Matthew St. Clair Granger, IN $8,359

62. Christopher MacNeil Peabody, MA $8,359

63. Serge Ravitch Astoria, NY $6,966

64. Clonie Gowen Sachse, TX $6,966

65. Jason Crickmer Las Vegas, NV $6,966

66. Nicola Cavacini Las Vegas, NV $6,966

67. Jordan Smith Tool, TX $6,966

68. Bertrand Grospellier Melun, France $6,966

69. Brian Gray Coral Springs, FL $6,966

70. Alexander Borten Deleware, OH $6,966

71. Paul Taylor Las Vegas, NV $6,966

72. Gregory Varoz El Paso, TX $6,966

73. Paul Penney San Francisco, CA $5,851

74. Benjamin Finema Merion Station, PA $5,851

75. Alex Todd New York, NY $5,851

76. James Weatherford Casscoe, AR $5,851

77. Gregory Menaldi Davie, FL $5,851

78. John Gale England $5,851

79. Neil Webber Austin, TX $5,851

80. Phillip Starr College Station, TX $5,851

81. Alan Stuart Crystal Lake, IL $5,851

82. Rory Matthews Dundee, Scotland $4,876

83. Charles Claffey Southlake, TX $4,876

84. Stephen Jones Springfield, IL $4,876

85. David Sands Bozeman, MT $4,876

86. Matthew Hawrilenko Hanover, MA $4,876

87. Clifford Miller Visalia, CA $4,876

88. John Zaheri Houston, TX $4,876

89. Kianoush Mohajeri Rockledge, FL $4,876

90. Ryan Brown Roswell, GA $4,876

91. Michael Weeks Mountain House, CA $4,319

92. Justin House Franklin, TN $4,319

93. Steven Cowley New York, NY $4,319

94. Long Nguyen Davie, FL $4,319

95. Kunal Jerath Mclean, VA $4,319

96. Pierce Shaad Valley Glen, CA $4,319

97. Joseph Pelton Newport Beach, CA $4,319

98. Mark Steitz Marlton, NJ $4,319

99. Matthew Roberts Burbank, CA $4,319

100. Craig Robbins St. Louis, MO $3,901

101. David Chiu Rowland Hights, CA $3,901

102. Edward Inn Honolulu, HI $3,901

103. Christopher Bonita Winthrop, MA $3,901

104. Phil Hellmuth $3,901

105. William Ackerman Naperville, IL $3,901

106. Christian Jogsverd $3,901

107. Micheal Leighorin Frankfort, France $3,901

108. Kevin Kahroff Bozeman, MT $3,901

109. Jones Conlar La Quinta, CA $3,901

110. Randell Cohen Naples, FL $3,901

111. Jorge Martinez Key Largo, FL $3,901

112. Rayan Nathan Beaumont, Australia $3,901

113. Mallory Smith Aurora, CO $3,901

114. Martin Wong Napa, CA $3,901

115. Eric Froehlich Springfield, VA $3,901

116. Matthew Alexander St. Paul, MN $3,901

117. Vicent Chtchigrovsky $3,901

118. Michael Lawerance Richmond, VA $3,901

119. Everett Carlton $3,901

120. Howard Wolper Atlantic City, NJ $3,901

121. Steven Ayoub Castaic, CA $3,901

122. Reggie Cordiel Lakewood, WA $3,901

123. Trent Schuler Springfield, OH $3,901

124. N/A N/A $3,901

125. T. Roach Birmingham, UK $3,901

126. Pouria Amiraslani Escondido, CA $3,901

127. Jefferey Neiberg Buffalo, WY $3,622

128. Tim Gillig Germany $3,622

129. Matthew Laessig Sante Fe, NM $3,622

130. David Plastik Las Vegas, NV $3,622

131. Mitch Merriti Ponder, TX $3,622

132. Fransisco Tavares Chicago, IL $3,622

133. Erin Baroco Reusacola, FL $3,622

134. Serge Gagnon Jacksonville, FL $3,622

135. Michael Dufloth Cohasset, CA $3,622

136. Michael Kamran Los Angeles, CA $3,622

137. Gary Seymore Anderson, SC $3,622

138. Todd Arnold Pompano Beach, FL $3,622

139. Randoll Swope Zanesville, OH $3,622

140. Stephen Ladowsky Toronto, ON $3,622

141. Bruno Vick Granville, OH $3,622

142. Patrick O Sullivan III Phoenix, AZ $3,622

143. Clinton Keown Evansville, IN $3,622

144. Erica Schoenberg Las Vegas, NV $3,622

145. Daniel Kagle North Platte NE $3,622

146. Amuon Filippi New York, NY $3,622

147. Thomas Hover Blue Diamond, NV $3,622

148. Kevin Ho Gainesville, FL $3,622

149. David Boswell Riverside, CA $3,622

150. Casey Jarzabek St. Catharines, Canada $3,622

151. Weikai Chang San Carlos, CA $3,622

152. Douglas Johnson Mesa, AZ $3,622

153. Kuohg Lu Elk Grove, CA $3,622

Tournament Notes:

-- The winner of the $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship was Will Durkee. He is a 24-year-old graduate student at Northwestern University in Chicago. Durkee is originally from Pittsburgh, PA.

-- Durkee received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. He graduated in 2005. While in college, Durkee excelled as both a student and an athlete. He was "Honorable Mention All-American" in NCAA Division I wrestling as well as an "Academic All-American." He holds a degree in economics.

-- This was his fourth time to cash at the World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light. He won over half-a-million dollars. First place paid $566,916.

-- Phil Hellmuth, Jr. finished in 104th place in this event. That means he added to his margin as the all-time "Number of Lifetime WSOP Cashes" leader – now with 58. Men "the Master" Nguyen is second – currently with 54.

-- Todd Terry finished in third-place. He also won a WSOP Circuit event at Harrah’s Atlantic City in 2006.

-- This was the second tournament at this year’s WSOP to be broadcast by official media partner, Bluff. Earlier this week, Event #6 marked the debut of the nearly-live simulcast on the official WSOP website – www.worldseriesofpoker.com. For the first time in history, the entire final table is being broadcast with hole cards seen by the home audience. Expert commentary is provided by poker pro Brian Wilson (who won a WSOP gold bracelet in 2005), ESPN’s Howard David (who is normally the radio voice of Monday Night Football), and others.

-- Players are sequestered during play at the final table. Noted poker writer (and PhD psychologist) Tim Lavelli has coined the perfect term for this new poker arena. "The Sequestrium," he calls it. History will decide if the label sticks.

-- Speaking of the WSOP’s official website, a new feature debuted tonight. WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack writes "The Commish’s Corner" – a personal blog that will chronicle his views of the biggest and most prestigious sporting event on the planet. Pollack’s vision has piloted poker into its next sonic boom and his forthcoming comments should prove insightful and interesting. The Commish’s Corner can be found at: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/blogs/blog_post.asp?blogID=790

-- by Nolan Dalla

Posted by sange at 04:52 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #12

Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 1,427

Total Prize Money: $1,947,855

Date of Tournament: June 7-9, 2007

End of Day One Results:

Name/Chip Count/Table/Seat

JC Tran 212400 75 5

Eric Haber 183100 78 1

Clinton Bushin 146600 72 3

Travis Pearson 140100 71 6

Christoffer Stahle 135500 72 1

Mario Delis 132000 75 6

Jason Warner 127000 64 2

Garrett Beckman 119900 77 6

Jonathan Dull 117400 71 5

Matthew Ehrlich 108500 76 4

Harold Cohen 99800 78 5

Arturo Diaz 98200 70 4

Annette Nichols 97700 77 4

David Zeitlin 96400 69 4

Rahul Maitria 95500 75 4

Erik Seidel 92200 64 4

Terry Eichens 89800 76 1

Matt Tom 84300 77 1

John Seaton 80800 70 5

Joe McGowan 80400 69 3

Michael Homony 78100 64 1

Darren Jenne 77100 72 4

David Mitchell-Lolis 76200 72 2

Matt Brady 75700 78 3

Farzad Fadai 75000 75 1

William Vosti 70800 64 3

Rep Porter 68000 76 5

Robert Gentel 66400 70 3

John Esposito 66000 65 4

Brian Bingham 63600 69 6

John Roveto 62100 65 5

Justin Newton 57300 77 3

Joshua Pollock 56700 72 5

Joe Awada 55900 76 6

Gebrehiwet Goitom 54800 64 5

David Slan 53900 69 5

Andrew Webking 51900 78 6

Matt Smith 49200 66 2

Jason Mann 48200 70 2

Debbie Burkhead 47800 71 3

Fred Goldberg 46300 78 4

Reed Hensel 44200 70 1

Steven Olek 44000 75 3

Jeff Potts 43100 76 2

Miami Cernuto 41000 66 4

Lucha Sven 40700 71 4

Stephen O'Dwyer 40400 77 2

Scott Shea 40300 65 3

Miguel Prouk 38100 66 1

Brian Miller 37700 66 3

Dan Bokesch 36800 66 5

Kevin Ross 36200 65 2

Reece Sathoff 33600 65 1

Julio De La Rosa 30300 65 6

Douglas Carli 28800 64 6

Carl Olson 20300 76 3

Shawn Bessey 17600 69 2

Bruno Vick 15300 77 5

Peter Dalhuijsen 14800 75 2

Alex Balandin 14300 69 1

Dave Brannan 9900 66 6

-- by Nolan Dalla

Posted by sange at 08:35 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #11

Seven-Card Stud World Championship

Buy-In: $5,000

Number of Entries: 180

Total Prize Money: $846,000

Date of Tournament: June 6-9, 2007

End of Day Two Results:

The Final Table:

Seat/Name/Hometown/Chip Count

1 Theo Jorgensen Copenhagen, Denmark 229,000

2 Marco Tranielo Las Vegas, NV 30,000

3 Ted Lawson Ft. Lauderdale, FL 90,000

4 Phil Ivey Las Vegas, NV 322,000

5 Chris Reslock Atlantic City, NJ 141,000

6 David Oppenheir Las Angeles, CA 609,000

7 Pat Pezzin Toronto, Canada 234,000

8 Teysseire Oriane Paris, France 145,000

In-the-Money Finishers:

1. $258,453

2. $143,820

3. $93,060

4. $61,335

5. $46,530

6. $35,532

7. $27,072

8. $19,458

9. $13,536

10. Jerrod Ankenman Avon, CT $13,536

11. Ralph Levine Las Vegas, NV $12,267

12. Barbara Lewis Las Vegas, NV $12,267

13. Thor Hansen El Segundo, CA $10,998

14. Cory Zeidman Coral Springs, FL $10,998

15. William Munley Troop, PA $9,729

16. Helmut Koch Chesterfield, MI $9,729

17. Maureen Feduniak Las Vegas, NV $8,460

18. Johnny Chan Cerritos, CA $8,460

19. Thomas Weideman Fair Oaks, CA $8,460

20. Ville Wahlbeck Helsinki, Finland $8,460

21. Jan Sorensen Odense, Denmark $8,460

22. Sherkhan Farnood Afghanistan $8,460

-- by Nolan Dalla

Posted by sange at 08:30 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #10

No-Limit Hold’em

Buy-In: $2,000

Number of Entries: 1,531

Total Prize Money: $2,786,420

Date of Tournament: June 6-9, 2007

End of Day Two Results:

The Final Table:

Seat/Name/Hometown/Prize

1 Gil George Desoto, TX 365,000

2 Ronnie Hofman Dordrecht, Netherlands 297000

3 Walter Browne Berkeley, CA 302,000

4 Stan Weiss Nashville, TN 609,000

5 Justin Bonomo Los Angeles, CA 2,036,000

6 Hunter Frey Houston, TX 852,000

7 Todd Terry Hoboken, NJ 473,000

8 Michael Banducci Traverse City, MI 717,000

9 Will Durkee Chicago, IL 486,000

In-the-Money Finishers:

$566,916

$353,875

$231,273

$156,040

$105,884

$78,020

$58,515

$43,190

$32,880

Great Partho Downey, CA $25,217

Jeffrey Anderson Hermosa Beach, CA $25,217

John Murphy Los Angeles, CA $25,217

Todd Sisley Kingston, ON $22,431

Giovanni Massa Montreal, QC $22,431

Bradley Oubre Luling, LA $22,431

Roger McDow Las Vegas, NV $19,644

David Jones Edwardsville, IL $19,644

Norman Collingsworth Knoxville, TN $19,644

Tony Fasulo Thorold, ON $16,585

Roman Ulises Huntington, WV $16,585

Sami Ruston Diamond Bar, CA $16,585

Hiroshi Shimamura Japan $16,585

Brian Fitzpatrick Fallston, MD $16,585

Paul Snead Kings Park, NY $16,585

Johannes Strabmann Bonn, Germany $16,585

Chris Shubert Newport Richey, FL $16,585

Shaun Deeb Troy, NY $16,585

Aaron Lerner Montreal, QC $14,350

Edward Zakaria Windsor, ON $14,350

Michael Greco England $14,350

Darren Black Portland, OR $14,350

Michael Carroll Las Vegas, NV $14,350

Frank Debus Germany $14,350

Matthew Shepsky Skokie, IL $14,350

Steven Hohn Overland Park, KS $14,350

Michael Lara San Lorenzo, CA $14,350

Lars Bonding Fairfax, VA $12,121

Samuel Hapak Hungary $12,121

Brian McCann Reseda, CA $12,121

Jerome Bradpiece London, England $12,121

Howard Orr Newport Beach, CA $12,121

Derek Lerner Montreal, QC $12,121

Brian Ichikawa Van Nuys, CA $12,121

Louis Asmo Las Vegas, NV $12,121

Ryan Huntley Austin, TX $12,121

Areio Soltani Capistrano Beach, CA $10,170

Bruce Fox Lahaina, HI $10,170

Timothy Frazin Dallas, TX $10,170

Scott Dorin Medina, NY $10,170

John Monnette $10,170

Adam Katz Delray Beach, FL $10,170

Matthew Lichtie Drapen, UT $10,170

Kevin Stammen Coldwater, OH $10,170

Renny Barris Birmingham, MI $10,170

Brandi Hawbaker Nashville, TN $8,359

Jorryt Van Hoof Eindhoven, Netherlands $8,359

Matthew Molinari New York, NY $8,359

James Wheatley Harrisonburg, VA $8,359

Jean Cacomanolis Bradenton, FL $8,359

Ashley Mayhew Clear Lake, CA $8,359

Matthew St. Clair Granger, IN $8,359

Christopher MacNeil Peabody, MA $8,359

Serge Ravitch Astoria, NY $6,966

Clonie Gowen Sachse, TX $6,966

Jason Crickmer Las Vegas, NV $6,966

Nicola Cavacini Las Vegas, NV $6,966

Jordan Smith Tool, TX $6,966

Bertrand Grospellier Melun, France $6,966

Brian Gray Coral Springs, FL $6,966

Alexander Borteh Delaware, OH $6,966

Paul Taylor Las Vegas, NV $6,966

Gregory Varoz El Paso, TX $6,966

Paul Penney San Francisco, CA $5,851

Benjamin Fineman Merion Station, PA $5,851

Alex Todd New York, NY $5,851

James Weatherford Casscoe, AR $5,851

Gregory Menaldi Davie, FL $5,851

John Gale England $5,851

Neil Webber Austin, TX $5,851

Phillip Starr College Station, TX $5,851

Alan Stuart Crystal Lake, IL $5,851

Rory Matthews Dundee, Scotland $4,876

Charles Claffey Southlake, TX $4,876

Stephen Jones Springfield, IL $4,876

David Sands Bozeman, MT $4,876

Matthew Hawrilenko Hanover, MA $4,876

Clifford Miller Visalia, CA $4,876

$4,876

$4,876

Ryan Brown Roswell, GA $4,876

$4,319

$4,319

Steven Cowley New York, NY $4,319

$4,319

Kunal Jerath Mclean, VA $4,319

Pierce Shaad Valley Glen, CA $4,319

Joseph Pelton Newport Beach, CA $4,319

$4,319

$4,319

Craig Robbins St. Louis, MO $3,901

David Chiu Rowland Heights, CA $3,901

Edward Im Honolulu, HI $3,901

Christopher Bonita Winthrop, MA $3,901

Phil Hellmuth Palo Alto, CA $3,901

William Ackerman Naperville, FL $3,901

Christian Jogsverd $3,901

Michael Leibgorin Frankfort, France $3,901

Kevin Kalthoff Bozeman, MI $3,901

Jonas Conlan La Quinta, CA $3,901

Randall Cohen Naples, FL $3,901

Jorge Martinez Key Largo, FL $3,901

Rayan Nathan Beaumont, Australia $3,901

Mallory Smith Aurora, CO $3,901

Martin Wong Napa, CA $3,901

Eric Froehlich Springfield, VA $3,901

Matthew Alexander St. Paul, MN $3,901

Vincent Chtchigrovsky Russia $3,901

Michael Lawrence Richmond, VA $3,901

Everett Carlton St. Paul, MN $3,901

Howard Wolper Atlantic City, NJ $3,901

Steven Ayoub Castaic, CA $3,901

Reggie Cordiel Lakewood, WA $3,901

Trent Schuler Springfield, OH $3,901

Jeremy Scharf Valley Village, CA $3,901

Trevor Reardon Birmingham, UK $3,901

Pouria Amiraslani Escondido, CA $3,901

Jefferey Heiberg Buffalo, WY $3,622

Tim Gillig Germany $3,622

Matthew Laessig Santa Fe, NM $3,622

David Plastik Las Vegas, NV $3,622

Mitch Merritt Ponder, TX $3,622

Francisco Tavares Chicago, IL $3,622

Erin Baroco Pensacola, FL $3,622

Serge Gagnon Jacksonville, FL $3,622

Michael Dufloth Cohasset, CA $3,622

Michael Kamran Los Angeles, CA $3,622

Gary Seymore Anderson, SC $3,622

Todd Arnold Pompano Beach, FL $3,622

Randall Swope Zanesville, OH $3,622

Stephen Ladowsky Toronto, ON $3,622

Bruno Vick Granville, OH $3,622

Patrick O'Sullivan III Phoenix, AZ $3,622

Clinton Keown Evansville, IN $3,622

Erica Schoenberg Las Vegas, NV $3,622

Daniel Kagle North Platte, NE $3,622

Amnon Filippi New York, NY $3,622

Thomas Hover Blue Diamond, NV $3,622

Kevin Ho Gainesville, FL $3,622

David Boswell Riverside, CA $3,622

Casey Jarzabek St. Catharines, ON $3,622

Weikai Chang San Carlos, CA $3,622

Douglas Johnson Mesa, AZ $3,622

Kuohg Lu Elk Grove, CA $3,622

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #9

Omaha High-Low

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 690

Total Prize Money: $941,850

Date of Tournament: June 5-7, 2007

WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER

EVENT #9 – ALEX KRAVCHENKO

Below is a photo of Event #9 winner Alex Kravchenko. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low championship was Alex Kravchenko, from Moscow, Russia. He is a 36-year-old businessman originally from Archangel, USSR. He has been playing poker for about eight years.

Kravchenko became the first Russian citizen in history to win a WSOP gold bracelet. Russian immigrants have won previously at the WSOP, including Ralph Perry last year. But Kravchenko’s victory is clearly a milestone.

Kravechenko has an impressive history of poker tournament wins in Europe. He won the Austrian Masters Pot-Limit Championship in 2001. He also won the Russian Pot-Limit Championship that same year. His most recent win before this was a Limit Hold’em title at the Helsinki Frezeout in 2002. He has cashed over 30 times in what is becoming an illustrious poker career.

This was Kravchenko’s third time to cash at the WSOP (twice last year). He won $228,446 for first place.

It wasn’t easy. This was the largest Omaha High-Low turnout in WSOP history. The event attracted 690 entrants. The previous best was 670 for last year’s turnout.

-- by Nolan Dalla

World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack

Posted by sange at 08:21 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #8

No-Limit Hold’em with Re-Buys

Buy-In: $1,000

Number of Entries: 844

Number of Re-Buys: 1,814

Total Prize Money: $2,533,062

Date of Tournament: June 5-7, 2007

WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER

EVENT #8 – MICHAEL CHU

Below is a photo of Event #8 Winner Michael Chu. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

The winner of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Buy Championship was Michael Chu. He is a 27-year-old stock trader from Los Angeles, CA. Chu was born in Seoul, South Korea. He is currently single.

Chu holds a degree in political science from University of California – Berkley. However, he has been playing a lot of poker lately, an investment of time and money that paid off in the amount of $585,774 for first place. Perhaps just as, if not more meaningful was the WSOP gold bracelet he received, designed by Corum -- which was latched to Chu’s wrist at the conclusion of the tournament. The gold bracelet was presented by WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. The entire final table event and ceremony was record for later broadcast on ESPN.

With this in-the-money finish, Chu cashed for the first time at the WSOP. This was a $1,000 re-buy tournament, which meant players could re-enter and continue to play if they busted out – provided they posted another $1,000 entry fee. Most players made re-buys at some point. Some players re-bought many times. One player made eight re-buys ($8,000). Incredibly, Michael Chu did not make a single re-buy in this event. He made his initial investment back 584 times over.

Chu, the stock trader in his day job, was quite pleased with the return on this WSOP investment.

-- by Nolan Dalla

Posted by sange at 08:18 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #9

Omaha High-Low

Buy-In: $1,500

Number of Entries: 690

Total Prize Money: $941,850

Date of Tournament: June 5-7, 2007

Final Results:

Place/Name/Hometown/Prize

1. Alex Kravchenko Moscow, Russia $228,446

2. Bryan Devonshire Henderson, NV $140,336

3. John Varner Fairborn, OH $92,301

4. J.R. Reiss Omaha, NE $60,749

5. Bryan Andrews Milwaukee, WI $43,796

6. Yueqi Zhu Rowland Heights, CA $33,907

7. Jordan Morgan Norman, OK $25,430

8. Jeff Calkins New York, NY $18,837

9. Richard Ashby Watford, UK $13,657

10. Ronald Ware Tracy, CA $9,089

11. Randy Kling Douglasville, PA $9,089

12. Benny Wan Alhambra, CA $9,089

13. Tad Jurgens Chandler, AZ $8,147

14. Anoput Phimmasone Fairfax Station, VA $8,147

15. Daniel Buckley Scottsdale, AZ $8,147

16. Jared Davis Philadelphia, PA $7,205

17. Siagzar Payvar Los Angeles, CA $7,205

18. Denis Ethier Durham, NC $7,205

19. Fran Pinchot Yardley, PA $6,263

20. Todd Brunson Las Vegas, NV $6,263

21. Joshua Mammon Richmond, BC $6,263

22. Kirk Loberman San Diego, CA $6,263

23. Ruben Vera Lake Elsinore, CA $6,263

24. Tom Chambers Chicago, IL $6,263

25. Dale Pinchot Yardley, PA $6,263

26. Robertus Hollink Groningen, Netherlands $6,263

27. Ilya Bulychev $6,263

28. Kiran Patel Daytona Beach, FL $5,369

29. Mike Dobrich San Francisco, CA $5,369

30. Mike Gutenplan Culver City, CA $5,369

31. Robert Harris San Jose, CA $5,369

32. Peter Costa UK $5,369

33. Sirous Baghchehsaraie Long Beach, CA $5,369

34. Greg Mascio Brea, CA $5,369

35. Ross Romash Aventura, FL $5,369

36. George Guzman Ft. Lauderdale, FL $5,369

37. Thomas Wieker Potomac, MD $4,615

38. Mark Wagy Wilmington, NC $4,615

39. Mike Pollowitz Shoreline, WA $4,615

40. Robert Mizrachi Sunny Isles Beach, FL $4,615

41. Anthony Cousineau Daytona Beach, FL $4,615

42. Robert Oxenberg Aspen, CO $4,615

43. Raymond Davis Commerce, CA $4,615

44. Mike Keiner Braunfels, Germany $4,615

45. William Oziemblewski East Greenwich, RI $4,615

46. Matthew Wood Whitby, ON $3,956

47. Ernest Scherer Dublin, CA $3,956

48. Dennis Thorn El Segundo, CA $3,956

49. Sol Mammon Plantation, FL $3,956

50. Ronald Dewolfe London, UK $3,956

51. Ronald Schiffman Cherry Hill, NJ $3,956

52. James Peterson St Paul, MN $3,956

53. Kirill Gerasimov Moscow $3,956

54. Randy Berry Bakersfield, CA $3,956

55. Joe Bolnick Los Angeles, CA $3,249

56. Max Stern Las Vegas, NV $3,249

57. Alan Mittelman Los Angeles, CA $3,249

58. Zack Fritz Las Vegas, NV $3,249

59. Jesse Jamison Glendale, CA $3,249

60. Joseph Leibman Fort Atkinson, WV $3,249

61. Eduardo Dizon Westminster, CA $3,249

62. Richard Tatalovich Scottsdale, AZ $3,249

63. David James Falling Waters, WV $3,249

Below is a photo of Event #9 Winner Alex Kravchenko. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

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Tournament Notes:

-- The winner was Alex Kravchenko, from Moscow, Russia. He is a 36-year-old businessman originally from Archangel, USSR. He has been playing poker for about eight years.

-- Kravchenko is the first Russian citizen in history to win a WSOP gold bracelet. Russian immigrants have won previously at the WSOP, including Ralph Perry last year. But Kravchenko’s victory is clearly a milestone.

-- Through Event #9, this year’s WSOP has crowned champions born in four different countries -- Russia, South Korea, Ireland, and the United States.

-- Kravechenko has an impressive history of tournament wins in Europe. He won the Austrian Masters Pot-Limit Championship in 2001. He also won the Russian Pot-Limit Championship that same year. His most recent win before this was a Limit Hold’em title at the Helsinki Frezeout in 2002.

-- This was Kravchenko’s third time to cash at the WSOP (twice last year). He won $228,446 for first place.

-- This was the largest Omaha High-Low turnout in WSOP history. The event attracted 690 entrants. The previous best was 670 for last year’s OHL8. However, the 2006 event had a larger total prize pool since the buy-in was $2,000 instead of $1,500.

-- Former WSOP gold bracelet winner Dr. Max Stern cashed in 56th place. He now has 24 lifetime cashes and over $750,000 in WSOP tournament winnings.

-- by Nolan Dalla

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2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #8

No-limit Hold’em with Re-Buys

Buy-In: $1,000

Number of Entries: 844

Number of Re-Buys: 1,814

Total Prize Money: $2,533,062

Date of Tournament: June 5-7, 2007

Final Results:

Place/Name/Hometown/Prize

1. Michael Chu Los Angeles, CA $585,774

2. Tommy Vu Miami, FL $364,761

3. Barry Cales Kihei, HI $235,575

4. Dolph Arnold Houston, TX $157,050

5. Shane Schleger New York, NY $111,455

6. Maciek Gracz Raleigh, NC $84,858

7. Amir Vahedi Encino, CA $63,327

8. Robert Aron Boca Raton, FL $46,862

9. Jan Von Halle Hamburg, Germany $34,196

10. Todd Witteles Las Vegas, NV $23,811

11. Marcello Del Grosso Toronto, ON $23,811

12. Jason Strasser New York, NY $23,811

13. Arnold Spee Agoura Hills, CA $21,278

14. Michael Binger Atherton, CA $21,278

15. Kurt Paseka Bayside, NY $21,278

16. Josh Van Duyn San Diego, CA $18,745

17. Sorel Mizzi Toronto, ON $18,745

18. Mark Newhouse Chapel Hill, NC $18,745

19. Gioi Duc Luong Westminster, CA $16,212

20. Quoc "Vinny" Vinh Los Angeles, CA $16,212

21. Min Woo "Brandon" Lee Valencia, CA $16,212

22. Kenneth Weiner Wellington, FL $16,212

23. Kevin Peterson Plano, TX $16,212

24. Gavin Griffin Orange County, CA $16,212

25. Glyn Banks Smithville, TN $16,212

26. Paul Deng Portland, OR $16,212

27. Dario Minieri Rome, Italy $16,212

28. Thandat Tran El Monte, CA $13,932

29. Marcus Naalden Roosendaal, NL $13,932

30. Steven Paul-Ambrose Waterloo, ON $13,932

31. Kristy Gazes Hollywood, CA $13,932

32. Roger Teska Bloomington, IN $13,932

33. Bryan Berc Boston, MA $13,932

34. Joe Simmons Philadelphia, PA $13,932

35. Young Ju Korea $13,932

36. Bonnie Shaner Lynchburg, VA $13,932

37. Brett Jungblut Culver City, CA $11,905

38. Eric Haber Muttontown, NY $11,905

39. Antonio Esfandiari Las Vegas,NV $11,905

40. Cesar Aburto Atascadero, CA $11,905

41. Jeffrey Shulman Las Vegas, NV $11,905

42. Alex Melnikow Fayetteville, NC $11,905

43. Matthew Sterling Brownstown, IN $11,905

44. Michael Melkersen New Amrket, VA $11,905

45. Steve Billirakis Genoa, IL $11,905

46. Mark Herm Collegeville, PA $10,132

47. Rocco Lazazzaro Las Vegas, NV $10,132

48. Maxwell Greenwood Toronto, ON $10,132

49. William Rhoton Briggsdale, CO $10,132

50. Timothy West Los Altos, CA $10,132

51. Hong Tran Arcadia, CA $10,132

52. Jordan Siegal Henderson, NV $10,132

53. Tracy Miller Las Vegas, NV $10,132

54. Charles Pacheco Los Angeles, CA $10,132

55. N/A N/A $8,232

56. Shannon Shorr Birmingham, AL $8,232

57. Kester Solomon Subiaco, WA $8,232

58. Douglas Harrah Chandler, AZ $8,232

59. Duane Weum Monona, WI $8,232

60. Richard Salomon Subiaco, WA $8,232

61. Eugene Todd Brooklyn, NY $8,232

62. Alex Prendes Jr. Miami, FL $8,232

63. Kyle Bowker Walton, NY $8,232

64. Alexander Balandin New York, NY $6,839

65. Michael Watson St. Johns, New Foundland, CA $6,839

66. John Ferraro Menomee Falls, WI $6,839

67. Joshua Lee New York, NY $6,839

68. David Stroj Chula Vista, CA $6,839

69. Michael Martin Washington, PA $6,839

70. John Pazur Erwin, NC $6,839

71. Kenneth Sienkiewicz Cinncinnati, OH $6,839

72. Jerrod Ankenman Avon, CT $6,839

73. Vasile Buboi Anaheim, CA $5,826

74. Dong Suh San Diego, CA $5,826

75. Khaled Lahnam Oakley, CA $5,826

76. Philip Galfond Gaithersbug, MD $5,826

77. Rodney Corr St. Louis, MO $5,826

78. Don Holland Kingsland, TX $5,826

79. Johnathan Eaton Las Vegas, NV $5,826

80. Terry Lankford Wichita, KS $5,826

81. Daniel Alspach Las Vegas, NV $5,826

Below is a photo of Event #8 winner Michael Chu. Photos are courtesy of ImageMasters Photography.

Tournament Notes:

-- The winner was Michael Chu. He is a 27-year-old stock trader from Los Angeles, CA. He was born in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Chu is currently single.

-- Chu holds a degree in political science from University of California – Berkley.

-- With this event, Chu cashed for the first time at the WSOP. This is his second year to play at the WSOP. He paid the $1,000 cash entry fee. First place paid a whopping $585,774.

-- This was a $1,000 re-buy tournament. That means players can re-enter and continue to play if they bust out – if they post another $1,000 entry fee. Most players re-buy at some point. Some players re-buy many times. One player made eight re-buys ($8,000). Last year in this same event, pro player (Daniel Negreanu) made 47 re-buys – which is $47,000 inversted. Incredibly, Michael Chu did not make a single re-buy in this event. He made his initial investment back 584 times over.

-- The runner-up was real estate mogul Tommy Vu. This is the same Tommy Vu who appeared in countless late-night infomercials back in the 1980s and 1990s touting his real estate seminars. His famous line was, "I make you rich! Come to my seminar!" In his TV spots, he was often surrounded by luxury cars and beautiful models. Vu brought the same flair to this final table. He enjoyed a vocal cheering section, but fell short of victory.

-- 2003 main event finalist Amir Vahedi (and one-time gold bracelet winner) went out in seventh place.

-- The fourth-place finisher was Dolph Arnold, a longtime WSOP veteran from Houston, TX. Arnold has been coming to the WSOP since the 1980s and was seeking his first win.

-- So, far, this year’s WSOP has crowned champions from Russia, South Korea, Ireland, and the United States.

-- by Nolan Dalla

Posted by sange at 08:02 PM | Permalink

2007 World Series of Poker

Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel

Official Results

Event #11

Seven-Card Stud

Buy-In: $5,000

Number of Entries: 180

Total Prize Money: $846,000

Date of Tournament: June 6-9, 2007

End of Day One Results:

First Name/Last Name/Chip Count/Table/Seat

Jacob Fernandez 75000 55 8

Nick Schulman 73,000 56 4

Sherkhan Farnood 63400 53 8

Theo Jorgensen 58100 52 1

Helmut Koch 56200 58 8

Hennigan John 48,900 57 7

David Oppenheim 45,100 56 3

Marg Traniocg 42,800 60 2

Bill Chen 41,400 57 5

Maureen Feduniak 39,500 59 2

Pat Pezzin 37,000 50 3

Michael Huguenot 36,500 54

John Richardson 35100 51 7

Jan Sorensen 31,500 50 2

Brian Goddard 31,100 50 5

Thor Hansen 30,800 53 5

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