1. James Mackey Columbia, MO $730,740 2. Stuart Fox Birmingham, UK $448,892 3. Michael Binger Las Vegas, NV $295,245 4. William McMahan Newport, TN $194,319 5. Karga Holt Atlanta, GA $140,091 6. Nick Schulman New York, NY $108,457 7. Jon Sorensen Denmark $81,343 8. John Barch McKinney, TX $60,254 9. Michael Gracz Raleigh, NC $43,684 10. Ross Boatman Hendon, London, UK $29,073 11. Phil Laak Los Angeles, CA $29,073 12. Feming Chan West Windsor, NJ $29,073 13. Kathy Liebert Las Vegas, NV $26,060 14. Chris Martin Bourbannais, IL $26,060 15. Jason Lee Hobe Sound, FL $26,060 16. Varahram Vardjavand Germany $23,047 17. Jose Martinez Thousand Oaks, CA $23,047 18. Michael Glasser Plantation, FL $23,047 19. Lyle Randall Vincent St. Petersburg, FL $20,034 20. Daniel Fuhs Long Beach, FL $20,034 21. Sirous Jamshidi Broomall, PA $20,034 22. Dustin Dirksen Iowa City, IA $20,034 23. Thomas James Cloutier Richardson, TX $20,034 24. Paul Zalewski Mt Prospect, IL $20,034 25. Joshua Weiland Yankton, SD $20,034 26. Jan Von Halle Hamburg, Germany $20,034 27. Max Pescatori Milan, Italy $20,034 28. Dustin Woolf Los Angeles, CA $17,172 29. Matthew Sterling Brownstown, IN $17,172 30. Jesse Chinni Ellicott City, MD $17,172 31. Mark Gregorich Las Vegas, NV $17,172 32. Samuel Hapak Budapest, Hungry $17,172 33. Jim Sachindis Victoria, Australia $17,172 34. Benjamin Hock Brookfield, WI $17,172 35. $17,172 36. Mike Sexton Henderson, NV $17,172 37. Charles Pacheco Los Angeles, CA $14,762 38. $14,762 39. $14,762 40. Philip Tom Las Vegas, NV $14,762 41. Birger Sorensen $14,762 42. $14,762 43. $14,762 44. Gregory Baird Hinsdale, IL $14,762 45. Benjamin Roberts London, UK $14,762 46. Cliff Josephy Muttontown, NY $12,653 47. Rory Mathews Scotland, UK $12,653 48. Max Reele Fort Walton, FL $12,653 49. Kiarash Hamadani Los Angeles, CA $12,653 50. Jennifer Tilly Harbour City, CA $12,653 51. Kyle Bowker Walton, KY $12,653 52. Joshua Vanduyn San Diego, CA $12,653 53. Nicholas Gibson England $12,653 54. Allen Cunningham Las Vegas, NV $12,653 55. William Durrant Frankfort, IL $10,394 56. Alex Balandin New York, NY $10,394 57. Chris McCormack Laurel Hollow, WY $10,394 58. Alex Jacob Parkland, FL $10,394 59. Jonathan Honig Boca Raton, FL $10,394 60. Davidson Matthew Toronto, ON $10,394 61. Tonio Scali New York, NY $10,394 62. William Kanowitz Jackson, WY $10,394 63. Geoffrey Sanford Nova Scotia, Canada $10,394

Tournament Notes:

--The winner of the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship was James Mackey. He is a 21-year-old (aspiring) poker professional from Columbia, MO. Mackey is originally from Kansas City. He attended the University of Missouri for two years.

-- Mackey studied medicine at UM. He took a leave of absence between his sophomore and senior year to play poker. He has supported himself for about a year since then, and will no doubt have a much bigger bankroll now after winning this event. First place paid $730,740.

-- Mackey stated he intends to return to school at some point. However, he has found poker to be so lucrative that he wants to concentrate on improving as a player for a time before deciding what to pursue in terms of an education. He plans to stay in Columbia, MO.

-- Mackey was supported by a core group of poker players who met online. He is well-known in the online community.

-- He is the third-youngest WSOP winner in history. At 21 years and 4 months, Mackey is a bit older than Jeff Madsen and Steve Billirakis (21 years, 11 days).

-- The final table included two finalists from each of the last two $10,000 buy-in main events. Tex Barch finished 3rd in 2005. He went out 8th in this event. Michael Binger also took third, in 2006. It was deju vu again, as Binger took 3rd place in this event. Both players continue to strive for their first WSOP win.

-- Jan Sorensen is a two-time former WSOP gold bracelet winner - for Pot-Limit Omaha (2002) and Seven-Card Stud (2006). He finished in 7th place.

-- Mike Gracz was one of two former WSOP gold bracelet winners at the final table. He won over half a million dollars in a No-Limit Hold'em event in 2005. He took 9th place in this event.

-- This was the fastest final table of the year and the quickest WSOP finale since May 2003. The finale table was played in a lightening-fast 2 hours, 35 minutes.

-- Former WSOP gold bracelet winners Kathy Liebert and Max Pescatori finished 13th and 27th, respectively.

-- T.J. Cloutier cashed for the first time at this year's World Series, coming in 23rd. He has now cashed 52 times (lifetime) which ranks third on the all-time list.

-- For the fifth-consecutive year, Mark Gregorich has cashed in at least two WSOP events. Gregorich is one of the top Omaha High-Low cash game players in the world. But his last five cashes have all been in hold'em.

-- Poker broadcaster and ambassador Mike Sexton finished in 36th place.

-- Academy Award-nominated actress Jennifer Tilly finished in 50th place.

-- Allen Cunningham, who won his fifth WSOP gold bracelet last week, finished in 54th place.

-- ESPN play-by-play man Mike Patrick (perhaps best known as the anchor for Sunday Night Football) played several WSOP events this week.

Nolan Dalla

2007 World Series of Poker