WSOP 2007 Event #30 6H-NLH $2,500 Final Results

2007 World Series of Poker        
Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Official Results

Event #30
Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $2,500
Number of Entries: 847
Total Prize Money: $1,948,100
Date of Tournament: June 18-20, 2007

WSOP 2007 Event #30 Final Results

1.
Las Vegas, NV
$515,065
2.
Terrence Chan
Vancouver, BC
$287,345
3.
Denver, CO
$196,758
4.
Las Vegas, NV
$132,471
5.
Omaha, NE
$96,431
6.
Yorba Linda, CA
$63,118
7.
Hoofd, Netherlands
$47,339
8.
Brooklyn, NY
$47,339
9.
Lake Worth, FL
$33,507
10.
Åarhus, Denmark
$33,507
11.
Jesper Peterson
N/A
$19,676
12.
San Diego, CA
$19,676
13.
Las Vegas, NV
$15,390
14.
San Francisco, CA
$15,390
15.
Missoula, MT
$15,390
16.
Genoa, IL
$15,390
17.
Torrance, CA
$15,390
18.
Granite City, IL
$15,390
19.
Munfordville, KY
$12,468
20.
Eric Lindgren
Las Vegas, NV
$12,468
21.
Troy, MI
$12,468
22.
Houston, TX
$12,468
23.
Adam Hourani
East Lansing, MI
$12,468
24.
Cinncinnati, OH
$12,468
25.
Woodinville, WA
$9,546
26.
Las Vegas, NV
$9,546
27.
Troy, NY
$9,546
28.
Sacramento, CA
$9,546
29.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
$9,546
30.
Lapinlaht, Finland
$9,546
31.
Skoude, Sweden
$7,598
32.
Astoria, NY
$7,598
33.
Corona, CA
$7,598
34.
St. Johns, NF
$7,598
35.
Concan, TX
$7,598
36.
Georgetown, KY
$7,598
37.
Brookings, SD
$6,429
38.
Lake Zurich, IL
$6,429
39.
Chicago, IL
$6,429
40.
Las Vegas, NV
$6,429
41.
Boca Raton, FL
$6,429
42.
Grand Forks, ND
$6,429
43.
London, UK
$5,260
44.
Robert Kacher Jr.
San Antonio, TX
$5,260
45.
San Francisco, CA
$5,260
46.
Westminster, CA
$5,260
47.
Rancho Palos Verde, CA
$5,260
48.
Torrance, CA
$5,260
49.
Vancouver, BC
$4,675
50.
Cliffside Park, NJ
$4,675
51.
Toorak, Australia
$4,675
52.
Ariss, ON
$4,675
53.
Rockford, IL
$4,675
54.
Nam Thien Le
Huntington Beach, CA
$4,675
55.
Toronto, ON
$4,091
56.
Finland
$4,091
57.
Las Vegas, NV
$4,091
58.
Brooklyn, NY
$4,091
59.
Los Angeles, CA
$4,091
60.
Columbus, OH
$4,091
61.
Hollywood, FL
$3,507
62.
London, UK
$3,507
63.
South Boston, MA
$3,507
64.
Juan Alvarado
McAllen, TX
$3,507
65.
Farr West, UT
$3,507
66.
Las Vegas, NV
$3,507
67.
Chevy Chase, MD
$3,507
68.
Tool, TX
$3,507
69.
Villa Hills, KY
$3,507
70.
Smithville, TN
$3,507
71.
North Bellmore, NY
$3,507
72.
Greenwich, CT
$3,507
73.
Leechburg, PA
$3,507
74.
Birmingham, UK
$3,507
75.
Las Vegas, NV
$3,507
76.
Atlanta, GA
$3,507
77.
Lawrence, KS
$3,507
78.
Lighthouse Point, FL
$3,507
 

Tournament Notes:

The winner of the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship was Hoyt Corkins, who lives in Las Vegas, NV. Corkins, aged 47, is originally from Alabama. This was his second WSOP gold bracelet.

Corkins win his first WSOP event back in 1992. In the fifteen years that have passed until now, Corkins quit the poker circuit for about eight years. Since he has returned to the poker scene, Corkins has won and finished high in a variety of tournaments. Yet repeating as a WSOP winner has been an elusive prize. He finally cracked the barrier in this event and cashed for $515,065. 

Corkins won his first gold bracelet in Pot-Limit Omaha. There were only 48 entries in that event. This time, the field was considerably larger. Corkins bested a field of 847 players.

Corkins dominated play throughout the tournament. No player this year has demonstrated such supremacy over a three-day period. He ended the first say as the chip leader. He was the chip leader at the start of the final table. And, he never lost the chip lead throughout the five hour finale. This was Corkins tournament from start to finish. 

Corkins’ nickname is “the Alabama Cowboy.” He is known and respected for his black cowboy hat, mirrored shades, and clean cut image.

The runner up was Terrance Chan, one of the most respected players in the Internet poker community. Chan is from Vancouver, BC (Canada) and spent a few years living and working in Costa Rica prior to playing full-time as a pro.

William Lin, the third-place finisher, is a cash game professional from Denver, CO. His regular poker game is $50-100 blind No-Limit Hold’em, which is a huge game by any standards.

Alan Sass arrived at the final table close to Corkins as chip leader. However, the Las Vegan ended up going out in fourth place. Sass finished second in an event here at the WSOP last year.

Sixth-place finisher James “Pitbul” Pittman is famous in the poker world for a rather odd reason. He was the player vocally targeted by the bombastic Phil Hellmuth last year when he announced to the world on ESPN after busting out, “(He) can’t spell the word P-O-K-E-R.”

The 16th-place finisher was Steve Billirakis. Two weeks ago, he set the record as the youngest WSOP gold bracelet winner in history. 

Bluff Media got another great episode in their coverage with this six-handed final table. Some media persons commented afterward this broadcast was poker at its finest, noting that Corkins put on a clinic so far as how to win a poker tournament. Bluff Media’s coverage of this finale and future events can be seen at the official WSOP website: www.worldseriesofpoker.com

It was an usual first, but certainly fitting for the occasion. Following his victory, Corkins was presented with his WSOP gold bracelet by none other that close friend, Doyle Brunson.