1. Saro Getzoyan Lexington, MA $333,379 2. Geoff Sanford Halifax, Nova Scotia $200,511 3. William Thorson Sweden $136,493 4. Thor Hansen Los Angeles, CA $93,008 5. David Gee Gilbert, AZ $68,850 6. Tom Koral Skokie, IL $54,356 7. Raymond Dehkharghani Huntington Beach, CA $41,069 8. Don Todd Davie, FL $30,198 9. Gabriel Nassif Paris $21,742 10. Max Casal $15,009 11. Jack Santos Oceanside, CA $15,009 12. Ayaz Mahmood Houston, TX $15,009 13. Johnathan Gaskell Wigan, United Kingdom $13,891 14. Rick Chase Malibu, CA $13,891 15. Max Pescatori Las Vegas, NV $13,891 16. Brandon Wong Clovis, CA $12,683 17. Ian Johns Mercer Island, WA $12,683 18. Mojtaba Seyedin Las Vegas, NV $12,683 19. Liz Lieu Las Vegas, NV $11,475 20. Eric Froehlich Springfield, VA $11,475 21. John Younger San Antonio, TX $11,475 22. Matthew Woodward New York, NY $11,475 23. Suk Sung Torrance, CA $11,475 24. Ed Fernandez San Jose, CA $11,475 25. James Gorham Vista, CA $11,475 26. Andrew Prock Brisbane, CA $11,475 27. Javier Torresda Tempe, AZ $11,475

Tournament Notes:

--Saro Getzoyan won the $5,000 buy-in "Limit-Hold'em World Championship" at the 2007 World Series of Poker. He is a 27-year-old software developer from Lexington, MA. He is single.

-- Getzoyan's parents came to the U.S. from their native Armenia. He attended undergraduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and earned a Masters Degree from New York University.

-- This was Getzoyan's first time to cash at the WSOP. He has been playing in this tournament since 2005, but had not done much in the previous two years. First place paid $333,379.

-- Getzoyan was concerned that making it to this final table might cost him his job. Just three weeks ago, he took a new position as a software developer for a hedge fund firm in Massachusetts. The previous night, Getzoyan was looking into changing his flight itinerary so that if he busted out of the final table, he could make it to work the next day. Unfortunately, Getzoyan would be forced to miss that flight. He was seen in front of a computer an hour after his victory, looking for the best cross-country airfare back to Boston. "Money doesn't change anything. That's just the way I am," he reportedly commented.

-- Getzoyan arrived at the table low on chips and was sixth in the chip count. It took him about seven hours to achieve victory.

-- Fourth-place finisher Thor Hansen has been playing very well at this year's WSOP. This event marked his third time to cash. He also moved up into 15th place on the all-time "Number of Lifetime Cashes" list, with 36. Hansen is now tied with Mickey Appleman and Jay Heimowitz.

-- Former WSOP gold bracelet winners in-the-money included Hansen (4th), Max Pescatori (15th), and Eric Frohlich (20th).

-- This was the official "Limit Hold'em World Championship." The tournament has the highest buy-in of any such tournament in the world. Interestingly, as recently as five years ago limit hold'em tournaments used to outdraw no-limit tournaments, sometimes as much as 2 to 1. However, no-limit games have far surpassed limit in popularity, especially in tournaments.

-- This was the most cosmopolitan final table of this year's World Series. The final nine players originated from seven different nations - including Canada, China, France, Iran, Norway, Sweden, and the United States.

Nolan Dalla

2007 World Series of Poker