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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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