2007 World Series of Poker Update

The Main Event begins on July 6th, but there’s plenty of other action going on at the 2007 World Series of Poker. Let’s take a look.

Longtime Gambler Wins 1st Bracelet

Blair Rodman, an active gambler on golf, sports and poker, finally captured his first WSOP bracelet after competing in the events since 1982. The win came during the $2,000 No Limit Hold’em championship on Sunday. He took home $707,898 for the win.

First Multiple Bracelet Winner of 2007

Tom Schneider, a poker pro, became the first player of 2007 to win multiple bracelets. He won the second bracelet by defeating Hoyt Verner in $1,000 Seven Card Stud High-Low.

Israeli Wins 2nd Career Bracelet

Rafi Amit, a semi-pro player, won his 2nd career bracelet in the Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball event. His first bracelet came in 2005 at the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha championship. He‘s also the only player in WSOP history to be given a mandatory penalty in head-up play for inappropriate language.

O’Dell Wins at Omaha High-Low

Frank O’Dell captured a bracelet at the $2,000 Buy-In Limit Omaha High-Low on Friday. It’s his second career bracelet, the first coming in 2003 at the Omaha High-Low event. O’Dell won $240,057.

Edler Captures First Bracelet

Edler won the Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event by coming back from last place at the final table and defeating the likes of Dutch Boyd, Erik Riberg, Alex Bolotin and Gioi Luong. Edler won $904,672, which was the third highest payout of the 2007 WSOP. Tobey Maguire, aka Spider-Man, finished in the money at 66th place.

For more WSOP info, check out the following articles:

WSOP Day 12 Recap

WSOP Online Virtual Poker Challenge

2007 World Series of Poker Update