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2007 WSOP Event 28 $3000 NLHE

Written by Nolan Dalla

Event #28
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $3,000
Number of Entries: 827
Total Prize Money: $2,282,520
Date of Tournament: June 17-19, 2007

Tournament Notes:

The winner of the $3,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship was Shankar Pillai, from Commack, NY. He is a 23-year-old aspiring poker pro, who also spends much of his time working in investments.

This was the first WSOP event Pillai has ever entered. He won $527,829 and the gold bracelet.

Dustin Holmes arrived at the final table as the chip leader (and eventually exited in fourth place). But from the start, all eyes were on superstar Phil Hellmuth, Jr. The 11-time gold bracelet winner was gunning for number 12 and made things interesting for a while. But he eventually busted out in 6th place.

Perry Friedman won a WSOP gold bracelet back in 2002. He exited in 7th place.

One of the most unusual hands of the year took place when play was nine-handed. Three players moved in with premium cards. For the first time in memory, three players were essentially “all in” with – A-A. A-A, and K-K. The two pocket aces ended up splitting the pot.

Play on Day Three began 10-handed. However, the official final table “started” at nine-handed. There was some early suspense as the lowest stacked player at the start of the day, Phil Hellmuth, was uncertain to reach the finale. When Luke Vrabel busted out in 10th place, Phil Hellmuth locked up yet another milestone in poker history. He officially made it to his 39th final table (lifetime), which placed him into a tie for first place on the all-time “Most WSOP Final Tables” list. He now shares the record with T.J. Cloutier.

Cloutier was in the audience, no doubt watching the finale with mixed emotions. Cloutier received a nice ovation from the capacity crowd and a hug from Hellmuth when the announcement was made about the two poker legends sharing the record. Several other poker notables were present, including Phil Ivey who sat in the front row.

One poker journalist labeled Hellmuth’s achievement “the Triple Crown of Poker.” This includes: (1) Most gold bracelets, (2) Most cashes, and (3) Most final tables.

Edward “Bolivia” Moncada, who won a WSOP gold bracelet in 2005, took 13th.

Norm McDonald, actor and comedian from “Saturday Night Live” fame, finished in 20th place. This is the third straight year McDonald has attended the WSOP. It marked his highest WSOP finish to date.

Steve Dannenmann, runner up in the 2005 championship event (second to winner Joe Hachem), finished in 35th place.

William Perry finished 53rd. He won last year’s World Series of Poker Circuit championship at the Grand Casino in Tunica, MS.

1. Shankar Pillai $527,829
2. Beth Shak $328,683
3. Jason Song $212,274
4. Dustin Holmes $141,516
5. Benjamin Fineman $100,431
6. Phil Hellmuth $76,464
7. Perry Friedman $57,063
8. Brett Richey $42,227
9. Daniel Corbin $30,814
10. Luke Vrabel $21,456
11. Noalt Schwartz $21,456
12. Kevin Hong $21,456
13. Edward (Bolivia) Moncada $19,173
14. Thomas Wahlroos $19,173
15. Scott Bohlman $19,173
16. Jon Kelley $16,891
17. Lance Bruner $16,891
18. Feng Chen $16,891
19. Jorge Arias $14,608
20. Norm MacDonald $14,608
21. David Gross $14,608
22. Jeffrey Rothstein $14,608
23. Albert Rogers $14,608
24. Taylor Caby $14,608
25. Evelyn Ng $14,608
26. Robert McLaughlin $14,608
27. Tim McCarthy $14,608
28. Maureen (Mo) Feduniak $12,554
29. Phillip Starr $12,554
30. Mark Shoichet $12,554
31. Ronnie Sharp $12,554
32. Riccardo Rinaldi $12,554
33. Danny Wong $12,554
34. John Zentner III $12,554
35. Steven Dannenmann $12,554
36. Steve Sarrafzadeh $12,554
37. Lawrence Barbetta $10,728
38. Leo Wolpert $10,728
39. Jesse Chinni $10,728
40. Jung Hyun Choi $10,728
41. Nickolas (Little Nicky) Frangos $10,728
42. Kyle Cox $10,728
43. William (Bill) Burdick $10,728
44. Johannes Steindl $10,728
45. Greg (FBT) Mueller $10,728
46. Oleg Makobehko $9,130
47. John Racener $9,130
48. Bradley Libson $9,130
49. Jonathan Snyder $9,130
50. Jesse Maupin $9,130
51. Steve Conigliaro $9,130
52. Jonathan Tare $9,130
53. Dennis Perry $9,130
54. Andrew Wiggins $9,130
55. Nick Niergarth $7,418
56. Marcel Bedard $7,418
57. Stephen Odwyer $7,418
58. Steve Garfinkle $7,418
59. David Stefanski $7,418
60. Jim Routis $7,418
61. Danny Podel $7,418
62. Phil Laak $7,418
63. Gerald Gersten $7,418
64. Vivek Rajkumar $6,163
65. John Garner $6,163
66. Christopher Howard $6,163
67. Jerry Burgess $6,163
68. Michael Leibgorin $6,163
69. Marcello Indelicato $6,163
70. Sherif Derias $6,163
71. Ira Mazie $6,163
72. Michael Fong $6,163
73. Jeff Gray $5,250
74. Justin Newton $5,250
75. Peter Jetten $5,250
76. Shawn Glines $5,250
77. $5,250
78. Danny Umansky $5,250
79. Jeff Cohen $5,250
80. James Gorham $5,250
81. Dan Schmiech

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