6/26/07posted by Dr. Poker @ 11:36 AM

Winning Event #38, Robert Cheung earned $673,628. The event, a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament, drew the sixth-largest field in poker history (2,778 players). Cheung, a 46-year old business man from Vancouver, B.C. started taking poker seriously about two years ago, after learning to play the game with his friends.

While Cheung won the bracelet, the hearts of poker fans belonged to third-placed Erica Schoenberg. The former model has made her first WSOP final table much to the delight of her many railbirds. She had the final table lead for a time, but eventually lost to Cheung and second-placed Richard Muchnik. Schoenberg cashed in $261,646 for the 3rd place, while Muchnik collected $417,117.

In Event #39 , the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E Tournament comes up with a big surprise. John Hanson, a New Yorker with $21,000 in major tournament earnings, is leading the table. He is a player only few people have ever heard of.
Close behind are a few players who were expected to be in the lead:
Toto Leonidas, Eli Elezra and Allen Cunningham are in the top-five, closely followed by David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow and Phil Ivey. Hanson, with $640,000 in chips, has an 80,000-chip lead on the rest of the field.

Also last year's H.O.R.S.E World Championship final duo is still alive. Andy Bloch is sitting in 11th place with $425,000 and defending champion Chip Reese is in 19th place with $332,000.
Only 52 players remain with two days to play, including Phil Hellmuth (13th), Daniel Negreanu (22nd), Greg Raymer (25th) and Annie Duke (39th).

Labels: Poker Reviews, Poker Tournaments Schedule, Poker Tourneys, WSOP

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