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01-25-06, 01:52 PM
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WSOP Circuit - Tunica Grand...
2006 World Series of Poker Circuit
Grand Casino-Resort – Tunica, Mississippi Official Report Day One No-Limit Hold’em Buy-In: $9,800 (+200) Number of Entries: 241 Number of Players Remaining: 77 Total Prize Money: $2,289,500 End of Day One Standings: Josh Prager Yuba City, CA 89,825 Bryant King Spokane, WA 69,975 Don Mullis Moorseville, NC 66,400 Don Barton Pahrump, NV 64,050 Hertzel Zalewski Houston, TX 63,375 Brian Lamkin Austin, TX 60,950 Fred Cabral Atlanta, GA 54,200 Willis Fillers Greenville, TN 54,000 Layne Flack Las Vegas, NV 53,400 Robert Schuz Southhaven, MS 53,025 Chris Bell Raleigh, NC 52,250 Mike Matusow Las Vegas, NV 52,075 Johnny Donaldson Monticello, AR 51,225 Jessica Brown Gulfport, MS 50,800 Kia Mohjeri Rock Ledge, FL 50,650 Jean-Robert Ballande Los Angeles, CA 50,600 Gavin Smith Las Vegas, NV 49,500 Phil Galfond Gaithersburg, MD 47,525 Wendell Barnes Charleton, MA 45,800 Randy Brown Little Rock, AR 45,000 George Bronstein Tampa, FL 43,650 Ben Robinson Fort Lauderdale, FL 42,800 Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 42,650 Brandon Adams Boston, MA 42,600 Daniel Negreanu Las Vegas, NV 38,500 Sean McCabe Sunny Isles, Bch., FL 37,600 Michael Tait Ft. Lauderdale, FL 37,350 Albert Cardinas McAllen, TX 37,325 Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA 36,975 Roland Israelashvili New York,NY 36,550 John Juanda Las Vegas, NV 34,900 Mike Beasly Hollywood, FL 34,700 Dan Rogers Kansas City, MO 33,350 Erik Seidel Las Vegas, NV 32,250 Miguel de los Santos Edinburg, TX 30,925 Amnon Filippi Maine 29,350 Tony Calender Ledbetter, KY 28,925 Galen Kester Sanatobia, MS 28,875 Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 27,400 Surinder Sunar Wolverhampton, UK 27,375 Bill Gazes Miami Beach, FL 26,500 Khosrow Naraghian Memphis, TN 26,475 Karlo Lopez San Juan, PR 25,325 Miguel Mateo San Juan, PR 24,350 Earnest Shepherd Lizzlia, GA 24,275 Jeff Seibert Dallas, TX 23,000 Vincent Mack Palm Bay, FL 22,750 Reza Payvar Los Angeles, CA 21,400 Lee Markholt Eatonville, WA 21,375 Frank Kasella Germantown, TN 19,975 Todd Brunson Las Vegas, NV 19,975 Ozzie Kalil Fishers, IN 19,850 Tex Barch McKinney, TX 19,775 Richard Tatolivich Scottsdale, AZ 19,525 Bruce Sturgeon Bedford, IN 19,200 Humberto Brenes San Jose, CR 18,575 Chris Ferguson Pacific Palisades, CA 18,100 Jeff Gibralter Rockwall, TX 17,475 Chau Giang Las Vegas, NV 16,500 Tom McCormick Fargo, ND 16,375 Padraig Parkinson Dublin, Ireland 15,525 Allen Kessler Huntington Valley, PA 14,175 Kathy Liebert Las Vegas, NV 14,000 Larry Satterwhite Houston, TX 13,925 Russ Sherrod Opelousos, LA 13,750 Tony Cousinaeu Daytona Beach, FL 11,850 David Pham Cerritos, CA 11,750 John Yancy Marville, AR 11,025 Andrew Black Dublin, Ireland 10,800 Russ Boyd Columbia, MO 10,275 Bob Stupak Las Vegas, NV 10,225 Phillippe Rouas San Francisco, CA 8,950 Mike Wayer Jasper, IN 8,450 Mark Gregorich Las Vegas, NV 8,325 Charles V. Butler Collierville, TN 7,725 Timmy Townsend Branson, MO 6,500 Jeff Wood Knoxville, TN 4,950 Josh Prager is the Early Chip Leader in WSOP Circuit Championship at Tunica Grand Star-studded tournament field floods into Mississippi to enter main event No one knows for sure where the first game of poker was played. But there is general agreement that poker, as we know it today, originated in riverboats along the Mississippi during the 1830s. Since then, Las Vegas and other casino hotspots may have supplanted the Mississippi Region as the epicenters of the poker universe. But Mississippi will always be contemporary poker’s birthplace. Thirty-six years after the first World Series of Poker was played, the most prestigious of all poker spectacles came to Mississippi for the first time. The fifth stop on the 2005-06 World Series of Poker Circuit is the Tunica Grand Casino-Resort, located about 25 miles south of Memphis. Nestled comfortably along the eastern banks of the Mississippi River, the Tunica Grand is the largest casino-resort located in the expansive mid-American region between Atlantic City and Las Vegas. With ESPN televisions cameras here to capture all the action, this event promises to be one of the most exciting tournaments of the new year. “We are tremendously excited to have the World Series of Poker and ESPN come to the Tunica Grand for the first time,” said Karen Kaegin, Poker Room Manager at the Tunica Grand. “We are thrilled with the turnout here, which includes so many superstar players and spectators. Since poker was born here in the Mississippi region, it’s fitting that the World Series of Poker would find a home here in Tunica.” The $10,000 buy-in championship event started today and attracted 241 entries, with a total prize pool of $2,289,500. Three former world champions were in the field, including Scotty Nguyen (1998), Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson (2000), and Carlos Mortensen (2001). Only Ferguson survived past the first day. In addition, several other poker luminaries entered the main event including – Mike Sexton, Bob Stupak, T.J. Cloutier, Barry Greenstein, Erik Seidel, Sammy Farha, Michael ‘the Grinder’ Mizrachi, Men ‘the Master’ Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Mike ‘the Mouth’ Matusow, Ted Forrest, Robert Williamson III, Chau Giang, Eric, Lindgren, Todd Brunson, and several others. The main event also started with five female players. After nearly 12 hours of play on Day One, the early chip leader is Josh Prager, from Yuba City, CA. Little is known about Prager, other than the fact he finished 97th in last year’s main event at the World Series of Poker. Considering there were 5,619 entries, making the top 100 was quite an accomplishment. Now six months later, in a highly-competitive field of 77 remaining players, it remains to be seen if Prager can continue acquiring chips; or will he become one of so many first day flash-in-the-pans who play well, but who for whatever reason are unable to sustain momentum on the following days. Prager clearly has something to prove. Prize money will go to the top 18 finishers. On Day Two, play will continue down to the final 27 players. On Day Two -- play resumes at 12 noon CST. Note: All content in this report may be re-printed by media. Report by – Nolan Dalla (Media Director) Photographs available through Eric Harkins Tunica Grand Poker Room Manager – Karen Kaegin Tournament Director – Johnny Grooms Co-Tournament Director – Jack Effel |
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01-25-06, 03:03 PM
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whaaaaaat? DN is still in it after day one???? Could his luck be finally turning? I'm crossing my fingers for him. I think a good showing will really help his future game.
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01-25-06, 04:11 PM
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These are the kind of tournaments I want to get into. Something with 200-400 people in NOT 6000!!! Not for 10G, but a nice event for a grand or so
If memory serves, even the 1000 and 1500 WSOP events are packed with 1500 + people Does anyone know of lower buy in (500-1500) events that will have a normal field?
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01-25-06, 08:06 PM
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The smaller events at the smaller circuit stops (WSOP and WPT) have smaller fields. They don't have the glory (tv) and most of the big name players skip them though.
My $1000 WSOP event last year had 971 people in it. There's a number I will never forget.  But anything tied to the WSOP in Vegas is going to be inflated like that. If you want a smaller field, hit one of the circuit tourneys.
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01-25-06, 11:58 PM
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2006 World Series of Poker Circuit
Grand Casino-Resort – Tunica, Mississippi Official Report Day Two No-Limit Hold’em Buy-In: $9,800 (+200) Number of Entries: 241 Number of Players Remaining: 27 Total Prize Money: $2,289,500 End of Day Two Standings (Chip Counts): Don Barton Pahrump, NV 244,200 Brian Lamkin Austin, TX 218,900 Lee Markholt Eatanville, WA 169,600 Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 140,900 Daniel Negreanu Las Vegas, NV 140,000 Ernie Shepherd Lizella, GA 132,500 Khosrow Naraghian Memphis, TN 131,500 Brandon Adams Boston, MA 111,400 Bryant King Spokane, WA 110,300 Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 106,100 George Bronstein Tampa, FL 98,300 Hertzel Zalewski Houston, TX 95,100 Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA 86,100 Phil Galfond Gaithersburg, MD 79,400 Kia Mohajeri Bockledge, FL 77,600 Wendell Barnes Charcton, MA 67,900 Willis D. Fillers Greenville, TN 54,000 Robert Schulz Southaven, MS 49,000 Mark Gregorich Las Vegas, NV 45,300 Michael Tait Ft. Lauderdale, FL 40,400 Roland Israelashvili New York, NY 40,000 Galen Kester Sabatia, MS 39,800 Todd Brunson Las Vegas, NV 36,900 Larry Satterwhite Houston, TX 34,600 Miguel Mateo San Juan, PR 31,800 Don Mullis Mooresville, TN 18,300 Bruce Sturgeon Bedford, IN 13,600 Tournament Veteran Don Barton is the Chip Leader in WSOP Circuit Championship at Tunica Grand Day Two ends as many of the biggest names go bust; final 27 players set to return for Day Three During the first two days of the World Series of Poker Circuit championship event at the Tunica Grand, many observers remarked that this one of the toughest major events of the year. The main event attracted a brutally-tough field -- at least half of which consisted of former WSOP gold bracelet winners and world class players. However, most of the big names hit the rail as bust-outs on Day Two leaving a wide mix of players with different backgrounds and levels of experience to compete for more than $2 million in prize money. At the top of the standings is Don Barton, from Pahrump, NV. Barton is a familiar name to those who follow tournament poker. He has appeared at countless final tables in his storied poker career. Barton has finished in the money 22 times and has won nearly half a million dollars at the World Series of Poker alone. The chip leader’s closest rival is Brian Lamkin, from Austin, TX. Lamkin is the 37-year-old owner of a commercial flooring company. He has been playing poker for 20 years and has entered three WSOP events, to date. His best cash was in a major tournament at the Bellagio (Las Vegas) last month. Lamkin and Barton are currently the only two players with over 200,000 in chips. The most notable big names remaining include Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson (who won his first WSOP gold bracelet in 2005), and Galen Kester, who is arguably Mississippi’s top tournament player in recent years. Play is expected to get more intense over the next day. ESPN will begin full coverage, as the tournament shifts to the Tunica Grand Special Events Center. Nine players will eventually be eliminated, just short of a payout. Prize money will go to the top 18 finishers. On Day Three, play will continue down to the final table of nine players – who will make up the final table. Play resumes tomorrow at 12 noon CST. Note: All content in this report may be re-printed by media. Report by – Nolan Dalla (Media Director) Photographs available through Eric Harkins Tunica Grand Poker Room Manager – Karen Kaegin Tournament Director – Johnny Grooms Co-Tournament Director – Jack Effel |
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01-26-06, 12:06 AM
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C'Mon DN! You can do it!!!!
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01-27-06, 01:33 PM
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2006 World Series of Poker Circuit
Grand Casino-Resort – Tunica, Mississippi Official Report Day Three No-Limit Hold’em Buy-In: $9,800 (+200) Number of Entries: 241 Number of Players Remaining: 9 Total Prize Money: $2,289,500 End of Day Three Standings (Chip Counts): 1. Brian Lamkin Austin, TX 600,000 2. Daniel Negreanu Las Vegas, NV 410,000 3. Kia Mohajeri Bockledge, FL 331,000 4. Wendell Barnes Charcton, MA 237,000 5. Robert Schulz Southaven, MS 229,000 6. Bryant King Spokane, WA 200,000 7. Lee Markholt Eatonville, WA 177,000 8. Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA 123,000 9. Brandon Adams Boston, MA 103,000 Eliminated Players (in-the-money) 10. Ernie Shepherd Lizella, GA $32,055 11. Mark Gregorich Las Vegas, NV 32,055 12. Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 32,055 13. Don Barton Pahrump, NV 27,475 14. Hertzel Zalewski Houston, TX 27,475 15. Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 27,475 16. Michael Tait Ft. Lauderdale, FL 22,895 17. Larry Satterwhite Houston, TX 22,895 18. Phil Galfond Gaithersburg, MD 22,895 Texan Brian Lamkin the Chip Leader Going into Final Table in WSOP Circuit Championship at Tunica Grand The Final Table: Seat 1: Brian Lamkin Hometown: Austin, TX Chip Count: 600,000 Brian Lamkin is from Austin, TX. He is the 37-year-old owner of a commercial flooring company. Lamkin has been playing poker for 20 years and has entered three WSOP events, to date. His highest cash up to this point was in a major tournament at the Bellagio (Las Vegas) last month. Lamkin is engaged to be married and there would be no sweeter wedding gift than to win first prize here in Tunica – which is over three-quarters of a million dollars. He comes in as the favorite, with a respectable chip lead. Seat 2: Daniel Negreanu Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Chip Count: 410,000 Born in Canada, Daniel Negreanu is now one of poker’s biggest superstars. His breakthrough win came at the 1999 World Series of Poker, when he won his first gold bracelet. He has since won two more. Negreanu was named Card Player Magazine’s ‘Player of the Year’ in 2004. He is just as famous for his poker writings, which are carried by several top poker websites. Now, at age 31, Negreanu is married and has settled down in Las Vegas. When he’s not sitting at final tables, he can usually be found playing in the highest-limit cash games in the world. Yet Negreanu candidly admits that last year was an off-year for him. He would like nothing more than to start off 2006 with a big win. He’s well on his way, currently ranked second in the chip count. Seat 3: Robert Schulz Hometown: Southaven, MS Chip Count: 229,000 If anyone at today’s final table has a home field advantage, it is Robert Schulz from nearby Southaven, MS. Schulz, age 27, was actually born in the New York City area. He was once a craps dealer before he turned to poker playing to make his living. Schultz came close to winning an event here last summer when he cashed in second place in a field of 879. He’s in good shape coming in to this final table, with about an average stack size. Seat 4: Brandon Adams Hometown: Boston, MA Chip Count: 103,000 If formal education were a prerequisite for winning poker tournaments, then today’s championship would go to Brandon Adams. He is scheduled to earn his PhD later this year from Harvard University. Adams was at a televised final table a few months ago, when he appeared in the 2005 Tournament of Champions. He has the toughest challenge of anyone in today’s finale – with the shortest chip count. Seat 5: Wendell Barnes Hometown: Charcton, MA Chip Count: 237,000 Wendell Barnes, age 38, is from Charcton, MA. He is married and has two children. Barnes says he started playing poker about 15 years ago and mostly plays with friends. He is certainly going to have a lot more friends if he wins this tournament. To date, his best finish was at the New England Poker Classic – a second-place showing worth $80,000. He also won Event #12 here in Tunica last week, the no-limit hold’em shootout. Barnes lists his occupation as a welder. He hopes to catch fire and melt all of his opponents at today’s final table Seat 6: Bryant King Hometown: Spokane, WA Chip Count: 200,000 Bryant King is a 38-year-old concert promoter originally from Kentucky. He now lives in Spokane, WA. King says he learned to play poker from his grandmother. King came close to the big prize in last year’s main event at the World Series of Poker. He finished 21st – a remarkable accomplishment considering there were 5,619 entries. This event started with 241 players and King is currently sixth in the chip count. Seat 7: Lee Markholt Hometown: Eatonville, WA Chip Count: 177,000 Lee Markholt is a 42-year-old professional poker player from Eatonville, WA. He is married and has two children. Markholt is no stranger to playing for big prize money. He has made it to two WSOP final tables in his distinguished poker career, but has yet to win a gold bracelet. He did win $225,000 at the Five Diamond Classic at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, last year. Markholt won his way into this tournament via a one-table satellite. He arrives seventh in the chip count. Seat 8: Kia Mohajeri Hometown: Bockledge, FL Chip Count: 331,000 Today’s senior citizen at the final table is 52-year-old Kia Mohajeri. He was born in Tehran, Iran – and now lives in Florida. Kia is married and has one child. He lists his profession as an electrical engineer. Mohajeri hopes to shock the poker world with a victory today and he is well on his way – currently third in the chip count. Mohajeri won a major poker tournament held last year at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. Seat 9: Chad Brown Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Chip Count: 123,000 Chad Brown has appeared in front of more television cameras than everyone else at this final table – combined. That’s because he was, and remains, a professional actor. He has appeared in films, on television, and as host of a TV game show. Brown has been a commentator on poker programs and is currently working on a project with fellow-actor Joe Mantegna. But today, Brown’s focus will be on winning a poker tournament. Brown, who lives in Los Angeles, has appeared at many final tables and has won his fair share. It will take quite a performance today by Brown to overcome his chip disadvantage. He’s currently eighth in chips. The final table begins on Friday, January 27th at 2 pm CST. Note: All content in this report may be re-printed by media. Report by – Nolan Dalla (Media Director) Photographs available through Eric Harkins Tunica Grand Poker Room Manager – Karen Kaegin Tournament Director – Johnny Grooms Co-Tournament Director – Jack Effel |
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