2007 WSOP Main Event...

[Talking Poker]

End Day Five – Tournament Notes:

-- Day Five began with 112 players. Thirteen hours later, only 36 remained.

-- The current chip leader is David Tran. He is the only player with over 10 million in chips.

-- Six-former WSOP gold bracelet winners have survived. They include – Scotty Nguyen (4 wins), Bob Slezak (1 win), Daniel Alaei (1 win), Lee Watkinson (1 win), Alex Kravchenko (1 win), and Bill Edler (1 win).

-- The only former world champion still alive in the tournament is Scotty Nguyen, who won the WSOP in 1998.

-- Of the remaining 36 players, eight different nations are represented including – Canada, Denmark, England, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and the United States. One-third of the remaining players (12 of 36) are non-US residents.

-- California has the most remaining players, with seven.

-- The last remaining woman in the tournament was eliminated late on Day Five. Maria Ho from Arcadia, CA finished in 38th place and collected $237,865 in prize money.

-- On Day Six, play will continue until nine players remain. The final table will be played on July 17 th starting at 12 noon.

by Nolan Dalla

[drewjax]

I am rooting for Lee Watkinson. I respect players who handle themselves well at the tables, and I think he exemplifies that. Tight/aggressive, solid, consistent............those are qualities I admire and hope to emulate.

Scotty Nguyen at the FT would be great to see as well.

[Talking Poker]

I think it's pretty impressive that 1/6 of the remaining field are former bracelet winners.