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Encyclopedia > 2007 World Series of Poker

The 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 1, 2007. The $10,000 (US) no-limit Texas hold 'em Main Event began on July 6 and was completed on the morning of July 18. All events were held at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada by Harrah's Entertainment, which has run the annual event since its purchase from the Binion family in 2004. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... USD redirects here. ... Texas hold em involves community cards available to all players (pictured here on the left). ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino is located off the Las Vegas Strip in Clark County, Nevada, USA. It is better known as The Rio and is owned and operated by Harrahs Entertainment. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... The company known as Harrahs Entertainment was founded on October 30, 1937 as a small bingo parlor in Reno, Nevada operated by William F. Harrah. ...


For the first time players began each event with double the amount of chips as the buy-in. This means that players in the Main Event started with 20,000 chips. The blind structure has also been increased and some blind levels removed but slowed to allow for more play.


In addition to the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, which was first played at the 2006 World Series of Poker, this year there were two additional H.O.R.S.E. events with lower buyins ($2,500 and $5,000). H.O.R.S.E is a form of poker commonly played at the high stakes tables at casinos. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions scheduled for June 28 and 29. ...


Tom Schneider, who won two events and made one other final table, won the Player of the Year Award. Michael Binger and Chad Brown led all other players with eight money finishes. Tom Schneider (born December 24, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a professional poker player from Phoenix, Arizona. ... Michael Binger (born c. ... Chad Brown (born in Manhattan, New York) is an American actor, poker player and commentator, based in Los Angeles, California. ...


The annual celebrity event was changed this year, as it became a pro and celeb event called "Ante Up for Africa", hosted by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke. The final two players, Dan Shak and Brandon Moran, agreed to share first place and donate all prize money to charities in Darfur. Don Cheadle (born November 29, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actor. ... Annie Duke (born September 13, 1965) is a professional poker player and author. ... For other uses, see Darfur (disambiguation). ...

Contents

Event Schedule

Event
Number
Event Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 $5,000 World Championship Mixed Hold'em Steve Billirakis $536,287 Greg Mueller Results
2 $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'em Frederick Narciso $104,701 Charles Fisher Results
3 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Ciaran O'Leary $727,012 Paul Evans Results
4 $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em Mike Spegal $252,290 Gavin Smith Results
5 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better Tom Schneider $214,347 Ed Tonnellier Results
6 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Gary Styczynski $280,715 Varouzhan Gumroyan Results
7 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Burt Boutin $868,745 Erik Cajelais Results
8 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys Michael Chu $585,744 Tommy Vu Results
9 $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo Split 8 or Better Alex Kravchenko $228,446 Bryan Devonshire Results
10 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Will Durkee $566,916 Todd Terry Results
11 $5,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Chris Reslock $258,453 Phil Ivey Results
12 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed Jason Warner $481,698 David Zeitlin Results
13 $5,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em Allen Cunningham $487,287 Jeffrey Lisandro Results
14 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Michael Keiner $146,987 Nesbitt Coburn Results
15 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Phil Hellmuth $637,254 Andy Philachack Results
16 $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. James Richburg $239,503 Walter Browne Results
17 $1,000 World Championship Ladies No Limit Hold'em Sally Boyer $262,077 Anne Heft Results
18 $5,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em Saro Getzoyan $333,379 Geoff Sanford Results
19 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Francois Safieddine $521,785 John Phan Results
20 $2,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better Ryan Hughes $176,358 Min Lee Results
21 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout Don Baruch $264,107 Jared Davis Results
22 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em James Mackey $730,740 Stuart Fox Results
23 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Scott Clements $194,206 Eric Lynch Results
24 $3,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split 8 or Better Eli Elezra $198,984 Scotty Nguyen Results
25 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Ben Ponzio $599,467 David Hewitt Results
26 $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. Ralph Schwartz $275,683 Bill Gazes Results
27 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em David Stucke $603,069 Young Cho Results
28 $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shankar Pillai $527,829 Beth Shak Results
29 $1,500 Seven Card Razz Katja Thater $132,653 Larry St. Jean Results
30 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed Hoyt Corkins $515,065 Terrence Chan Results
31 $5,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold'em Dan Schreiber $425,594 Mark Muchnik Results
32 $2,000 Seven Card Stud Jeffrey Lisandro $118,426 Nick Frangos Results
33 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/Rebuys Alan Smurfit $464,867 Qushqar Morad Results
34 $3,000 Limit Hold'em Alexander Borteh $225,483 Brandon Wong Results
35 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Ryan Young $615,955 Dustin Dirksen Results
36 $5,000 World Championship Omaha Hi/Lo Split 8 or Better John Guth $363,216 Robert Stevanovski Results
37 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em Greg Hopkins $269,274 Jason Newburger Results
38 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Robert Cheung $673,628 Richard Murnick Results
39 $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Freddy Deeb $2,276,832 Bruno Fitoussi Results
40 $1,500 Mixed Hold'em Fred Goldberg $204,935 Rene Mouritsen Results
41 $1,000 World Championship Seniors No Limit Hold'em Ernest Bennett $348,423 Tony Korfman Results
42 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Split 8 or Better Lukasz Dumanski $227,454 David Bach Results
43 $2,000 Limit Hold'em Saif Ahmad $217,329 William Jensen Results
44 $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split Frankie O'Dell $240,057 Thang Luu Results
45 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Short Handed Bill Edler $904,672 Alex Bolotin Results
46 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better Tom Schneider $147,713 Hoyt Verner Results
47 $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Blair Rodman $707,898 Amato Galasso Results
48 $1,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball w/Rebuys Rafi Amit $227,005 Lenny Martin Results
49 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Chandrasekhar Billavara $722,914 Taylor Douglas Results
50 $10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha Robert Mizrachi $768,889 Rene Mouritsen Results
51 $1,000 S.H.O.E. Dao Bac $157,975 Adam Geyer Results
52 $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys Michael Graves $742,121 Theo Tran Results
53 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout Ram Vaswani $217,438 Andy Ward Results
54 $5,000 World Championship 2-7 Draw Lowball w/Rebuys Erik Seidel $538,835 Chad Brown Results
55 $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em Main Event Jerry Yang $8,250,000 Tuan Lam Results

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2007 records

  • Steve Billirakis became the youngest person to ever win a WSOP bracelet at 21 years and 11 days. This record would be broken three months later at the World Series of Poker Europe by Annette Obrestad, aged 18 years, 364 days.
  • Phil Hellmuth became the first player to win 11 bracelets.
  • Phil Hellmuth set a record of 63 WSOP cashes.
  • June 9th was the busiest WSOP day ever, with 3,009 participants starting in two events on the same day.[1]
  • The largest non-WSOP Main Event tournament record was broken. The $1500 Buy In No Limit Hold'em Event #49 attracted a record 3151 players for the noon start. This event broke the single busiest start date set on June 9th.
  • Annie Duke set the women's record with 33 WSOP cashes.
  • 1286 women set a new record for number of participants in an all women's poker tournament.
  • This year's WSOP also boasted the largest number of total registrants in history, with 54,288 registrations for all of the events.
  • Michael Binger and Chad Brown tied Phil Hellmuth and Humberto Brenes for most ITM finishes in a single World Series of Poker with eight.

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Main Event

The $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event began on July 6 with the first of four separate starting days. 6,358 players entered, 2,415 fewer than in 2006. This is the first time since 1992 that the Main Event experienced a reduction in participants. As the total number of registrants for the 2007 WSOP set a record at 54,288 with a total prize pool of $159,796,918 ($59,784,954 for the Main Event),[2] the decrease in the number of participants in the Main Event has been attributed to a recent law that limits Internet gambling.[3] As a result of this law, Harrah's did not allow online poker websites to directly purchase Main Event seats and offer them as prizes, if the sites conducted business with US citizens.[4] Online entries to the Main Event that were won as prizes on Internet poker sites were a substantial contributor to the dramatic growth the Main Event saw in the 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. [5][3] The reduced field also meant a nearly one-third reduction in the Main Event's grand prize, from the record $12 million (US) in 2006 to $8.25 million. The 1992 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, Pub. ... USD redirects here. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ...


A different, flatter, payout structure was introduced in 2007 further reducing the prize money awarded to the final table finishers. Players who busted early in the money received a larger share than they would have in 2006. The lowest payouts in 2007 were $20,320 (just over double the buyin), as compared to $10,616 in 2006. Every player who made the final table in 2006 won over 1.5 million dollars.


A minor controversy arose during the main event. The colors of the chips made it very difficult to differentiate between the chip values. Pokernews.com posted the following note on its live reporting log, "It has literally been impossible for us to count these players' stacks due to the positioning of the cameras and the incredibly similar colors of the various chip denominations."[6] Pokernews also reported that the chip color has affected play, "Because of the similarly-colored chips it took the dealer some time to count down Kluber's stack, and not long after Rahme began thinking about his response Kluber called the clock on him."[6] Other players have complained that they can't count their opponents stacks and fear asking for a chip count as speaking may reveal the strength of their hand.

Final Table
Place Name Prize
1st Jerry Yang $8,250,000
2nd Tuan Lam $4,840,981
3rd Raymond Rahme $3,048,025
4th Alex Kravchenko $1,852,721
5th Jon Kalmar $1,255,069
6th Hevad Khan $956,243
7th Lee Childs $705,229
8th Lee Watkinson $585,699
9th Philip Hilm $525,934

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Other notable high finishes

NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

Place Name Prize
11th Scotty Nguyen $476,926
16th Kenny Tran $381,302
23rd Bill Edler $333,490
25th Daniel Alaei $333,490

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Performance of past World Champions

Name Year Event Champion Eliminated
(day)
ITM Place Prize
T. "Amarillo Slim" Preston 1972 1
Doyle Brunson 1976 and 1977 1
Bobby Baldwin 1978 2
Tom McEvoy 1983 2
Berry Johnston 1986 4 113th $58,570
Johnny Chan 1987 and 1988 1
Phil Hellmuth 1989 1
Brad Daugherty 1991 1
Jim Bechtel 1993 2
Dan Harrington 1995 2
Huck Seed 1996 5 73rd $130,288
Scotty Nguyen 1998 6 11th $476,926
Chris Ferguson 2000 3
Carlos Mortensen 2001 4 217th $51,398
Robert Varkonyi 2002 4 177th $51,398
Chris Moneymaker 2003 2
Greg Raymer 2004 1
Joe Hachem 2005 2
Jamie Gold 2006 1

Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. ... Doyle Brunson, also known as Texas Dolly, (born August 10, 1933 in Longworth, Fisher County, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. ... Bobby The Owl Baldwin is a professional poker player and casino executive. ... Tom McEvoy (born November 14, 1944 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) is a professional poker player and author. ... Berry Johnston is a professional poker player. ... For the actor, see Johnny Chan (actor). ... Phillip J. Hellmuth, Jr. ... Brad Daugherty (born July 5, 1951 in Mountain Grove, Missouri) is a professional poker player. ... Jim Bechtel is a professional poker player. ... Action Dan Harrington (born December 6, 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is a professional poker player. ... Huckleberry (Huck) Seed (born 1969?) is an American professional poker player. ... Thuan Scotty Nguyen (born October 28, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam) [1] is a Vietnamese American professional poker player. ... Chris Jesus Ferguson (born April 11, 1963, in Los Angeles, CA) is a professional poker player. ... Juan Carlos Mortensen (born April 13, 1972 in Ambato, Ecuador) is a professional poker player, known for his loose play, bluffing tactics, and interesting chip-stacking style. ... Robert Varkonyi (born October 7, 1961) is a professional poker player. ... Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... Gregory Raymer (born on June 25, 1964) [1] is a professional poker player. ... Joseph (Joe) Hachem (pronounced Ha-shem) (Arabic: جوزف هاشم) (born 3 November 1966 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese-Australian poker player. ... Jamie M. Gold (born August 25, 1969)[1] is an American television producer, an experienced talent agent, and poker tournament player, based in Malibu, California. ...

Celebrities in the 2007 Main Event

Kirk Acevedo (born November 27, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Chinese descent, best known for his performances as Miguel Alvarez in Oz and Hector Salazar in Law & Order: Trial by Jury. ... Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, United States) is an American actor, director, comedian and voice artist. ... José Canseco y Capas, Jr. ... Steve Davis OBE (born August 22, 1957) is an English professional snooker player who was born in London and lives in Brentwood, Essex with his wife and two sons. ... Shannon Elizabeth (born September 7, 1973) is an American actress, poker player, and former fashion model. ... Jones aerobics video from 1987 Janet-Marie Jones (born January 10, 1961) is an American actress, dancer, and aerobics instructor. ... Norman Gene Macdonald (born October 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor and comedian. ... Alexander James McLean (born January 9, 1978) rose to fame as a member of the band Backstreet Boys. ... For other uses, see Nelly (disambiguation). ... Raymond Romano (born December 21, 1957 in Queens, New York) is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated, American actor and comedian best known for his starring role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. ... Edward Paul Teddy Sheringham MBE (born April 2, 1966 in Highams Park, London) is a veteran English professional footballer currently playing for Colchester United. ... Maxime Talbot (born February 11, 1984 in LeMoyne, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player [1]. Talbot was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the eight round, 234th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. ... Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968), nicknamed the Magic Man, is a professional boxer from Orlando, Florida, who is the former undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world. ... Steve Davis OBE (born August 22, 1957) is an English professional snooker player who was born in London and lives in Brentwood, Essex with his wife and two sons. ... Jennifer Tilly (born September 16, 1958)[1] is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and a World Series of Poker bracelet winner. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... René Angélil (born January 16, 1942 in Montréal) is a Canadian of Lebanese and Syrian ancestry. ... Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish football player, a key member of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup. ... Brad Garrett (born Brad H. Gerstenfeld[1] on April 14, 1960) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian known for his roles on the television sitcoms Everybody Loves Raymond and Til Death. ... Rick Salomon (born 24 January 1968 in Neptune, New Jersey) is best known for his relationships with various female celebrities, including Shannen Doherty, Paris Hilton, and Pamela Anderson. ... Richard Tocchet (born on April 9, 1964 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey player. ... Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television talk show host. ... Todd Phillips was born in 1970 in Brooklyn, New York. ... Sam Simon is an American television producer and writer, most notable as one of the original developers of The Simpsons, along with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks. ... Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. ... Sully Erna (born Salvatore Paul Erna February 7, 1968 in Lawrence, Massachusetts), is both the vocalist and primary songwriter for the hard rock/heavy metal band, Godsmack. ...

World Series of Poker Europe

Under the leadership of WSOP commissioner, Jeffrey Pollack, the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion of the World Series of Poker. In September 2007, the first WSOP championship events outside of Las Vegas took place in London. It was the first time that WSOP bracelets were awarded outside of Las Vegas.[7] Three tournaments were held, with the main event being a £10,000 buy-in no-limit hold 'em tournament. The main event was won by Norwegian online prodigy Annette Obrestad, who won on the day before her 19th birthday and became the youngest person ever to win a WSOP bracelet. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is the first expansion effort of World Series of Poker-branded poker tournaments outside of the United States. ... Jeffrey Pollack is the Vice President of Sports and Entertainment Marketing at Harrahs Casino and Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The 2007 WSOP Main Event Bracelet A bracelet is awared to each of the winners of the 50+ plus events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... GBP redirects here. ... Annette Annette_15 Obrestad (born September 18, 1988) is a Norwegian poker player. ...


See also

This article is a list of results of the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts. ...

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