Jerry Yang, 39-year-old psychologist from California, has emerged as the last man standing in the 2007 WSOP $10,000 Main Event beating the 6,358 players who started playing since July 6.
Yang qualified for the Main Event in a live $225 satellite at the Pechanga $1,000,000 freeroll and played under Team Full Tilt Poker. It took over 200 hands for Yang to claim the title.
The new champion picked up the gold WSOP bracelet, a Corum watch, and $8.25 million in prize money. Yang said he will donate 10% of his winnings to the Make a Wish Foundation, Feed the Children, and the Ronald McDonald House.
2007 WSOP Main Event Final Table Results:
1 Jerry Yang $8,250,000
2 Tuan Lam $4,840,981
3 Raymond Rahme $3,048,025
4 Alex Kravchenko $1,852,721
5 Jon Kalmar $1,255,069
6 Hevad “Rain” Khan $956,243
7 Lee Childs $705,229
8 Lee Watkinson $585,699
8 Philip Hilm $525,934
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