Main event of the World Series of Poker 2007
Nine players made it to the final table of the $10,000 buy-in main event of the World Series of Poker. Philip Hilm, a 31-year-old Dane making a living playing poker online in England, was the chip leader with 22.07 million. Toronto poker pro Tuan Lam, 40, had 21.31 million and British poker player Jon Kalmar, 34, had 20.32 million. Others with a chance to make millions were Raymond Rahme (16.32 million), Lee Childs (13.24 million), Lee Watkinson (9.92 million), Hevad Khan (9.2 million), Jerry Yang (8.45 million) and Alex Kravchenko (6.57 million). The WSOP winner collects $8.25 million. Second place is worth $4.84 million and third gets $3.04 million. It will take a fifth-place finish to become a millionaire at $1.25 million. The first player to bust gets $525,934 for finishing ninth. 
The Final World Series of Poker Table:
- Philip Hilm: Poker pro, 31 from Denmark via England. $6,930 lifetime WSOP earnings.
- Tuan Lam: Poker pro, 40, from Toronto. $10,443 lifetime WSOP earnings.
- Jon Kalmar: Poker pro, 34, from England. $91,950 lifetime WSOP earnings.
- Raymond Rahme: Retiree, 62, from South Africa. No WSOP earnings.
- Lee Childs: Software engineer, 35, from Reston, Va. No WSOP earnings.
- Lee Watkinson: Poker pro, 40, from Cheney, Wash. $1,283,183 WSOP earnings.
- Hevad “Rain” Khan: “Online poker player,” 22, from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. $20,255 lifetime WSOP earnings.
- Jerry Yang: Psychologist, 39, from Temecula, Calif. No WSOP earnings.
- Alex Kravchenko: Poker pro from Russia. $278,844 lifetime WSOP earnings.
Last years champion, Jamie Gold, won $12 million, but had to share an undisclosed amount with an acquaintance after a brief court battle.