WSOP 2007 Event #25 NLH $2,000 Final Results
2007 World Series of Poker
Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Official Results
Event #25
No-Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $2,000
Number of Entries: 1,619
Total Prize Money: $2,946,580
Date of Tournament: June 15-17, 2007
WSOP 2007 Event #25 Final Results
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1.
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Elmwood Park, IL
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$599,109
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2.
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Greer, SC
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$373,985
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3.
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Boston, MA
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$244,415
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4.
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Oakland, CA
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$164,907
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5.
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Fort Worth, TX
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$111,901
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6.
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Phoenix, AZ
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$82,453
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7.
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Dallas, TX
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$61,840
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8.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$45,644
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9.
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Naperville, IL
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$34,748
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10.
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London, UK
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$26,650
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11.
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Brighton, England
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$26,650
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12.
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Brooklyn, NY
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$26,650
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13.
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Irvine, CA
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$23,705
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14.
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Westlake Village, CA
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$23,705
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15.
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Beaver Dam, WI
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$23,705
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16.
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Japan
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$20,761
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17.
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Miskolci, Hungaria
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$20,761
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18.
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Stockholm, Sweden
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$20,761
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19.
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Thompson, CT
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$17,816
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20.
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London, England
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$17,816
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21.
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Reno, NV
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$17,816
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22.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$17,816
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23.
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Tulsa, OK
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$17,816
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24.
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Norman, OK
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$17,816
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25.
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Chatsworth, CA
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$17,816
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26.
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John Zentner III
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Oak Park, CA
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$17,816
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27.
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Jennifer Lam
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San Francisco, CA
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$17,816
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28.
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Ironton, OH
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$15,166
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29.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$15,166
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30.
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Henderson, NV
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$15,166
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31.
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Seattle, WA
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$15,166
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32.
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Saint John, CA
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$15,166
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33.
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Naperville, IL
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$15,166
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34.
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San Diego, CA
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$15,166
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35.
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Estonia
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$15,166
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36.
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Manhattan Beach, CA
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$15,166
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37.
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Everett, MA
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$12,810
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38.
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Forest Park, IL
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$12,810
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39.
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David Aalvik
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Longbeach, CA
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$12,810
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40.
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Baldwinsville, NY
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$12,810
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41.
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Bryan, OH
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$12,810
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42.
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Myrtle Beach, SC
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$12,810
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43.
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Kostantin Anastasydis
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Netherlands
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$12,810
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44.
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Hannojoffen
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Germany
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$12,810
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45.
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Huntington Beach, CA
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$12,810
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46.
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Sitka, AK
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$10,748
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47.
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Moore, OK
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$10,748
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48.
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Stephen O’Dwyner
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Las Vegas, NV
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$10,748
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49.
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Phoenix, AZ
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$10,748
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50.
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Edinburg, TX
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$10,748
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51.
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Netherlands
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$10,748
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52.
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Brookline, MA
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$10,748
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53.
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Short Hills, NJ
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$10,748
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54.
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Washington DC
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$10,748
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55.
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Perrysburg, OH
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$8,834
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56.
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Dallas, TX
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$8,834
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57.
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San Jose, CA
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$8,834
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58.
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Roy Von Der Locht
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Germany
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$8,834
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59.
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Seattle, WA
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$8,834
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60.
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Austin, TX
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$8,834
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61.
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Phoenix, AZ
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$8,834
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62.
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Wichita, KS
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$8,834
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63.
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Donahue, IA
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$8,834
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64.
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San Ramon, CA
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$7,362
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65.
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Vienna, VA
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$7,362
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66.
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Plainview, NY
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$7,362
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67.
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United Kingdom
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$7,362
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68.
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Albuquerque, NM
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$7,362
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69.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$7,362
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70.
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Sierra Madre, CA
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$7,362
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71.
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Springfield, IL
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$7,362
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72.
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Henderson, NV
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$7,362
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73.
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Smyrna, GA
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$6,184
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74.
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San Diego, CA
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$6,184
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75.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$6,184
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76.
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Brookings, SD
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$6,184
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77.
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New York, NY
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$6,184
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78.
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San Diego, CA
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$6,184
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79.
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Reseda, CA
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$6,184
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80.
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Canada
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$6,184
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81.
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Pittsburgh, PA
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$6,184
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82.
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Brentwood, MO
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$5,153
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83.
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Commerce Township, MI
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$5,153
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84.
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San Jose, CA
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$5,153
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85.
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Omaha, NE
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$5,153
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86.
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Douglas Lorgree
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Buffalo Grove, IL
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$5,153
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87.
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New Market, VA
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$5,153
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88.
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West Hills, CA
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$5,153
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89.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$5,153
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90.
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$5,153
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91.
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Appleton, WI
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$4,564
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92.
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Caledonia, IL
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$4,564
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93.
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Canada
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$4,564
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94.
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Louisville, KT
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$4,564
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95.
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San Marcos, TX
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$4,564
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96.
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Desert Hot Springs, CA
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$4,564
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97.
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Sweden
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$4,564
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98.
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Raleigh, NC
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$4,564
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99.
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Terre Haute, IN
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$4,564
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100.
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Sand City, CA
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$4,123
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101.
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Spring Lake, NJ
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$4,123
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102.
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College Park, MD
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$4,123
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103.
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Woorhees, NJ
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$4,123
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104.
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Sugar Land, TX
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$4,123
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105.
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Union Hall, VA
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$4,123
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106.
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Bringhton, MA
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$4,123
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107.
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Brayan Griggs
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New Castle, WA
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$4,123
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108.
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$4,123
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109.
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Marietta, GA
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$4,123
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110.
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Christopher Guinnup
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Saline, MI
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$4,123
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111.
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Huntington Beach, CA
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$4,123
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112.
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Florida
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$4,123
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113.
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Skokie, IL
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$4,123
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114.
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New Zealand
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$4,123
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115.
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Sterling Heights, MI
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$4,123
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116.
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Philadelphia, PA
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$4,123
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117.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$4,123
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118.
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Stamford, CT
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$4,123
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119.
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Christopher Gulla
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Las Vegas, NV
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$4,123
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120.
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Tamarae, FL
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$4,123
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121.
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Secaucus, NJ
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$4,123
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122.
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Johnathan O Eaton
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Las Vegas, NV
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$4,123
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123.
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Lake Forest, CA
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$4,123
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124.
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Salt Lake City, UT
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$4,123
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125.
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Alexandra, VA
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$4,123
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126.
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Delray Beach, FL
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$4,123
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127.
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Reseda, CA
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$3,828
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128.
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St. Petersburg, FL
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$3,828
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129.
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Portland, OR
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$3,828
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130.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$3,828
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131.
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Columbus, OH
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$3,828
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132.
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Harrisburg, NC
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$3,828
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133.
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Chandler, AZ
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$3,828
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134.
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El Paso, TX
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$3,828
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135.
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Vancouver, Canada
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$3,828
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136.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$3,828
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137.
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Mantomedi, MN
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$3,828
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138.
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Chicago, IL
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$3,828
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139.
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Niagara Falls, OH
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$3,828
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140.
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Northridge, CA
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$3,828
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141.
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Seattle, WA
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$3,828
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142.
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El Paso, TX
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$3,828
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143.
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Las Vegas, NV
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$3,828
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144.
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Port Richey, FL
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$3,828
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145.
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Findlay, OH
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$3,828
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146.
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West Terre Haute, IN
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$3,828
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147.
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John Morris
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United Kingdom
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$3,828
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148.
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Parker, CO
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$3,828
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149.
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Houston, TX
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$3,828
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150.
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East Los Angeles, CA
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$3,828
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151.
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San Jose, CA
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$3,828
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152.
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Henderson, NV
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$3,828
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153.
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Worth, IL
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$3,828
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Tournament Notes:
The winner of the $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship was Ben Ponzio, from Elmwood Park, IL. He is 32-years-old and married. He has one daughter. Ponzio works for a major Chicago area radio station as the advertising sales manager.
Ponzio’s full name is Alessandro Ben Ponzio. He took his first and middle name from his grandfather and great grandfather.
In addition to playing poker, Ponzio enjoys fantasy sports.
Ponzio is a graduate of the University of Illinois. He earned his degree in speech and communications.
Ponzio works for Chicago’s WBBM-FM which is a hits and hip hop station. He was scheduled to work the morning after the tournament, but his WSOP victory will cause him to miss a day at the office. “I didn’t want to take an extra vacation day until I knew I would get this far,” Ponzio explained later.
“Sure, I’m going back to work,” Ponzio said in a post-tournament interview. “Six-hundred thousand (dollars) is a lot of money. But it’s not enough to live on the rest of my life.”
This is the third time Ponzio has attended the WSOP. He cashed one time previously – with a 122nd place finish two years ago. His combined tournament winnings coming into this event totaled just $9,000. First place in this tournament paid a whopping $599,109.
Ponzio developed and was credited with a math theorem in high school. It is a formula designed to measure the size of circles.
Adam Ross, from Dallas, TX finished in 7th place. The StanfordUniversity graduate who also received his law degree from the University of Texas Law School was once the TexasState Wrestling Champion.
Ken Einiger, a native New Yorker who now resides in Las Vegas, finished in 8th place. He won the world blackjack championship last year.
Rolf Slotboom, Dutch writer and poker theorist, took 51st.
Card Player magazine editor-in-chief Jeff Shulman finished 69th.
Actress Shannon Elizabeth, best-known from her role in the “American Pie” series of hit movies, finished 150th.
