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Texas Holdem-Poker

2007 World Series Of Poker
Tue-Thu June 26-28, 2007
Event #43
Limit Hold’em
$2,000 BUY-IN

Players: 472

Prize Pool: $859,040

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.

Nolan Dalla


2007 World Series of Poker

Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4
Event 5 Event 6 Event 7 Event 8
Event 9 Event 10 Event 11 Event 12
Event 13 Event 14 Event 15 Event 16
Event 17 Event 18 Event 19 Event 20
Event 21 Event 22 Event 23 Event 24
Event 25 Event 26 Event 27 Event 28
Event 29 Event 30 Event 31 Event 32
Event 33 Event 34 Event 35 Event 36
Event 37 Event 38 Event 39 Event 40
Event 41 Event 42 Event 43 Event 44
Event 45 Event 46 Event 47 Event 48
Event 49 Event 50 Event 51 Event 52
Event 53 Event 54 Event 55 Day 1-A Event 55 Day 1-B
Event 55 Day 1-C Event 55 Day 1-D Event 55 Day 2-A Event 55 Day 2-B
Event 55 Day 3 Event 55 Day 4 Event 55 Day 5 Event 55 Day 6
Event 55 Final Table

 

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