2007 World Series of Poker

PokerNews Video: Francois Safieddine - Winner, $2500 No-Limit Event

PokerNews caught up with Francois Safieddine just after he took down the $2500 No-Limit event, besting a final table with names like Humberto Brenes, Devin Porter, Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier, Lars Bonding, and John Phan (who Francois beat heads-up).

Click here to check out the interview with Francois, along with all the other videos from this event.

Event #19 Bracelet Winner - Francois Safieddine

Francois Safieddine Wins Event #19

Francois Safieddine won his first bracelet and took down $521,785 for his victory in Event #19, $2,500 NL Hold'em. Safieddine outlasted a field of 1,013 players.

Final Table Payouts:
1. Francois Safieddine - $ 521,785
2. John Phan - $ 330,846
3. Marcus Obser - $ 212,021
4. Devin Porter - $ 139,794
5. Shawn Hattem - $ 97,856
6. Alex Bolotin - $ 74,557
7. Humberto Brenes - $ 55,918
8. Alex Bolotin - $ 40,773
9. Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier - $ 29,124

John Phan - 2nd Place

Hand #121: John Phan's Aces Cracked, Eliminated in 2nd Place ($330,846)

Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan called.

John Phan:
Francois Safieddine:

The flop was . The turn was the . The river was the . Safieddine caught a two-outer to eliminate John Phan in 2nd place. Phan won $330,846 for second place.

Francois Safieddine won $521,785 for first place.

Hand #120: Safieddine Wins a Pot

John Phan called 60K from the small blind. Francois Safieddine moved all in. Phan folded.

Updated Chip Count

Francois Safieddine - 3,950,000
John Phan - 1,200,000

Hand #119: Safieddine Wins the Blinds and Antes

Safieddine raised 240K. John Phan folded.

Hand #118: Phan Wins a Pot

Phan called 60K from the small blind and Safieddine checked his big blind. The flop was . Safieddine bet 125K. Phan called. The turn was the . Safieddine checked. Phan checked. The river was the . Safieddine checked. Phan bet 350K and Safieddine folded.

Hand #117: Phan Gets Another Walk