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2007 World Series Of Poker
Fri-Sun June 8-10, 2007
Event #13
Pot-Limit Hold’em World Championship
$5,000 BUY-IN

Players: 398

Prize Pool: $1,870,600

1. Allen Cunningham Las Vegas, NV $487,287
2. Jeffrey Lisandro Salerno, Italy $294,620
3. Humberto Brenes San Jose, Costa Rica $197,348
4. Jason Lester Aventura, FL $132,813
5. Joseph Patrick New Castle, PA $99,142
6. Raymond Travis Rice Houston, TX $78,565
7. Gavin Griffin Orange County, CA $58,924
8. Keith Lehr Bossier, LA $43,959
9. Alan Jaffray Silver Springs, NV $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:

-- The winner of the $5,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em championship was Allen Cunningham, from Las Vegas, NV. Cunningham is a 30-year-old poker professional and is certainly one of the top five tournament players in the world. Many would argue he is the very best at the moment.

-- Cunningham was a straight-A student at UCLA when he discovered his talent for poker. About ten years ago while pursuing a degree in civil engineering, he started playing seriously and began making money. He's been a pro ever since.

-- In 1999, Cunningham enjoyed a breakthrough year in tournament poker. It was the same year that emerging rivals Phil Ivey, John Juanda, and Daniel Negreanu invaded the poker scene and began winning millions. Put into a historical retrospect, Cunningham was part of a revolutionary movement in the game of poker that took place during the 1990s, away from older, more traditional players towards younger, inventive new champions.

-- With this fifth WSOP victory, Cunningham moved into even more elite poker territory. He joined seven players who have also won five gold bracelets: a list which currently includes Gary "Bones" Berland, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Layne Flack, Ted Forrest, Berry Johnston, Phil Ivey, and Stu Ungar.

-- The Day Three finale featured five former WSOP gold bracelet winners - the most of any event since last year's $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship. They included Humberto Brenes, Jason Lester, Gavin Griffin, Keith Lehr, and Cunningham himself.

-- Cunningham is one of only six other players who won a WSOP event in three consecutive years. He also won events in 2005 and 2006. The others are Bobby Baldwin, Gary "Bones" Berland, Lakewood Louie, Johnny Moss, Erik Seidel, and Doyle Brunson. It is Brunson who holds the all-time record for consecutive years with a win (4). He accomplished this from 1976-79.

-- At last year's main event, once the final table started, Cunningham was the public favorite to win, despite being behind in chips. He ended up going out in fourth place.

-- This was Cunningham's 30th time to cash at the WSOP. With this victory, which amounts to $487,287 - he moved up into third-place on the all-time WSOP money winners list. Cunningham has now won $6,486,474 in WSOP play. Only the last two world champions - Jamie Gold and Joe Hachem have won more money.

-- Jeffrey Lisandro has yet to win a gold bracelet at the WSOP, despite being one of the game's best players. He was the runner up in this event.

-- Jason Lester finished in fourth place. He was the defending champion in this event from last year, but fell just short this time.

-- The seventh-place finisher in this event was Gavin Griffin. Best known for being the youngest gold bracelet winner of all-time when he won at age 22, Griffin dyed his hair pink to raise money and awareness for the Avon Breast Cancer Center. He encourages those interested to visit his website at: www.gavingriffin.net

-- 2000 world champ Chris "Jesus" Ferguson finished in 13th place.

-- Steve Billirakis' bid to become the youngest player in history to win two WSOP gold bracelets fell short. He did cash however, finishing 29th.

-- This event is the "Pot-Limit Hold'em World Championship." It is the highest buy-in pot-limit event in the world. It attracts the toughest field of any competition. It is a World Series of Poker attraction. Now and henceforth, it shall be the official world championship of the game.

Nolan Dalla


2007 World Series of Poker

Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4
Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Event 8
Event 9 Event 10 Event 11 Event 12
Event 13 Event 14 Event 15 Event 16
Event 17 Event 18 Event 19 Event 20
Event 21 Event 22 Event 23 Event 24
Event 25 Event 26 Event 27 Event 28
Event 29 Event 30 Event 31 Event 32
Event 33 Event 34 Event 35 Event 36
Event 37 Event 38 Event 39 Event 40
Event 41 Event 42 Event 43 Event 44
Event 45 Event 46 Event 47 Event 48
Event 49 Event 50 Event 51 Event 52
Event 53 Event 54 Event 55 Day 1-A Event 55 Day 1-B
Event 55 Day 1-C Event 55 Day 1-D Event 55 Day 2-A Event 55 Day 2-B
Event 55 Day 3 Event 55 Day 4 Event 55 Day 5 Event 55 Day 6
Event 55 Final Table

 

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