1. Robert “RCW” Cheung Vancouver, BC $673,628 2. Richard Murnick Montclair, NJ $417,117 3. Erica Schoenberg Las Vegas, NV $261,646 4. John Kranyak New York, NY $170,639 5. Andrew Lee Ocean Township, NJ $119,447 6. Chris Bjorin London, UK $87,215 7. Suey Wong Madison, WI $68,255 8. Ernie Crespo Los Angeles, CA $51,192 9. Nick Goodall London, UK $40,195 10. Ryan Osborne Redmond, WA $33,369 11. Georges Djen France $33,369 12. Ed Fernandez San Jose, CA $33,369 13. Marcus Collins Perth, Australia $29,577 14. David Cossio El Paso, TX $29,577 15. Shane Stacey Hyde Park, VT $29,577 16. Joshua Vanduyn San Diego, CA $25,785 17. Phillip Motsinger Brandon, FL $25,785 18. Mark Arum Atlanta, GA $25,785 19. Morgan Machina Mission, CA $21,993 20. Zachary Clark Lafayette, CA $21,993 21. Burt Boutin Henderson, NV $21,993 22. Rodeen Talebi Los Angeles, CA $21,993 23. Michael Perrazzo Greenville, SC $21,993 24. Fred Lavassani Burbank, CA $21,993 25. Karl Mahrenholz London, UK $21,993 26. Mitchell Hecht Ontario, Canada $21,993 27. John Roberts Orange Beach, AL $21,993 28. Darin Haddock Lakeside, MT $18,581 29. Jeffrey Kimber London, UK $18,581 30. Jeffrey Alexander Cambridge, MA $18,581 31. Marcel Luske Amsterdam, Netherlands $18,581 32. Joshua Millet Los Angeles, CA $18,581 33. Marc McCormick North Las Vegas, NV $18,581 34. Billy Poindexter San Antonio, TX $18,581 35. Chip Ferguson Columbus, OH $18,581 36. Andrew Sandomire Littleton, CO $18,581 37. Christopher Nash Rockwall, TX $15,547 38. Julian Leferre Arncott, England $15,547 39. Jason Kallivokas Reston, VA $15,547 40. Timothy Dolan Houston, TX $15,547 41. Men "The Master" Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA $15,547 42. Eric Lynch Olathe, KS $15,547 43. Sorel Mizzi Toronto, ON $15,547 44. Richard Crocker Las Vegas, NV $15,547 45. Mark Utterback Las Vegas, NV $15,547 46. Kathleen Liebert Las Vegas, NV $12,893 47. Nicholas Manganaro Omaha, NE $12,893 48. Albertin Hernandez Downey, CA $12,893 49. Stephen Frakes North Hills, CA $12,893 50. Justin Henry Los Angeles, CA $12,893 51. Travis Pearson Las Vegas, NV $12,893 52. Justin Jorgensen Los Angeles, CA $12,893 53. Phillippe Olbrechts Issaquah, WA $12,893 54. John Jackson Henderson, NV $12,893 55. Roderic Ueno Pearl City, HI $10,618 56. Arthur Min Austin, TX $10,618 57. Gary Bogdanski Lyndhurst, MI $10,618 58. Aram Zerounian Portola Hills, CA $10,618 59. Allan King San Diego, CA $10,618 60. Joseph Najjar Pepperell, MA $10,618 61. Joseph Cappello New Rochelle, NY $10,618 62. Eric Hershler Los Angeles, CA $10,618 63. Charles Leonard $10,618 64. Scott Rose Chappaqua, NY $8,722 65. Anna Yen Las Vegas, NV $8,722 66. David Minto Alamogordo, NM $8,722 67. Richard Digiorgio Los Angeles, CA $8,722 68. Matthew Molinari Massapequa Park, NY $8,722 69. David Sparks Norman, OK $8,722 70. Sajid Zia Fremont, CA $8,722 71. Timothy Debenport Baton Rouge, LA $8,722 72. George Dunst Madison, WI $8,722 73. Frank Lin Los Angeles, CA $7,205 74. Dominic Canicosa San Francisco, CA $7,205 75. Edward Moncada Oakland, CA $7,205 76. Adam Bondra Santa Ana, CA $7,205 77. Timothy Jaxon Sebastopol, CA $7,205 78. Robert Hwang Clark, NJ $7,205 79. Nicholas Rainey Las Vegas, NV $7,205 80. Edward Ross Los Gatos, CA $7,205 81. Jason Finn Chicago, IL $7,205 82. Walter Remaley West Palm Beach, FL $6,067 83. Peter Sullivan Roscoe, IL $6,067 84. Michael Banducci Traverse City, MI $6,067 85. Patrick Quinn Fort Myers, FL $6,067 86. Jesper Hoog Sweden $6,067 87. Eric Strong Scotch Plains, NJ $6,067 88. Marc Lome St. Louis Park, MN $6,067 89. Andrew Kelsall Tampa, Fl $6,067 90. Daniel Bokech Lewis Center, OH $6,067 91. Stephen Mills Santa Fe, NM $5,309 92. Steven Simmons Pocatello, ID $5,309 93. Peter Nifakos West Palm Beach, FL $5,309 94. Ronald Faltinsky Montebello, CA $5,309 95. Christian Zetzsche Germany $5,309 96. Alex Jacob Parkland, FL $5,309 97. Raymond Luysterborghs West Haven, CT $5,309 98. Dimitrios Koutougos Canada $5,309 99. Valter Farina Italy $5,309 100. David Zeitlin New York, NY $4,740 101. Norman Gautron Canada $4,740 102. Edward Holyoke Buellton, CA $4,740 103. Thomas Ross Brooklyn, NY $4,740 104. John Hom San Rafael, CA $4,740 105. Philip Sykes Mt. Pleasant, SC $4,740 106. Betty Siegelin Baton Rouge, LA $4,740 107. Matthew Murphy Panorama City, CA $4,740 108. Daniel Rumph Chicago, IL $4,740 109. Mike Pietrzak Henderson, NV $4,740 110. Dan Bush Wasilla, AK $4,740 111. Brian Huenefield Edgewood, KY $4,740 112. Motoyuki Mabuchi Japan $4,740 113. Kendale Limahai Waikoloa, HI $4,740 114. Nick Andricopulos Palos Park, IL $4,740 115. Anthony Lee Honolulu, HI $4,740 116. Tae Baik Colmar, PA $4,740 117. Jeffery Platt Redford Township, MI $4,740 118. Chris Ferguson Pacific Palisades, CA $4,740 119. Paul McGuire Bronx, NY $4,740 120. John Miller Dearborn Heights, MI $4,740 121. Grant Thompson Los Angeles, CA $4,740 122. Robert Goldfarb Scottsdale, AZ $4,740 123. Dmitriy Bykov Los Angeles, CA $4,740 124. Daniel Gotch McDonough, GA $4,740 125. Marcello Delgrosso $4,740 126. John Gordon Clearwater, FL $4,740 127. Cristian Avendanobarrera Las Vegas, NV $4,361 128. John Campbell San Diego, CA $4,361 129. Joseph Haddad Portland, OR $4,361 130. Benjamin Prince Lake Park, GA $4,361 131. Thomas Schreiber Danielson, CT $4,361 132. Charles Sewell Oklahoma City, OK $4,361 133. Jeffrey Kaplow Rye Brook, NY $4,361 134. Thomas Walker Newport Beach, CA $4,361 135. Julie Dang Montclair, CA $4,361 136. Sovann Sin Stockton, CA $4,361 137. Jeffrey Bergerson Roseville, MN $4,361 138. David Robbins Fortson, GA $4,361 139. Jae Pak Folsom, CA $4,361 140. Ryan Roberts Thousand Oaks, CA $4,361 141. David Thomas Portsmouth, VA $4,361 142. Douglas Harrah Chandler, AZ $4,361 143. Serena Liu Fremont, CA $4,361 144. Peter Clarke Oakhurst, CA $4,361 145. Earl Odom San Ramon, CA $4,361 146. Martin May Plantation, FL $4,361 147. Ryan Dersch Evansville, IN $4,361 148. David Leisge Colorado Springs, CO $4,361 149. John Merrick Newport Beach, CA $4,361 150. Roy Levalle Hermosa Beach, CA $4,361 151. Michael Landers Las Vegas, NV $4,361 152. David Wilson Tallahassee, FL $4,361 153. Hyun Kim Diamond Bar, CA $4,361 154. Allan Jacobi Moraga, CA $4,361 155. Randall Martinat Garden City, ID $4,361 156. Aaron Cole Weatherford, TX $4,361 157. Eugene Tito Glendale, CA $4,361 158. Ronnie Nichols Fisherville, KY $4,361 159. Don Zewin Las Vegas, NV $4,361 160. Mark Bonner Eielson AFB, AK $4,361 161. Christian Laidig Citrus Heights, CA $4,361 162. Eric Richter Washington, DC $4,361 163. Domenic Mirabelli Maple, ON $3,982 164. Gerald Miller Iowa, LA $3,982 165. John David Wimberly Bozeman, MT $3,982 166. Aaron Raap Meridian, ID $3,982 167. Michael Hutsko Miami, FL $3,982 168. Steven Beck Commack, NY $3,982 169. Ryan Daut Basking Ridge, NJ $3,982 170. Erik Norton Boston, MA $3,982 171. Richard Fox Flushing, MI $3,982 172. Robert Marshall Roseville, MI $3,982 173. Jeff Collins Galien, MI $3,982 174. Farzad Najafabadi Gaithersburg, MD $3,982 175. John Smith New York, NY $3,982 176. Ronald Savellano Cerritos, CA $3,982 177. Joshua Gideon Decatur, GA $3,982 178. Audley Harrison Las Vegas, NV $3,982 179. Aaron Thurston Aurora, CO $3,982 180. Lonnie Roberts Gilbert, AZ $3,982 181. Matthew Voorhees Englewood, CO $3,982 182. Aaron Lewis Tampa, FL $3,982 183. Andrew Webking Belleville, WA $3,982 184. Lee Markholt Eatonville, WA $3,982 185. William Roseberry Hemet, CA $3,982 186. Jonathan Heath UK $3,982 187. Minh Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA $3,982 188. Edmund Alipoon Costa Mesa, CA $3,982 189. Drew Gisenberg Woodcliff Lake, NJ $3,982 190. Luigi Caramatti Italy $3,982 191. Garrett Allen Chandler, AZ $3,982 192. Tolga Ural Seattle, WA $3,982 193. Quinn Do Los Angeles, CA $3,982 194. Hankey Lewis Springfield, MO $3,982 195. Adrian Wee Netherlands $3,982 196. Mark "Pegasus" Smith Georgetown, KY $3,982 197. Matthew Clements Austin, TX $3,982 198. John Gruszczynski Baltimore, MD $3,982 199. Russell Nygren La Mirada, CA $3,602 200. Hicham Chami Dearborn Heights, MI $3,602 201. Tracy Morgan Duncan, OK $3,602 202. Josh Teel Cleveland Heights, OH $3,602 203. David Belfiore Selden, NY $3,602 204. Waylon Frey San Marcos, TX $3,602 205. Brad Paleg Silver Spring, MD $3,602 206. Robert Wing Jacksonville, FL $3,602 207. Dondi Dismer Livermore, CA $3,602 208. Mark Bryan Orange, CA $3,602 209. Mike Oshaughnessy Antioch, CA $3,602 210. Jonathan Austria San Francisco, CA $3,602 211. Janiece Fidler Honey Brook, PA $3,602 212. Alan Lake Witney, UK $3,602 213. Kirk Uyezu Honolulu, HI $3,602 214. Giovanni Massa St Laurent, QB $3,602 215. Ryan Bockiaro Miami, FL $3,602 216. Larry Nordgren Pacifica, CA $3,602 217. Daniel Hirleman Tempe, AZ $3,602 218. Ronald Glantz Weston, FL $3,602 219. Daniel Call Springfield, IL $3,602 220. Karen Manfrede St Louis, MO $3,602 221. Mark Rochford Las Vegas, NV $3,602 222. Eric Iwamoto Honolulu, HI $3,602 223. Jason Blanchard Highaland Ranch, CO $3,602 224. Patrick Heneghan Chicago, IL $3,602 225. Robert Ruhl Sunland, CA $3,602 226. Peter Dunaj Englewood, CO $3,602 227. Ali Asar Corona, CA $3,602 228. Marco Palacios Irving, TX $3,602 229. Eric Mizrachi Sunny Isles Beach, FL $3,602 230. Karen Karnafel $3,602 231. Shawn Clingan Duarte, CA $3,602 232. Nicholas Tsoukalas New York, NY $3,602 233. Adam El Payaa Forest Park, IL $3,602 234. Gary Dolenga La Quinta, CA $3,602 235. James Cleer Selma, TX $3,223 236. Juha Helppi Finland $3,223 237. Xhelal Fusha Fort Worth, FL $3,223 238. Keefe Jones Gainesville, FL $3,223 239. Dagobert Flores San Angelo, TX $3,223 240. James Dzatko Highland, CA $3,223 241. Michael Ebert Eugene, OR $3,223 242. Thomas Love Marietta, OH $3,223 243. Shawn Lusher Kansas City, KS $3,223 244. Bradley Skarpness Alpharetta, GA $3,223 245. Mark Dingeman Phoenix, AZ $3,223 246. Roberto Salvadori Italy $3,223 247. Patrick Maurer Woodbury, MN $3,223 248. Robert Fishman Glenwood Springs, CO $3,223 249. Brian Hawkins Brandon, FL $3,223 250. David Lapychak North Port, FL $3,223 251. Timothy Buckley Bolingbrook, IL $3,223 252. Albert Fu Houston, TX $3,223 253. John Gruszczynski St. Charles, MO $3,223 254. Michael Bramm South Africa $3,223 255. Andrew Vandekop Dallas, TX $3,223 256. Andrew Chud Dallas, TX $3,223 257. Carl Brewington Hermitage, TN $3,223 258. Kent Frampton Whitefish, MT $3,223 259. Gary Snyder Muskogee, OK $3,223 260. James Taylor Las Vegas, NV $3,223 261. Mark Grabowski Cumming, GA $3,223 262. Alexander Johnoff Mesa, AZ $3,223 263. Chih-Hao Lin China $3,223 264. Kenneth Stead Reserve, NM $3,223 265. James Farschon San Diego, CA $3,223 266. Andrew Miklos Largo, FL $3,223 267. Paul Quade Highlands Ranch, CO $3,223 268. Craig Mueller Port Huron, MI $3,223 269. William Sensenbach Blackfoot, ID $3,223 270. Eric Ryles Alexandria, VA $3,223

Tournament Notes:

--The winner of the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship (Event #38) was Robert Cheung, a 46-year-old businessman from Vancouver, BC (Canada). Cheung was born in Hong Kong. He holds a Ph.D.

-- Cheung has only been playing poker seriously for about two years. He learned the game from his friends. This was his fourth time to cash at the WSOP, and third time this year. Cheung also took fourth place in the championship event last year at Harvey Lake Tahoe's World Series of Poker Circuit.

-- Cheung also goes by the initials "RCW."

-- Cheung arrived at the final table second in chips to Andrew Lee. The final table lasted about six hours. First place paid $673,628.

-- Erica Schoenberg, from Las Vegas, finished in third place. This was the third best showing for a woman at this year's WSOP.

-- The fourth place finisher was John Kranyak, from New York. He is a professional bridge player.

-- Chris Bjorin was the only finalist who had previously won a WSOP gold bracelet. Swedish-born Bjorin (now living in London) won the Pot-Limit Omaha championship in 1997 and a No-Limit Hold'em event in 2000.

-- With his 6th-place finish in this event, Chris Bjorin is currently tied with Humberto Brenes for the most final tables at the 2007 WSOP. Both players have three appearances, to date. Several players have two appearances each.

-- Through the conclusion of this event, Burt Boutin has won more prize money at this year's World Series than any other player ($853,163). This was his third time to cash after a 21st-place showing.

-- Men "the Master" Nguyen finished in 41st place. This marked his 56th lifetime cash at the WSOP. Only Phil Hellmuth has more in-the-money finishes (61).

-- 2000 world poker champion Chris "Jesus" Fergusons finished 118th. This was his fourth time to cash at this World Series. He now has 49 lifetime cashes which ranks fifth all-time.

-- Eclectic New York City poker writer Paul McGuire (a.k.a. "Poker Pauly") finished in 119th place.

-- All five $1,500 buy-in Hold'em tournaments at the 2007 WSOP have attracted mammoth fields. There were 2,778 entries registered in this event, which comes after previous fields of 2,998, 2,803, 2,628, and 2,541.

Nolan Dalla

2007 World Series of Poker