RIO: 2007 WORLD SERIES OF POKER
Event #44 Limit Omaha High-Low (Eight-or-Better)
Buy-in: 1,820 + 180; Entries: 0; Prizepool: $971,880; Date: 2007-06-30
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| 1. |
Frankie Odell | Denver, CO |
$240,057 | 24.7% |
| 1. |
Tom Schneider | Scottsdale, AZ |
$147,713 | 15.2% |
| 2. |
Thang Luu | Las Vegas, NV |
$147,726 | 15.2% |
| 2. |
Hoyt Verner | Melbourne Beach, FL |
$82,064 | 8.44% |
| 3. |
Martin Corpuz Jr. | Mountain View, CA |
$97,188 | 10% |
| 3. |
Miguel De La Cruz | Miami, FL |
$51,670 | 5.32% |
| 4. |
Marcel Luske | Netherlands, |
$64,630 | 6.65% |
| 4. |
Scotty Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV |
$31,610 | 3.25% |
| 5. |
Marvin Joe | Flagstaff, AZ |
$47,136 | 4.85% |
| 5. |
Saundra Taylor | Washington DC, |
$24,619 | 2.53% |
| 6. |
Jess Robinson | Dallas, TX |
$36,931 | 3.8% |
| 6. |
Tony Ma | S. El Monte, CA |
$19,270 | 1.98% |
| 7. |
Ming Lee | Natick, MA |
$27,699 | 2.85% |
| 7. |
Tommy Hang | Lynnwood, WA |
$14,711 | 1.51% |
| 8. |
Stuart Paterson | Boca Raton, FL |
$20,409 | 2.1% |
| 8. |
Woody Deck | Vilnius, Lithuania |
$11,063 | 1.14% |
| 9. |
Mitch Maples | Sugar Land, TX |
$14,578 | 1.5% |
| 9. |
Mark Smyrski | Seminole, FL |
$7,538 | 0.78% |
| 10. |
John Juanda | Marina Del Rey, CA |
$9,719 | 1% |
| 10. |
Michael Landers | Las Vegas, NV |
$7,538 | 0.78% |
| 11. |
Mark Tenner | Henderson, NV |
$9,719 | 1% |
| 11. |
Petros Theocharides | Gilbert, AZ |
$6,930 | 0.71% |
| 12. |
Matt Lefkowitz | Carmel Valley, CA |
$9,719 | 1% |
| 12. |
Andreas Krause | Germany, |
$6,930 | 0.71% |
| 13. |
Paul Fisher | El Paso, TX |
$8,747 | 0.9% |
| 13. |
Douglas Saab | Trussville, AL |
$6,322 | 0.65% |
| 14. |
Tony Cousineau | Daytona Beach, FL |
$8,747 | 0.9% |
| 14. |
Frank Henderson | Houston, TX |
$6,322 | 0.65% |
| 15. |
Richard Naiman | Agoura Hills, CA |
$8,747 | 0.9% |
| 15. |
Ronald Ware | Tracy, CA |
$5,714 | 0.59% |
| 16. |
Dan Mowzcan | Sterling Heights, MI |
$7,775 | 0.8% |
| 16. |
Frank Stollmack | Brigantine, NJ |
$5,714 | 0.59% |
| 17. |
Ernest Grant | Bella Vista, AR |
$7,775 | 0.8% |
| 17. |
Blaize Hjelmgren | Las Vegas, NV |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 18. |
Ernest Scherer | Dublin, CA |
$7,775 | 0.8% |
| 18. |
Michael Krescanko | Scottsdale, AZ |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 19. |
Robert Whitman | Dubuque, IA |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 19. |
Lionel Longson | Las Vegas, NV |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 20. |
Vernon Clark | Modesto, CA |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 20. |
Wai Kei Liu | United Kingdom, |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 21. |
Charles Flicker | Montreal, QC |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 21. |
Oliver Tse | San Francisco, CA |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 22. |
Daniel Adelson | Sherman Oaks, CA |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 22. |
Jeff Rodriguez | Atlanta, GA |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 23. |
Xiaowei Zuo | Cerritos, CA |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 23. |
Danny Hart | San Pedro, CA |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 24. |
Blair Rodman | Las Vegas, NV |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 24. |
Marlon Miline | Las Vegas, NV |
$5,106 | 0.53% |
| 25. |
Joseph Mitchell | Eugene, OR |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 25. |
Scott Epstein | Las Vegas, NV |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 26. |
Benjamin Zamani | Boca Raton, FL |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 26. |
Song Webb | Dallas, TX |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 27. |
Eric Goodson | Phoenix, AZ |
$6,803 | 0.7% |
| 27. |
Rajiv Khanna | Toronto, Canada |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 28. |
Stephen Ladowsky | Toronto, ON |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 28. |
Leah Lombardo | Absecon, NJ |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 29. |
Walt Williams | Martinez, GA |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 29. |
Daniel Heimiller | Las Vegas, NV |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 30. |
Gary Do | Englewood, CO |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 30. |
David Kutcher | Las Vegas, NV |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 31. |
Raymond Miller | Henderson, NV |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 31. |
Farzad Rouhani | Gaithersburg, MD |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 32. |
Trai Dang | Whittier, CA |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 32. |
Charlie Ng | Las Vegas, NV |
$4,498 | 0.46% |
| 33. |
Andrew Karon | Duluth, MN |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 33. |
Chad Brown | Los Angeles, CA |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 34. |
Jang Lee | New York, NY |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 34. |
Sheila Gralak | Dunedin, FL |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 35. |
Peter Brownstein | Scottsdale, AZ |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 35. |
Randall Skaggs | Las Vegas, NV |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 36. |
Steve Choi | Inglewood, CA |
$5,831 | 0.6% |
| 36. |
Eric Brix | White Bear Lake, MN |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 37. |
Kathleen Liebert | Las Vegas, NV |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 37. |
John Goyette | Los Angeles, CA |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 38. |
Elena Vega | Daly City, CA |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 38. |
John Womack | Landerhill, FL |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 39. |
Douglas Carli | Alliance, OH |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 39. |
Todd Ickow | Valparaiso, IN |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 40. |
Tim Seidensticker | Miami, FL |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 40. |
Joseph Petro | Lafayette, LA |
$3,890 | 0.4% |
| 41. |
Jose Padilla | Lake Elsinore, CA |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 41. |
Theo Jorgensen | Denmark, |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 42. |
K.U. Davis | McKinney, TX |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 42. |
Mathew Cherackal | Storrs, CT |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 43. |
Todd Brunson | Las Vegas, NV |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 43. |
Robert Haney | DeWitt, MI |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 44. |
David Reno | Clio, MI |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 44. |
Mark Gritter | Eagan, MN |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 45. |
Kevin Fox | Phoenix, AZ |
$4,957 | 0.51% |
| 45. |
Barry Hartheimer | New York, NY |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 46. |
Young Phan | Garden Grove, CA |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 46. |
William Kohler | Cincinatti, OH |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 47. |
Brahmi Charles | Ventnor, NJ |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 47. |
Chae Shin | Downey, CA |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 48. |
Jose Razocabrera | Bakersfield, CA |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 48. |
Manuel Labandeira | Corona, CA |
$3,283 | 0.34% |
| 49. |
Mitchell Levine | Hoboken, NJ |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 49. |
Jared Alexander | Machesney Park, IL |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 50. |
John Kim | Las Vegas, NV |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 50. |
Rolf Slotboom | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 51. |
Howard Diamond | Chicago, IL |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 51. |
Brian Goddard | Huntington Beach, CA |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 52. |
Bradley Peeples | Coffeeville, MS |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 52. |
Mike McClannahan | Las Vegas, NV |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 53. |
Michel Abecassis | Paris, France |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 53. |
Sauah Levy | Cookeville, TN |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 54. |
Cat Antoniuk | Gig Harbor, WA |
$4,276 | 0.44% |
| 54. |
Ron Fast | Pompton Plains, NJ |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 55. |
Jonathan Aguiar | Las Vegas, NV |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 56. |
Charles Burris | Austin, TX |
$2,675 | 0.28% |
| 57. |
Eugene Borbas | Tustin, CA |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
| 58. |
Eric Buchman | Valley Stream, NY |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
| 59. |
Frank Werder | Germany, |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
| 60. |
Grayson Nichols | Windermere, FL |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
| 61. |
Charles Walters | Vero Beach, FL |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
| 62. |
Jeffrey Lisandro | Salerno, Italy |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
| 63. |
Christopher Debock | Tampa, FL |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
| 64. |
George Wang | Sugar Land, TX |
$2,067 | 0.21% |
Tournament Notes:
-- The winner of the $2,000 buy-in Limit Omaha High-Low championship was Frank O'Dell. He is a 35-year-old professional poker player originally from Denver, CO. He now lives in Long Beach, CA. This was his second victory at the World Series of Poker.
-- O'Dell won the WSOP Omaha High-Low championship in 2003. He is one of only a few players to hold multiple WSOP titles in Omaha High-Low.
-- O'Dell has been playing tournament poker for about ten years. He has amassed over $1.4 million in tournament winnings.
-- Inside the poker room, O'Dell routinely wears athletic jerseys from his favorite sports team, the Denver Broncos.
-- 'I just want to relax,'Â O'Dell said afterward when asked what he plans to do with nearly a quarter-million dollars in prize money. 'To me a win is more important than money or anything else. It's a great experience.'Â
-- The tournament attracted 534 entries, one of the largest Omaha High-Low turnouts in WSOP history. O'Dell arrived third in chips at the final table, and vanquished his eight rivals at one of the fastest finales of this year's World Series, clocking in at slightly over three hours. First place paid $240,057.
-- Marcel 'The Flying Dutchman'Â Luske finished in fourth place. Luske, one of Europe's most popular poker ambassadors came up short yet again in his quest to win his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet.
-- Marvin Ryan, from Flagstaff, AZ finished in 5th place. Ryan is a decorated Vietnam veteran. He said he plans to spend some of his prize money from this tournament on optometry school tuition for his daughter.
-- Ming Lee, from Natick, MA was the seventh-place finisher. Lee was one of the early pioneers among online poker players (no money was exchanged at the time) for having learned the game through the Internet in the early 1990s using a format called 'IRC.'Â
-- Mitch Maples, from Sugar Land, TX came in ninth. Maples finished 606th in the 2006 championship event, out of 8,773 players.
-- John Juanda was the 10th-place finisher. This was his 37th time to cash at the WSOP, which ranks 16th on the all-time list.
-- Former WSOP gold bracelet winner Kathy Liebert took 37th place.
-- Last year's WSOP event winner Todd Brunson finished in 43rd place.
-- Through the conclusion of 44 events at the 2007 WSOP, Michael Binger continues to lead all tournament players with six cashes. However, he has not cashed in the last week, which means the record of 'most cashes in a year'Â is less likely to be challenged. The current record is eight cashes accomplished by two players last year Humberto Brenes and Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
-- Through the conclusion of 44 events at the 2007 WSOP, five players have 5 cashes each Fred Goldberg, Thor Hansen, Eric Lynch, Joe Sebok, and Gene Todd. Many players have four cashes.
-- Humberto Brenes and Thor Hansen share the lead for most final table appearances at this year's WSOP, with three each.
-- by Nolan Dalla
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