BY TOM SOMACH

Two Canadians are among the latest winners at the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas.

Lukasz Dumanski, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, won WSOP Event #42, a $1,500 buy-in, pot-limit Omaha high-low eight-or-better tournament with 687 entrants and a total prize pool of $937,755.

He earned $227,454 for the big win.

Finishing as runnerup was Dave Bach of Athens, Ga., USA, who took home $139,725.

Earlier, Robert Cheung of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, won WSOP Event #38, a $1,500 buy-in, no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament with 2,278 participants and a total prize pool of $3,800,970.

He earned a whopping $673,628 for the victory.

Coming in second was Richard Murnick of Upper Montclair, N.J., USA, who took home $417,117.

In other WSOP action, Fred Goldberg of Hollywood, Fla., USA, won Event #40, a $1,500 buy-in, mixed-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament with 620 entrants and a total prize pool of $846,300.

He adds $204,935 to his bank account for the triumph.

Finishing in second place was Rene Mouritsen of Copenhagen, Denmark, who wins a not-too-rotten $125,895.

Earlier, Greg Hopkins of Redondo Beach, Calif., USA, won Event #37, a $2,000 buy-in, pot-limit Texas hold ‘em tournament with 599 participants and a total prize pool of $1,090,180.

For his winning effort, Hopkins hops home with $269,274.

The runnerup was Jason “Chicago Kid” Newburger, who is actually from Vernon Hills, Ill., USA.

He earned $165,707.

Top poker pro T.J. Cloutier of Richardson, Tex., USA, finished 11th in the tourney and walked off with $10,902.

(E-mail Tom Somach at tomsomach@yahoo.com.)