2007 World Series Of Poker Event 43 Tournament Results

1. Saif Ahmad Newport Beach, CA $217,329

2. William Jensen Washington, DC $133,151
3. Michael Graffeo Fort Mc, SC $88,481
4. Justin Pechie Putnam, CT $59,274
5. Tommy Rounds Paradise, CA $43,811
6. Hal Havlisch Fresno, CA $34,362
7. Robert Pacleb Vallejo, CA $25,771
8. Joseph Mandia Myrtle Beach, SC $18,899
9. Gerald Kane Wilbraham, MA $13,745
10. David Ventura Waterloo, ON $9,020
11. David Plastik Las Vegas, NV $9,020
12. Rick Fuller Kirkland, WA $9,020
13. Don Zewin Las Vegas, NV $8,161
14. Joe Sebok Rancho Palos Verdes, CA $8,161
15. Stephen Buchanan Fullerton, CA $8,161
16. Mike Barron Phoenix, AZ $7,302
17. Richard Redmond United Kingdom $7,302
18. Philong Nguyen Westminster, CA $7,302
19. Michael Halford Las Vegas, NV $6,443
20. Thomas Koral Skokie, IL $6,443
21. Van Nguyen Bell Gardens, CA $6,443
22. Warren Karp Lake Forest, CA $6,443
23. Timothy Kasparoff Whittier, CA $6,443
24. Rehne Pedersen Ålborg, Denmark $6,443
25. Anahit Galajian Glendale, CA $6,443
26. Lonnie Heimowitz Monticello, NY $6,443
27. Jan Lundberg London, UK $6,443
28. Charlie Ng Las Vegas, NV $5,584
29. Noah Boeken Amsterdam, Netherlands $5,584
30. Gediminas Andrusaitis Durham, CA $5,584
31. Chikong Nguyen San Jose, CA $5,584
32. Yueqi Zhu Rowland Heights, CA $5,584
33. Roger Gold San Francisco, CA $5,584
34. Roxanne Rhodes Cape Cod, MA $5,584
35. Ayaz Mahmood Houston, TX $5,584
36. Rayan Nathan Beaumont $5,584
37. Yuvol Bronshtein Charleston, SC $4,725
38. Rolf Slotboom Amsterdam, Netherlands $4,725
39. Charles Knox Barberton, OH $4,725
40. Demetrios Arvanetes Las Vegas, NV $4,725
41. Mario Esquerra Whittier, CA $4,725
42. Joseph Deniro Studio City, CA $4,725
43. Richard Collinsworth Dallas, TX $4,725
44. William McMahan Newport, TN $4,725
45. James Bach London, UK $4,725

Tournament Notes:

--The winner of the $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em championship was Saifuddin Ahmad, a 59-year-old business owner from Newport Beach, CA. He is married and has two children. This was his first victory at the World Series of Poker.

-- Ahmad is originally from the nation of Bangladesh. He came to the United States to attend college in his late teens and earned a Masters Degree in chemical engineering from Cal-Tech.

-- Ahmad now owns several Tony Roma's restaurants in the Los Angeles area.

-- Ahmad first learned to play bridge and competed in several tournaments. He gravitated to poker playing in recent years. This is his third consecutive year to play at the WSOP.

-- The final 15 minutes of the tournament was a dream come true for Ahmad. He was roughly even in chips with his opponent. Then, Ahmad won several key hands, including spiking a key river card to make a straight on the final hand of the night to achieve his victory. First place paid $217,329.

-- Ahmad is proud of his first WSOP gold bracelet. But he is even more proud of his two children. His son graduated from Harvard. His daughter graduated from Cal-Berkeley.

-- William Jensen, from Washington, DC was the runner up. During the final table, he was cheered on by his two friends - Alex Borteh and Eric Froelich, both former gold bracelet winners.

-- Hal Havlisch, from Fresno, CA took 6th place. Havlisch has organized poker tournaments in his local area that raised several thousand dollars for families in financial distress.

-- David Plastik, the bombastic poker pro from Las Vegas, finished 11th. In the 1980s Plastik was a highly-successful rock music photographer, and formally worked for (now deceased) comedian Sam Kinison.

-- One of Europe's top poker writers Rolf Slotboom, from Amsterdam, took 38th place.

-- Participating in this tournament was Dr. Jerry Buss, the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers.

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