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38th Annual World Series of Poker

Event #5 - WSOP Pot Limit Omaha & 7 Card Stud Hi / Lo

June 3, 2007 at 5:00 PM
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
Tournament Schedule

Buy-In	$2,500
Prize Pool	$817,500
Entries	327
Report Available

Tom Schneider

Place	Name	Prize
1	Tom Schneider (Scottsdale, AZ, USA)	$214,347
2	Edmond Tonnellier (London, ON, Canada)	$118,456
3	Annie Duke (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$75,210
4	Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (Pacific Palisades and Las Vegas, CA, USA)	$50,391
5	Chris Bell (Raleigh, NC, USA)	$39,109
6	David Benyamine (Paris, France)	$29,708
7	Joseph Bolnick (Los Angeles, CA, USA)	$22,939
8	John Bon Phan (Stockton, CA, USA)	$16,922
9	Josh Arieh (Atlanta, GA, USA)	$11,658
10	Scotty Nguyen (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$11,658
11	Tim Fu (Cypress, CA, USA)	$10,529
12	Matt Lefkowitz (Carmel Valley, CA, USA)	$10,529
13	Gary Do (Denver, CO, USA)	$9,401
14	Sam Silverman (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$9,401
15	Lonnie Heimowitz (Monticello, NY, USA)	$8,273
16	Cyndy Violette AKA "sweetest" (Atlantic City, NJ, USA)	$8,273
17	Dennis Seagle (Las Vegas, NV, USA)	$7,145
18	Jan Sorensen (Odense, Denmark)	$7,145
19	Loi Tran (El Monte, CA, USA)	$7,145
20	Mel Judah (London, UK)	$7,145
21	Edward Rudd (Downey, CA, USA)	$7,145
22	Patrick Pezzin (Toronto, ON, Canada)	$7,145
23	Art Duncan (Lake Zurich, IL, USA)	$7,145
24	John Monnette (Palmdale, CA, USA)	$7,145
25	Robert Mangino (Plantation, FL, USA)	$6,017
26	Robert Mizrachi (Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USA)	$6,017
27	Jamie Heitner (Plantation, FL, USA)	$6,017
28	Doug Saab (Trussville, AL, USA)	$6,017
29	Anthony Reategui (Chandler, AZ, USA)	$6,017
30	Yueqi "Rich" Zhu (Rowland Heights, CA, USA)	$6,017
31	Raymond Miller (Henderson, NV, USA)	$6,017
32	Mark Stubbs (Newmarket, UK)	$6,017

Tournament Report

The winner was Tom Schneider, also known as 'Donkey Bomber.' He is an author / radio show host / poker player from Scottsdale, Arizona. He is 47 years old.
The third time was a charm for Schneider. This was his third time to make it to a WSOP final table. His previous finishes include a fourth and fifth. First place in this event paid $214,387.
Schneider is the author of a poker book called, 'Oops! I Won Too Much Money.' He also hosts a regular radio show called 'Beyond the Table' in Phoenix.
Poker pro and former WSOP gold bracelet winner Annie Duke finished a less-than-satisfying third place in this event. This was her 30th in-the-money finish at the WSOP, dating back to 1994. She has more WSOP cashes than any female player in history.
The 2000 world poker champion Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson finished in fourth place in this event. He was competing for what would have been his sixth WSOP gold bracelet. Scotty Nguyen, the 1998 world champion finished tenth in this event.
With his cash in this event, Mel Judah moved up into 13th place all-time - with 38 WSOP in-the-money finishes in his lifetime.
This final table was played simultaneous to Event #4, which took place just steps away inside the main poker arena. The Rio Pavilion was packed to capacity with spectators, as both final tables were filled with well-known players. Interestingly, both final tables started and ended just minutes apart.
ESPN gave this event considerable coverage, although it was not one of the planned feature events. The formidable final table lineup at both tables created a tough decision for the network, which moved cameras around both tables most of the day/night.
by Nolan Dalla