1. Ram Vaswani Hendon, UK $217,438 2. Andy Ward London, UK $124,816 3. Anh Van Nguyen Toronto, ON $83,538 4. David Mosca $58,968 5. Ishak Noyan Sweden $31,450 6. Sondre Sagstuen Norway $19,656 7. David Baker Katy, TX $12,776 8. Rayvenia Puckett $9,582 9. Annaud Ramdin Las Vegas, NV $6,634 10. Brian Haveson Garnet Valley, PA $6,634 11. Gerald Rhodes Las Vegas, NV $6,634 12. Bryan Spadaro Washington DC $6,634 13. Thomas Tyszkiewicz Attus, Sweden $6,634 14. Todd Keikoan Las Vegas, NV $6,634 15. Danny Noam Cave Creek, AZ $6,634 16. Bret Winograd Las Vegas, NV $6,634 17. Tam Hang Lynnwood, WA $6,634 18. Marwan Abdelal Los Angeles, CA $6,634 19. George Lind Gilbert, AZ $6,634 20. Noah Boeken Amsterdam, Netheralnds $6,634 21. Nicholas Goodall London, UK $6,634 22. Mitar Kalezic Scarborough, ON $6,634 23. Imani Dariush Las Vegas, NV $6,634 24. Isabelle Mercier Quebec,QC $6,634 25. Pal Herleth Oslo, Norway $6,634 26. Jason Newburger Vernon Hills, IL $6,634 27. Sven Bertolla Switzerland $6,634 28. Peter Smurfit Aventura, FL $6,634 29. Diego Cordovez Palo Alto, CA $6,634 30. William Jensen Silver Spring, MD $6,634 31. Anthony Cousineau Daytona Beach, FL $6,634 32. William Chen Lafayette Hill, PA $6,634 33. Roy Winston Rancho Mirage, CA $6,634 34. Craig Fishman Heathrow, FL $6,634 35. Stephen Buchanan Fullerton, CA $6,634 36. Shawn Buchanan Abbotsford, BC $6,634 37. Jeffrey Segal Daly City, CA $6,634 38. Jakcob Elbaz Houston, TX $6,634 39. Jason Sagle Sudbury, ON $6,634 40. Andreas Hagen Stavanger, Norway $6,634 41. Andre Boyer Action Vale, QC $6,634 42. Terrence Chan Vancouver, BC $6,634 43. Joseph Tehan Las Vegas, NV $6,634 44. Andres Krause Hildebran, Germany $6,634 45. Jim Feldhouse Belmont, CA $6,634 46. Steven Bibi Plymouth, MI $6,634 47. Morek Kolk Tallinn, Estonia $6,634 48. Ayad Mahmood Houston, TX $6,634 49. Jean Gaspard Evanston, IL $6,634 50. Michael O'Malley Upland, CA $6,634 51. Ali Lari San Diego, CA $6,634 52. Steven Mitchell Grantham Lincs, UK $6,634 53. Randall Witt Nashville, TN $6,634 54. Barbara Lewis Las Vegas, NV $6,634 55. David Kerrigan Omaha, NE $6,634 56. William Cogan Madera, CA $6,634 57. Bradley Lisson Annapolis, MD $6,634 58. Thomas Brabham Austin, TX $6,634 59. Joseph McGowan La Quinta, CA $6,634 60. Dominic Ford Jr. Shamokin, PA $6,634 61. Matthew Matros Brooklyn, NY $6,634 62. Martin Rowland London, UK $6,634 63. Michael Mizrachi Hollywood, FL $6,634 64. Andreas Hoivold Kristiansand, Norway $6,634 65. Odette Tremblay Las Vegas, NV $6,634 66. Michael Purdy Chesapeake, VA $6,634 67. Thomas Blizniak Las Vegas, NV $6,634 68. Robert Donahue Chuluota, FL $6,634 69. Robert Stevanovski Cornelius, NC $6,634 70. Hooman Nikzad Scottsdale, AZ $6,634 71. John Magill Ballymena, Ireland $6,634 72. Vincent Colleta Las Vegas, NV $6,634

Tournament Notes:

--The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold'em Shootout championship was Ram Vaswani, from London, England. He is a 37-year-old professional poker player. This was Vaswani's first victory at the World Series of Poker, after numerous wins and cashes at tournaments in Europe and elsewhere.

-- Vaswani has come close to winning a gold bracelet numerous times. He has 13 career cashes since 2002 - including 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and other finishes. He was cheered on by a rowdy crowd of supporters despite the late hour at which the tournament concluded.

-- Vaswani is one-quarter of the famed "Hendon Mob." They are a collection of four unique poker personalities who became famous in the clubs around the Hendon section of London and have since taken their fame internationally. Terrific poker ambassadors all, Vaswani now has bragging rights as the first "mobster" to get a WSOP win. The other members of the Hendon Mob are Joe "the Elegance" Beevers, Barney Boatman, and Ross Boatman.

-- Vaswani's poker nickname is "Crazy Horse." Prior to playing poker professionally he was a snooker player, a popular billiards game played in the U.K. Vaswani is married and has one child. -- Vaswani was the European Poker Champion in 2000.

-- First place paid $217,438. But far more important to Vaswani than prize money was the thrill of wining his first WSOP gold bracelet after so many tries.

-- Interestingly, another Brit came in second. The runner up was Andy Ward, also from London.

-- The 9th-place finisher was Victor Ramden. The New York City-based poker pro is known for his charity work. He donates a part of his poker winnings to a charity which does work to assist the poor and disadvantaged in the nation of Guyana.

-- Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who cashed in this event included Bill Chen, Diego Cordovez, and Andre Boyer.

-- A "Shootout" means that participants must defeat only the players at their respective table to move on to the next level. The tournament is essentially a series of "final tables," or "sit n' goes." The Shootout tends to favor players who are more skilled at short-handed play.

-- This was one of the more international tables of this year's World Series. A testament to poker's emerging global popularity, no less than five nations were represented among the nine finalists -- including Canada, England, Norway, Sweden, and the United States.

-- This tournament was one of the few two-day tournaments scheduled at this year's WSOP. Attendance has been so high in most events that virtually all WSOP tournaments now last three days. This was only the third tournament out of 54 events to be played to conclusion within a two-day period. Note: Technically, every single tournament this year has gone three days, if one counts the second day crossing the midnight hour as a "third" day. This tournament ended in the early morning hour of the third day.

Nolan Dalla

2007 World Series of Poker