1. Shankar Pillai Commack, NY $527,829 2. Beth Shak Bryn Mawr, PA $328,683 3. Jason Song New York, NY $212,274 4. Dustin Holmes Hollywood, CA $141,516 5. Ben Fineman Las Vegas, NV $100,431 6. Phil Hellmuth Palo Alto, CA $76,464 7. Perry Friedman Las Vegas, NV $57,063 8. Brett Richey Allston, MA $42,227 9. Daniel Corbin New York, NY $30,814 10. Luke Vrabel West Hartford, CT $21,456 11. Noalt Schwartz Bay Harbor Island, FL $21,456 12. Kevin Hong Ontario, CA $21,456 13. Edward Moncada Oakland, CA $19,173 14. Thomas Wahlroos Helsinki, Finland $19,173 15. Scott Bohlman Homer Glen, IL $19,173 16. John-Paul Kelly Aylesbury, UK $16,891 17. Lance Bruner Minneapolis, MN $16,891 18. Feng Chen Netherlands $16,891 19. Jorge Arias Caracas, Venezuela $14,608 20. Norm McDonald Los Angeles, CA $14,608 21. David Gross London, UK $14,608 22. Jeffrey Rothstein New York, NY $14,608 23. Albert Rogers Westlake, OH $14,608 24. Taylor Caby Schaumburg, IL $14,608 25. Evelyn Ng Las Vegas, NV $14,608 26. Robert McLaughlin Washington, DC $14,608 27. Timothy McCarthy Munster, IN $14,608 28. Maureen Feduniak Las Vegas, NV $12,554 29. Phillip Starr College Station, TX $12,554 30. Mark Shoichet Royal Palm Beach, FL $12,554 31. Ronnie Sharp Knoxville, IA $12,554 32. Riccardo Rinaldi Italy $12,554 33. Danny Wong Walnut, CA $12,554 34. John Zentner III Oak Park, CA $12,554 35. Steve Dannenmann Severn, MD $12,554 36. Steve Sarrafzadeh Roslyn, NY $12,554 37. Lawrence Barbetta Wayzata, MN $10,728 38. Leo Wolpert Fairfax, VA $10,728 39. Jesse Chinni Ellicott City, MD $10,728 40. Jung Choi Urbana, IL $10,728 41. Nikolaos Frangos Marys Landing, NJ $10,728 42. Kyle Cox Cypress, TX $10,728 43. William Burdick St. Petersburg, FL $10,728 44. Johannes Steindl Austria $10,728 45. Greg Mueller Vancouver, BC $10,728 46. Oleg Makobehko Moscow, Russian Federation $9,130 47. John Racener Tampa, FL $9,130 48. Bradley Libson Annapolis, MD $9,130 49. Jonathan Snyder Mt. Juliet, TN $9,130 50. Jesse Maupin Rowlett, TX $9,130 51. Steven Conigliaro San Francisco, CA $9,130 52. Jonathan Tare New York, NY $9,130 53. Dennis Perry Williamstown, KY $9,130 54. Andrew Wiggins Aurora, IL $9,130 55. Nicholas Niergarth Elkhorn, WI $7,418 56. Marcel Bedard Quebec, Canada $7,418 57. Stephen Odwyer Las Vegas, NV $7,418 58. Steve Garfinkle Bellingham, WA $7,418 59. David Stefanski Waterford, CT $7,418 60. James Routos Kent, WA $7,418 61. Daniel Podell Los Angeles, CA $7,418 62. Philip Laak Los Angeles, CA $7,418 63. Gerald Gersten Las Vegas, NV $7,418 64. Vivek Rajkumar Seattle, WA $6,163 65. John Garner Springfield, MO $6,163 66. Christopher Howard UK $6,163 67. Jerry Burgess Louisburg, NC $6,163 68. Michel Leibgorin France $6,163 69. Marcello Indelicato San Rafael, CA $6,163 70. Sherif Derias Australia $6,163 71. Ira Mazie Hendersonville, TN $6,163 72. Michael Fong Chicago, IL $6,163 73. Jeffrey Gray San Antonio, TX $5,250 74. Justin Newton Tuscon, AZ $5,250 75. Peter Jetten Toronto,ON $5,250 76. Shawn Glines Las Vegas, NV $5,250 77. N/A 78. Danny Umansky Germantown, TN $5,250 79. Jeffrey Cohen Parkland, FL $5,250 80. James Gorham Vista, CA $5,250 81. Daniel Schmiech Houston, TX $5,250

Tournament Notes:

--The winner of the $3,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship was Shankar Pillai, from Commack, NY. He is a 23-year-old aspiring poker pro, who also spends much of his time working in investments.

-- This was the first WSOP event Pillai has ever entered. He won $527,829 and the gold bracelet.

-- Dustin Holmes arrived at the final table as the chip leader (and eventually exited in fourth place). But from the start, all eyes were on superstar Phil Hellmuth, Jr. The 11-time gold bracelet winner was gunning for number 12 and made things interesting for a while. But he eventually busted out in 6th place.

-- Perry Friedman won a WSOP gold bracelet back in 2002. He exited in 7th place.

-- One of the most unusual hands of the year took place when play was nine-handed. Three players moved in with premium cards. For the first time in memory, three players were essentially "all in" with - A-A. A-A, and K-K. The two pocket aces ended up splitting the pot.

-- Play on Day Three began 10-handed. However, the official final table "started" at nine-handed. There was some early suspense as the lowest stacked player at the start of the day, Phil Hellmuth, was uncertain to reach the finale. When Luke Vrabel busted out in 10th place, Phil Hellmuth locked up yet another milestone in poker history. He officially made it to his 39th final table (lifetime), which placed him into a tie for first place on the all-time "Most WSOP Final Tables" list. He now shares the record with T.J. Cloutier.

-- Cloutier was in the audience, no doubt watching the finale with mixed emotions. Cloutier received a nice ovation from the capacity crowd and a hug from Hellmuth when the announcement was made about the two poker legends sharing the record. Several other poker notables were present, including Phil Ivey who sat in the front row.

-- One poker journalist labeled Hellmuth's achievement "the Triple Crown of Poker." This includes: (1) Most gold bracelets, (2) Most cashes, and (3) Most final tables.

-- Edward "Bolivia" Moncada, who won a WSOP gold bracelet in 2005, took 13th.

-- Norm McDonald, actor and comedian from "Saturday Night Live" fame, finished in 20th place. This is the third straight year McDonald has attended the WSOP. It marked his highest WSOP finish to date.

-- Steve Dannenmann, runner up in the 2005 championship event (second to winner Joe Hachem), finished in 35th place.

-- William Perry finished 53rd. He won last year's World Series of Poker Circuit championship at the Grand Casino in Tunica, MS.

Nolan Dalla

2007 World Series of Poker