2007 WSOP Main Event...

[Talking Poker]

With FOUR Day 1s and TWO Day 2s, I decided not to even bother with any of the reports until now.... Here are some notes of interest.

There are 797 players remaining in the Main Event.


Tournament Notes (through End Day Two)

-- The $10,000 buy-in championship event attracted 6,358 players. This qualifies as the second-largest live poker tournament in history. Only the 2006 main event attracted more entries (8,773).

-- Former World Series of Poker Champions who played in the main event included:

T.A. "Amarillo Slim" Preston, 1972 (eliminated on Day One)
Doyle Brunson, 1976, 1977 (eliminated on Day One)
Bobby "the Owl" Baldwin, 1978 (eliminated on Day One)
Tom McEvoy, 1983 (eliminated on Day Two)
Berry Johnston, 1986 (217,900 in chips starting Day Three)
Johnny Chan, 1987, 1988 (eliminated on Day One)
Phil Hellmuth, Jr., 1989 (eliminated on Day One)
Brad Daugherty, 1991 (eliminated on Day One)
Jim Bechtel, 1993 (eliminated on Day Two)
Dan Harrington, 1995 (eliminated on Day Two)
Huck Seed, 1996 (280,500 in chips starting Day Three)
Scotty "the Prince" Nguyen, 1998 (107,800 in chips starting Day Three)
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (160,900 in chips starting Day Three)
Carlos Mortensen, 2001 (254,700 in chips starting Day Three)
Robert Varkonyi, 2002 (182,700 in chips starting Day Three)
Chris Moneymaker, 2003 (eliminated on Day Two)
Greg "Fossilman" Raymer, 2004 (eliminated on Day One)
Joe Hachem, 2005 (eliminated on Day Two)
Jamie Gold, 2006 (eliminated on Day One)

-- Defending world champion Jamie Gold, of Malibu, CA was eliminated on Day 1-D. He sat at the ESPN feature table and played about four levels (two-thirds of the day) before busting out.

-- This year's main event attracted several celebrities. The following notables were eliminated on Day One:

Antonio Tarver (World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion)
Nelly (singer and four-time Grammy Award winner)
Shannon Elizabeth (actress)
Jose Canseco (former Major League Baseball star)
Jennifer Tilly (actress)
Norm McDonald (actor and comedian)
Ray Romano (actor and comedian)
Hank Azaria (comedian and voice of "The Simpsons")
Sully Erna (songwriter and singer from Godsmack)
Rick Tocchet (former NHL star)
Tommy Vu (real estate tycoon and infomercial guru)

These celebrities survived past Day One:

Montel Williams (talk show host) – eliminated on Day Two
Brad Garrett (actor and comedian) – eliminated on Day Two
Jason Alexander (actor and comedian) – eliminated on Day Two

These celebrities are playing at the start of Day Three:

Tobey Maguire (actor) – 152,900 in chips starting Day Three
Todd Phillips (film director) – 275,000 in chips starting Day Three

-- This year two players, Barbara Enright and Phil Hellmuth, Jr. were inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Both were eliminated on Day 1-D.

-- The second annual $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship was included on this year's schedule. Both winners from the previous two years busted out on Day One. Chip Reese and Freddy Deeb were eliminated from the main event.

-- The oldest player ever to enter the WSOP in its 38-year history participated in this year's tournament as 94-year-old Jack Url, from Terre Haute, IN survived the first day, but was eliminated on Day Two.

-- Michael Binger came very close to setting a new WSOP record for the "Most Cashes in a Single Year." He had eight in-the-money finishes this year. However, he busted out on Day Two of the main event, about 300 spots short of the money. He is tied for the record with Chris "Jesus" Ferguson (2003), Humberto Brenes (2006), and Phil Hellmuth (2006) – all with eight cashes in a single year.

-- On Day 1-A, the first elimination of the 2007 WSOP took place when a player was dealt A-A and lost to another player with the A-K of clubs. Three clubs flopped making a flush, which meant the first casualty of the World Series went out just moments after the start of the tournament.

-- A total of 621 places will receive prize money. Payouts start at $20,320. The top prize is $8,250,000.

-- by Nolan Dalla

[Talking Poker]

Here are the chips counts, entering today (Day 3). Note the familiar chip leader...


Gus Hansen Monaco 622,300
Hevad Khan Poughkeepsie, NY 592,500
Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart Bennington, NE 570,100
Jeff Weiss Davie, FL 550,000
Jon Monves Los Angeles, CA 549,800
Brent Sheirbon The Dalles, OR 549,300
Tuan Lam Canada 538,500
Markus Gonsalves San Diego, CA 512,400
Bradley Ellis Midland, TX 509,400
Robert Nehorayan Los Angeles, CA 505,700
Richard Weisman Las Vegas, NV 495,400
Yuan-I Hsieh Taeipei, Taiwan 489,900
Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 486,700
Kenny Tran Arcadia, CA 484,900
Alex Melnikow Syracuse, NY 480,100
Sorel Mizzi Toronto, ON 457,100
Christian Toth Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 452,900
Andy Philachack Garland, TX 451,500
Conor Tate Lurgan 440,000
Patrick Huse Omaha, NE 431,100
Ryan Lawrence Lethbridge, Canada 429,500
Kevin Kim Los Angeles, CA 422,600
Cory Carroll Halixfax, NS 419,900
Rick Munro Bell Canyon 417,600
Jerry Yang Temecula, CA 415,500
Nicolas Atlan Paris, France 410,800
Tom Peterson Las Crosse, WI 410,800
Shawn Chaconas Los Angeles, CA 407,800
Kit Manoez Australia 405,700
Art Cole Mission Viejo 405,700
Avi Cohen Boston, MA 400,600
Jeremy Joseph Buffalo, NY 400,200
Amanda Baker Las Vegas, NV 398,300
Raymond Rahme South Africa 394,200
Carl Olson Seattle, WA 391,700
Daniel Elizondo Monterrey, Mexico 390,800
Mikkel Madsen Copenhagen, Denmark 387,000
Matt Keikoan San Rafael, CA 383,300
Travis Belles Las Vegas, NV 374,000
Imran Ahmad Arcadia, CA 369,600
Steven Jacobs Philadelphia, PA 365,600
Julian Powell Melbourne, Australia 358,800
Rami Boulfai 357,900
Andrew Barnes Saratoga, CA 355,600
Ben Lamb Tulsa, OK 355,500
Francois Safieddine Denver, CO 354,800
Kenny Rundh Karlstad, Sweden 347,500
Hoa Nguyen Fairfax, VA 347,400
Andrew Manser Chicago, IL 347,200
Kelly Jo McGlothlin Palmdale, CA 346,600
Cliff Josephy Syosset, NY 346,400
Mao Qiu Scottsdale, AZ 345,000
Robin Bergren Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 344,100
Andrew Brooks Baltimore, MD 344,100
Dario Minieri Italy 343,700
Joe Pharo Scottsdale, AZ 340,500
Rep Porter Woodinville, WA 338,100
Christian Abele Edmonton, Canada 327,700
Ed Betlow Morris Plains, NJ 327,000
Andre Wagner Aachen 325,800
Fabrice Soulier Las Vegas, NV 325,700
Matt Shepsky Skokie, IL 321,800
Tommy Burandt Savage, MN 320,300
Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA 320,000
Kevin Chan San Jose, CA 317,300
Jared Hamby Henderson, NV 315,100
Cyrus Farzad Los Angeles, CA 315,000
Billy Willis Edmore, MI 314,700
Kevin Farry Manassas, VA 314,000
Dapo Fadeui Centennial, CO 313,400
Dagmartin Mikklesen Stavanger, Norway 313,000
Zachary Clark Chicago, IL 312,600
Marc Naalden Roosendaal 311,900
Jim Kasputis Rockford, IL 310,500
Senovio Ramirez Mercedes, TX 310,300
Petri Pollanen Finland 310,200
Hal Lubasky Las Vegas, NV 307,900
Chris Overgard Naperville, IL 307,900
Christian Togsverd Denmark 306,700
Ed De Haas Amsterdam, Netherlands 306,500
Ayaz Mahmoop Houston, TX 304,400
Diego Cordovez Palo Alto, CA 303,300
Karga Holt Atlanta, GA 303,100
Jac Arama London, UK 302,800
Ryan Elson Canton, OH 301,400
Luis Velador Lake Elsinore, CA 301,000
Clint Schafer Baton Rouge, LA 300,600
Adam White Sun Valley, ID 298,100
Hasan Habib Downey, CA 296,700
Wen long Jzn Shanghai, China 296,200
Scott Epstein Las Vegas, NV 294,900
Josh Evans Plano, TX 293,300
Matthew Hilger Atlanta, GA 293,000
George Dunst Madison, WI 292,500
Daniel Palmer Hampton 291,900
Philip Yeh Sweden 291,200
Mitch Gurshofsky Las Vegas, NV 290,000
Peter Feldman Harper Woods, MI 289,700
Paul Kersman Manchester, England 289,500
Stefan Mattsson Stockholm 288,900
Dennis Marcum Texas City, TX 288,600
Leonard Pruzansky Richmond, TX 287,800
Paul Dodson Purdy, MO 286,800
Jim Lucas St. Augustine, Fl 286,700
Bjorn Erik Glenne Oppegard 286,300
Theodore Park Las Vegas, NV 285,800
Tim Begley Freehold, NJ 282,100
Huck Seed Las Vegas, NV 280,500
Willie Tann Bovingdon, UK 279,700
Jesse Chinni Ellicot City, MD 279,100
John Duthie London, UK 278,400
Steve Crockett Costa Mesa 277,600
Robert Damiano Melbourne, FL 276,100
Todd Phillips Los Angeles, CA 275,000
Hyon Kim Hillsborough, NJ 274,000
Steven Prentky Las Vegas, NV 270,800
Thomas Koo San Jose, Costa Rica 270,600
Adam Weiss Hartsdale, NY 268,800
Tedd Forrest Las Vegas, NV 268,200
Alex Michaels Edison, NJ 268,100
Ed Fernandez San Joes, CA 267,300
Dennis A Lane Corte Madera, CA 266,700
David Flusfeder London, UK 265,800
Kenneth Smith Levittown, NY 265,800
Maria Ho Arcadia, CA 263,400
Jeff Norman Encinitas, CA 262,500
Nikolas Liakos Stockholm 262,000
Stephen O'Dwyer Las Vegas, NV 262,000
Andy Stocker Los Altos, CA 261,500
George Vazanellis Crown Point, IN 260,200
Bart Hanson Los Angeles, CA 259,900
Juan Fernandezi Spain 259,100
Karim Vegas Brookline 258,800
K. Morrizan 258,800
Leo Boxell Melbourne, Australia 258,700
Alan Keating Bloomfield Hills 258,100
Boris Kreiman Los Angeles, CA 257,700
Michael Iam Toronto, ON 257,100
Ira Mazie Nashville, TN 257,000
Jonathan Kiela Ontario, Canada 256,400
John Doucet Quaker Hill, CT 256,200
Carlos Mortensen Las Vegas, NV 254,700
Minh Ly Las Vegas, NV 253,200
Jesper Hougaard Copenhagen, Denmark 253,100
Armenak Kizirian Quebec, Canada 252,700
Randy Holland Winnetka, CA 252,600
Ken Evanowski Las Vegas, NV 252,100
Terris Preston Toronto, Ontario, Canada 251,800
Richard Murnick Montclair, NJ 251,100
Dennis Perry Williamstown, KY 251,100
Hopfner Moritz Nuernberg, Germany 247,300
Paul Spitzberg Tenafly, NJ 245,900
Curtis VanGilder Port Byron, IL 245,800
Tony Lee Laguna Hills, CA 244,300
Cody Slaubaugh Rugby, ND 244,100
Nasser Hamedani Danville, CA 244,090
Elie Said Missouri City 243,100
David Wells Kent, England 242,100
Roy Winston Brooklyn, NY 242,000
Lamar Wilkinson Pacheco, CA 239,100
Justin Rollo Boston, MA 238,500
John Armbrust Austin, TX 238,100
Tinten Olivier Paris, France 238,000
Reagan Silber Las Vegas, NV 237,300
Kitai Davidi Belgium, Brussels 236,900
Esfandiar Dara New York, NY 235,400
James Campbell Marlboro 235,400
Justin Sadauskas Chicago, IL 235,000
Michael Quist Copenhagen, Denmark 234,600
Rob Moore Pacific Palisades, CA 234,600
Jonathon Tare New York 232,000
Justin King Cincinnati, OH 231,200
Marco Mills Toronto, Canada 230,800
Daniel Snowden Arkansas City, KA 230,400
Geoffrey Herzog Jackson Beach 230,000
Casey Childress Dallas, TX 229,000
Warren Karp Lake Forest 227,500
Paulo Loureiro New York, NY 226,900
Jason Welch Fort Collins, CO 226,800
Michael Tvreniec Sweden 226,300
Dan Melan Somerset, NJ 224,600
Brian Miller Atlanta, GA 224,300
Eric Kurtzman Las Vegas, NV 222,800
William Childs Reston, VA 222,200
Roger Tichenor Sarasota, FL 221,100
Thor Hansen El Segundo, CA 220,600
Hoomah Nikzad Scottsdale, AZ 220,200
Berry Johnston Bethany, OK 217,900
Kyle Wilson Vancouver, Canada 217,500
Bob Lauria West Haven, CT 217,400
Andrew Gunderson Hoboken, NJ 216,700
Vandy Krouch Carrollton, TX 214,800
Santiago Terrazas Madrid, Spain 214,700
Ovenson Benoit Tamaral, FL 214,300
Deb Blair Tucson, AZ 214,200
David O'Neal Stoughton 213,000
Gustav Lundholm Kalix 212,400
Alan Levin Santa Fe, NM 212,000
Jason Heidema San Francisco, CA 212,000
Gary DeBernardi Warrenton, OR 211,800
Jeff Tunkel Naperville, IL 211,000
Martin Miller Lawrence, KA 210,900
Mike Laing Franklin, PA 209,400
Ang Pang Leng Singapore 209,200
Louis Merola Fort Meyers, FL 209,200
Samuel Padgett Raleigh, NC 208,800
Robert Topham Salt Lake City, UT 208,300
Richard Salle San Diego, CA 207,700
Bryan Swanson Ellensburg, WA 207,300
Phillip Lowery Atlanta, GA 206,600
Michael Cooper San Francisco, CA 206,200
Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 205,800
Sven Abelsson Runing Gothenburg 205,800
Floyd Clark Littleton, CA 205,200
Keith Littlewood Sheffield 204,700
Chris Viox Glen Carbon, IL 204,200
Wilson Tien New York 203,400
Jeff Parker OIB, NC 203,400
Uh Nguyen 203,300
Matt Ciezki Sherwood Park, Canada 203,000
Jason Tikijian Fowler, CA 202,000
James Williams Albuquerque, NM 201,500
Chip Jett Las Vegas, NV 201,400
Robert Starkey Anderson, IN 200,800
Robert Ford Johnstown, PA 199,600
Rolf Slotboom Amsterdam, Netherlands 199,100
Eduardo Santi Buenes Aires, Argentina 198,800
Bernard Strauss Birmingham 198,600
Pete de Best Yorba Linda, CA 198,400
Thomas Laviokio Brookville, NY 198,000
Jeff Dumas Phoenix, AZ 197,500
Kenneth Shei Boston, MA 197,100
Daniel Quach Los Angeles, CA 197,000
Peter Darvill Vancouver, BC 196,600
Aditya Agarwal Philadelphia, PA 196,600
Darren Woods Cleethorpes, England 195,200
George Dolofan Miami, FL 195,000
Jon Goldberg Harrisburg 194,900
Ronald Kluber Seoul, South Korea 194,600
Cliff Pappas Scottsdale, AZ 193,800
Paul Kemp Milton Keynes, England 193,400
James Capone Abington, MA 191,800
Chris Crilly San Clemente, CA 191,600
David Peters San Diego, CA 191,400
Dean Hamrick East Lansing 191,300
Timothy Debenport Baton Rouge, LA 191,300
Julian Gardner Manchester, UK 190,600
Gnalter Salles Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 190,100
Kristian Obbarius Harnosand, Sweden 189,100
Kevan Casey Houston, TX 189,000
Mickey "Mouse" Mills Ocean Beach, CA 187,900
Ray Henson Houston, TX 187,900
George Alex Boston, MA 187,300
Randy Jacobson Jersey City, NJ 187,000
Sam Abueid Chicago, IL 186,500
Danny Smith Folsom, CA 185,900
Peter Hill Chicago, IL 185,900
J.C. Tran Sacramento, CA 184,800
Jim Feist Las Vegas, NV 184,800
Kia Hamadani Los Angeles, CA 184,400
Sara Stohler Washington, D.C. 183,200
Robert Varkonyi Great Neck, NY 182,700
Steven Garfinkle Bellingham, WA 182,700
Mark Weitzman Las Vegas, NV 181,700
Daniel Fisher Newton, PA 181,600
Andrew Barton San Diego, CA 181,600
Kyle Morris Las Vegas, NV 181,300
Scott Freeman Oak Park, CA 181,200
Yuri Bokkel Tilburg 181,000
Kyu Cho Los Angeles, CA 180,700
David Wilson Blacklick, OH 180,500
Frank Schram Agoura Hills 180,000
Phi Tran Stockton, CA 180,000
Randall Amiel Coconut Creek, FL 179,900
Jose Severino Panama City, Panama 178,900
Richard Klein Lakewood 178,900
Chris Hamman Dallas, TX 178,800
Thomas Vinas Houston, TX 178,000
Ronnie Stubing New Rochelle, NY 177,200
Kyle Orvis Longmont, CO 176,700
Steven Seidman San Diego, CA 176,600
Patrik Petersson Gothenburg 176,500
David Barraclough London, UK 175,700
Stuart Fox Birmingham, UK 175,000
Jerry Kane Wilbraham, MA 174,600
Rick Barabino New York, NY 173,800
Sven Niklas Heinecker Hamburg, Germany 173,500
Keith Gipson Las Vegas, NV 173,500
Thierry van Den Berg Almere, Holland 173,100
Mohammed Zahour London, UK 172,100
Bob Robbins Cambridge, ON 171,700
Nick Binger New York, NY 170,600
Bob Preston New Castle, PA 170,100
Stephen Ma Waterloo, IA 170,000
Steve Sung Torrance, CA 170,000
Brad M Mills Glendora, CA 169,700
Franklin Benjamin The Woodlands, TX 169,400
Michael Sullivan Three Bridges, NJ 167,900
William Spadea South Easton, MA 167,700
Brock Parker Silver Spring, MD 167,500
Demetrios Arvanetes Las Vegas, NV 167,300
Rodney Knight Southington, CT 166,800
Brian "Obey the Dog" Darmanin Redwood City, CA 166,700
Antonio Arce Manila, Phililppines 166,600
Zhuang Han Smithtown, NY 166,300
Jason Lester Miami, FL 166,300
Samir Zondo Modesto, CA 166,200
Blair Hinkle Kansas City, MO 165,000
Mark Kim Torrance, CA 164,800
Evan "The Sniper" Marshall Indianapolis, IN 164,000
Bennie Sizemore Naugatuck, CT 162,000
Kenneth Gacek Glastonbury, CT 161,800
Benjamin Gold Long Beach, CA 161,400
Chris Ferguson Pacific Palisades 160,900
Bette Carswell 160,800
Lee Watkinson Vancouver, WA 160,600
Frank W. Montana 159,900
Karlo Lopez Puerto Rico 159,600
Sebastien Zink Germany 159,200
Scott Seiver Cold Spring Harber, NY 158,300
Simone Rossi Barcelona 157,800
Mark Owens Chicago, IL 157,700
Randal McLoughlin Littleton, CO 157,200
Gerald Martello Baker, FL 157,100
Lee Kiosty Delray Beach, FL 157,000
Michael Zinna San Antonio, TX 156,900
Ken Dickenson Cypress, TX 156,800
Ralph Villela Valley Stream, NY 156,500
Guy Edri Israel 156,000
Philip Hilm Cambridge 155,700
Bob Poole Rudy, AK 154,000
Sylvester Geoghegan Mullingar, Ireland 153,800
Edson Esquio Sao Paulo, Brazil 153,800
Jorge Albalat Spain 153,500
Tobey Maguire Los Angeles, CA 152,900
Jason Reed Topeka, KS 152,700
Mickey Seagle Marion, NC 151,900
John Spadavecchia Lighthouse Point, FL 151,500
Jeffe Nielsen Copenhagen, Denmark 151,300
Michael Yoshino Pasadena, CA 151,100
Axel Holin Stockholm 150,200
Richard Marshall Raleigh, NC 149,800
Takashi Takii Sacramento, CA 149,400
Richard Sun Fullerton, CA 149,100
Jimmy Blevins Oakland, CA 149,000
Gonzalo Flores Vina del Mar, Chile 149,000
Alfred Megrabyan Granada Hills, CA 149,000
Brian Collins Belfast, Northern Ireland 148,600
Andreas Krause Stuttgart, Germany 148,200
Pat Dattilo Ottawa, Canada 148,000
William Cheeseman Chicago, IL 148,000
Mark Cole Naples, FL 148,000
Mike Souza San Diego, CA 147,900
Brent Catalano Redding, CT 147,600
Eugene Tito Glendale, CA 145,900
Temperance Hutter Charlottesville, VA 145,600
Bryan Curtis Gilbert, AZ 145,600
Voidim Trincher New Jersey 145,600
Ned Griffis Pensacola, FL 145,000
Ketul Nathwani UK 144,900
Penh Lo Mankato, MN 144,700
Robert Mizrachi Miami, FL 144,500
Steve Miranda Burlingame 144,500
Nils Ersson Sweden 144,300
William Wood Manakin Sabot, VA 144,000
Artur Roberto Szczupak Brazil 143,800
Alex Kravchenko Moscow, Russia 143,800
Charles Anderson Columbus, OH 143,000
Arthur Rhea Indianapolis, IN 142,900
Richard Wild Manchester, England 142,900
Anthony Keogh Dublin, Ireland 142,800
Rahul Maitra Rochester 142,000
John Eckerd Dallas, TX 141,900
Redmond Lee London, UK 141,800
Jeffrey Weil Richfield, OH 141,700
Lewis Pilkington UK 141,300
Stiehler Christoph Dresden 141,200
Fitoussi Bruno Paris, France 141,100
Brian De Bruyn The Netherlands 140,600
Tommy Le Orange County, CA 140,000
Rob DeForge Venice, FL 139,900
Nhut Tran Las Vegas, NV 139,800
Mark Muchnik Las Vegas, NV 139,400
Martino Bakri Beverly Hills, CA 139,100
Wei Yan Chan Raleigh, NC 139,000
Ken Lawrence Santa Rosa, CA 137,500
Matt Sterling Brownstown, IN 137,000
Ronald Philpott Phoenix, AZ 136,700
Duane Van Keulen Vancouver,BC 135,700
Nicolaou Nicholas Brisbane, Australia 135,400
Gary Avery Newcastle, UK 135,200
Al Rapoport Norwich, England 135,000
Mike Ward Griswold, CT 134,900
Dane Lamas San Diego, CA 134,700
Zachary "Carter" King Columbia, SC 134,500
John Smith La Habra Heights, CA 134,400
Justin Sellers Bismark 134,200
John Horon Andover, MN 134,100
Frank Ramsey Pikeville, KY 133,800
Ryan McClean Edmonton 133,200
John Strzemp Las Vegas, NV 133,000
Christopher Lines London, UK 132,800
Jonas Jerlstrom Stockholm 132,700
Darin Haddock Lakeside 132,700
Joshua Van Dyke Rindge, NH 132,000
Sam Ditson London, UK 131,800
Doug Gehring Altamonte Springs, FL 131,200
Suerre Sunobo Norway 131,000
James Griffith Colonial Heights, VA 131,000
Kyle Caslin St. Louis, MO 130,900
Alexander Johnoff Mesa, AZ 130,400
John Matwey New York, NY 130,200
Tom Giampaolo Las Vegas, NV 130,000
Kevin Mason West New York 129,500
James Lewis Washington, IN 129,400
Jim Geary Phoenix, AZ 128,600
Andre Boyer Montreal, Canada 128,400
Ian McDonald UK 128,400
Lasse Aspen Melby Nybergsund 127,800
John Michael Henderson, NV 126,800
Stig Top-Rasmussen Kothem 126,700
Hien Tran Sacramento, CA 126,400
Eugene Fouksman Manalapan, NJ 126,300
Sebag Georges France 126,000
Daniel Goldstein New Castle, UK 125,200
Mark Sanchez Walnut Creek 124,900
Ken Webster Decatur, NE 124,800
Richard Warburg San Diego, CA 124,700
Chris Lovelace Brandon, MS 124,600
Jason Glass Buffalo Grove, IL 124,300
David Gurevich Sāo Paulo, Brazil 124,100
Joe Cutler Bay Shore, NY 124,100
Dale Michael Fairfield, OH 123,500
John Monnette Carlsbad, CA 123,400
Zak Alameddine New York, NY 123,200
Guang Pu Lu Vancouver, Canada 123,100
Johnathan Stanton St Pete, FL 122,800
Patrice McLean Montreal, Canada 122,800
Robert Lipkin Buffalo Grove, IL 122,300
Amnon Filippi Las Vegas, NV 122,100
Carsten Jakobsen Copenhagen, Denmark 122,100
Nicholas Cunnane Ireland 121,900
Jose Ignacio Barbero Buenos Aires, Argentina 121,800
Isaac Haxton Syracuse, NY 121,400
Joe Brandenburg Portland, OR 121,000
Mike Puskariah Las Vegas, NV 120,800
Sam Khoueis Australia 120,600
Lucky Liu Newcastle 120,500
Nicholas Botta Hillsdale, NJ 120,500
Sang Kim Las Vegas, NV 120,100
Robby Rose Garland, TX 120,000
Teddy Monroe Las Vegas, NV 120,000
Shayan Salecti Sweden 119,500
James Tolley Elkton, MD 119,000
John Bird Dade City 118,500
Matthew Stout Atlantic City, NJ 117,300
Jason Mellorss Geelong 117,100
Brandon Adams Cambridge, MA 117,000
Gregory Liang Sunnyvale, CA 116,900
Ming Jung St. Petersburg, FL 116,500
Desmond Portano Chicago, IL 116,100
Joe Graziano Tualatin, Or 115,900
Derek Thorpe Kildare, Ireland 115,500
Jim McCrink Las Vegas, NV 115,200
Naseem Sarem Spring Valley, CA 115,000
Dan Gelowitz Lethbridge, AB 114,900
Chris Collins Alabama 114,700
Morten Mertner Copenhagen, Denmark 114,700
David Cowan Toronto, ON 114,400
Seung Lee Los Angeles, CA 114,200
Claude Cohen Paris, France 113,800
Yueqi Zhu Rowland Heights, CA 113,600
Jim Routos Seattle, WA 113,600
David Tran California 113,500
Lee Biddulph UK 112,500
Jan Sorensen Odense 112,100
John Lawrence Burtonsville, MD 111,700
Richard Harris Swansea, UK 111,000
Lauchlin McKinnon Mt. Vernon, WA 110,800
Thomas Nielsen Denmark 110,700
Daniel Tarnopol San Mateo 110,600
Daniel Germmo Las Vegas, NV 110,100
Kevin Hong Las Vegas, NV 110,000
Steve Austin La Quinta, CA 110,000
Scott Mayfield Grants Pass, OR 109,700
Vinod Jadav Birmingham, AL 109,500
Steven D'Argenio Ashburn, VA 109,000
Wing Tso Rego Park, NY 109,000
Brett Kimes San Antonio, TX 108,600
Christopher Buzzell Muncie, IN 108,500
Roy Vandersluis England 108,500
George Sakellaridis Whitestone, NY 108,500
Robert Thompson Jr. Allenstown, NH 108,400
Dennis Anderson Lexington, KY 108,000
Stuart Spear Reno, NV 107,900
Daniel Heimiller 107,500
Hams "Tuma" Lund Dayton, NV 107,400
Bill Baxter Las Vegas, NV 107,400
Scotty Nguyen Las Vegas, NV 107,200
Peter Valente Windsor, ON 106,600
Randall Brueckner Acton, MA 106,500
Gary Friedlander Bellaire, TX 105,800
Sean Boles St. Louis, MO 105,700
Tristan Wade Thedonaton 105,500
Steven Wilk Helotes, TX 105,400
Hung Le Orlando, FL 105,400
Eugene Ji New York, NY 104,900
William Davidson Prosperity, SC 104,800
Phil Lifschitz Livingston, NJ 103,600
Michael Danino Las Vegas, NV 103,500
Tam Van Nguyen Salem, Oregon 103,400
Allan King San Diego, CA 103,100
Mark Ellerbe Richmond, TX 103,000
Issac Galazan Miami, FL 102,700
Steve Kuhn Bejing, China 102,700
Jason Koshi Los Angeles, CA 102,500
Antonio Salorio Coral Springs, FL 102,100
Adam Noone UK 101,900
Tobias Bent Christensen Lystrup 101,800
Olav Prinz von Sachsew 101,700
Ricardo Miznuno Mexico 101,200
Jason Sell Minneapolis, MN 101,100
Cancer Outlaw Sumter, SC 101,000
Mark Bryan Irvine, CA 100,900
Seymour Guiberson Harbor, WA 100,800
Jared Okun Tampa, FL 99,900
Veronica Dabul Buenos Aires, Argentina 99,900
Rob Roseman Las Vegas, NV 99,600
Donna Blevins Inverness, FL 99,600
Brian Senie Westport, CT 99,600
Brian Hearn Los Angeles, CA 99,300
Dave Smart San Antonio, TX 99,200
Joe Shield St. Pete Beach FL 99,200
Andrew Evans Las Vegas, NV 99,000
Allen Patatanyan Encino, CA 99,000
Noah Schwartz Bay Harbor 98,800
Keith Ogren Windham, NH 98,700
Richard Anthony New York, NY 98,500
Neil Chriss New York, NY 98,100
Joern Bahnsen Nordermeldorf, Germany 98,000
Jon Kalmar Chorleyville 97,700
Darrell Dicken Waterloo, IA 97,200
Farrell Hinkle Costa Mesa, CA 97,000
Todd Croswell Hanford, CT 97,000
Leif Force Tallahassee, FL 96,700
Sam Simon Malibu, CA 96,400
Craig Edwards Cleethorpes, England 96,300
Jeff Bryan Fort Calhoun, NE 96,300
Weldon Johnson Ithaca, Ny 94,900
Troy O'Brien Elizabeth, NJ 94,800
Humberto Brenes Costa Rica 94,700
Bo Sehlstedt Sweden 94,300
Jimmy Tran Las Vegas, NV 94,000
Yuval Friedman Hertzliya, Israel 93,200
Robert Daily Las Vegas, NV 92,100
Tristan McDonoro UK 91,900
Lee Dryer Franklin, TX 91,600
P.V. Smith UK 91,600
Pamela Brunson Las Vegas, NV 91,300
Dave Terry Alpharetta, GA 91,200
Randy McKay Finley, ND 91,100
David Names San Ramon, CA 91,100
Tom Roupe Houston, TX 90,700
Robert Donnino New York, NY 90,700
Todd Brunson Las Vegas, NV 90,600
N. Elvidge Hove, England 90,400
Daniel Schleber Kingston, TN 90,200
Lance Allred Studio City, CA 90,000
James Colombo New York 89,700
Sean Walter Monroe, NJ 89,500
Chuck Clark London, England 89,400
Jefferson M James Picscott, AZ 88,800
Alessandro Bianchini Ropa 88,500
Jonathan Campbell Lincoln, UK 88,300
Joseph Fallows Broomall, PA 87,900
Joshua Bauer Louisburg, KS 87,800
Anders Solheim Bergen, Norway 87,800
Gavin Smith Las Vegas, NV 87,700
A.J. Farraj Brooklyn, NY 87,700
Priyan De Mel London, UK 87,600
Roger Brooks Pembroke Pines, FL 87,300
Greg Hobson Spokane, WA 86,100
Goran Sachse Frankfurt, Germany 85,900
David Farber Heathrow, FL 85,400
Larry Dragon New Castle, CO 85,000
Pierre Bounahara Belize 84,900
Kevin Howatt Brampton, ON 84,800
Neil Channing UK 84,800
Albert Riccobono Ossining, NY 84,500
James Dawick Ontario, Canada 84,100
Tor Helness Oslo 84,000
Tim Duckworth Melbourne, Australia 83,600
John Kunich Chicago, IL 83,000
Jeremy D'Ambrosia Henderson, NV 82,600
Matthew Olim New York City, NY 82,400
Nicholas Carrillo Sun Valley 81,500
Wolbert Bartlema Amsterdam, Netherlands 81,500
Jeff Lewis Littleton, CO 81,400
Aaron Eckhart Lake Havash City 81,300
Paul Chakbazof Stockholm, Sweden 81,100
Allen C Davis Dallas, GA 80,800
Ernie Lessard Danbury, WI 80,400
Terry Magill Maplewood 80,400
Francis Cagney Laguna Niguel, CA 80,000
Bob Slezak Omaha, NE 79,900
Peter Schauka Cologne, Germany 79,800
Michael Lynn Las Vegas, NV 79,200
Chris Grigorian Armenia 79,000
Steve Purdom Midland, GA 79,000
Pat Atchison Fort Worth, TX 78,900
Ravi Lopez Espana 78,300
Vincent Iannuzzi Naples, FL 75,800
Matt Smith Tallahassee, FL 75,600
Todd Taylor Henderson, NV 75,400
Eric Staton Lexington, KY 74,900
David Lee Darien, CT 74,700
Greg DeBora Toronto, ON 72,200
Daniel Attie St. Petersburg, FL 72,000
John Chan New York, NY 71,900
Dirk Morris Knoxville, TN 70,700
Matt Brady Upper Darby, PA 70,500
Lee Markholt Eatonville, WA 70,000
Brian Deklerk Ontario, Canada 69,800
Dion Fotopoulos Melbourne, Australia 69,800
Eddie Ray Stutts Heath, TX 69,600
Mark Stubbs Newmarket 69,400
J.J Ware Los Angeles, CA 68,900
Robert Blaeser Eden Prairie 68,700
Anthony Newman Brooklyn, NY 68,600
William Arnold Dallas, TX 67,200
John Sigan Strongsville, OH 67,000
Ethan Steinberg Jackson Hole, WY 67,000
Fernando Reyes San Antonio, TX 66,500
Matt Cohen Philadelphia, PA 66,500
Takeo Oishi Los Angeles, CA 66,400
Ryan Osborne Redmond, WA 66,100
Dan Owen Napa, CA 65,800
Marc Friedmann Zurich, Switzerland 65,700
Camillo Calabrese Las Vegas, NV 65,600
Raj Singh New York 65,600
Kirk Conrad Orange, CA 65,400
Tony Hachem Australia 65,300
Henry Ma Waterloo, IA 65,300
Angela Giannino Melbourne, Australia 64,500
Scott Lacy Citrus Heights, CA 64,400
Glen Questroo Las Vegas, NV 63,900
Wade Chow San Francisco, CA 63,800
Greg Treger Falls Church 63,500
Gerald Kim Irvine, CA 63,200
Christiane Klecz Germany 63,200
Matt Grapenthien Chicago, IL 62,800
Nico Behling Germany 62,600
Chris Cobb Albuquerque, NM 62,300
Danny Felix Oxnard, CA 62,300
Steven Bazyl Pacifica, CA 62,100
Gregory Owen Atlanta, GA 62,100
Lane Mundine Collge Station, TX 61,700
Leo Wolpert Fairfax, VA 61,400
Deric Senne New York City, NY 60,900
Philip Campbell Belfast, N. Ireland 60,800
Mimi Tran Los Angeles, CA 60,500
Jerry Randack Richardson, TX 60,300
Ronny Bergan Lier, Norway 60,100
Kyle Kloeckner St. Louis, MO 60,000
Jeffrey Mermelstein Vestal, NY 60,000
Jeffrey Lowenhar Las Vegas, NV 59,900
Dee Archer Lake Charles, LA 59,700
Jonathan Kemsley Sevenoaks, UK 59,400
Kathy Jamison Katy, Texas 59,400
Aaron Cuulthard Waterloo, ON 59,300
Michael Massey Westland, MI 58,700
John Ryan Grand Forks, ND 58,400
Greg Huffman Warren, OH 58,200
Phillip Castrutta Glendora, CA 57,500
Brian Hollywood Pasadena, MD 57,500
Paul Nero Akron 57,300
Matthew Traudt Oconomowoc, WI 56,800
Michael Barclay Birmingham, AL 56,500
David Levi Las Vegas, NV 56,200
Jeffrey Nairin West Hills, CA 55,900
Joe Reichenberger Plainfield, FL 55,300
Cindy Longoria Garland, TX 55,100
Steven Lynch Aberdeen, Scotland 55,100
Jay Perkins San Antonio, TX 55,000
Linu Johansson Sundsvall 54,900
Howard J Mann Martinsburg, WV 54,600
Shawn Chang Bothell, WA 54,500
Charis Anastasiou Limassol 54,400
Rajesh Verma Billingham 54,200
Scott Yeates Onchan 54,200
Phillip Liou Chicago, IL 54,000
Asger Boye Aarhus 53,700
Keith Love Denver, CO 52,700
Kim Snyder Vashon 52,400
Tuan Nguyen Chicago, IL 52,100
Thomas Huyen Nguyen Houston, TX 51,900
Gregg Jaffy Boca Raton, FL 51,800
Kevin Williams London, UK 51,700
Kenneth Stead Reserve, NM 50,500
Ken Weinier Wellington, FL 50,300
Brad Babiuk Canada 50,100
Russell Kamer Katonah, NY 49,900
Joanne Monteavaro Bronx, NY 49,800
Frank Holloway Antelope, CA 49,700
Jong O Salt Lake 49,400
Henry McMillan Biham, AL 49,400
Graham Hardwell Bristol, CT 49,000
Hao Dong Houston, TX 48,400
Irvin Hoffman Ontario, Canada 48,100
William Molloy Dublin, Ireland 47,900
Richard Crowell Scottsdale, AZ 47,800
Chris Perry Limoges, ON 47,700
Liana Hakopian Summerlin, NV 47,000
Geir Torsvik Bergen, Norway 46,200
Scott Ross Boca Raton, FL 46,100
Andrew Pachman Atlanta, GA 45,800
Roy Thiung New York 45,200
David Rudling Earls Colne, UK 44,500
Jason Papai Amboy, IN 44,400
Gary Benson Sydney, Australia 44,200
Tran Loi Irvine 44,100
Andrew Shepherd Manchester 43,300
Kirby Laur Scheller, IL 43,200
Victor Rooney Birmingham, UK 43,100
Michael Bakke Ashland, OR 42,900
Tom McCormick Fargo, ND 42,700
Joseph Mascio Sea Isle City, NJ 42,500
Jules Dreamell Sweden 42,100
Jostein Pettersen Sarpsborg, Norway 41,900
David Riley Irving, TX 41,600
Oliver Maingay UK 41,300
Dolph Arnold Houston, TX 41,100
Donnacha O'Dea Dublin 41,000
Andrew Grimason Ireland 40,500
Greg Geller Denver, CO 40,500
Dietrich Alexaner Voelkingen 40,200
Matt Lefkowitz 40,000
Terry Cook UK 39,900
Patric Martensson Sweden 39,800
Kurts Fraser Schaumburg, IL 39,600
Salvatore Passariello Las Vegas, NV 39,500
Morgan Machina Mission Viejo, CA 39,200
Brian Tracy St. Louis, MD 39,200
Terry Jacobs Hindman, KY 38,100
Mike Leah Toronto, ON 38,000
Gerald Roth Vienna, Italy 37,800
Scott Gray Ireland 37,800
Jason Stern San Jose, CA 37,700
Alfonso Cummaroto Fairfield, CT 37,200
Brad Hood Pittsburg, PA 36,900
Robert Van Hsia Sao Paulo, Brazil 36,700
Michael Crosby Gainesville, VA 36,700
Daniel Elkeslassy Morocco 36,400
Keith Hawkins England 36,400
Robert McAdam Chester 36,100
Rey Pena San Fernando, CA 35,000
Wayne Johnson Miami, Florida 34,900
Eric Cida Miami, FL 34,900
Brandon Steven Wichita, KS 34,400
Llyod Rees Bristol 34,200
Shirley Williams Fort Worth, TX 33,900
Ron Toledo Edmonton, Canada 33,800
James Davenport Corona Del Mar, CA 32,700
Salvatore Erna Boston, MA 32,300
Shane Quigley Castlebar, Ireland 32,100
Steven Ettenger Philadelphia, PA 31,600
Michael J Alexander Muncie, IN 31,600
Mitch Ivey Knoxville, TN 31,500
Cal Namihira Honolulu, HI 31,300
Lars Kjellgren Stockholm 31,000
Alan Hance Bakersfield, CA 30,500
R. Clohier Colorado Springs, CO 30,200
Thomas A Barnard Lake Mary, FL 30,200
Jonathan Cuevas Charlotte, NC 29,600
Laurence Hughes Seattle, WA 29,200
Raymond Forsland Tarnasen, Norway 28,800
Joe Capps Las Vegas, NV 28,100
Kevin Lake Fresno, CA 27,800
Bill Phipps New York, NY 27,700
Fredrik Halling Utkopins 26,600
Shannon Hudson Glenwood Springs, CO 26,100
Michael Simhai Los Angeles, CA 24,900
Sheldom Saul Ontario, Canada 24,500
Shannon Puskarich Las Vegas, NV 24,200
Sean Reyes Merizo, Guam 22,600
Jakob Anderson Sweden 21,200
John Dutchak Tampa, FL 21,200
Robert Stoll San Francisco, CA 19,700
Mans Montgomery Boise, ID 19,100
Hoang Nguyen San Jose, CA 16,600
David Cai Los Angeles, CA 16,300
Mikael Erixon Sweden 14,700
Andras Kovals Sweden 11,800
Bryan Veach Hyde Park, NY 10,500
Mark Bayes Ashland, KY 10,200
Ray Didoneto Laurel Springs, NJ 9,800

[Invigilator]

Glad to see Gus Hansen doing well. The ME would make a very nice 1st bracelet for him. (and a wicked 2007)

[Ando05]

2007 WSOP Main EVent Final Table Payouts:

* 1 - $8,250,000
* 2 - $4,840,981
* 3 - $3,048,025
* 4 - $1,852,721
* 5 - $1,255,069
* 6 - $956,243
* 7 - $705,229
* 8 - $585,699
* 9 - $525,934

now notice this year there was 6300+ players and top 5 are millionaires, back in 05 there was 5600+ players and top 9 were millioinaires, dont u guys think this years payouts are kind of bad since 9th gets only half of what the 9th place finisher back in 05 got?

[Talking Poker]

What about the 600+ players will will be getting more than they would have in 2005? Instead of basically breaking even for cashing, people now double their money.

I think it is MUCH better this way. Bubble play will certainly be a lot more profitable for the skilled players... And besides, if you are winning 8+ million for first, is that REALLY any different than winning $10 million? No way... spread that extra $2 million out across the prize pool.

[juiCe[3x]]

I'm surprised Gold lasted 4 levels...thought he would only make it 2 levels MAX.

I've been following the reports and its been crazy...Scotty knocked out 5 people within one hour at one point in day 1.

I'm kinda sad that the bill made it drop because I always like watching big fields with a huge amount of chips at the final table..even though now theres more than last year because they start with 20k, its all good.

[Talking Poker]

I'm curious who flipped over the table, but I like this update too:

So You Wanna Be a Professional Poker Player?
Huckleberry Seed just said that he needs to finish 54th in this Main Event to break even for the World Series as a whole. 54th place pays $190,053.

Ouch.

[Kurn]

All hail QTo - Varkonyi still lives!!!

Last I heard, Julian Gardner was also still alive. Is a rematch of the 2002 HU battle in the cards?

[GTDawg]

I'm not one for violence, but I would punch the guy that went all-in with AK clubs and not even think twice about it.

[Reel Deal]

I would imagine that the guy w/AK didn't go all-in preflop but rather got it all in after the 3 clubs flopped... sounds like someone just badly misplayed AA.

[Kurn]

From ESPN:

Luke Staudenmaier, a 21-year-old online poker player from Pittsburgh, called an all-in raise before the flop with pocket aces. When his opponent showed an ace and king of clubs, Staudenmaier said he was "elated," because he was a huge favorite to double up his chip stack. But his opponent made a flush, and Staudenmaier's million-dollar dream ended.

[Reel Deal]

LOL... OK, GT can go ahead and punch the guy!

[Kurn]

The guy who busted is a 2+2'er and posted about it in MTT Community. Said he'd stab somebody if the mods locked his thread.