1. Ernest Bennett Encino, CA $348,423 2. Tony Korfman Boulder City, NV $217,503 3. Rod Clarida Yorba Linda, CA $142,147 4. Ed Smith Twentynine Palms, CA $95,907 5. Thomas Catanzaro Palm Harbor, FL $65,080 6. Leon Lewis Chelsea, MI $47,953 7. Jack Deutsch Staten Island, NY $35,965 8. Ray Abels Danville, CA $26,546 9. Chuck Anderson Columbus, OH $20,209 10. Hassan Kamoei $15,499 11. Gene Devore La Porte, CO $15,499 12. Randall Harrill Irving, TX $15,499 13. John Zaiss Whitefish, MT $13,787 14. Myron Icke San Diego, CA $13,787 15. Thomas Dreaper Las Vegas, NV $13,787 16. Sanford Cohen Prescott, AZ $12,074 17. Ronald Matusek Las Vegas, NV $12,074 18. Jeanne David Las Vegas, NV $12,074 19. Jack Maresca Oxford, CT $10,361 20. Robert Stotka Martinez, CA $10,361 21. Dennis Foli Kincaid, IL $10,361 22. William Sheffey Stow, OH $10,361 23. Exxon Feyznia Las Vegas, NV $10,361 24. Albert Ethien Bellflower, CA $10,361 25. Keith Uchima Chicago, IL $10,361 26. Vince Burgio West Hills, CA $10,361 27. Robert Menake Las Vegas, NV $10,361 28. Larry Enos Prudenville, MI $8,820 29. Brad Daugherty Las Vegas, NV $8,820 30. Paul Gratsch Cocoa, FL $8,820 31. Imani Heda Layton, UT $8,820 32. James McHugh Thailand $8,820 33. Martin Wennar Milton, VT $8,820 34. Thomas Mcevoy Las Vegas, NV $8,820 35. Kenneth Piel Livingston, TX $8,820 36. Michael Wernick Birmingham, UK $8,820 37. Bud Bidleman Walnut Creek, CA $7,450 38. Joseph Petro Lafayette, LA $7,450 39. Francis Vandal Las Vegas, NV $7,450 40. Thomas Ralph Sioux Falls, SD $7,450 41. Terry Fleischer Las Vegas, NV $7,450 42. Laurence Lubliner Chicago, IL $7,450 43. Douglas Maccallon Missouri City, TX $7,450 44. Larry Pequignot Spring Grove, IL $7,450 45. William Derego San Jose, CA $7,450 46. Michael Rutherford Temple, TX $6,251 47. Gerald Shebar Palo Alto, CA $6,251 48. Wayne Baker Stateline, NV $6,251 49. Bud Tufeld Redondo Beach, CA $6,251 50. Howard Andrew Walnut Creek, CA $6,251 51. Gerald Gregory New Baltimore, MI $6,251 52. Mark Bendure Grosse Pointe Park, MI $6,251 53. Dung Truong Garland, TX $6,251 54. Thomas McCormick Fargo, ND $6,251 55. Ronnie Williams Moreno Valley, CA $5,138 56. James Kasputis Rockford, IL $5,138 57. William Starr Minneapolis, MN $5,138 58. Richard Sadler Bullhead City, AZ $5,138 59. Colleen Mullaney Redmond, OR $5,138 60. Bob Smith Dallas, TX $5,138 61. Roy Upshaw Gainesville, TX $5,138 62. Mark Abrahams Wilmington, DE $5,138 63. James Deluco San Antonio, TX $5,138 64. George Geros Reno, NV $4,282 65. James Bucci Hollywood Stm, MD $4,282 66. Constantine Zdanowich El Segundo, CA $4,282 67. Hugh Bryan Nixa, MO $4,282 68. Arthur Reber Point Roberts, WA $4,282 69. Patti Norris Albuquerque, NM $4,282 70. Albert Chaney III Rolling Hills Estates, CA $4,282 71. Glenn Martinez Santa Rosa, CA $4,282 72. Nicholas Baxter Hillsborough, CA $4,282 73. Kelly Smoot Claremore, OK $3,597 74. Wayne Hirao Richmond, CA $3,597 75. Richard Harris Mission Viejo, CA $3,597 76. William Davis Albuquerque, NM $3,597 77. Gary Raimist Las Vegas, NV $3,597 78. Louis Ray Las Vegas, NV $3,597 79. John Ahm Hyattville, WY $3,597 80. Stephen Wise Australia $3,597 81. Edsel Forshee Concrete, WA $3,597 82. Melvin Tubbs Lawton, OK $2,997 83. Julie Parker Aptos, CA $2,997 84. Marshall Winkler Morrison, CO $2,997 85. Robert Hoffman Rosewll, GA $2,997 86. Paul Guernsey Colleyville, TX $2,997 87. David Malinish Las Vegas, NV $2,997 88. Joel King Encinitas, CA $2,997 89. Kevin Landry Santa Clarita, CA $2,997 90. John McCarthy Palm Beach, FL $2,997 91. David Minto Alamogordo, NM $2,655 92. Ted Smith Vancouver, WA $2,655 93. Paul Apostolides San Diego, CA $2,655 94. Gerald Denicholas Tampa, FL $2,655 95. Bill Halpern Monmouth Junction, NJ $2,655 96. Thomas Preston Amarillo, TX $2,655 97. Geoffrey Hill UK $2,655 98. David Bailey Henderson, NV $2,655 99. Paul Howard Tulsa, OK $2,655 100. Gary Silvey Powell, OH $2,398 101. Louis Adams Las Vegas, NV $2,398 102. Lawrence Haber Beverly Hills, CA $2,398 103. Martin Leonard Las Vegas, NV $2,398 104. Edward Canfield Oxnard, CA $2,398 105. Charles Fisher Las Vegas, NV $2,398 106. Michael Pfeiffer Westland, MI $2,398 107. David Cloud Monument, CO $2,398 108. Bruce Corman UK $2,398 109. David Bartholomew Arthur, IL $2,398 110. Cameron Doner Canada $2,398 111. Steven Schwartz Redondo Beach, CA $2,398 112. Ronald Bowshier Springfield, OH $2,398 113. Roy Duleba Henderson, NV $2,398 114. David Steirman Hillsborough, CA $2,398 115. Kevin Trubman Palo Alto, CA $2,398 116. Michael Skyhorse Santa Ana, CA $2,398 117. Larry Jones Mukwonago, WI $2,398 118. Louise Quintana Thornton, CO $2,398 119. Bernard Denny Julian, NC $2,398 120. Sally Bar Russellville, MO $2,398 121. Evelyn Eisenbrey Oklahoma City, OK $2,398 122. Edward Sullivan $2,398 123. Shelby Miller Alamagordo, NM $2,398 124. Carl Peretta Wallingford, PA $2,398 125. Barry Shipman Bay Harbor Island, FL $2,398 126. Edward Gleason Ridgewood, NY $2,398 127. Robert Heist Silverton, OR $2,226 128. Czeslaw Piotrowski Santa Clara, CA $2,226 129. John Rottman Maple Grove, MN $2,226 130. Leonard St. Germain Southwest Ranches, FL $2,226 131. Akio Ishii Japan $2,226 132. Scott Krone Pagosa Springs, CO $2,226 133. Paul Friedman Las Vegas, NV $2,226 134. John Orr Lodi, WI $2,226 135. Brian Anderson Malibu, CA $2,226 136. Panayote Vilandos Houston, TX $2,226 137. Charles Sipple H. Beach, CA $2,226 138. Robert Zelinka Delray Beach, FL $2,226 139. John Selix Pewaukee, WI $2,226 140. Danny Hart Torrance, CA $2,226 141. Dale Mitchell Fort Meyer, FL $2,226 142. Allen Kremer St. Anthony, MN $2,226 143. Ronald Solarz Roslyn, NY $2,226 144. Jacky Chitwood Celina, TX $2,226 145. Philip Earle Carbonneau, NL $2,226 146. James Mudd San Antonio, TX $2,226 147. Craig Shalhoob Scottsdale, AZ $2,226 148. Lauren Koch Kihei, HI $2,226 149. Andrew Klivan New York, NY $2,226 150. John Mason Virginia Beach, VA $2,226 151. William Thomas Burnet, TX $2,226 152. John Lair La Porte, TX $2,226 153. Skip Plotnicki Fort Worth, TX $2,226

Tournament Notes:

--The winner of the 2007 Seniors Poker World Championship was Ernest Bennett. He is a 55-year-old former business owner from Encino, CA. This was his first WSOP victory.

-- Bennett was born in Canada. He moved to the U.S. at a young age. Bennett attended college and earned a B.S. in civil engineering. He owned a successful chain of dry cleaners and recently sold off his businesses.

-- Bennett started playing seriously about five years ago. He learned the game mostly through playing with friends. He has a very impressive string of cashes in recent years. In fact, Bennett has cashed over 30 times in tournaments since 2004. However, he has yet to win a major tournament.

-- Bennett arrived at the final table with a significant chip advantage. It took him just over five hours to achieve victory. This was Bennett's first time ever to cash at the WSOP. First place paid $348,423.

-- "Aggressive poker - that's the only way I know how to play," Bennett said in a post-tournament interview. "I'm always raising. Sometimes I have to try and slow it down, but I think the aggressive style works for me."

-- Leon Lewis was the 6th-place finisher. Lewis was once a nationally-ranked pistol shooter and former police officer.

-- This event was won by a woman last year - the first such occasion. Clare Miller became the first lady to win the seniors event in history. Women players did not fare as well this year. The highest woman finisher in this tournament was Jeanne David of Las Vegas (18th).

-- The age requirement to play in the Seniors World Poker Championship was 50 years or higher. Player ages at the final table ranged from 51 (youngest) to 71 (oldest).

-- This was the largest seniors poker event of all time. The 1,882 entries destroyed the previous record that was set last year (1,184) by more than 30 percent.

-- Former WSOP gold bracelet winner and poker writer/author Vince Burgio finished in 26th place.

-- 1991 world poker champion Brad Daugherty finished in 29th place.

-- 1983 world poker champion Tom McEvoy finished in 34th place.

-- Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Howard "Tahoe" Andrew finished in 50th place. This is Tahoe's 34th consecutive year to play at the WSOP, which is the all-time record.

-- Gambling author and psychologist Arthur Reber (The New Gambler's Bible) formally an academic at Brooklyn College took 68th place.

-- Poker legend "Amarillo Slim" Preston, the 1972 world poker champion cashed for the first time in five years at the WSOP. The poker icon finished in 96th place and was given a nice ovation from the crowd.

-- Former WSOP gold bracelet winner and mystic Phil "Doc" Earle, from Newfoundland, Canada cashed in 145th place.

Nolan Dalla

2007 World Series of Poker