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Lukasz Dumanski Wins $1,500 Buy-in Omaha High-Low Championship

The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low championship was Lukasz Dumanski. He is a 24-year-old poker player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This was his first WSOP victory. Dumanski topped a field of 687 entries. This was Dumanski's third time to cash at the WSOP. Both of his previous in-the-money finishes occurred at the 2005 World Series ...

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Robert Cheung Wins $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Championship

The winner of the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship (Event #38) was Robert Cheung. He is a 46-year-old businessman from Vancouver, BC (Canada). Cheung was born in Hong Kong. He holds a Ph.D. Cheung, who goes by the initials "RCW," has only been playing poker seriously for about two years. He learned how to play the game from his friends ...

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Alexander Borteh Wins WSOP Limit Hold'em Championship

The winner of the $5,000 buy-in Omaha High-Low World Championship was John Guth, a 26-year-old professional poker player from Vancouver, WA. Guth plays poker in his home, specializing exclusively in Omaha High-Low games. Guth demonstrates unusual discipline and fortitude for a player in his 20s. “All I do all day long is sit at home and play Omaha High-Low,” John said in our post tournament interview. “That’s my specialty” ...

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Greg Hopkins Wins WSOP $2,000 Buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship

The winner of the $2,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em championship was Greg Hopkins a 41-year-old poker pro from Anchorage , AK. Hopkins has paid his dues on the poker tournament trail for 13-long years. This is his first WSOP gold bracelet. Hopkins was born in Whittier, CA. He spent most of his adult years playing in the cardrooms of suburban Los Angeles. Hopkins has suffered the most extreme swings imaginable in poker – cashing numerous times at major events, but also suffering the depths of despair when the cards did not fall his way ...

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Jeffrey Lisandro Wins WSOP Seven-Card Stud Championship

The winner of the $2,000 buy-in 7-Card Stud Championship was Jeffrey Lisandro from Salerno, Italy. He is a 41-year-old investor and professional poker player. This was his first-ever WSOP victory. Lisandro is a regular face in some of the highest-limit cash games in the world. In fact, Lisandro concentrated much of his efforts in high-stakes cash game play before finally focusing on tournaments in recent years ...

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Eli Elezra Wins WSOP Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split Championship

The winner of the Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship was Eli Elezra. He is a 46-year-old poker player and investor from Henderson, NV. Elezra holds duel-citizenship and also has connections to his native Israel. Elezra was born in Jerusalem. He once served as a commando in the Israeli Army ...

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James Mackey Wins WSOP $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event

The winner of the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship was James Mackey. He is a 21-year-old poker semi-professional from Columbia, MO. Mackey is originally from Kansas City. He attended the University of Missouri for two years. First place in this poker tournament paid $730,740 ...

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Sally Anne Boyer Wins 2007 WSOP Ladies Event

Sally Anne Boyer etched her name in the poker record books today setting two records simultaneously at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee's Best Light. This year's Ladies World Poker Championship drew 1,286 entries, up from the previous record of 1,128 registrants set at the 2006 WSOP ...

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