2007 WSOP Main Event...

[Kurn]

The guy who busted is a 2+2'er and posted about it in MTT Community. Said he'd stab somebody if the mods locked his thread.

[Talking Poker]

2007 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel
Official Results
Event #55
World Poker Championship
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $10,000
Number of Entries: 6,358
Total Prize Money: $59,784,954
Date of Tournament: June 6-17, 2007

Official Update (End Day Three)
Players Remaining: 337

78 7 Dario Minieri Rome, Italy 2,398,000
47 4 Jeff Weiss Davie, FL 1,533,000
54 4 Jon Kalmar Chortleyville 1,410,000
36 7 Hevad Khan Poughkeepsie, NY 1,319,000
45 9 Kenny Tran Arcadia, CA 1,175,000
56 8 Steven Jacobs Philadelphia, PA 1,127,000
76 3 Brock Parker Silver Spring, MD 1,089,000
41 3 Robert Neitrayan Los Angeles, CA 1,058,000
44 9 William Spadea South Easton, MA 1,057,000
32 6 Nicolas Atlan France 1,057,000
38 7 Gus Hansen Monaco 1,044,000
38 6 Phillip Liou Chicago, IL 975,000
74 6 Rep Porter Woodinville, WA 974,000
45 4 Senovio Ramirez, III Mercedes, TX 947,000
50 7 Clint Schafer Baton Rouge, LA 940,000
53 3 Andrew Barnes Sanatoga, CA 932,000
69 3 Jimmy Blevins Oakland, NE 855,000
74 1 Jon Moonves Los Angeles, CA 854,000
71 5 Jim Lucas St. Augustine, FL 836,000
50 4 Conor Tate Luganbury 800,000
70 4 Isaac Haxton Syracuse, NY 791,000
59 1 Jeff Banghart Bennington, NE 789,000
66 3 Kirk Morrison Wichita, KA 772,000
69 6 Francois Safleddine Denver, CO 748,000
66 6 Evan Marshall Indianapolis, IN 742,000
48 7 Jerry Yang Temecula, CA 738,000
65 9 Bart Hanson Los Angeles, CA 738,000
74 3 Lee Watkinson WA 737,000
71 2 Dagmartin Miikkelsen Norway 734,000
35 4 Justin King Cincinnati, OH 714,000
64 1 Kristian Obbarius Härnösand, Sweden 704,000
39 5 Sven Abelsson Runing Gothenburg 703,000
76 2 Suerre Sunbo Oslo, Norway 702,000
32 3 Richard Weisman Las Vegas, NV 696,000
73 8 John Bird Dade City, FL 686,000
73 3 Scott Freeman Oak Park, CA 683,000
70 1 Bjorn-Erik Glenne Oppegard, Norway 679,000
38 4 Elie Said Missouri City, TX 677,000
61 6 Mao Qiu Scottsdale, AZ 675,000
62 6 Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 673,000
39 3 Ryan Lawrence Lethbridge 671,000
42 6 Christian Togsverd Copenhagen, Denmark 666,000
63 2 Justin Rollo Boston, MA 661,000
74 8 Pete de Best Yorba Linda, CA 649,000
67 3 Tuan Lam Canada 642,000
70 8 Matt Stout Atlantic City, NJ 639,000
59 7 Paul Spitzberg Tenafly, NJ 629,000
32 5 Chris Lovelace Brandon, MS 627,000
66 1 Kevin Kim Los Angeles, CA 620,000
44 6 Justin Sadauskas Chicago, IL 618,000
69 7 Stephen Ma Waterloo, IA 614,000
75 8 Billy Willis Edmore, MI 606,000
35 2 Sord Mizzi Toronto, ON 603,000
64 2 Henry Ma Waterloo, IA 603,000
50 2 Tom Peterson La Crosse, WI 601,000
54 9 Terry Kane Wilbraham, MA 600,000
67 1 Tommy Le Orange County, CA 600,000
30 8 Hoa Nguyen Fairfax, VA 599,000
35 5 Zachary Clark Chico, CA 599,000
78 4 Philip Hilm Cambridge 597,000
68 6 Thomas Barnard Lake Mary, FL 596,000
62 3 Brett W. Kimes San Antonio, TX 591,000
60 3 Naseem Salem Spring Valley, CA 589,000
54 5 Thomas Koo San Jose, Costa Rica 589,000
45 6 Kenneth Smith Levittown, NY 584,000
33 9 Robert Damiano Melbourne Beach, FL 582,000
74 5 Karga Holt Atlanta, GA 580,000
74 7 Matt Sterling Brownstown, IN 577,000
53 7 Charis Anastasiou Limassol 575,000
44 8 Alan Keating Bloomfield Hills 566,000
50 6 Kelly Jo McGlothlin Palmdale, CA 563,000
29 5 Jim Kasputis Rockford, IL 560,000
61 4 Cory Carroll Halifax, NJ 554,000
71 9 Thierry Vanden Berg Netherlands 552,000
41 9 Robin Bergren Saskatoon, SK 550,200
76 7 Mickey "Mouse" Mills Ocean Beach, CA 545,000
72 3 Huck Seed Las Vegas, NV 544,000
64 3 John Armbrust Austin, TX 544,000
39 1 Mickey Seagle Marion, NC 539,000
53 8 Cliff Pappas Scottsdale, AZ 535,000
75 1 Lamar Wilkinson Pacheco, CA 521,000
59 8 Esfandiar Dara New York, NY 520,000
38 3 James Williams Albuquerque, NM 517,000
62 5 Reagan Silber Las Vegas, NV 514,000
63 7 Ed Betlow Morris Plains, NJ 501,000
48 2 Ken Evanowski Las Vegas, NV 493,000
73 1 Richard Murnick Montclair, NJ 484,000
71 3 Mathew Olim New York City, NY 483,000
47 2 Mario Ho Arcadia, CA 481,000
76 6 John Dutchak Tampa, FL 480,000
32 8 Willie Tran Bovingdon, UK 475,000
76 1 Roy Winston Brooklyn, NY 475,000
42 4 Ayaz Mahmood Houston, TX 472,000
78 3 Julian Gardner Manchester, England 471,000
56 9 Samnuel Padgett Raleigh, NC 467,000
32 4 Jeff Tunkel Naperville, IL 467,000
47 1 Raymond Rahume South Africa 463,000
61 7 Ang Pang Leng Singapore 459,000
60 6 Rodney Knight Southington, CT 458,000
41 5 Steven Garfinkle Bellingham, WA 457,000
75 3 Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA 454,000
69 9 Jason Sell Minneapolis, MN 453,000
30 6 Martin Miller Lawrence, KS 453,000
41 7 Kevin Farry Manassas, VA 449,000
56 6 Adam Weiss Hartsdale, NY 446,000
64 5 Matt Keikoan San Rafael, CA 442,000
44 4 Tim Begley Freehold, NJ 441,000
50 1 Paulo Loureiro New York, NY 440,000
69 5 Jason Lester Miami, FL 439,000
68 8 Mark Ellerbe Richmond, TX 434,000
78 1 David Tran California 434,000
53 6 Imran Ahmad Arcadia, CA 431,000
77 7 Joe Pharo Scottsdale, AZ 430,000
62 7 Robert Varkonyi Great Neck, NY 424,000
71 1 Peter Darvill British Columbia 420,000
47 5 Jason Welch Fort Collins, CO 415,000
61 3 Alex Michaels Edison, NJ 409,000
73 4 Hal Lubarsky Las Vegas, NV 409,000
65 1 Theodore Park Las Vegas, NV 408,000
65 7 Randal McLoughlin Littleton, CO 405,000
77 3 Brandon Adams Cambridge, MA 403,000
78 2 John Spaavecchia Lighthouse Point, FL 402,000
66 4 Alex Melnikow Syracuse, NY 401,000
68 7 Allan W. King San Diego, CA 400,290
60 9 Josh evans Plano, TX 400,000
68 2 Randy Holland Winnetonka, CA 400,000
62 2 Sebastian Zink Bochum, Germany 397,000
72 6 Karim Vegas Brookline, NH 393,000
56 3 Avi Cohen Boston, MA 390,000
29 7 David Wells England 388,000
32 7 Chris Overgard Naperville, IL 386,000
73 9 Andrew Gunderson Hoboken, NJ 381,000
30 9 Mark Sanchez Walnut Creek 380,000
62 9 Jared Hamby Henderson, NV 379,000
70 9 Gustav Lundholm Kalix 376,600
64 9 Richard Harris Swansea, UK 374,000
59 3 Matt Cohen Philadelphia, PA 374,000
50 8 William Childs Reston, VA 373,000
35 6 Markus Gongalves San Diego, CA 373,000
54 7 Zhuang Han Smithtown, NY 372,000
47 9 Alex Kravchenko Moscow, Russia 371,000
66 5 Neil "Bad Beat" Channing London 371,000
78 8 Deb Blair Tucson, AZ 371,000
68 4 Jac Arama London 366,000
30 2 Raj Verma England 363,000
33 2 Greg Huffman Warren, OH 362,000
65 5 Fernando Reyes San Antonio, TX 358,000
70 7 Francis Cagney Laguna Niguel 347,000
41 8 Danny Smith Folsom, CA 347,000
44 5 Jason Koshi Los Angeles, CA 346,000
45 2 Ovenson Benoit Tamaral, FL 346,000
75 6 Thor Hansen El Segundo, CA 342,000
60 7 Bob Lauria West Haven, CT 336,000
67 7 Cyrus Farzad Los Angeles, CA 335,000
73 7 Paul Kershaw Manchester, England 333,000
72 8 Terris Preston Toronto, ON, Canada 328,000
77 1 Alfred Megrahyan Grenoda Hills, CA 325,000
77 6 Stig Tap Rasmussen Kothen 323,000
67 4 Gary Friedlander Bellaire, TX 322,000
59 9 Scotty Nguyen Las Vegas, NV 321,000
35 7 David O'Neal Stoughlin, MA 321,000
75 2 Lauchlin McKinnon Mt. Vernon, WA 321,000
77 8 Ray Henson Hosuton, TX 319,000
78 5 Alan Levin Santa Fe, NM 316,000
45 5 Ut Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA 314,000
36 3 Robert Starkey Anderson, IN 313,000
30 1 Matthew Hilger Atlanta, GA 310,000
45 1 Warren Karp Lake Forest, CA 309,000
39 2 William Wood Manakin Sabot, VA 303,000
61 2 Brian Tracy St. Louis, MO 301,000
42 3 Allen Patatenyam Enrino, VT 301,000
64 4 Phi Tran Stockton, CA 300,000
75 4 Yuval Friedman Israel 300,000
59 4 Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 299,000
59 2 Marco Mills Toronto, ON, Canada 294,000
60 1 Ronald Kluber Seoul, South Korea 292,000
48 6 J. Franklin Benjamin Las Vegas, NV 291,000
63 9 Joe Shield St. Pete Beach, FL 291,000
61 9 Jason Mellross Geelong 288,000
76 4 Kenny Rundh Sweden 287,000
36 1 Priyan De Mel London, UK 285,000
63 1 Laurence Hughes Seattle, WA 285,000
29 2 Peter Feldman Harper Woods, MI 284,000
38 5 Diego Cordovez Pal Alto, CA 284,000
29 3 Carlos Mortensen Las Vegas, NV 284,000
60 2 David Flusfeder London 282,000
61 5 Bryan Curtis Gilbert, AZ 277,000
70 3 Lewis Pilkington Sheffield, UK 277,000
54 8 Joe Brandenburg Portland, OR 270,000
72 5 Ben Lamb Tulsa, OK 267,000
39 6 Takeshi Takii Sacramento, CA 267,000
62 4 Jim McCrink Las Vegas, NV 265,000
59 5 Daniel Melan Somerset, NJ 263,000
70 5 Karlo Lopez Puerto Rico 263,000
41 6 Jason Peed Topeka, KS 262,000
68 5 David Levi Las vegas, NV 262,000
48 9 Daniel Elozonto Monterrey, Mexico 262,000
41 2 Nicholas Botta Hilldale, NJ 261,000
70 6 Seymour Guiberson Gig Harbor, WA 261,000
32 2 David Names San Ramon, CA 259,000
77 9 Tristan McDonald London, UK 257,000
42 7 Kenneth Siead Reserve, NM 257,000
72 7 Gary Benson Sydney, Australia 256,000
75 9 Brad Mills Glendora, CA 255,700
38 8 Adam Noone London 255,000
39 7 Brent Catalane Redding, CT 250,000
66 2 Art Cole Mission Viejo, CA 249,000
42 9 Troy O'Brien Elizabeth, NJ 248,000
56 7 David G. Conway Toronto, ON, Canada 248,000
66 7 Wolbert Bautlema Amsterdam 241,000
50 9 Erian Miller Atlanta, GA 239,000
60 8 Guang Pu Lu Vancouver, BC, Canada 236,000
42 8 Scott Mayfield Grants Pass, OR 234,000
77 2 Patrick Huse Omaha, NE 234,000
39 9 Dennis Perry Williamstown, KY 231,000
36 4 Bob Poole Rudy, AR 229,000
48 3 Mikkel Madsen Copenhagen, Denmark 226,000
64 6 Nick Binger New York, NY 226,000
62 1 Philip Yeh Stenungsund 224,000
67 5 Steve Austin La Quinta, CA 220,000
50 5 Ed De Haas Amsterdam 220,000
63 6 Kit Manoel Australia 219,000
77 5 Sang Kim Las Vegas, NV 217,000
59 6 Bryan Swanson Ellensburg, WA 216,000
29 8 Darrel Dicken Waterloo, IA 215,000
54 3 Roger Tichenon Sarasota, FL 213,000
74 2 Daniel Quach Los Angeles, CA 212,000
30 4 Cody Slaubaugh Rugby, ND 211,000
44 3 Humberto Brenes Costa Rica 210,000
73 6 Peter Hill Chicago, IL 208,000
63 3 Alexander Dietrich Saarland 205,000
68 9 Jason Heidema San Francisco, CA 205,000
78 6 Al Riccobono Ossining, NY 204,000
65 3 Berry Johnston Bethany, OK 203,000
56 4 Rami Boukai Laguna Hills, CA 203,000
69 4 Stefan Mattsson Stockholm 201,000
75 5 Richard Crowell Scottsdale, AZ 196,000
74 4 Hopfner Moritz Germany 195,000
45 8 Sven Heinecker Hamburg 194,000
56 1 Pat Atehison Fort Worth, TX 189,000
42 1 Amanda Baker Las Vegas, NV 188,000
39 4 Tor Helness Oslo 188,000
53 5 Mike Souza San Diego, CA 187,000
69 1 Stephen O'Dwyer Las Vegas, NV 185,000
32 1 Ryan Elson Canton, OH 183,000
45 7 Tristan Wade Boynton Beach 179,000
53 4 Travis Belles Las Vegas, NV 179,000
76 9 Ketul Nathwani London 177,000
38 1 John Eckerd Dallas, TX 176,000
42 2 Chris Vox Glen Carbon 174,000
72 9 Luis Velador Lake Elsinore, CA 173,000
36 2 Sam Simon Malibu, CA 172,000
48 8 Noah Schwartz Bay Harbor, FL 171,000
47 6 Roy Thung New York 170,000
75 7 Andreas Krause Stuttgart, Germany 168,000
72 1 Frank Schram Agoura Hills, CA 165,000
39 8 Doug Gehring Altamonte Springs, FL 161,000
67 8 Justin Sellers Bismark, ND 160,000
78 9 Mitch Garshofsky Las Vegas, NV 158,000
63 4 Ken Gacek Glastonbury,CT 157,000
29 9 Jeff Bryan Fort Calhoun, NE 156,000
47 3 Steve Crockett Costa Mesa, CA 156,000
68 1 Mark Weitzman Las Vegas, NV 155,000
60 4 Mike Laing Franklin, PA 155,000
63 8 Vinod Jadav Birmingham 154,000
72 4 Ken Dickenson Cypress, TX 153,000
36 8 Dapo Fedeyi Centinnial, CO 153,000
30 7 Zachary "Carter" King Columbia, SC 153,000
64 8 John Matwey New York City, NY 153,000
72 2 Michael Zinna San Antonio, TX 152,000
62 8 Hyon Kim Hillborough, NJ 145,000
68 3 Kevin Howatt Ontario, Canada 145,000
33 7 Derek Thorpe Kildare, Ireland 144,000
71 6 Mimi Tran Los Angeles, CA 144,000
30 5 Mark Muchnik Las Vegas, NV 143,000
54 2 Rick Munro Bell Canyon, CA 143,000
77 4 Mans Montgomery Boise, ID 143,000
32 9 Craig Edwards Cleethorpes 142,000
54 6 Bob Preston New Castle, PA 141,000
61 8 Mark Kim Torrance, CA 140,000
35 8 Salvatore Erna Boston, MA 135,000
29 4 Dave Terry Alpharetta, GA 133,000
44 7 Sean Walter Moncoe, NJ 133,000
67 2 Salvatore Passariello Las Vegas, NV 133,000
66 8 Gonzalo Flores Vina Del Mor, Chile 132,000
35 1 Jim Geary Phoeniz, AZ 131,000
33 1 Tobey Maguire Los Angeles, CA 131,000
73 5 Christopher Lines London, UK 130,000
56 5 Bob Slezak Omaha, NE 130,000
36 6 Floyd Clark Littleton, CO 130,000
50 3 Al Rapoport England 130,000
30 3 Michael Yoshino Pasadena 129,000
53 9 Hasan Habib Downey, CA 127,000
71 4 Claude Cohen Paris, France 127,000
48 1 Roy Vanderswis London 127,000
33 8 Sylvester Geoghegan Ireland 127,000
71 7 Ira Mazie Nashville, TN 126,000
69 2 Donna Blevins Inverness, FL 123,000
47 7 Bo "Legato" Sehlstedt Stockholm 122,000
33 4 Jerouios Dabul Buenos Aires, Argentina 121,000
76 8 Wayne Johnson Miami, FL 121,000
64 7 Jason Glass Buffalo Grove, IL 120,000
56 2 Ken Lawrence Santa Rosa, CA 119,000
38 9 Jonathan Campbell Lincoln, UK 118,000
67 6 Gregory Owen Atlanta, GA 117,000
66 9 Steven Lynch Scotland 116,000
61 1 Eddie Ray Stutts Heath, TX 115,000
41 1 Tinten Oliver Paris, France 115,000
45 3 Matt Brady Upper Darby, PA 114,000
65 2 Steven D'Argenio Ashburn, VA 111,000
44 1 Christoph Stiehler Dresden 108,000
36 5 Randy Jacobson Jersey City, NJ 108,000
47 8 Keith Ogren Windham, NH 107,000
38 2 Petri Pollanen Tampere, Finland 106,000
65 8 Bill Baxter Las Vegas, NV 105,000
35 3 Rchard Klein Lakewood 104,000
71 8 Sean Boles St. Louis, MO 102,000
48 5 Carl Olson Seattle, WA 101,000
29 6 Ryan McClean Edmonton 97,000
33 5 Donnacha O'Dea Ireland 95,000
44 2 Jeff Diambrosia Allen Henderson, NV 93,000
42 5 Antonio Arie Manila, Philippines 91,000
63 5 Ken Weiner Wellington, FL 87,000
65 4 Richard Sun Fullerton, CA 83,000
67 9 Daniel Schleben Kingston, TN 81,000
70 2 Matt Shepsky Skokie, IL 77,000
76 5 Timothy Debenport Baton Rouge, LA 71,000
48 4 Patrice McLean Montreal, QC, Canada 71,000
53 2 Dave Smart San Antonio, TX 68,000
65 6 Hans "Tuna" Lund Dayton, NJ 68,000
73 2 Steve Sung Torrance, CA 64,000
54 1 Leonard Pruzanosky Richmond, TX 63,000
53 1 Steven Prentky Las Vegas, NV 52,000
60 5 Steve Miranda Burlingame 42,000
41 4 Nasser Hamedani 31,000

Payouts and In-the-Money Finishers:
338. Santiago Terrazas Spain $39,445
339. Simone Rossi Italy $39,445
340. Camillo Calabrese Las Vegas, NV $39,445
341. Thomas Burandt Savage, MN $39,445
342. Brian Hearn Glendale, CA $39,445
343. Dolph Arnold Houston, TX $39,445
344. Steven Kuhn USA $39,445
345. Jose Severino Panama $39,445
346. Jared Okun Tampa, FL $39,445
347. Dennis Marcum Texas City, TX $39,445
348. Wing Tso Rego Park, NY $39,445
349. John Doucet Quaker Hill, CT $39,445
350. Alexander Johnoff Mesa, AZ $39,445
351. Kevin Chan San Jose, CA $39,445
352. Christian Toth Brazil $34,664
353. George Ramsey Naples, FL $34,664
354. Demetrios Arvanetes Las Vegas, NV $34,664
355. Nils Ersson Sweden $34,664
356. Jesper Hougaard Denmark $34,664
357. Robert Mizrachi Sunny Isles Beach, FL $34,664
358. George Vazanellis Crown Point, IN $34,664
359. Thomas Vinas Houston, TX $34,664
360. Robert Roseman Chicago, IL $34,664
361. Andrew Brokos Baltimore, MD $34,664
362. Sam Ditson England $34,664
363. James Dawick Canada $34,664
364. Pamela Brunson Las Vegas, NV $34,664
365. Christopher Hamman Dallas, TX $34,664
366. Darin Haddock Lakeside, MT $34,664
367. Michael Ium Canada $34,664
368. Kyu Cho Los Angeles, CA $34,664
369. Weldon Johnson Ithaca, NY $34,664
370. Jonathan Goldberg Harrisburg, PA $34,664
371. Kathy Jamison Katy, TX $34,664
372. Brian Darmanin Redwood City, CA $34,664
373. Keith Gipson Huntsville, AL $34,664
374. Brian Collins $34,664
375. Lee Biddulph England $34,664
376. Franklin Welch Half Moon Bay, CA $34,664
377. David Wilson Black Lick, OH $34,664
378. Ronald Philpot Phoenix, AZ $34,664
379. John Strzemp Las Vegas, NV $34,664
380. Todd Phillips Los Angeles, CA $34,664
381. Andrew Barton USA $34,664
382. William Davidson Prosperity, SC $34,664
383. Gregg Jaffy Boca Raton, FL $34,664
384. Charles Anderson Galloway, OH $34,664
385. Stuart Spear Reno, NV $34,664
386. Dennis Lane Corte Madera, CA $34,664
387. Pat Dattilo Canada $34,664
388. Michael Cooper San Francisco, CA $34,664
389. Daniel Goldstein England $34,664
390. Andre Wagner Germany $34,664
391. Brent Sheirbon Seattle, WA $34,664
392. Leif Force Tallahassee, FL $34,664
393. Chris Collins Irvington, AL $34,664
394. Jong O Draper, UT $34,664
395. Gregory Hobson Spokane, WA $34,664
396. Casey Childress Euless, TX $34,664
397. Oliver Maingay UK $34,664
398. Steven Ettenger Pennsylvania, PA $34,664
399. Jay Perkins San Antonio, TX $34,664
400. Wenlong Jin Monrovia, CA $34,664
401. Edward Anselmo San Jose, CA $34,664
402. Pierre Bounahara Belize City, Belize $34,664
403. Daniel Heimiller Los Angeles, CA $34,664
404. Davidi Kitai Belgium $34,664
405. Daniel Snowden Arkansas City, KS $34,664
406. Marcos Naalden Netherlands $34,664
407. Henry McMillan, Jr. Birmingham, AL $34,664
408. Charles Jett Las Vegas, NV $34,664
409. Gregory Liang Sunnyvale, CA $34,664
410. Tobias Christensen Denmark $34,664
411. Brian Hollywood Pasadena, CA $34,664
412. Nicholas Nicolaou Carindale, Australia $34,664
413. Michael Tureniec Sweden $34,664
414. Robert Donnino New York, NY $34,664
415. Eduardo Santi Argentina $29,883
416. James Capone Abington, MA $29,883
417. Jefferson James Prescott, AZ $29,883
418. Scott Epstein Las Vegas, NV $29,883
419. Eugene Fouksman Manalapan, NJ $29,883
420. Diana Hakopian Las Vegas, NV $29,883
421. Fabrice Soulier Las Vegas, NV $29,883
422. Samir Khooeis Australia $29,883
423. Christiane Klecz Germany $29,883
424. Phillip Lowery Atlanta, GA $29,883
425. Ronald Stubing New Rochelle, NY $29,883
426. Chris Grigorian Los Angeles, CA $29,883
427. Bradley Ellis Midland, TX $29,883
428. Mathew Ciezki Canada $29,883
429. Joseph Fallows Glinolden, PA $29,883
430. Robert Lipkin Buffalo Grove, IL $29,883
431. Curtis Vangilder Port Byron, IL $29,883
432. George Alex Boston, MA $29,883
433. Huyen Nguyen Houston, TX $29,883
434. Andre Boyer Canada $29,883
435. Tony Lee Laguna Hills, CA $29,883
436. Yuan Hsieh China $29,883
437. William Orvis Longmont, CO $29,883
438. Yueqi Zhu Rowland Heights, CA $29,883
439. Louis Merola Ft. Meyers, FL $29,883
440. Thomas Nielsen Denmark $29,883
441. Redmond Lee England $29,883
442. Robert Ford Johnstown, PA $29,883
443. Le Hung Casselberry, FL $29,883
444. Hien Tran Sacremento, CA $29,883
445. Daniel Gelowitz Canada $29,883
446. Joseph Cliff Muttontown, NY $29,883
447. Gnalter Santos Brazil $29,883
448. Jonathan Kemsley England $29,883
449. Minh Ly Las Vegas, NV $29,883
450. Aditya Agarwal Philadelphia, PA $29,883
451. Wade Chow San Francisco, CA $29,883
452. Nicholas Cunnane Ireland $29,883
453. Ian McDonald England $29,883
454. Lance Allred North Hollywood, CA $29,883
455. Jeffrey Weil Richfield, OH $29,883
456. Anthony Newman Brooklyn, NY $29,883
457. Alan Hance Bakersfield, CA $29,883
458. Eric Kurtzman Las Vegas, NV $29,883
459. Todd Brunson Las Vegas, NV $29,883
460. Ricardo Nuno Vista, CA $29,883
461. Bruno Fitoussi France $29,883
462. Jeppe Nielson Denmark $29,883
463. Bryan Veach Hyde Park, NY $29,883
464. Robby Rose Garland, TX $29,883
465. Shirley Williams Fort Worth, TX $29,883
466. Andrew Grimason Ireland $29,883
467. Sara Stohler Raleigh, NC $29,883
468. Mark Owens Chicago, IL $29,883
469. Lloyd Rees England $29,883
470. Brian Bruijn Netherlands $29,883
471. Paul Nero Akron, OH $29,883
472. Phil Lifschitz Livingston, NJ $29,883
473. Jason Tikijian Fowler, CA $29,883
474. Vandy Krouch Carrollton, TX $29,883
475. Suleiman Aboeid Oak Lawn, IL $29,883
476. Eris Staton Lexington, KY $29,883
477. Eugene Ji Rego Park, NY $29,883
478. Nhut Minh Tran Las Vegas, NV $25,101
479. Antonio Salorio Coral Springs, FL $25,101
480. James Campbell Marlborough, MA $25,101
481. Scott Yeates Costa Mesa, CA $25,101
482. William Stocker Los Altos, CA $25,101
483. Joseph Reichenberger Plainfield, IL $25,101
484. Peter Valente Canada $25,101
485. Robert Van Hsia Brazil $25,101
486. Lee Klosty Del Ray Beach, FL $25,101
487. Peter Gould London, UK $25,101
488. William Cheeseman Chicago, IL $25,101
489. Shayan Salehi Sweden $25,101
490. Geoffrey Herzog Jacksonville Beach, FL $25,101
491. David Riley Irving, TX $25,101
492. Irvin Hoffman Canada $25,101
493. Justin Tran Sacremento, CA $25,101
494. Jonathan Krela Canada $25,101
495. Nikzad Hooman Scottsdale, AZ $25,101
496. Jose Barbero Argentina $25,101
497. Daniel Fisher Newtown, PA $25,101
498. Amnon Filippi New York, NY $25,101
499. Victor Rooney England $25,101
500. Jeffrey Norman Encinitas, CA $25,101
501. Terrence Magill Lake Elmo, MN $25,101
502. David Gurevich Brazil $25,101
503. Michael Ward Jewitt City, CT $25,101
504. Wei Yan Chan Raleigh, NC $25,101
505. Andrew Evans Las Vegas, NV $25,101
506. Nicholas Carrillo Hawaii $25,101
507. Mark Bryan Orange, CA $25,101
508. Leo Boxell Victoria, Australia $25,101
509. Joshua Bauer Louisburg, KS $25,101
510. Steven Wilk Helotes, TX $25,101
511. Rahol Maitra Webster, NY $25,101
512. Farrell Hinkle Costa Mesa, CA $25,101
513. Richard Wild England $25,101
514. Isaac Galazan Sunny Isles Beach, FL $25,101
515. Ronald Crosswell LaVerne, CA $25,101
516. Robert DeForge Venice, FL $25,101
517. Arthur Rhea Indianapolis, IN $25,101
518. Daniel Palmer England $25,101
519. Ten Bokkel Netherlands $25,101
520. Blair Hinkle Weatherby Lake, MO $25,101
521. Allen Davis Dallas, GA $25,101
522. Ziad Alameddine New York, NY $25,101
523. Randall Brueckner Acton, MA $25,101
524. Howard Mann Martinsburg, WV $25,101
525. Aaron Eokhart Lake Havasu City, AZ $25,101
526. Robert Blaeser Minneapolis, MN $25,101
527. Gerald Kim Irvine, CA $25,101
528. Russell Kamer Katonah, NY $25,101
529. Wilson Tien Las Vegas, NV $25,101
530. Ned Griffis Milton, FL $25,101
531. James Tolley Bear, DE $25,101
532. Jeffrey Lewis Littleton, CO $25,101
533. Daniel Attie $25,101
534. Jeffrey Nairn West Hiils, CA $25,101
535. Mitch Ivey Knoxville, TN $25,101
536. Jules Dreamell Sweden $25,101
537. Christian Abele Canada $25,101
538. Per Linus Johansson Sweden $25,101
539. Richard Marshall Raleigh, NC $25,101
540. Kyle Morris Las Vegas, NV $25,101
541. James Lewis Washington, IN $25,101
542. Kevan Casey Houston, TX $25,101
543. Shawn Chang Everett, WA $25,101
544. Samir Chang Everett, WA $25,101
545. Montgomery Cole Naples, FL $25,101
546. Aaron Coulthard Canada $25,101
547. Mathew Traudt Oconomowoc, WI $25,101
548. Randall Ameil Gainesville, FL $25,101
549. Michael Puskarich North Las Vegas, NV $25,101
550. Marc Friedmann Switzerland $20,320
551. Ken Webster Decatur, NE $20,320
552. Tony Hachem Victoria, Australia $20,320
553. Joshua Van Dyke New Hampshire $20,320
554. Thomas Laviano New York $20,320
555. Roger Brooks Easton, PA $20,320
556. Randy McKay Finley, ND $20,320
557. Edson Esquio Brazil $20,320
558. Dale Michael Fairfield, OH $20,320
559. Rolf Slotboom Netherlands $20,320
560. Thomas McCormick Fargo, ND $20,320
561. Dederic Senne New York, NY $20,320
562. Ethan Steinberg $20,320
563. Kizirian Armenak Canada $20,320
564. Patrik Peterson Sweden $20,320
565. Shawn Shaconas $20,320
566. Glen Questroo Las Vegas, NV $20,320
567. Jason Stern San Jose, CA $20,320
568. Jonathan Tare USA $20,320
569. Nicholas Elridge England $20,320
570. Paul Kemp England $20,320
571. Bernard Strauss Birmingham, AL $20,320
572. Desmond Portano USA $20,320
573. Benjamin Gold Long Beach, CA $20,320
574. Nikolas Liakos Sweden $20,320
575. Bette Carswell Monticello, FL $20,320
576. Kevin Lake Fresno, CA $20,320
577. Richard Salle San Diego, CA $20,320
578.
579. Darren Woods England $20,320
580. Kyle Wilson Surrey, Canada $20,320
581. Jeff Dumas Laveen, AZ $20,320
582. Calvin Namihira Montebello, CA $20,320
583. Andrew Shepherd England $20,320
584. Jonas Jerlstrom Sweden $20,320
585. Duane Van Keulen Canada $20,320
586. Penh Lo Mankato, MI $20,320
587. Wai Liu England $20,320
588. Christopher Crilly San Clemente, CA $20,320
589. Robert Daily Las Vegas, NV $20,320
590. Jonathan Stanton St. Petersburg, FL $20,320
591. Eddie Gravalese Revere, MA $20,320
592. Gavin Smith Las Vegas, NV $20,320
593. Ryan Osborne Bellevue, WA $20,320
594. Joe Graziano Tualatin, OR $20,320
595. Richard Barbino New York, NY $20,320
596. Frank Holloway Antelope, CA $20,320
597.
598. Joan Fernandez Spain $20,320
599. Dean Hamrick Plymouth, MI $20,320
600. Patric Martensson Sweden $20,320
601. Michael Qvist Denmark $20,320
602. Jan Sorensen Denmark $20,320
603. Jeremy Joseph Buffalo, NY $20,320
604. Lor Khuon Tran El Monte, CA $20,320
605. Richard Warburg San Diego, CA $20,320
606. Ole Bergan Norway $20,320
607. Jeffrey Lowenhar Las Vegas, NV $20,320
608. George Dolofan Miami Beach, FL $20,320
609. Taeko Oishi Los Angeles, CA $20,320
610. Joseph Cutler Bay Shore, NY $20,320
611. John Michael Henderson, NV $20,320
612. Christopher Perry Canada $20,320
613. Artur Szczupak Brasil $20,320
614. Anders Solheim Norway $20,320
615. Sheldon Saul Canada $20,320
616. Thong Tran Las Vegas, NV $20,320
617. Kirash Hamadani Los Angles, CA $20,320
618. Carsten Jacabsen Denmark $20,320
619. Brian Senie Westport, CT $20,320
620. Jorge Albalat Spain $20,320
621. Gregory Treger Falls Church, VA $20,320

[Kurn]

Unabashedly chosen for entertainment value:

1. Gus
2. Humberto
3. Scotty

- OK, these first three are obvious. Great players with personality

4. Tobey Maguire - obv. for the Hollywood connection
5. Mike "I was on the draw" Souza
6. Varkonyi - the probability that Hellmuth's head might actually explode is worth many points in the ratings.
7. Carlos Mortenson - maybe my weakest choice, but maybe the presence of "The Matador" will prompt references to "TILT"
8. Mimi Tran
9. Isaac "Ike" Haxton

The last two createthe Barry Greenstein connection. Mimi is obvious, but if you don't follow that other poker forum you might not know that there was some major cyber-friction between Ike and Joe Sebok. Besides, Ike's got game and Norman Chad will make many comments about his hair.

[Talking Poker]

I want to see Sorrel Mizzi at the Final Table. The kid can play.

JC Tran was my pick to take down the whole thing.... he was knocked out yesterday. I don't kow that there has been anyone in poker playing better than him for the past year. Not only is he at (or near - I haven't checked lately) the top of the CardPlayer standings, but he does ok online too. He took down the WCOOP Main Event last year, as you may recall.

I just had a fun idea for a prop bet. I like it so much, I'm going to start a new thread for it.

[Kurn]

I had JC on my A list for every NL event in the Fantasy league. I was sorry to see him go, too.

[Reel Deal]

Ditto.

[Talking Poker]

Random notes... Wait until you read about the blind guy. Whoa.

And only 6 chicas left.


End of Day Three – Tournament Notes:

-- The 806 players who started Day Three played down to the final 337 over the course of about 12 hours. On Day Three, play ended at 12:30 am. Day Four will play 4.5 levels and will end at approximately midnight.

-- The current chip leader is Dario Minieri, from Rome Italy. He enjoyed an amazing day – rocketing up from 343,700 in chips from the start of play to 2,398,000.

-- The first player to cross the one-million chip threshold was Kenny Tran, from Arcadia, CA. He is currently ranked seventh in chips. Chip leader Minieri exceeded the two-million mark at about 11:30 pm near the end of the day.

-- Another former world champion hit the rail. Ex-champ Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (2000) was eliminated during the first hour of play during Day Three.

-- There are five former world champions still alive in the main event. They include:
Huck Seed (544,000),
Robert Varkonyi (424,000),
Scotty Nguyen (321,000),
Carlos Mortensen (284,000),
Berry Johnston (203,000)

-- Players entered the money spots about half an hour into the second round of Day Three. The unfortunate nine "bubble" players (those nine spots who were eliminated just outside the money) will compete in a special "Bubble Event" sponsored by Milwaukee's Best Light beer. The winner of the nine-player event will officially be qualified as "Entrant Number 1" into the 2008 WSOP main event – with the entry fee posted by Milwaukee's Best Light. The winner will also receive a year's supply of beer.

-- The ensure that all players had a shot at prize money, play went hand-for-hand for nearly two full hours. It took 16 hands to eliminate 12 players to finally get into the money.

-- The official 622nd place finisher (one spot out of the prize money) was John Sigan, from Strongsville, OH.

-- The most extraordinary feat of the tournament thus far has been the incredible success of Hal Lubasky, from Las Vegas, NV. Lubasky is legally blind. He has a degenerative eye disease causing him to lose most of his eyesight, except for blurred colors. At the poker table Lubasky uses a "reader" – which means a person sits behind him at tableside and whispers the hole cards into Lubasky's ear. From that point forward, all table decisions are dictated by Lubasky, so as not to violate the "one player to a hand" rule. His reader is named Jason, who works at a local bar frequented by Lubasky. In what is his first-ever WSOP event, Lebarski has now been guaranteed prize money. Currently, he has 409,000 in chips. Poker has given me back my life," Lebarski told an ESPN interviewer.

-- One celebrity was eliminated on Day Three:

Todd Phillips (film director) – finished in 380th place

The celebrities are still playing at the start of Day Four:

Tobey Maguire (actor) – 131,900 in chips
Sully Erna (songwriter and singer from Godsmack) – 135,000 in chips
Sam Simon (television producer) – 172,000

-- There are six women still playing in the main event.

-- The World Series of Poker has become a truly international spectacle. There are 27 different nations represented among the final 337 players in the main event. About 20 percent of the field, 74 players of the remaining 337 (at the start of Day Four) are international players.

[Kurn]

FYP

[Talking Poker]

End Day Four – Tournament Notes:

-- Friday the 13th (Day Four) began with 337 players and played down to the final 99. Play lasted approximately 12 hours, as play adjourned at midnight .

-- Several players jockeyed for the chip lead on Day Four. Among them were Hevad Khan, Adam White, Josh Evans, and Dario Minieri. However, the latest chip leader is Dag Martin Mikkelsen, from Stavanger, Norway. He has 3.7 million in chips at the start of Day Five. Charis Anastasiou ranks second with 2.7 million.

-- There are two former world champions remaining in the field – Huck Seed (1996) and Scotty Nguyen (1998).

-- There are ten former WSOP gold bracelet winners remaining in the field including – John Spadavecchia, Allan King, Lee Watkinson, Humberto Brenes, Diego Cordovez, Alex Kravchenko, Huck Seed, Kirk Morrison, Bill Edler, and Scotty Nguyen.

-- Two survivors won their gold bracelets this year – Bill Edler (in Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em) and Alex Kravchenko (in Omaha High-Low Split).

-- Two former world champions went bust on Day Four. Robert Varkonyi (2002) was the first casualty – finishing 177th On the final hand of the night, Berry Johnston (1986) busted out – which meant a 113th place finish.

-- Poker is certainly a game for everyone. Hal Lubarsky, from Las Vegas, NV proves it. The legally blind man from Las Vegas, NV entered the WSOP for the first time and ended up going out in 197 th place. He collected $51,398 in prize money.

-- Three celebrities began play on Day Four. All three were eliminated, but did finish in-the-money:

Tobey Maguire (actor – Spiderman, Seabiscuit) – 292nd
Sully Erna (songwriter and singer from Godsmack) – 237th
Sam Simon (television producer – Taxi, Cheers, The Simpsons) – 329th

-- There are two women remaining in the field:

Kelly Jo McGlothlin (Palmdale, CA)
Maria Ho (Arcadia , CA)

-- There are 17 different nations represented among the final 112 players in the main event. Hence, about 27 percent of the field (at the start of Day Five) are international players. Countries represented include:

United States
Cyprus
Denmark
Holland
Norway
Canada
Costa Rica
Monaco
Russia
Sweden
Italy
Wales
Germany
France
South Africa
South Korea

-- There are eight Texans in the remaining field of 112 – the most of any state.

by Nolan Dalla

[Talking Poker]

2007 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suite Casino and Hotel
Official Results
Event #55
World Poker Championship
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $10,000
Number of Entries: 6,358
Total Prize Money: $59,784,954
Date of Tournament: July 6-17, 2007

Official Update (End Day Five)
Players Remaining: 36

2 2 David Tran California 10,280,000
2 4 Philip Hilm Cambridge 9,950,000
2 3 Ray Henson Houston, TX 8,250,000
3 4 Hevad Khan Poughkeepsie, NY 7,585,000
5 6 Kevin Farry Pearl River, NY 7,400,000
5 5 Scott Freeman Oak Park, CA 7,360,000
4 2 Lee Childs Reston, VA 6,520,000
4 6 Jerry Yang Temecula, CA 5,090,000
4 7 Kenny Tran Arcadia, CA 4,955,000
5 2 William Spadea South Easton, MA 4,575,000
4 8 Tuan Lam Canada 3,600,000
2 5 Lee Watkinson Cheney, WA 3,500,000
4 4 Stefan Mattsson Stockholm, Sweden 3,260,000
5 9 Raymond Rahme Johannesburg, South Africa 3,100,000
5 1 Ron Kluber Seoul, South Korea 3,070,000
5 3 Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 2,680,000
4 3 Jon Kalmar Chorleyville 2,665,000
5 4 John Armbrust Austin, TX 2,600,000
3 2 Peter Darvill Vancouver, BC 2,430,000
4 9 Hoa Nguyen Fairfax, VA 2,205,000
2 6 Bob Slezak Omaha, NE 2,115,000
2 7 Jason Welch Fort Collins, CO 2,115,000
3 1 Steven Garfinkle Bellingham, WA 2,115,000
2 8 Jeff Bryan Fort Calhoun, NE 2,100,000
3 6 Mikkel Madsen Copenhagen, Denmark 2,080,000
4 5 Christian Togsverd Copenhagen, Denmark 2,030,000
2 1 Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 1,995,800
5 7 Scotty Nguyen Las Vegas, NV 1,960,000
2 9 Ryan Elson Canton, OH 1,785,000
3 8 Paulo Loureiro New York, NY 1,645,000
5 8 Alex Kravchenko Moscow, Russia 1,555,000
4 1 Jason Koshi Los Angeles, CA 1,175,000
3 7 Roy Winston Brooklyn, NY 1,071,000
3 5 Allan King San Diego, CA 1,000,000
3 9 Kevin Kim Los Angeles, CA 610,000
3 3 Robin Bergren Saskatoon, SK 520,000

Day 5 In-the-Money Finishers:
37. Ayaz Mahmood Houston, TX $237,865
38. Maria Ho Arcadia, CA $237,865
39. Rep Porter Woodinville, WA $237,865
40. Philip Yeh Stenungsund, Sweden $237,865
41. Jeff Banghart Bennington, NE $237,865
42. Dag Martin Mikkelsen Stavanger, Norway $237,865
43. Avi Cohen Boston, MA $237,865
44. Senovio Ramirez III Mercedes, TX $237,865
45. Stig Top-Rasmussen Köthern, Germany $237,865
46. Reagan Silber Las Vegas, NV $190,053
47. Nicolas Atlan Paris, France $190,053
48. Markus Gonsalves San Diego, CA $190,053
49. Adam White Tempe, AZ $190,053
50. Kenneth Smith Levittown, NY $190,053
51. Lamar Wilkinson Pacheco, CA $190,053
52. Tom Peterson La Crosse, WI $190,053
53. Mickey Seagle Las Vegas, NV $190,053
54. Richard Harris Swansea, England $190,053
55. Paul Kershaw UK $154,194
56. Kirk Morrison Wichita, KS $154,194
57. Hyon Kim Hillsborough, NJ $154,194
58. Naseem Salem Spring Valley, CA $154,194
59. Floyd Clark Littleton, CO $154,194
60. John Spadavecchia Lighthouse Point, FL $154,194
61. Gus Hansen Monaco $154,194
62. Jeff Tunkel Naperville, IL $154,194
63. Matt Keikoan San Rafael, CA $154,194
64. Julian Gardner Manchester, England $130,288
65. Bjorn Glenne Oppegard, Norway $130,288
66. Ryan Lawrence Lethbridge, AB $130,288
67. Diego Cordovez Palo Alto, CA $130,288
68. Dennis Perry Williamstown, KY $130,288
69. Brandon Adams Pensacola, FL $130,288
70. Warren Karp Lake Forest, CA $130,288
71. Ed De Haas Amsterdam, Netherlands $130,288
72. Billy Willis Edmore, MI $130,288
73. Huck Seed Las Vegas, NV $106,382
74. Rich Murnick Montclair, NJ $106,382
75. Leonard Pruzansky Richmond, TX $106,382
76. Joshua Evans Plano, TX $106,382
77. Willie Tann UK $106,382
78. David Names San Ramon, CA $106,382
79. Tommy Le Huntington Beach, CA $106,382
80. Sven Niklas Heinecker Germany $106,382
81. Thierry Van Den Berg Almerae, Netherlands $106,382
82. Frances Cagney Laguna Niguel, CA $82,476
83. Humberto Brenes Costa Rica $82,476
84. Mark Ellerbe Richmond, TX $82,476
85. David Wells England $82,476
86. Justin Sadauskas West Chicago, IL $82,476
87. Jeffrey Weiss Davie, FL $82,476
88. Jared Hamby Denton, TX $82,476
89. John Bird Zephyr Hills, FL $82,476
90. Francois Safieddine Denver, CO $82,476
91. Cory Carroll Dartmouth, NS $67,535
92. Charis Anastasiou Cyprus $67,535
93. Michael Zinna San Antonio, TX $67,535
94. Isaac Haxton Syracuse, NY $67,535
95. Kelly Jo McGlothin Palmdale, CA $67,535
96. Dario Minieri Rome, Italy $67,535
97. Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA $67,535
98. Alan Levin Santa Fe, NM $67,535
99. Joe Shield St. Petersburg, FL $67,535
100. Cody Slaubaugh Rugry, ND $58,570
101. Pete de Best Brea, CA $58,570
102. Alan Keating Bloomfield Hills, MI $58,570
103. Brian Tracy St. Louis, MO $58,570
104. Richard Crowell Scottsdale, AZ $58,570
105. Zhoang Han Flushing, NY $58,570
106. Travis Belles Las Vegas, NV $58,570
107. Jimmy Blevins Oakland, NE $58,570
108. Paul Spitzberg Tenafly, NJ $58,570
109. Christopher Lovelace Brandon, MS $58,570
110. Andreas Krause Germany $58,570
111. Andrew Gunderson Hoboken, NJ $58,570
112. Thomas Koo Canada $58,570

[Talking Poker]

End Day Five – Tournament Notes:

-- Day Five began with 112 players. Thirteen hours later, only 36 remained.

-- The current chip leader is David Tran. He is the only player with over 10 million in chips.

-- Six-former WSOP gold bracelet winners have survived. They include – Scotty Nguyen (4 wins), Bob Slezak (1 win), Daniel Alaei (1 win), Lee Watkinson (1 win), Alex Kravchenko (1 win), and Bill Edler (1 win).

-- The only former world champion still alive in the tournament is Scotty Nguyen, who won the WSOP in 1998.

-- Of the remaining 36 players, eight different nations are represented including – Canada, Denmark, England, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and the United States. One-third of the remaining players (12 of 36) are non-US residents.

-- California has the most remaining players, with seven.

-- The last remaining woman in the tournament was eliminated late on Day Five. Maria Ho from Arcadia, CA finished in 38th place and collected $237,865 in prize money.

-- On Day Six, play will continue until nine players remain. The final table will be played on July 17 th starting at 12 noon.

by Nolan Dalla

[drewjax]

I am rooting for Lee Watkinson. I respect players who handle themselves well at the tables, and I think he exemplifies that. Tight/aggressive, solid, consistent............those are qualities I admire and hope to emulate.

Scotty Nguyen at the FT would be great to see as well.

[Talking Poker]

I think it's pretty impressive that 1/6 of the remaining field are former bracelet winners.

[Talking Poker]

2007 WSOP Main Event

The Final Table:

Seat 1: Jon Kalmar
Hometown: Chorly, Lancashire (UK )
Chip Count: 20,320,000
Jon Kalmar is a 34-year-old professional poker player, who plays mostly in clubs located in the north and the Midlands region of England. He is married with one child. Among his prior accomplishments, Kalmar was once the lead singer in a punk rock band. Before entering this year's world championship, Kalmar admitted to enduring a "terrible" run of bad fortune at this year's World Series of Poker. He failed to cash a single time in the preliminary tournaments. But everything changed the night before the main event began. Dejected, Kalmar tried to switch his airline ticket and return home early. But he was told the cost to change his departure from Las Vegas back to England would be about $600. So instead, Kalmar decided to enter the last mega-satellite at the Rio just before the start of the main event. He ended up winning a $10,000 seat. And now, here he is at the final table ten days later – third among the chip leaders.


Seat 2: Lee Childs
Hometown: Reston, VA
Chip Count: 13,240,000
Lee Childs is a 35-year-old aspiring poker professional from suburban Washington, DC. He is married with no children. Childs holds a BBA in computer information systems from James Madison University, in Virginia. Just two months ago, he voluntarily took some time off from a high-tech position with a firm affiliated with the National Geographic Society. He worked on "The JASON Project," which is an educational foundation for students dedicated to scientific expeditions and research founded by the person who first located the Titantic. Childs has been on his own for a few months – and is pursuing one of his dreams which is to play in the World Series of Poker. He says that he would not be here without the love of his incredible wife, dad, and all the support of his family and friends. His is currently fifth in the chip count.


Seat 3: Philip Hilm
Hometown: Cambridge, England
Chip Count: 22,070,000
Philip Hilm is the chip leader coming into the final table of the 2007 World Series of Poker. He is a 31-year-old online poker pro. Hilm is a native of Denmark, but currently lives in England. Family is very important to Hilm. He spent two years living in Poland to get to know his mother's side of the family before moving on to England. Ten years ago, Hilm earned a degree in economics from the Copenhagen Business School. He formed a company with 12 employees, but eventually went bankrupt. Just four years ago, Hilm was at his lowest point – selling coffee machines at grocery stores to make Christmas money so he could buy presents for his family. Then, Hilm discovered poker on the Internet. Before long, he was earning enough money to make a decent living. And now, he is the largest stack at the final table of the main event.


Seat 4: Jerry Yang
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Chip Count: 8,459,000
Jerry Yang is a 39-year-old psychologist and social worker from southern California. He holds a Masters Degree in health psychology. Yang was born in Laos. He is married and has six children. Yang started playing poker only two years ago. He won a seat into the main event via a satellite held at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA. His total investment in this event is $225. The socially-conscious Yang is determined to give something back to charity. He is pledging 10 percent of his winnings from this tournament to three different charities – the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald House.


Seat 5: Raymond Rahme
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
Chip Count: 16,320,000
Raymond Rahme is the first person ever to appear at the final table of the main event from the continent of Africa . At age 62, he is also the senior participant at the final table. He is married to his wife Teresa, and together they have six children. Prior to his retirement, Rahme owned and operated a bed and breakfast inn. Although he played stud for three decades, Rahme has only been playing the game of hold'em for about two years. Yet, Rahme has already enjoyed significant tournament success. He's taken first and second place at major events held in South Africa. He also took fourth place in the "All Africa Poker Championship" recently, which was the largest poker tournament ever held in Africa. As part of his prize, he received a travel package to Las Vegas and an entry into the 2007 main event. And now, he is ranked fourth in the chip count at the start of the final table.


Seat 6: Tuan Lam
Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario ( Canada)
Chip Count: 21,315,000
Tuan Lam was born in Vietnam on New Years Day in 1966, during the war. He eventually immigrated to Canada at the age of 19. He now lives in the Toronto area where he plays poker professionally. Prior to turning pro, Lam worked as a general laborer for a metal company. Then, he learned how to play poker from friends and has made it all the way to the final table of the 2007 main event. This is his third year to attend the WSOP. His prior cashes were 46th place in an event last year and 78th place in a WSOP tournament held in 2005. He is married with two children. Lam arrives at the final table ranked second in the chip count.


Seat 7: Alex Kravchenko
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Chip Count: 6,570,000
Alex Kravchenko is a 36-year-old businessman originally from Archangel, USSR. He has been playing poker for about eight years. He is married and has two children. Kravchenko became the first Russian citizen in history to win a WSOP gold bracelet when he was victorious in the $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low championship at this year's WSOP – in what was the largest Omaha High-Low field in history. Russian immigrants have won previously at the World Series. But Kravchenko's victory was 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 held that same year. His also won 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 is Kravchenko's fifth time to cash at the WSOP in 2007. Kravchnko faces the biggest challenge of any player in the finale, as the lowest stack at the table.


Seat 8: Lee Watkinson
Hometown: Cheney, WA
Chip Count: 9,925,000
Lee Watkinson is a 40-year-old poker pro, businessman, and animal rights activist from Cheney, WA. He is one of only two players at the final table who currently owns a WSOP gold bracelet. In 2006, Watkinson won the Pot-Limit Omaha World Championship. He owns a few businesses as well, including a record company and a clothing line - which were started exclusively with his poker winnings. The Washington State native holds a degree in economics, which perhaps explains why Watkinson is so astute as an investor and poker professional. Yet, often when he is interviewed Watkinson is quick to shift everyone's attention to a greater, more humanitarian purpose. Watkins and his fiancé Timmi DeRosa share a commitment to rescuing and retiring captive chimpanzees, many of which have been used in everything from movies to research laboratories.
Watkinson and DeRosa told about how chimpanzees are not as useful as they become older and are commonly discarded. So a few years ago, the couple made a commitment to rescue as many creatures as possible and eventually build an animal sanctuary. "All the animals need our help," Watkinson says. "But we really try to focus on the chimpanzees." But -- when it comes to poker, Watkinson is not monkeying around. He arrives seventh in the chip count.


Seat 9: Hevad Khan
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Chip Count: 9,205,000
Hevad "Rain" Khan is a 22-year-old professional poker originally from Poughkeepsie, NY. He attended college at the State University of New York-Albany. He has since moved around the country, living in both the San Francisco bay area, and Las Vegas. Khan's claim to fame before arriving at this final table was his extraordinary ability to play multiple poker games simultaneously. In what can only be described as a prodigal Bobby Fischer-like capability, Khan has played in as many as 43 poker games all at once on his home computer. Today, he must play in just one poker game – the biggest and most glamorous event in the world for the world championship. Khan arrives eighth in the chip count at the start of the final table.

[Talking Poker]

Only ONE player under the age of 30 at the Final Table!!!! Wow... I certainly would have bet on that!

Go 30somethings!!!

[Kurn]

Ah. screw the 30-somethings, I'm cheering for the only guy at the FT older than me, Raymond Rahme.

[eejit101]

the one proper UK player is an assbag, the other is danish.

Watkinson FTW

[Ando05]

btw are they gonna show this years main event live on tv (PPV) like they did last year or is this years only on the wsop site

[Zybomb]

$19.95 @ 3:00 PM EST

[Reel Deal]

Kravchenko has to have the World Series Player of the Year locked up now... 5 cashes, 1 win and now final 4 of the Main Event.

[Tony Cheval]

Actually I think they announced it earlier, apparently the ME doesn't count.

[Reel Deal]

Ugh, really? So who was it?

[Reel Deal]

KOD holds up for Kravchenko and they're all pretty close now.

[Tony Cheval]

KOD holds up?

NO WAI!

[Ando05]

scotty nyugen was 3rd w/ 11 people to go, he tried a bluff which he got called on and lost a couple million, then he doubled some other guy up, he went from 17 million in chips to being broke in about 1 or 2hrs, which really sucks cuz i thought he was def gonna make the final table, and maybe even win it all most likely