World Series of Poker Results and Report 2007 wsop event #8 results Final Results WSOP

Michael Chu
Tommy Vu
Barry Cales
Dolph Arnold
Shane Schleger
Maciek Gracz
Amir Vahedi
Robert Aron
Jan Von Halle
Todd Witteles
Marcello Del Grosso
Jason Strasser
Arnold Spee
Michael Binger
Kurt Paseka
Josh Van Duyn
Sorel Mizzi
Mark Newhouse
Gioi Duc Luong
Quoc "Vinny" Vinh
Min Woo "Brandon" Lee
Kenneth Weiner
Kevin Peterson
Gavin Griffin
Glyn Banks
Paul Deng
Dario Minieri
Thandat Tran
Marcus Naalden
Steven Paul-Ambrose
Kristy Gazes
Roger Teska
Bryan Berc
Joe Simmons
Young Ju
Bonnie Shaner
Brett Jungblut
Eric Haber
Antonio Esfandiari
Cesar Aburto
Jeffrey Shulman
Alex Melnikow
Matthew Sterling
Michael Melkersen
Steve Billirakis
Mark Herm
Rocco Lazazzaro
Maxwell Greenwood
William Rhoton
Timothy West
Hong Tran
Jordan Siegal
Tracy Miller
Charles Pacheco
N/A
Shannon Shorr
Kester Solomon
Douglas Harrah
Duane Weum
Richard Salomon
Eugene Todd
Alex Prendes Jr.
Kyle Bowker
Alexander Balandin
Michael Watson
John Ferraro
Joshua Lee
David Stroj
Michael Martin
John Pazur
Kenneth Sienkiewicz
Jerrod Ankenman
Vasile Buboi
Dong Suh
Khaled Lahnam
Philip Galfond
Rodney Corr
Don Holland
Johnathan Eaton
Terry Lankford
Daniel Alspach

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New York, NY
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Encino, CA
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Hamburg, Germany
Las Vegas, NV
Toronto, ON
New York, NY
Agoura Hills, CA
Atherton, CA
Bayside, NY
San Diego, CA
Toronto, ON
Chapel Hill, NC
Westminster, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Valencia, CA
Wellington, FL
Plano, TX
Orange County, CA
Smithville, TN
Portland, OR
Rome, Italy
El Monte, CA
Roosendaal, NL
Waterloo, ON
Hollywood, CA
Bloomington, IN
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Korea
Lynchburg, VA
Culver City, CA
Muttontown, NY
Las Vegas,NV
Atascadero, CA
Las Vegas, NV
Fayetteville, NC
Brownstown, IN
New Amrket, VA
Genoa, IL
Collegeville, PA
Las Vegas, NV
Toronto, ON
Briggsdale, CO
Los Altos, CA
Arcadia, CA
Henderson, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
N/A
Birmingham, AL
Subiaco, WA
Chandler, AZ
Monona, WI
Subiaco, WA
Brooklyn, NY
Miami, FL
Walton, NY
New York, NY
St. Johns, New Foundland, CA
Menomee Falls, WI
New York, NY
Chula Vista, CA
Washington, PA
Erwin, NC
Cinncinnati, OH
Avon, CT
Anaheim, CA
San Diego, CA
Oakley, CA
Gaithersbug, MD
St. Louis, MO
Kingsland, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Wichita, KS
Las Vegas, NV

$585,774
$364,761
$235,575
$157,050
$111,455
$84,858
$63,327
$46,862
$34,196
$23,811
$23,811
$23,811
$21,278
$21,278
$21,278
$18,745
$18,745
$18,745
$16,212
$16,212
$16,212
$16,212
$16,212
$16,212
$16,212
$16,212
$16,212
$13,932
$13,932
$13,932
$13,932
$13,932
$13,932
$13,932
$13,932
$13,932
$11,905
$11,905
$11,905
$11,905
$11,905
$11,905
$11,905
$11,905
$11,905
$10,132
$10,132
$10,132
$10,132
$10,132
$10,132
$10,132
$10,132
$10,132
$8,232
$8,232
$8,232
$8,232
$8,232
$8,232
$8,232
$8,232
$8,232
$6,839
$6,839
$6,839
$6,839
$6,839
$6,839
$6,839
$6,839
$6,839
$5,826
$5,826
$5,826
$5,826
$5,826
$5,826
$5,826
$5,826
$5,826

Tournament Notes:

-- The winner was Michael Chu. He is a 27-year-old stock trader from Los Angeles, CA. He was born in Seoul, South
Korea. Mr. Chu is currently single.

-- Chu holds a degree in political science from University of California – Berkley.

-- With this event, Chu cashed for the first time at the WSOP. This is his second year to play at the WSOP. He paid
the $1,000 cash entry fee. First place paid a whopping $585,774.

-- This was a $1,000 re-buy tournament. That means players can re-enter and continue to play if they bust out – if
they post another $1,000 entry fee. Most players re-buy at some point. Some players re-buy many times. One player
made eight re-buys ($8,000). Last year in this same event, pro player (Daniel Negreanu) made 47 re-buys – which is
$47,000 inversted. Incredibly, Michael Chu did not make a single re-buy in this event. He made his initial investment
back 584 times over.

-- The runner-up was real estate mogul Tommy Vu. This is the same Tommy Vu who appeared in countless late-night
infomercials back in the 1980s and 1990s touting his real estate seminars. His famous line was, “I make you rich!
Come to my seminar!” In his TV spots, he was often surrounded by luxury cars and beautiful models. Vu brought the
same flair to this final table. He enjoyed a vocal cheering section, but fell short of victory.

-- 2003 main event finalist Amir Vahedi (and one-time gold bracelet winner) went out in seventh place.

-- The fourth-place finisher was Dolph Arnold, a longtime WSOP veteran from Houston, TX. Arnold has been coming
to the WSOP since the 1980s and was seeking his first win.

-- So, far, this year’s WSOP has crowned champions from Russia, South Korea, Ireland, and the United States.

WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER
EVENT #8 MICHAEL CHU

The winner of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Buy Championship was Michael Chu.   He is a 27-year-old stock trader
from Los Angeles, CA. Chu was born in Seoul, South Korea. He is currently single.

Chu holds a degree in political science from University of California Berkley. However, he has been playing a lot of
poker lately, an investment of time and money that paid off in the amount of $585,774 for first place.   Perhaps just as,
if not more meaningful was the WSOP gold bracelet he received, designed by Corum -- which was latched to Chu's
wrist at the conclusion of the tournament. The gold bracelet was presented by WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack.
The entire final table event and ceremony was record for later broadcast on ESPN.

With this in-the-money finish, Chu cashed for the first time at the WSOP.   This was a $1,000 re-buy tournament, which
meant players could re-enter and continue to play if they busted out provided they posted another $1,000 entry fee.
Most players made re-buys at some point. Some players re-bought many times. One player made eight re-buys
($8,000).   Incredibly, Michael Chu did not make a single re-buy in this event. He made his initial investment back 584
times over.

Chu, the stock trader in his day job, was quite pleased with the return on this WSOP investment.