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Poker Tournament Results
World Poker Finals / WPT Event Season 6
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Michael Vela |
| 1 |
Michael Vela (New Windsor, NY, USA) |
$1,704,986 |
| 2 |
Nick Schulman AKA "slick" (New York, NY, USA) |
$864,652 |
| 3 |
Nenad Medic AKA "Serb" (Niagara Falls, ON, Canada) |
$486,367 |
| 4 |
Tom Dwan AKA "durrrr" (Edison, NJ, USA) |
$324,244 |
| 5 |
Mike White AKA "MD" (Ellington, DC, USA) |
$243,184 |
| 6 |
Mark Weitzman (Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
$189,142 |
| 7 |
Rodney Legendre (Randolph, NH, USA) |
$162,123 |
| 8 |
John Myung (Vienna, VA, USA) |
$135,102 |
| 9 |
Freddy Deeb (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$108,081 |
| 10 |
William Pilossoph AKA "Pittsburgh Billy" (Presto, PA, USA) |
$83,763 |
| 11 |
Danny Shiff (Aventura, FL, USA) |
$78,359 |
| 12 |
T.J. Cloutier (Richardson, TX, USA) |
$72,955 |
| 13 |
Anthony Casagrande AKA "PittBull" (Medford, NY, USA) |
$67,551 |
| 14 |
Victor Cianelli (Carnegie, PA, USA) |
$62,147 |
| 15 |
Darren Nelson (Rochester, NY, USA) |
$56,743 |
| 16 |
Jimmy Tran (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$51,339 |
| 17 |
Jonathan Aguiar (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$45,934 |
| 18 |
Robert J Williams (Salem, NH, USA) |
$40,539 |
| 19 |
Young V Phan (Garden Grove, CA, USA) |
$35,126 |
| 20 |
Kenneth Weiner (Wellington, FL, USA) |
$35,126 |
| 21 |
Matthew E Graham (River Ridge, LA, USA) |
$35,126 |
| 22 |
William Kyle Orvis (Longmont, CO, USA) |
$29,722 |
| 23 |
Matthew Ehrlich (Wellington, FL, USA) |
$29,722 |
| 24 |
Arthur Azen AKA "akula" (Staten Island, NY, USA) |
$29,722 |
| 25 |
Robert McLaughlin AKA "Jeremy" (Washington, DC, USA) |
$24,318 |
| 26 |
Miami John Cernuto (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$24,318 |
| 27 |
Steve Brecher AKA "brec" (Reno, NV, USA) |
$24,318 |
| 28 |
Kevin Song (Diamond Bar, CA, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 29 |
Vinny Curry (New Britain, CT, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 30 |
Douglas Foglio (Waterboro, ME, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 31 |
Al Krux (Syracuse, NY, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 32 |
Len Greer (Rye, NY, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 33 |
Steve Happas AKA "Dakota" (Braintree, MA, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 34 |
Greg Miller (Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands) |
$18,914 |
| 35 |
David M Baker (Rochester Hills, MI, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 36 |
Matthew D Giannetti (Clifton Park, NY, USA) |
$18,914 |
| 37 |
Raymond Coburn (Jackson, NJ, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 38 |
Tony Cousineau (Daytona Beach, FL, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 39 |
Zvi Shiff (Miami, FL, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 40 |
Aiman J Abbassi (Poughkeepsie, NY, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 41 |
Richard Austin AKA "Rick" (Lansdale, PA, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 42 |
Frank Flowers (Highland, NY, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 43 |
Jeremy Shor (New York, NY, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 44 |
Stephen Riter (Clinton, CT, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 45 |
Anthony Silbert (Wakefield, RI, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 46 |
Andreas Walnum (Bodo, Norway) |
$13,510 |
| 47 |
Michael Binger (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 48 |
Marlis Sawicki (Toronto, ON, Canada) |
$13,510 |
| 49 |
Kenneth Justin (Cambridge, MA, USA) |
$13,510 |
| 50 |
Hevad "Rainbow" Khan (Las Vegas, NV, USA) |
$13,510 |
Tournament Report
MICHAEL VELA ROLLS TO VICTORY!
FINAL STANDINGS WINS $1,704,986!!!
The 2007 Foxwoods World Poker Finals $10000 No-Limit Championship became a showdown
between the defending 2006 Champion, Nenad Medic, the 2005 Champion, Nick Schulman, and the 13th
place finisher in 2006, Michael Vela of Newburgh, NY. When it was over, the mutual fund industry
representative and relative poker amateur, Michael Vela, was the owner of the 2007 Championship trophy,
commemorative leather jacket, a $25,000 seat in the WPT Championship and $1,704,986!!!
The Final Table got underway just after 5 pm and it was not long before Mark Weitzman of Las
Vegas, NV, was all-in with As3h. Nenad had earlier doubled up through Tom Dwan when he paired a K on
the river to beat Tom's pocket Q's. Nenad called Mark with Ah5h and a river flush left Mark with 6th place
money of $189,142. Nenad doubled up again with a set of 10's through Mike White who was left shortstacked.
Mike had a vocal cheering section which went silent when he lost his last chips to Mike Vela's
10's. Mike would take 5th place and $243,184 home to Ellington, CT.
Of the four players left, the Edison, NJ, resident and internet player, Tom Dwan, was the short
stack with Mike Vela leading the way. Tom had entered the table as the chip leader but had seen his
advantage slowly erode away. He had AK and hoped to survive when his all-in was called by Mike with KJ.
But a J on the river gave the pot to Mike and Tom was the 4th place winner of $324,244. Nenad Medic of
Niagara Falls, Ontario, was trying to become the first player to defend a WPT Championship and/or to win
the same event twice. His effort fell short of the goal as he succumbed to the tidal wave that was Mike Vela.
Nedic had straight possibilities with A7 but Mike had AJ and two J's on the board gave Mike trips and Nedic
had 3rd place and $486,367!!
By the time there were two players left, Mike Vela had a chip advantage of more than three to one
over Nick Schulman of New York City, NY. Nick was also trying to become the first player to win a WPT
Championship for the second time and he fared no better than Nenad. Shortly into heads-up action, Nick was
in with pocket 5's. Mike had AQ and with AQ on the flop and with no 5's to be seen, Nick was in 2nd place
with $864,652!!!
And Michael Vela was the winner of the 2007 Foxwoods World Poker Finals $10,000
Championship worth $1,704,986!!!
Reported by Jeffrey A Toth for Foxwoods Resort Casino |
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