WSOP 2007 Event #19 Final Results

2007 World Series of Poker        
Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino
Official Results

Event #19
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $2,500
Number of Entries: 1,013
Total Prize Money: $ 2,329,900
Date of Tournament: June 11-13, 2007                         

WSOP 2007 Event #19 Final Results: 

1.
Denver, CO
$521,785
2.
Long Beach, CA
$330,846
3.
Delray Beach, FL
$212,021
4.
Salt Lake City, UT
$139,794
5.
Montreal, Canada
$97,856
6.
Fairfax, VA
$74,557
7.
Costa Rica
$55,918
8.
Brooklyn, NY
$40,773
9.
Grospellier Bertrand
Paris, France
$29,124
10.
Matthew Gilsdorf
Escondido,CA
$21,435
11.
Las Vegas, NV
$21,435
12.
Los Angeles, CA
$21,435
13.
Boden, Sweden
$19,105
14.
La Jolla, CA
$19,105
15.
New York, NY
$19,105
16.
Orlando, FL
$16,775
17.
Deleuth, GA
$16,775
18.
Weston, FL
$16,775
19.
Ontario, CAN
$14,445
20.
Sebastin Skuja
Finspang, Sweden
$14,445
21.
Vancouver, CAN
$14,445
22.
San Jose, CA
$14,445
23.
Dublin, GA
$14,445
24.
United Kingdom
$14,445
25.
No Brunswick, NJ
$14,445
26.
Atlanta, GA
$14,445
27.
Redford, MI
$14,445
28.
Whittier, CA
$12,348
29.
Santa Clara, CA
$12,348
30.
Lincoln, NE
$12,348
31.
Sylvania, OH
$12,348
32.
John Paul Kelly
Dylesbury, UK
$12,348
33.
Garland
$12,348
34.
N/A
 
$12,348
35.
Las Vegas, NV
$12,348
36.
Madison, WI
$12,348
37.
Shropshire, UK
$10,485
38.
Las Vegas, NV
$10,485
39.
Solihull, UK
$10,485
40.
Sacramento, CA
$10,485
41.
Marlis Sawick
Etobicoke, Canada
$10,485
42.
Oak Lawn, IL
$10,485
43.
Las Vegas, NV
$10,485
44.
Seattle, WA
$10,485
45.
Walnut Creek, CA
$10,485
46.
Covington, GA
$8,854
47.
Los Angeles, CA
$8,854
48.
Louisville, TN
$8,854
49.
Elkhart, IN
$8,854
50.
Netherlands
$8,854
51.
Westfleid, NJ
$8,854
52.
Ireland
$8,854
53.
Milton, Canada
$8,854
54.
Topeka, KS
$8,854
55.
Louisville, TN
$7,339
56.
Miskolc, Hungarian
$7,339
57.
Donald Sjulstan
Phoenix, AZ
$7,339
58.
Raleigh, NC
$7,339
59.
Reno, NV
$7,339
60.
San Diego, CA
$7,339
61.
Phoenix, AZ
$7,339
62.
 
$7,339
63.
Franklin Squareny, NY
$7,339
64.
Northville, MI
$6,058
65.
Danvers, MA
$6,058
66.
Las Vegas, NV
$6,058
67.
New York City, NY
$6,058
68.
Cecilia, KY
$6,058
69.
Aberdeen, Scotland
$6,058
70.
Dr. Jason M Levine
Miami, FL
$6,058
71.
Long Beach, CA
$6,058
72.
Abbotsford, Canada
$6,058
73.
Delray Beach, FL
$5,126
74.
Delray Beach, FL
$5,126
75.
Los Angeles, CA
$5,126
76.
No Bellmore, NY
$5,126
77.
Calgary, Canada
$5,126
78.
Kevin Pion Kawski
San Diego, CA
$5,126
79.
Hollywood, CA
$5,126
80.
Philadelphia, PA
$5,126
81.
Osaka, Japan
$5,126
82.
Finland
$4,310
83.
Paris, France
$4,310
84.
New York City, NY
$4,310
85.
Darien, IL
$4,310
86.
Mooresville, NC
$4,310
87.
Hollywood, CA
$4,310
88.
Fargo, ND
$4,310
89.
Yardville, NJ
$4,310
90.
Netherlands
$4,310
91.
Longbeach, CA
$3,844
92.
Gainsville, FL
$3,844
93.
Pensacola, FL
$3,844
94.
Cornelius, CA
$3,844
95.
Sweden
$3,844
96.
Lancaster, CA
$3,844
97.
Strathmore, Canada
$3,844
98.
Toronto, Canada
$3,844
99.
Lexington, KY
$3,844
 

Tournament Notes:

The winner of the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship was Francois Safieddine, from Denver, Colorado. He was born in Lebanon and arrived in the U.S. during the 1980s. Safieddine now owns three of the hottest nightclubs in Denver

Safieddine is 33-years-old. He is married and has four children. His last child, a girl, was born just six months ago. 

Safieddine has a French surname. A little-known fact is that Lebanon has a large French-speaking community. In fact, Safieddine is tri-lingual – fluent in English, French, and Lebanese.

He has only been playing poker for about four years. This was his fifth time to cash at the WSOP, with 15th place being his best finish up to this tournament. First place paid a whopping $521,785.

The final table was played on the ESPN main stage, although cameras and crew took the day off. Live radio coverage was provided by Bluff Media over the Sirius Radio Network.

The runner-up has suffered a serious case of the “second-place” blues at recent WSOPs. John “the Razor” Phan is a well-respected pro who has won millions in tournament play, yet has not won a WSOP gold bracelet. Last year, Phan finished as the runner-up in a shocking upset to Jon Friedberg. He never had the chip lead when heads-up against the eventual winner and lost the match after about 45 minutes of action. 

Two-time gold bracelet winner Humberto “Shark” Brenes now has more cashes than any other player at the WSOP since 2005. He cashed for the 15th time since June 1, 2005, which surpasses Marco Traniello by one count. Brenes is also the first player at this year’s World Series to reach three final tables. He has a 3rd, 7th, and 8th –place finish on his record.

This was another final table heavy with international flair. Players represented Belarus, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Lebanon, and the United States.  

Mike “the Mouth” Matusow holds an impressive record, having made it to at least one final table every year at the WSOP since 1999. His bid to extend his record fell just short in this event, as Matusow went out late on Day Two in 11th place.