WSOP Events 41-45 Recap

Event: 41 Buy in: $1,000 Game: NL Hold'em (Seniors Only)

The WSOP Senior's tournament requires that entrants be at least 50 years old. This year the event had its best showing ever with nearly 1900 entries. First place went to Ernest Bennett who won $348,423.

Event: 42 Buy in: $1,500 Game: PL Omaha Hi/lo

24-year-old Lukasz Dumanski outlasts a field of 687 to win $227,454. Chad Brown, the former actor turned announcer who has made quite a name for himself in the poker world, finished in 5th place.

Event: 43 Buy in: $2,000 Game: Limit Hold'em

Saif Ahmad wins $217,329 as his first cash at the WSOP is a victory. Ahmad went heads up with William Jensen with a nearly equivalent stack. Ahmad went on a tear heads up finally sealing the deal by hitting running cards to a straight. Online player Justin (looshle) Pechie finished in 4th place, taking home just under $60,000.

Event: 44 Buy in: $2,000 Game: Limit Omaha Hi/lo split

Frankie Odell outlasted a field filled with many of the toughest pros to win $240,057. The animated Marcel Luske made his first final table appearance of the 2007 WSOP finishing in 4th. Stuart Patterson came in 8th, and John Juanda was one spot off from the final table finishing in 10th place.

Event: 45 Buy in: $5,000 Game: NL Hold'em 6-handed

Tournament circuit veteran William Edler finally wins his first WSOP bracelet and $904,672 to go along with it. Edler had to face tough competition late as the final table included 2006 WSOP main event final table finisher Erik Friberg (3rd) and Dutch Boyd (5th). Other notable finishers included Tony Guoga (10th), Ram Vaswani (14th), and Phil Hellmuth (31st).

-Benjamin Ryan