57TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER

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2007 WSOP - Event 8 ($1,000 NLHE w/Reb) End of Day 2

Jun 07 2007 07:59 PM EST

Event #8
No_limit Hold’em With Re-Buys
Buy-In: $1,000
Number of Entries: 844
Number of Re-Buys: 1,814
Total Prize Money: $2,533,062
Date of Tournament: June 5-7, 2007

End of Day Two Results:

The Final Table

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Seat Player Hometown Chips
1 Michael Chu Los Angeles, CA 605,000
2 Shane Schleger New York, NY 299,000
3 Tommy Vu Miami, FL 663,000
4 Dolph Arnold Houston, TX 499,000
5 Maciek Gracz Raleigh, NC 880,000
6 Robert Aron Boca Raton, FL 310,000
7 Jan Von Halle Hamburg, Germany 225,000
8 Barry Cales Kihei, HI 551,000
9 Amir Vahedi Encino, CA 1,300,100

In-the-Money Finishers

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1     $585,774
2     $364,761
3     $235,575
4     $157,050
5     $111,455
6     $84,858
7     $63,327
8     $46,862
9     $34,196
10 Todd Witteles Las Vegas, NV $23,811
11 Marcello Del Grosso Toronto, ON $23,811
12 Jason Strasser New York, NY $23,811
13 Arnold Spee Agoura Hills, CA $21,278
14 Michael Binger Atherton, CA $21,278
15 Kurt Paseka Bayside, NY $21,278
16 Josh Van Duyn San Diego, CA $18,745
17 Sorel Mizzi Toronto, ON $18,745
18 Mark Newhouse Chapel Hill, NC $18,745
19 Gioi Duc Luong Westminster, CA $16,212
20 Quoc "Vinny" Vinh Los Angeles, CA $16,212
21 Min Woo "Brandon" Lee Valencia, CA $16,212
22 Kenneth Weiner Wellington, FL $16,212
23 Kevin Peterson Plano, TX $16,212
24 Gavin Griffin Orange County, CA $16,212
25 Glyn Banks Smithville, TN $16,212
26 Paul Deng Portland, OR $16,212
27 Dario Minieri Rome, Italy $16,212
28 Thandat Tran El Monte, CA $13,932
29 Marcus Naalden Roosendaal, NL $13,932
30 Steven Paul-Ambrose Waterloo, ON $13,932
31 Kristy Gazes Hollywood, CA $13,932
32 Roger Teska Bloomington, IN $13,932
33 Bryan Berc Boston, MA $13,932
34 Joe Simmons Philadelphia, PA $13,932
35 Young Ju Korea $13,932
36 Bonnie Shaner Lynchburg, VA $13,932
37 Brett Jungblut Culver City, CA $11,905
38 Eric Haber Muttontown, NY $11,905
39 Antonio Esfandiari Las Vegas,NV $11,905
40 Cesar Aburto Atascadero, CA $11,905
41 Jeffrey Shulman Las Vegas, NV $11,905
42 Alex Melnikow Fayetteville, NC $11,905
43 Matthew Sterling Brownstown, IN $11,905
44 Michael Melkersen New Amrket, VA $11,905
45 Steve Billirakis Genoa, IL $11,905
46 Mark Herm Collegeville, PA $10,132
47 Rocco Lazazzaro Las Vegas, NV $10,132
48 Maxwell Greenwood Toronto, ON $10,132
49 William Rhoton Briggsdale, CO $10,132
50 Timothy West Los Altos, CA $10,132
51 Hong Tran Arcadia, CA $10,132
52 Jordan Siegal Henderson, NV $10,132
53 Tracy Miller Las Vegas, NV $10,132
54 Charles Pacheco Los Angeles, CA $10,132
55     $8,232
56 Shannon Shorr Birmingham, AL $8,232
57 Kester Solomon Subiaco, WA $8,232
58 Douglas Harrah Chandler, AZ $8,232
59 Duane Weum Monona, WI $8,232
60 Richard Salomon Subiaco, WA $8,232
61 Eugene Todd Brooklyn, NY $8,232
62 Alex Prendes Jr. Miami, FL $8,232
63 Kyle Bowker Walton, NY $8,232
64 Alexander Balandin New York, NY $6,839
65 Michael Watson St. Johns, New Foundland, CA $6,839
66 John Ferraro Menomee Falls, WI $6,839
67 Joshua Lee New York, NY $6,839
68 David Stroj Chula Vista, CA $6,839
69 Michael Martin Washington, PA $6,839
70 John Pazur Erwin, NC $6,839
71 Kenneth Sienkiewicz Cinncinnati, OH $6,839
72 Jerrod Ankenman Avon, CT $6,839
73 Vasile Buboi Anaheim, CA $5,826
74 Dong Suh San Diego, CA $5,826
75 Khaled Lahnam Oakley, CA $5,826
76 Philip Galfond Gaithersbug, MD $5,826
77 Rodney Corr St. Louis, MO $5,826
78 Don Holland Kingsland, TX $5,826
79 Johnathan Eaton Las Vegas, NV $5,826
80 Terry Lankford Wichita, KS $5,826
81 Daniel Alspach Las Vegas, NV $5,826



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