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Sunday, July 15th, 2007

Brunson Brood, Spidey Among WSOP Cashers

Written by Tom Somach in Poker News

BY TOM SOMACH

So who’s cashing in at the main event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP)?

A total of 6,358 people paid $10,000 apiece to enter the event, and the top 621 finishers will finish in the money and earn at least $20,320.

With about 100 players left in the 2007 WSOP main event, here are the players of note who were knocked out of the tournament and finished in the money:

Poker pro Gavin Smith of Las Vegas, Nev., USA, finished in 592nd place and earned $20,320.

Tony Hachem of Victoria, Australia, brother of 2005 WSOP main event winner Joe “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie” Hachem, finished in 552nd place and earned $20,320.

Todd Brunson of Las Vegas, son of two-time WSOP main event champion Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson, finished in 459th place and earned $29,883.

Pamela Brunson of Las Vegas, daughter of two-time WSOP main event champion Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson and brother of Todd Brunson, finished in 364th place and earned $34,664.

Poker pro Robert Mizrachi of Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., USA, finished in 357th place and earned $34,664.

Actor Tobey “Spiderman” Maguire of Los Angeles, Calif., USA, finished in 292nd place and earned $39,445.

Sports handicapper Jeffrey “Jeff Allen” D’Ambrosio of Henderson, Nev., USA, finished in 234th place and earned $45,422.

Poker pro Carlos Mortensen of Las Vegas, who won the 2001 WSOP main event, finished in 217th place and earned $51,398.

Hal Lubarsky, a blind poker player from New York, N.Y., USA, finished in 197th place and earned $51,398.

Poker pro Robert Varkonyi of New York, who won the 2002 WSOP main event, finished in 177th place and earned $51,398.

James Kasputis of Rockford, Ill., USA, who earlier this year organized a WSOP qualifying tourney for deaf poker players, finished in 127th place and earned $58,570.

John Moonves of Los Angeles, Calif., USA, brother of CBS Television head honcho Leslie “Les” Moonves, finished in 119th place and earned $58,570.

Berry “Numbers” Johnston of Bethany, Okla., USA, who won the 1986 WSOP main event, finished in 113th place and earned $58,570.

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

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