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Chicago native wins bracelet

By ESPN Poker Club

Monday, June 18, 2007

Not wanting to take another vacation day, Ben Ponzio didn't call in sick … even after he made the final table of Event 25 ($2,000 no-limit hold 'em). Ponzio, an advertising sales manager for a hip-hop radio station in Chicago, won Event 25 and $599,109 on Sunday. Ponzio's victory was his second cash in three years at the WSOP. His 122nd-place finish in a $2,000 no-limit hold 'em event in 2005 paid $2,325. Other notable finishers include David Daneshgar (14th), Jordan Morgan (24th), and K ...

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