Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout - Event Details
The penultimate preliminary event of the 2007 WSOP is over and Ram Vaswani has won his first World Series bracelet! Vaswani put on a Limit Hold'em clinic to defeat Andrew Ward in heads-up play to win the jewelry, the $217,438 in cash and an exclusive opportunity to talk to a PokerListings.com reporter. Congratulations, Ram!
Event Winner
Payout Structure
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | $217,438 |
| 2 | $124,816 |
| 3 | $83,538 |
| 4 | $58,968 |
| 5 | $31,450 |
| 6 | $19,656 |
| 7 | $12,776 |
| 8 | $9,582 |
| 9-72 | $6,634 |
Blind Structure
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 25/50 | |
| Level 1 | 200/400 | |
| Level 1 | 2,000/4,000 | |
| Level 2 | 3,000/6,000 | |
| Level 2 | 300/600 | |
| Level 2 | 50/100 | |
| Level 3 | 75/150 | |
| Level 3 | 4,000/8,000 | |
| Level 3 | 400/800 | |
| Level 4 | 100/200 | |
| Level 4 | 500/1,000 | |
| Level 4 | 5,000/10,000 | |
| Level 5 | 150/300 | |
| Level 5 | 1,000/1,500 | |
| Level 5 | 10,000/15,000 | |
| Level 6 | 10,000/20,000 | |
| Level 6 | 1,000/2,000 | |
| Level 6 | 200/400 | |
| Level 7 | 1,500/3,000 | |
| Level 7 | 15,000/30,000 | |
| Level 7 | 300/600 | |
| Level 8 | 500/1,000 | |
| Level 8 | 20,000/40,000 | |
| Level 8 | 2,000/4,000 | |
| Level 9 | 3,000/6,000 | |
| Level 9 | 30,000/60,000 | |
| Level 10 | 5,000/10,000 |
Event Information
- Event Name
- Event 53, Limit Hold'em Shootout
- Venue
- Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Date
- 2007-07-03
- Final Day
- 2007-07-04
- Buy In
- $1,500
- Entrants
- 720
- Prize Pool
- $982,800
- First Prize
- $217,438
Event Winner
| Player | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Vaswani | $217,438 |
| 2 | Andy Ward | $124,816 |
| 3 | Anh Van Nguyen | $83,538 |
| 4 | David Mosca | $58,968 |
| 5 | Ishak Noyan | $31,450 |
