Event #3
No-Limit Hold'em
Buy-In: $1,500
Number of Entries: 2,998
Total Prize Money: $4,497,000
Date of Tournament: June 2-4, 2007
Tournament Notes:
Event #3 is the largest non-WSOP main event poker tournament in history. The previous record was Event #17 at the 2006 World Series of Poker. That event attracted 2,891 entries. This year's first $1,500 buy-in no-limit hold championship destroyed the previous record by 107 players. There were approximately 2600 entries and 400 alternates, for a combined field of 2,998 players. This ranks as the third-largest poker tournament of all-time, behind the 2005 and 2006 championship (main) events.
End of Day Two Results:
The Final Table:
| Seat |
Name |
Hometown |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Craig Crivello |
Scottsdale, AZ |
495,000 |
| 2 |
Jeff Yoak |
Whittier, CA |
965,000 |
| 3 |
Alex Jacob |
Las Vegas, NV |
3,100,000 |
| 4 |
Andreas Krause |
Stuttgart |
490,000 |
| 5 |
Paul Evans |
Mt Shasta |
1,690,000 |
| 6 |
Thad Smith |
Dallas, TX |
555,000 |
| 7 |
Ciaran O'Leary |
Seattle, WA |
610,000 |
| 8 |
Matt Vengrin |
Red Hook |
930,000 |
| 9 |
Bart Hanson |
Los Angeles, CA |
210,000 |
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In the Money Finishers:
| 1 |
|
|
$727,012 |
| 2 |
|
|
$450,150 |
| 3 |
|
|
$282,367 |
| 4 |
|
|
$184,152 |
| 5 |
|
|
$128,907 |
| 6 |
|
|
$94,122 |
| 7 |
|
|
$73,661 |
| 8 |
|
|
$55,246 |
| 9 |
|
|
$43,378 |
| 10 |
Eric Baldwin |
Beaver Dam, WI |
$36,012 |
| 11 |
Miguel Londono |
Columbia |
$36,012 |
| 12 |
Artin Panossian |
Glendale, CA |
$36,012 |
| 13 |
Chad Davis |
Greenville, TX |
$31,920 |
| 14 |
Jason Potter |
Tulsa, OK |
$31,920 |
| 15 |
Scott Takeshita |
Chino, CA |
$31,920 |
| 16 |
Ryan Fair |
Coral Springs, FL |
$27,827 |
| 17 |
Richard DiNunzio |
Highland Heights, OH |
$27,827 |
| 18 |
Kenneth Sigel |
Zephyr Cove, NV |
$27,827 |
| 19 |
Edward Lee |
Bronx, NY |
$23,735 |
| 20 |
Mitchell Garshofsky |
Las Vegas, NV |
$23,735 |
| 21 |
Leon Kunkel |
Hialeah, FL |
$23,735 |
| 22 |
Jess Kaufmann |
Littleton, CO |
$23,735 |
| 23 |
David Fischer |
Buffalo, NY |
$23,735 |
| 24 |
Christopher Grillo |
Scottsdale, AZ |
$23,735 |
| 25 |
Tristan Wade |
Orlando, FL |
$23,735 |
| 26 |
Derek Molnar |
Chula Vista, CA |
$23,735 |
| 27 |
Abdul Fadeyi |
Centennial, CO |
$23,735 |
| 28 |
Douglas Carli |
Alliance, OH |
$20,052 |
| 29 |
Michael Binger |
Las Vegas, NV |
$20,052 |
| 30 |
Robert Samano Jr. |
Gonzales, CA |
$20,052 |
| 31 |
Colin Pentan |
Tempe, AZ |
$20,052 |
| 32 |
Erik Haakenson |
San Francisco, CA |
$20,052 |
| 33 |
Sanjeev Bais |
San Mateo, CA |
$20,052 |
| 34 |
Santo Messina |
Vista, CA |
$20,052 |
| 35 |
Benjamin Santoli |
Phoenix, AZ |
$20,052 |
| 36 |
Sergeit Veytser |
Lynn, MA |
$20,052 |
| 37 |
Patrick Blye |
Toronto, ON |
$16,778 |
| 38 |
John Christy |
El Dorado, CA |
$16,778 |
| 39 |
Joseph Pintavalle |
Mobile, AL |
$16,778 |
| 40 |
John Pearman |
Glen Carbon, IL |
$16,778 |
| 41 |
Joseph Skluzacek |
Waukee, IA |
$16,778 |
| 42 |
Scott Ya |
El Monte, CA |
$16,778 |
| 43 |
Jose Padilla |
Long Beach, CA |
$16,778 |
| 44 |
Ryan Pittell |
Windsor, ON |
$16,778 |
| 45 |
Long Nguyen |
Portland, OR |
$16,778 |
| 46 |
Benjamin Logan |
Bristol, RI |
$13,914 |
| 47 |
Timothy Jaxon |
Sebastopol, CA |
$13,914 |
| 48 |
Jean-Pierre Angelil |
Quebec, Canada |
$13,914 |
| 49 |
Chad Wagner |
Rapid City, SD |
$13,914 |
| 50 |
Shawn Reed |
Chicago, IL |
$13,914 |
| 51 |
Todd Lundwall |
Chandler, AZ |
$13,914 |
| 52 |
Nigel Vonas |
Vancouver, BC |
$13,914 |
| 53 |
Marcus Naalden |
Netherlands |
$13,914 |
| 54 |
Robert Addison |
Santa Barbara, CA |
$13,914 |
| 55 |
Goriac Yousif |
Las Vegas, NV |
$11,458 |
| 56 |
John Matthew |
Rock Island, IL |
$11,458 |
| 57 |
Gevin Diep |
Gilroy, CA |
$11,458 |
| 58 |
Christopher East |
Spanishburg, WV |
$11,458 |
| 59 |
Steve Kolb |
Gilbert, AZ |
$11,458 |
| 60 |
Don Hoeland |
Kingsland, TX |
$11,458 |
| 61 |
Igor Golovin |
Thiensville, WI |
$11,458 |
| 62 |
Stephen Cook |
Spring Field, Il |
$11,458 |
| 63 |
Jose Rosenkrantz |
Miami, FL |
$11,458 |
| 64 |
David Pham |
Cerritos, CA |
$9,412 |
| 65 |
Jeff Rodriguez |
Atlanta, GA |
$9,412 |
| 66 |
Gorden Hodkins |
UT |
$9,412 |
| 67 |
Benny Cho |
Kent,WA |
$9,412 |
| 68 |
Nan Wang |
Northridge, CA |
$9,412 |
| 69 |
Robert Marshall |
Roseville |
$9,412 |
| 70 |
Frederick Brenner |
Las Vegas, NV |
$9,412 |
| 71 |
Michael Banducci |
Traverse City, MI |
$9,412 |
| 72 |
Ronald Tourony |
Fort Myers, FL |
$9,412 |
| 73 |
Christopher Bonita |
Winthrop, MA |
$7,775 |
| 74 |
Erle Mankin |
Sacramento, CA |
$7,775 |
| 75 |
Richard Weisman |
Las Vegas, NV |
$7,775 |
| 76 |
Robert Aron |
Boca Roton, FL |
$7,775 |
| 77 |
Richie Wong |
Las Vegas, NV |
$7,775 |
| 78 |
Michael Stewart |
Palm Desert, CA |
$7,775 |
| 79 |
Ronald Lane |
San Jose, CA |
$7,775 |
| 80 |
Manish Parekit |
Houston, TX |
$7,775 |
| 81 |
Michael Akkashian |
Royal Oak, MI |
$7,775 |
| 82 |
Robert Mariano |
Pensacola, FL |
$6,548 |
| 83 |
Marvin Guss |
Chicaso, IL |
$6,548 |
| 84 |
Darren Sprengers |
England |
$6,548 |
| 85 |
Blaine McGowan |
Grand Prairie, TX |
$6,548 |
| 86 |
Scott Lidji |
The Woodlands, TX |
$6,548 |
| 87 |
Brian Ichikawa |
Van Nuys, CA |
$6,548 |
| 88 |
Jesse Berger |
Toronto, ON |
$6,548 |
| 89 |
Chris Ladner |
Las Vegas, NV |
$6,548 |
| 90 |
Christopher Collins |
Columbus, OH |
$6,548 |
| 91 |
Paul Pulcher |
Waterford, NY |
$5,729 |
| 92 |
Ryan Bulthaup |
Longmont, CO |
$5,729 |
| 93 |
Alan Sass |
Las Vegas, NV |
$5,729 |
| 94 |
Steve Hastings |
Tucson, AZ |
$5,729 |
| 95 |
Joseph Burgess |
NC |
$5,729 |
| 96 |
Lynn Franklin |
West Richland, WA |
$5,729 |
| 97 |
Maria Ho |
Arcadia, CA |
$5,729 |
| 98 |
Chad Burum |
Novato, CA |
$5,729 |
| 99 |
Mark Howell |
CA |
$5,729 |
| 100 |
John Strzemp |
Las Vegas, NV |
$5,115 |
| 101 |
Brian Saxe |
Phoenix, AZ |
$5,115 |
| 102 |
Michael Shearer |
Northridge, CA |
$5,115 |
| 103 |
NA |
NA |
$5,115 |
| 104 |
Siagzar Payvar |
Los Angeles, CA |
$5,115 |
| 105 |
Franco Brunett |
Hollybood, CA |
$5,115 |
| 106 |
Young Van Phan |
Garden Grove, CA |
$5,115 |
| 107 |
Roland DeWolfe |
London, England |
$5,115 |
| 108 |
Stephen Schoonover |
Allen, TX |
$5,115 |
| 109 |
Erick Lindgren |
Las Vegas, NV |
$5,115 |
| 110 |
Trung Ly |
Las Vegas, NV |
$5,115 |
| 111 |
Robert SearFoss |
Rossford, OH |
$5,115 |
| 112 |
Stephen Wise |
Curl, NSW (UK) |
$5,115 |
| 113 |
David Cohen |
Lakeforest, CA |
$5,115 |
| 114 |
Donovan Cox |
Vancover, BC |
$5,115 |
| 115 |
Arnold Spee |
Agura Hills. CA |
$5,115 |
| 116 |
Chris Demace |
Stanton, CA |
$5,115 |
| 117 |
Ryan Kogan |
St. George, UT |
$5,115 |
| 118 |
Anthony Palerrmo |
Arlington, TX |
$5,115 |
| 119 |
Brian Kneier |
Alpine, CA |
$5,115 |
| 120 |
Brian McPeek |
Wadsworth, CA |
$5,115 |
| 121 |
Benjamin Bono |
New Orleans, LA |
$5,115 |
| 122 |
Jared Anderson |
Ivins, UT |
$5,115 |
| 123 |
Anthony Maggio |
Baltimore, MA |
$5,115 |
| 124 |
Jeff Cabanillas |
Los Angeles, CA |
$5,115 |
| 125 |
Alex Melnikow |
NY |
$5,115 |
| 126 |
Trinh Nguyen |
Lansing, MI |
$5,115 |
| 127 |
Wai Kei Liy |
England |
$4,706 |
| 128 |
Sean Lefort |
Bowmanville,ON, Canada |
$4,706 |
| 129 |
Heidi Tomich |
Mars, PA |
$4,706 |
| 130 |
Matthew Walter |
Brighton, CO |
$4,706 |
| 131 |
Greg Raymer |
Raleigh, NC |
$4,706 |
| 132 |
Aaron Fleischner |
Troy, NY |
$4,706 |
| 133 |
Eric Mizrachi |
Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
$4,706 |
| 134 |
Gary Germann |
Gillette, WY |
$4,706 |
| 135 |
Justin Zomarra |
Tempe, AZ |
$4,706 |
| 136 |
Mark Vail |
North Las Vegas, NV |
$4,706 |
| 137 |
Vincent Lepore |
Las Vegas, NV |
$4,706 |
| 138 |
Dennis Smith |
Pueblo, CO |
$4,706 |
| 139 |
James Libretti |
Phoenix, AZ |
$4,706 |
| 140 |
Nghia Tran |
Corona, CA |
$4,706 |
| 141 |
John Galbraith |
Las Vegas, NV |
$4,706 |
| 142 |
Justin Blumenthal |
Oregon, WI |
$4,706 |
| 143 |
Joon Kim |
Broomville, CO |
$4,706 |
| 144 |
Ronald Dorval |
Oakville, ON, Canada |
$4,706 |
| 145 |
Jeremy Clements |
Mount Vernon, WA |
$4,706 |
| 146 |
Frankie Havard |
Moss Point, MS |
$4,706 |
| 147 |
Thomas Magnetta |
Beverly Hills, CA |
$4,706 |
| 148 |
William Mietz |
Littleton, CO |
$4,706 |
| 149 |
Robert Gianquitti |
Lake Worth, FL |
$4,706 |
| 150 |
Matt Ricciardi |
Renton, WA |
$4,706 |
| 151 |
Robert Jakoby |
Arvada, CO |
$4,706 |
| 152 |
James Holland |
Fayetteville, NC |
$4,706 |
| 153 |
Ali Pabarja |
Naperville, IL |
$4,706 |
| 154 |
Scott Murphy |
Los Angeles, CA |
$4,706 |
| 155 |
Mike Karasoulis |
New Orleans, LA |
$4,706 |
| 156 |
Mark Swartz |
Phoenix, AZ |
$4,706 |
| 157 |
Neil Blatnee |
Visalia, CA |
$4,706 |
| 158 |
Kenneth Knight |
Miller, MO |
$4,706 |
| 159 |
Ryan Daut |
Basking Ridge, NJ |
$4,706 |
| 160 |
Jose Alfor |
Costa Rica |
$4,706 |
| 161 |
David Leighton |
Sherman Oaks, CA |
$4,706 |
| 162 |
Ralph Porter |
Woodinville, WA |
$4,706 |
| 163 |
Matt Ramsey |
Des Moines, IA |
$4,297 |
| 164 |
Michael McStott |
Maple Grove, MN |
$4,297 |
| 165 |
John Hausler |
Ewa Beach, HI |
$4,297 |
| 166 |
William Argie |
Londonderry, NH |
$4,297 |
| 167 |
Forest Bronzman |
San Francisco, CA |
$4,297 |
| 168 |
Andrew Ashbey |
Lafayette, LA |
$4,297 |
| 169 |
Matthew Vahimian |
Lisle, IL |
$4,297 |
| 170 |
Dominick Cantore |
Chicago, IL |
$4,297 |
| 171 |
Craig Handelsman |
Calabasas, CA |
$4,297 |
| 172 |
Jared Pickering |
Watsonville, CA |
$4,297 |
| 173 |
Lucio Procopio |
Liverpool, NY |
$4,297 |
| 174 |
Kevin Ho |
Gainesville, FL |
$4,297 |
| 175 |
Vernon Harness Jr. |
Omaha, NE |
$4,297 |
| 176 |
Adam Spiegelberg |
Henderson, NV |
$4,297 |
| 177 |
Michael Hirschensohn |
Marina Del Rey, CA |
$4,297 |
| 178 |
Roger Ly |
Anaheim, CA |
$4,297 |
| 179 |
Michael Craig |
Scottsdale, AZ |
$4,297 |
| 180 |
Joseph Ogden |
Edmonds, WA |
$4,297 |
| 181 |
Michael Price |
Broomfield, CO |
$4,297 |
| 182 |
Graham Andrews |
Nottingham, England |
$4,297 |
| 183 |
Samuel Paolini |
Las Vegas, NV |
$4,297 |
| 184 |
Kiran Patel |
Daytona Beach, FL |
$4,297 |
| 185 |
Tom Lee |
Denver, CO |
$4,297 |
| 186 |
Warren Karp |
Lake Forest, CA |
$4,297 |
| 187 |
Matthew Lefkowitz |
Carmel Valley, CA |
$4,297 |
| 188 |
Daniel McGuire |
Las Vegas, NV |
$4,297 |
| 189 |
Tom Sanduski |
Las Vegas, NV |
$4,297 |
| 190 |
Christian Bates |
San Mateo, CA |
$4,297 |
| 191 |
Charles Zanatian |
Green River, WY |
$4,297 |
| 192 |
James Tutino |
Westland Hills, CA |
$4,297 |
| 193 |
Steven Yeager |
Phoenix, AZ |
$4,297 |
| 194 |
Matthew Ross |
San Diego, CA |
$4,297 |
| 195 |
Richard Park |
Huntington Beach, CA |
$4,297 |
| 196 |
Melvin Denham |
Westerville, OH |
$4,297 |
| 197 |
Keith Rodgers |
Tyler, TX |
$4,297 |
| 198 |
Patrick O'Malley |
Claremont, CA |
$4,297 |
| 199 |
Brandon Patin |
Los Angeles, CA |
$3,888 |
| 200 |
Minh Nguyen |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 201 |
Ian Keiser |
IL |
$3,888 |
| 202 |
Edward Salazar |
CO |
$3,888 |
| 203 |
David Pena |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 204 |
Robert Macatangay |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 205 |
Andrew Schaffer |
MI |
$3,888 |
| 206 |
Brandon Wong |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 207 |
Griffen Abel |
PA |
$3,888 |
| 208 |
Chad Mulheron |
WI |
$3,888 |
| 209 |
Kevin McBride |
FL |
$3,888 |
| 210 |
Luis Bedowitz |
CO |
$3,888 |
| 211 |
Lance Ralls |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 212 |
Trey Rubinson |
TX |
$3,888 |
| 213 |
Raed Abualdilat |
TX |
$3,888 |
| 214 |
Neil Obrien |
MO |
$3,888 |
| 215 |
Daniel Tamura |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 216 |
William Wanke |
NJ |
$3,888 |
| 217 |
Kevin Reive |
WA |
$3,888 |
| 218 |
Scott Jensen |
Australia |
$3,888 |
| 219 |
Ken McMahan |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 220 |
Barbara Garrett |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 221 |
Jason Dacunha |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 222 |
Mark Rafn |
WA |
$3,888 |
| 223 |
John Tzortzis |
NV |
$3,888 |
| 224 |
Evan Dollinger |
FL |
$3,888 |
| 225 |
Brian Poms |
IL |
$3,888 |
| 226 |
Chad Bradbury |
KS |
$3,888 |
| 227 |
Kevin Song |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 228 |
Dennis Reed |
CO |
$3,888 |
| 229 |
Leroy Polittle |
TX |
$3,888 |
| 230 |
Michael Dobrich |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 231 |
Matt Davis |
CA |
$3,888 |
| 232 |
John Thompson |
NY |
$3,888 |
| 233 |
Chris Moneymaker |
GA |
$3,888 |
| 234 |
William Sheffey |
OH |
$3,888 |
| 235 |
Eugene Todd |
Brooklyn, NY |
$3,478 |
| 236 |
Dorothy VonSachsen |
NA |
$3,478 |
| 237 |
Antonie Bass |
IL |
$3,478 |
| 238 |
Lisa Brumbeloe |
CA |
$3,478 |
| 239 |
John Young |
IL |
$3,478 |
| 240 |
K.U. Davis |
Plano, TX |
$3,478 |
| 241 |
Ernest Shephard |
Uzella, GA |
$3,478 |
| 242 |
Greg Oleson |
CA |
$3,478 |
| 243 |
Charles Sewell |
OK |
$3,478 |
| 244 |
Mark Popkin |
GA |
$3,478 |
| 245 |
Mark Peterson |
IL |
$3,478 |
| 246 |
Tony Collier |
Eden Prairie, MN |
$3,478 |
| 247 |
Phillip Schechter |
Long Grove, IL |
$3,478 |
| 248 |
Thomas Walroos |
Finland |
$3,478 |
| 249 |
Dan Schmeich |
Houston, TX |
$3,478 |
| 250 |
Ruben Carter |
Steilacoom, WA |
$3,478 |
| 251 |
Keith Greer |
Fort Worth, TX |
$3,478 |
| 252 |
Joel Ming |
Salado, TX |
$3,478 |
| 253 |
Tim Bucynski |
Granger, IN |
$3,478 |
| 254 |
Ken Hampton |
Raleigh, NC |
$3,478 |
| 255 |
Richard Higgins |
Richland, WA |
$3,478 |
| 256 |
Scott Lychwick |
Gilbert, AZ |
$3,478 |
| 257 |
Joseph Sidoryk |
Elmhurst, IL |
$3,478 |
| 258 |
Mark Reiser |
Woodbury, NY |
$3,478 |
| 259 |
Huy Pham |
Corona, CA |
$3,478 |
| 260 |
Yarom Limor |
Beverly Hills, CA |
$3,478 |
| 261 |
James Chiddy |
Calgary, Canada |
$3,478 |
| 262 |
Harold Cromwell |
Arkansas |
$3,478 |
| 263 |
Jeffrey Wyckoff |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
$3,478 |
| 264 |
James Christopher |
Castleton, NY |
$3,478 |
| 265 |
Donna Varlotto |
Pittsburgh, PA |
$3,478 |
| 266 |
Michael Horowitz |
Camas, WA |
$3,478 |
| 267 |
Arthur Castner |
Visalla, CA |
$3,478 |
| 268 |
Jon Bordy |
NA |
$3,478 |
| 269 |
Christopher Riley |
Lexington, NC |
$3,478 |
| 270 |
Karl Mahrenholz |
England |
$3,478 |
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