Ben Ponzio defeated 1,619 players in the $2,000 No-Limit Holdem event and won $599,000.
The winner of the $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Holdem event was Ben Ponzio, Elmwood Park, IL. He is 32 and married with one daughter.
Ponzio works as a sales manager for the Chicago hip hop station WBBM-FM. He was scheduled to work the morning after the tournament, but his WSOP victory will cause him to miss a day at the office.
1. Ben Ponzio, Elmwood Park, IL, $599,109
2. David Hewitt, Greer, SC, $373,985
3. Justin Rollo, Boston, MA, $244,415
4. Evan Schwartz, Oakland, CA, $164,907
5. Travis Rice, Fort Worth, TX, $111,901
6. Danny Noam, Phoenix, AZ, $82,453
7. Adam Ross, Dallas, TX, $61,840
8. Ken Einiger, Las Vegas, NV, $45,644
9. Darryl Ronconi, Naperville, IL, $34,748
10. Praz Bansi, London, UK, $26,650
11. Martin Green, Brighton, England, $26,650
12. Yakov Hirsch, Brooklyn, NY, $26,650
13. Bassam Alsharairi, Irvine, CA, $23,705
14. David Daneshgar, Westlake Village, CA, $23,705
15. Eric Baldwin, Beaver Dam, WI, $23,705
16. Kazuki Ikeuchi, Japan, $20,761
17. Richard Toth, Miskolci, Hungaria, $20,761
18. Peter Auer, Stockholm, Sweden, $20,761
19. Justin Pechie, Thompson, CT, $17,816
20. Ross Boatman, London, England, $17,816
21. Matthew Beisher, Reno, NV, $17,816
22. Charlie NG, Las Vegas, NV, $17,816
23. Benjamin Armstrong, Tulsa, OK, $17,816
24. Jordan Morgan, Norman, OK, $17,816
25. Jeffrey Teck, Chatsworth, CA, $17,816
26. John Zentner III, Oak Park, CA, $17,816
27. Jennifer Lam, San Francisco, CA, $17,816
28. Christopher Collins, Ironton, OH, $15,166
29. William Corrigan, Las Vegas, NV, $15,166
30. Douglas Miranda, Henderson, NV, $15,166
31. Brandon Schaffer, Seattle, WA, $15,166
32. Jeff Kennedy, Saint John, CA, $15,166
33. Roy Mikus, Naperville, IL, $15,166
34. Tom Nelson, San Diego, CA, $15,166
35. Henri Kasper, Estonia, $15,166
36. Hang La, Manhattan Beach, CA, $15,166
37. Anthony Ruberto, Everett, MA, $12,810
38. Kevin Saul, Forest Park, IL, $12,810
39. David Aalvik, Longbeach, CA, $12,810
40. Ryan Perfetti, Baldwinsville, NY, $12,810
41. Joseph Webber II, Bryan, OH, $12,810
42. Donald Emery, Myrtle Beach, SC, $12,810
43. Kostantin Anastasydis, Netherlands, $12,810
44. Hannojoffen, Germany, $12,810
45. Daniel Falkenstein, Huntington Beach, CA, $12,810
46. Derek Boice, Sitka, AK, $10,748
47. Frank Romero, Moore, OK, $10,748
48. Stephen O'Dwyner, Las Vegas, NV, $10,748
49. William Boner, Phoenix, AZ, $10,748
50. Dustin Pattinson, Edinburg, TX, $10,748
51. Rolf Slotboom, Netherlands, $10,748
52. Robert Cooperstein, Brookline, MA, $10,748
53. Richard Meisner, Short Hills, NJ, $10,748
54. Ezra Udoff, Washington DC, $10,748
55. Kyle Brossia, Perrysburg, OH, $8,834
56. Jason Gonong, Dallas, TX, $8,834
57. Jason Stern, San Jose, CA, $8,834
58. Roy Von Der Locht, Germany, $8,834
59. Vivek Rajkumar, Seattle, WA, $8,834
60. Brian Lamkin, Austin, TX, $8,834
61. Robert Rents, Phoenix, AZ, $8,834
62. Jeremiah Santiege, Wichita, KS, $8,834
63. Lauchlin McKinnon, Donahue, IA, $8,834
64. Anthony Schwartz, San Ramon, CA, $7,362
65. Stephen Kroger, Vienna, VA, $7,362
66. Stephen Feraca, Plainview, NY, $7,362
67. Sunny Chattha, United Kingdom, $7,362
68. Phillip Rael, Albuquerque, NM, $7,362
69. Jeffrey Shulman, Las Vegas, NV, $7,362
70. Gary Margolis, Sierra Madre, CA, $7,362
71. Stephen Jones, Springfield, IL, $7,362
72. Ronald Linden, Henderson, NV, $7,362
73. Jim Huntley, Smyrna, GA, $6,184
74. Michael Guadano, San Diego, CA, $6,184
75. Peter Rho, Las Vegas, NV, $6,184
76. Jesse Currier, Brookings, SD, $6,184
77. Amnon Filippi, New York, NY, $6,184
78. Ronald Haeri, San Diego, CA, $6,184
79. Vicken Arslanian, Reseda, CA, $6,184
80. Michael Watson, Canada, $6,184
81. Adam Marshall, Pittsburgh, PA, $6,184
82. Patrick Cottle, Brentwood, MO, $5,153
83. David Schneyer, Commerce Township, MI, $5,153
84. Michael Turnbull, San Jose, CA, $5,153
85. Angel Freytez, Omaha, NE, $5,153
86. Douglas Lorgree, Buffalo Grove, IL, $5,153
87. Michael Melkersen, New Market, VA, $5,153
88. Viken Gazarian, West Hills, CA, $5,153
89. Liz Lieu, Las Vegas, NV, $5,153
90. Steve Danne, , $5,153
91. Terry Kulibert, Appleton, WI, $4,564
92. David Black, Caledonia, IL, $4,564
93. Derek Lerner, Canada, $4,564
94. David Derringer, Louisville, KT, $4,564
95. Waylon Frey, San Marcos, TX, $4,564
96. Michael Woo, Desert Hot Springs, CA, $4,564
97. Sabri Alenius, Sweden, $4,564
98. Jeremy Menard, Raleigh, NC, $4,564
99. Benjamin Kramer, Terre Haute, IN, $4,564
100. Michael Lancaster, Sand City, CA, $4,123
101. Robert Bansyckle, Spring Lake, NJ, $4,123
102. William Jensen, College Park, MD, $4,123
103. Christopher Klodnicki, Woorhees, NJ, $4,123
104. Richard Stephen, Sugar Land, TX, $4,123
105. Earl Plyler, Union Hall, VA, $4,123
106. Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Bringhton, MA, $4,123
107. Brayan Griggs, New Castle, WA, $4,123
108. Joep Durkstra, , $4,123
109. Donovan Panone, Marietta, GA, $4,123
110. Christopher Guinnup, Saline, MI, $4,123
111. Ly Le, Huntington Beach, CA, $4,123
112. Roger Linnemann, Florida, $4,123
113. Matthew Shepsky, Skokie, IL, $4,123
114. Ernest Guthrie, New Zealand, $4,123
115. Anthony Gargano, Sterling Heights, MI, $4,123
116. Aditya Agarwal, Philadelphia, PA, $4,123
117. Michael Mateo, Las Vegas, NV, $4,123
118. Michael Shklover, Stamford, CT, $4,123
119. Christopher Gulla, Las Vegas, NV, $4,123
120. James English, Tamarae, FL, $4,123
121. Brian Ragauckas, Secaucus, NJ, $4,123
122. Johnathan O Eaton, Las Vegas, NV, $4,123
123. Warren Karp, Lake Forest, CA, $4,123
124. Robert Topham, Salt Lake City, UT, $4,123
125. David Israelite, Alexandra, VA, $4,123
126. Carl Deprete, Delray Beach, FL, $4,123
127. Levon Zakarian, Reseda, CA, $3,828
128. Eugene Bauerlein, St. Petersburg, FL, $3,828
129. Darren Black, Portland, OR, $3,828
130. Alexander Brigandi, Las Vegas, NV, $3,828
131. Gregory Dockus, Columbus, OH, $3,828
132. David Peay, Harrisburg, NC, $3,828
133. Garrett Allen, Chandler, AZ, $3,828
134. Mario Perez, El Paso, TX, $3,828
135. Shane Foulds, Vancouver, Canada, $3,828
136. James Lamatria, Las Vegas, NV, $3,828
137. Daniel Spangenberg, Mantomedi, MN, $3,828
138. Christopher Valterza, Chicago, IL, $3,828
139. Michael Gustyn, Niagara Falls, OH, $3,828
140. Scott Preston, Northridge, CA, $3,828
141. Andrew Webking, Seattle, WA, $3,828
142. Brian Kennedy, El Paso, TX, $3,828
143. John Kim, Las Vegas, NV, $3,828
144. Christopher Gunter, Port Richey, FL, $3,828
145. Shannon Frankfather, Findlay, OH, $3,828
146. Gabriel Cook, West Terre Haute, IN, $3,828
147. John Morris, United Kingdom, $3,828
148. Mark Hope, Parker, CO, $3,828
149. John White, Houston, TX, $3,828
150. Shannon Elizabeth, East Los Angeles, CA, $3,828
151. Michael Swick, San Jose, CA, $3,828
152. Ivan Caldwell, Henderson, NV, $3,828
153. Mazen Nassar, Worth, IL, $3,828
Ponzio works as a sales manager for the Chicago hip hop station WBBM-FM. He was scheduled to work the morning after the tournament, but his WSOP victory will cause him to miss a day at the office.
2007 WSOP Event 25 Final Results
1. Ben Ponzio, Elmwood Park, IL, $599,109
2. David Hewitt, Greer, SC, $373,985
3. Justin Rollo, Boston, MA, $244,415
4. Evan Schwartz, Oakland, CA, $164,907
5. Travis Rice, Fort Worth, TX, $111,901
6. Danny Noam, Phoenix, AZ, $82,453
7. Adam Ross, Dallas, TX, $61,840
8. Ken Einiger, Las Vegas, NV, $45,644
9. Darryl Ronconi, Naperville, IL, $34,748
10. Praz Bansi, London, UK, $26,650
11. Martin Green, Brighton, England, $26,650
12. Yakov Hirsch, Brooklyn, NY, $26,650
13. Bassam Alsharairi, Irvine, CA, $23,705
14. David Daneshgar, Westlake Village, CA, $23,705
15. Eric Baldwin, Beaver Dam, WI, $23,705
16. Kazuki Ikeuchi, Japan, $20,761
17. Richard Toth, Miskolci, Hungaria, $20,761
18. Peter Auer, Stockholm, Sweden, $20,761
19. Justin Pechie, Thompson, CT, $17,816
20. Ross Boatman, London, England, $17,816
21. Matthew Beisher, Reno, NV, $17,816
22. Charlie NG, Las Vegas, NV, $17,816
23. Benjamin Armstrong, Tulsa, OK, $17,816
24. Jordan Morgan, Norman, OK, $17,816
25. Jeffrey Teck, Chatsworth, CA, $17,816
26. John Zentner III, Oak Park, CA, $17,816
27. Jennifer Lam, San Francisco, CA, $17,816
28. Christopher Collins, Ironton, OH, $15,166
29. William Corrigan, Las Vegas, NV, $15,166
30. Douglas Miranda, Henderson, NV, $15,166
31. Brandon Schaffer, Seattle, WA, $15,166
32. Jeff Kennedy, Saint John, CA, $15,166
33. Roy Mikus, Naperville, IL, $15,166
34. Tom Nelson, San Diego, CA, $15,166
35. Henri Kasper, Estonia, $15,166
36. Hang La, Manhattan Beach, CA, $15,166
37. Anthony Ruberto, Everett, MA, $12,810
38. Kevin Saul, Forest Park, IL, $12,810
39. David Aalvik, Longbeach, CA, $12,810
40. Ryan Perfetti, Baldwinsville, NY, $12,810
41. Joseph Webber II, Bryan, OH, $12,810
42. Donald Emery, Myrtle Beach, SC, $12,810
43. Kostantin Anastasydis, Netherlands, $12,810
44. Hannojoffen, Germany, $12,810
45. Daniel Falkenstein, Huntington Beach, CA, $12,810
46. Derek Boice, Sitka, AK, $10,748
47. Frank Romero, Moore, OK, $10,748
48. Stephen O'Dwyner, Las Vegas, NV, $10,748
49. William Boner, Phoenix, AZ, $10,748
50. Dustin Pattinson, Edinburg, TX, $10,748
51. Rolf Slotboom, Netherlands, $10,748
52. Robert Cooperstein, Brookline, MA, $10,748
53. Richard Meisner, Short Hills, NJ, $10,748
54. Ezra Udoff, Washington DC, $10,748
55. Kyle Brossia, Perrysburg, OH, $8,834
56. Jason Gonong, Dallas, TX, $8,834
57. Jason Stern, San Jose, CA, $8,834
58. Roy Von Der Locht, Germany, $8,834
59. Vivek Rajkumar, Seattle, WA, $8,834
60. Brian Lamkin, Austin, TX, $8,834
61. Robert Rents, Phoenix, AZ, $8,834
62. Jeremiah Santiege, Wichita, KS, $8,834
63. Lauchlin McKinnon, Donahue, IA, $8,834
64. Anthony Schwartz, San Ramon, CA, $7,362
65. Stephen Kroger, Vienna, VA, $7,362
66. Stephen Feraca, Plainview, NY, $7,362
67. Sunny Chattha, United Kingdom, $7,362
68. Phillip Rael, Albuquerque, NM, $7,362
69. Jeffrey Shulman, Las Vegas, NV, $7,362
70. Gary Margolis, Sierra Madre, CA, $7,362
71. Stephen Jones, Springfield, IL, $7,362
72. Ronald Linden, Henderson, NV, $7,362
73. Jim Huntley, Smyrna, GA, $6,184
74. Michael Guadano, San Diego, CA, $6,184
75. Peter Rho, Las Vegas, NV, $6,184
76. Jesse Currier, Brookings, SD, $6,184
77. Amnon Filippi, New York, NY, $6,184
78. Ronald Haeri, San Diego, CA, $6,184
79. Vicken Arslanian, Reseda, CA, $6,184
80. Michael Watson, Canada, $6,184
81. Adam Marshall, Pittsburgh, PA, $6,184
82. Patrick Cottle, Brentwood, MO, $5,153
83. David Schneyer, Commerce Township, MI, $5,153
84. Michael Turnbull, San Jose, CA, $5,153
85. Angel Freytez, Omaha, NE, $5,153
86. Douglas Lorgree, Buffalo Grove, IL, $5,153
87. Michael Melkersen, New Market, VA, $5,153
88. Viken Gazarian, West Hills, CA, $5,153
89. Liz Lieu, Las Vegas, NV, $5,153
90. Steve Danne, , $5,153
91. Terry Kulibert, Appleton, WI, $4,564
92. David Black, Caledonia, IL, $4,564
93. Derek Lerner, Canada, $4,564
94. David Derringer, Louisville, KT, $4,564
95. Waylon Frey, San Marcos, TX, $4,564
96. Michael Woo, Desert Hot Springs, CA, $4,564
97. Sabri Alenius, Sweden, $4,564
98. Jeremy Menard, Raleigh, NC, $4,564
99. Benjamin Kramer, Terre Haute, IN, $4,564
100. Michael Lancaster, Sand City, CA, $4,123
101. Robert Bansyckle, Spring Lake, NJ, $4,123
102. William Jensen, College Park, MD, $4,123
103. Christopher Klodnicki, Woorhees, NJ, $4,123
104. Richard Stephen, Sugar Land, TX, $4,123
105. Earl Plyler, Union Hall, VA, $4,123
106. Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Bringhton, MA, $4,123
107. Brayan Griggs, New Castle, WA, $4,123
108. Joep Durkstra, , $4,123
109. Donovan Panone, Marietta, GA, $4,123
110. Christopher Guinnup, Saline, MI, $4,123
111. Ly Le, Huntington Beach, CA, $4,123
112. Roger Linnemann, Florida, $4,123
113. Matthew Shepsky, Skokie, IL, $4,123
114. Ernest Guthrie, New Zealand, $4,123
115. Anthony Gargano, Sterling Heights, MI, $4,123
116. Aditya Agarwal, Philadelphia, PA, $4,123
117. Michael Mateo, Las Vegas, NV, $4,123
118. Michael Shklover, Stamford, CT, $4,123
119. Christopher Gulla, Las Vegas, NV, $4,123
120. James English, Tamarae, FL, $4,123
121. Brian Ragauckas, Secaucus, NJ, $4,123
122. Johnathan O Eaton, Las Vegas, NV, $4,123
123. Warren Karp, Lake Forest, CA, $4,123
124. Robert Topham, Salt Lake City, UT, $4,123
125. David Israelite, Alexandra, VA, $4,123
126. Carl Deprete, Delray Beach, FL, $4,123
127. Levon Zakarian, Reseda, CA, $3,828
128. Eugene Bauerlein, St. Petersburg, FL, $3,828
129. Darren Black, Portland, OR, $3,828
130. Alexander Brigandi, Las Vegas, NV, $3,828
131. Gregory Dockus, Columbus, OH, $3,828
132. David Peay, Harrisburg, NC, $3,828
133. Garrett Allen, Chandler, AZ, $3,828
134. Mario Perez, El Paso, TX, $3,828
135. Shane Foulds, Vancouver, Canada, $3,828
136. James Lamatria, Las Vegas, NV, $3,828
137. Daniel Spangenberg, Mantomedi, MN, $3,828
138. Christopher Valterza, Chicago, IL, $3,828
139. Michael Gustyn, Niagara Falls, OH, $3,828
140. Scott Preston, Northridge, CA, $3,828
141. Andrew Webking, Seattle, WA, $3,828
142. Brian Kennedy, El Paso, TX, $3,828
143. John Kim, Las Vegas, NV, $3,828
144. Christopher Gunter, Port Richey, FL, $3,828
145. Shannon Frankfather, Findlay, OH, $3,828
146. Gabriel Cook, West Terre Haute, IN, $3,828
147. John Morris, United Kingdom, $3,828
148. Mark Hope, Parker, CO, $3,828
149. John White, Houston, TX, $3,828
150. Shannon Elizabeth, East Los Angeles, CA, $3,828
151. Michael Swick, San Jose, CA, $3,828
152. Ivan Caldwell, Henderson, NV, $3,828
153. Mazen Nassar, Worth, IL, $3,828
