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July 31, 2006

2006 WSOP Main Event Numbers

This information according to CardPlayer/PokerWire:

Unofficial Numbers: 8,778 Entrants
No Limit Hold'em Main Event
Jul 31, 2006 / 21:41:12 EDT
The total number of players hasn't been triple-checked and certified, but the early information released is 8,778 players. That would create a prizepool around $82.5 million, with first prize worth more than $10 million.

This represents 3,159 more players than last year's Main Event, which is the biggest year-to-year increase in history. If the new players were pulled out and put into a separate event, it would become the third-largest field in live tournament history.

The poker boom just keeps on growing ...

Posted by fatbill at 11:44 PM | Comments (0)

WSOP Player of the Year Standings update

Here are the current standings for this years POY race in the WSOP:

1 Jeff Madsen Los Angeles, CA, United States 3,680 4 $1,467,852
2 Phil Hellmuth Jr. Palo Alto, CA, US 3,060 3 $1,120,250
3 William Chen Layfayette Hill, PA, US 2,906 2 $810,740
4 Joseph Hachem Melbourne, AU 1,920 2 $347,282
4 Tom Franklin Gulfport, MS, US 1,920 2 $418,522
6 Mike Guttman Melbourne, AU 1,840 2 $500,223
7 Allen Cunningham Ventura, CA, US 1,568 2 $688,684
8 Max Pescatori Milan, IT 1,440 1 $710,330
8 Russ 'Dutch' Boyd Culver City, CA, US 1,440 1 $475,712
8 John Gale Bushey, GB 1,440 1 $374,849
8 Jeff Cabanillas Los Angeles, CA, United States 1,440 1 $818,546
12 John Hoang Garden Grove, CA, US 1,400 2 $249,993
13 Jason Lester Miami, FL, US 1,368 1 $554,504
14 David Williams Dallas, TX, US 1,280 2 $425,949
15 Scott Clements Mount Vernon, WA, US 1,260 1 $304,224
16 Phil Ivey Atlantic City, NJ, US 1,258 2 $846,444
17 Rafael Perry Las Vegas, NV, US 1,234 2 $415,304
18 Ian Johns Seatac, WA, US 1,224 1 $291,755
19 Anthony Reategui Chandler, AZ, US 1,200 1 $356,040
19 Juha Helppi Littoinen, FI 1,200 1 $337,095

I expect these to be drastcially changed when this years main event is settled...

Posted by fatbill at 08:04 AM | Comments (0)

2006 WSOP Main Event Day 1C

There are 867 players that have made it through day 1C and will move on to day 2 out of 2160 entries. Tomorrow day 1D will finish up the Day 1's and we can get on with the two upcoming day 2's!

Posted by fatbill at 07:58 AM | Comments (0)

July 30, 2006

2006 WSOP Main Event Day 1B

Players broke out in applause as the end of day 1B is announced, with 860 of 2182 players remaining. Players will return on Tuesday, August 1, with day 1A.

TodDay 1C begins at noon PST.

Posted by fatbill at 08:16 AM | Comments (0)

July 29, 2006

2006 WSOP Main Event Day 1A

There were 2138 Entries for day 1A of the $10,000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Main Event yesterday, and they played down to just under 800. Play will resume as day 1B today. Players from today and yesterday ( 1A and 1B ) will return Tuesday Aug 1st.

Rumor has it they have had 8500+ entries with additional stand buy entries for each day's events..... that would put the main event 1st prize around $10Million

Posted by fatbill at 08:50 AM | Comments (0)

July 28, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 32

James Gorham won Event #37 ,$1,500 No Limit Texas Holdem, earning $765,226 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Today, the long anticipated WSOP Main event gets underway. This year, the 1st day of the event will be played over 4 days, in stages. They have close to 8000 players entered, and will accept 8800 if necessary. Here is how the initial few days of plwy will be handled....

Day one of play begins at noon Friday, July 28, when the first group of 2,000 players (or more) plays down to 800. This will happen four times, as groups A, B, C and D all play down from 2,000 to 800. On Tuesday, the 1,600 players of group A and B will play down to 700. Groups C and D do the same thing Wednesday.

Thursday will be a 'rest' day for all players, so that play will start fresh and fair on Friday for all participants. Next Friday, will be the first time that all participants play together!

So, it will take 7 days to play the first two.... then another 5 days to determine a winner, which will take place Thursday Aug 10th!

Let the fun begin.......

Posted by fatbill at 07:55 AM | Comments (0)

July 27, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 31

Event #35 a $1000 Seven Card Stud High-Low 8/OB was won by Pat Poels earning $172,091 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Event #36 a $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Poker Shootout was won by Victor Perches taking home $157,338 and the bracelet.

Event #37 $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker is down to the final table. Here are the chip counts of those remaining:
1 Osman Kibar 796,000
2 Nicholas Ronyecz 789,000
3 James Gorham 717,000
4 Peter Dalhuijsen 477,000
5 Miff Fagerlie 367,000
6 Age Spets 316,000
7 George Christian 262,000
8 Jason Strasser 254,000
9 Mohamad Ilyas 252,000

Event #38 a $5000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys was won by Daniel Alaei earning $430,698 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

The Main event gets underway tomorrow... should be an interesting ride for anyone involved...

Posted by fatbill at 09:55 AM | Comments (0)

July 26, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 30

PHIL HELLMUTH Wins Event 34 $1,000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker w/rebuys! He took home $631,863, but MORE importantly, he took his 10th Bracelt tying him once again with Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson!

Event #35 is down to the final table in this $1000 Seven Card Sud High-Low 8/OB event. Here are the chip counts:
1 Greg Dinkin 259,000
2 Rod Pardey Sr. 210,000
3 Bill Edler 191,000
4 Mark Bershad 110,000
5 Pat Poels 109,000
6 Hoyt Verner 103,000
7 Leo Fasen 102,000
8 Jeff Madsen 99,000

Event #36 a $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Poker Shootout ended day two with six final tablist's:
Mariano Garcia
Anders Henriksson
Victoriano Perches
Ralph 'Rep' Porter
Tom Schneider
Arnold Spee

Event #37 $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker is down to 157 of 2803 entries. Here is a list of the top ten chip counts:
1 Ylon Schwartz 90,300
2 Paul Westley 78,800
3 Jason Strasser 78,300
4 Johan Storakers 73,700
5 Peter Pratis 69,400
6 Joe Awada 67,400
7 Phil Laak 65,700
8 Derek Scott 63,500
9 Miguel Mateo 62,100
10 Osman Kibar 60,700

Event #38 a $5000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys is down to 21 survivors: Here are the top ten chip counts:
1 David Williams 159,500
2 Phillipe Rouas 110,000
3 Greg Raymer 107,000
4 Bueno Patrick 77,000
5 Mickey Appleman 73,000
6 David Grey 67,000
7 Tony Guoga 63,000
8 Daniel Alaei 59,000
9 Michael McKenna 58,000
10 Men Nguyen 57,500

There are no new events going off until the Main Events gets underway on Friday.....

Posted by fatbill at 08:25 AM | Comments (0)

July 25, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 29

Jason Lester won Event #32 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em), earning $550,746 and a coveted WSOP bracelet. You may recall Jason from the final table in 2003 when Moneymaker won the main event.

Event 34 $1,000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker w/rebuys is down to the final table, and Phil Helmuth has the chip lead. He REALLY wants that 10th braclett. Here are the chip counts:
1 Phil Hellmuth Jr. 768,000
2 Daryn Firicano 450,000
3 Juha Helppi 436,000
4 Ralph Perry 235,000
5 Terris Preston 164,000
6 John Spadavecchia 122,000
7 David Plastik 121,000
8 Elio Cabrera 95,000
9 Tony Guoga 77,000

Event #35 is down to 98 players. It is $1000 Seven Card Sud High-Low 8/OB. Here are the chip counts of the top ten:
1 Leo Fasen 36,625
2 Cuong Ha 30,375
3 Greg Dinkin 28,075
4 John Cernuto 27,400
5 Peter Moore 25,000
6 Marsha Waggoner 24,500
7 Massoud Nikjouian 24,350
8 Jeff Madsen 23,175
9 Patrick Poels 23,000
10 Verimder Nayyar 22,900

Event #36 a $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Poker Shootout had 54 tables, therefore 54 survivors. Each surviving players is guaranteed $7,153. Here is a list of thsoe remaining for todays play:
1 Hang Ha 13,500
1 Johnny Kitchens 13,500
1 Michael Banducci 13,500
1 Zachary Fritz 13,500
1 William Jensen 13,500
1 Michael Baker 13,500
1 Jeff Whitson 13,500
1 Al Sorenson 13,500
1 Craig Brockman 13,500
1 Peter Fischer 13,500
1 Michael Cribb 13,500
1 Tuan Lam 13,500
1 Anders Henrikssen 13,500
1 Kevin Daly 13,500
1 Mariano Garcia 13,500
1 John Carlisle 13,500
1 Gunar Ostebrod 13,500
1 Vince Nikolic 13,500
1 Thomas DunWoodie 13,500
1 David Plaskett 13,500
1 Ha Pham 13,500
1 Danny Wong 13,500
1 Pete Rios 13,500
1 Robert Guthmann 13,500
1 William Burdick 13,500
1 Andreas Hagen 13,500
1 Rep Porter 13,500
1 Eric Froehlich 13,500
1 Tom Schneider 13,500
1 Thomas Fiore 13,500
1 Darren Brandes 13,500
1 Chad Layne 13,500
1 Chris Moneymaker 13,500
1 Howard Lederer 13,500
1 Arnold Spee 13,500
1 Victoriano Perches 13,500
1 Andy Bloch 13,500
1 Todd Taylor 13,500
1 John Phan 13,500
1 Marco Traniello 13,500
1 Mike Caro 13,500
1 Todd Witteles 13,500
1 Scott Bohlman 13,500
1 Jeff Frerichs 13,500
1 Dean Hamrick 13,500
1 Chris McCormack 13,500
1 Jamin Stokes 13,500
1 Scott Regner 13,500
1 Joe Thomas 13,500
1 Paul Niemela 13,500
1 Justin Sadauskas 13,500
1 J.J. Chun 13,500
1 Mario Esquerra 13,500

Today we see a $5000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/rebuys and a $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker events kick off....

Posted by fatbill at 08:03 AM | Comments (0)

July 24, 2006

About Getting Sucked out on....

I honestly think that I am the unluckiest poker player alive! If there is a card in the deck that my opponent can hit to suck out on me, they will..... ON THE RIVER! That is a sad thing, and happens much too often when playing online.

So I sat back and thought about the situation about being sucked out on so often. The thing is ..... I VERY RARELY go in to a situation where I am NOT the best hand going in. There are ONLY two possible outcomes ( we are not going into the small percentage of ties ):

1) The best hand can hold up
2) The best hand will be sucked out on

So it would stand to reason, where you do not win, which even though you want to, will NOT happen 100% of the time, you WILL be sucked out on mor often than not.

As frustrating as that is, it is an intregal part of poker! It WILL HAPPEN, and in online poker, it will happen MUCH MORE OFTEN than playing live. WHY do I say that? Simply because of the volume of hands that are dealt each minute online. If you play online poker at a poker room with any type of volume: Party, Stars, Tilt, Absolute, ect... the sheer volume of hands per hour dictates that there will be what SEEMS to be abnormal suckouts.....

In the great game of poker, you can ONLY do one thing: Play the best hand and let the chips fall as they may.....

Posted by fatbill at 04:33 PM | Comments (0)

2006 WSOP Day 28

Event #31, the $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker was won by Justin Scott who earned $842,262 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Event #32, a $5000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event the final table is set and here are the chip counts:
1 Alan Sass 431,000
2 Michael Tedesco 278,000
3 Tommy Smith 238,000
4 Jason Lester 222,000
5 Stuart Fox 214,000
6 Tony Hartmann 163,000
7 Kirill Gerasimov 124,000
8 Gregg Turk 122,000
9 Emad Tahtouh 97,000

Event #33, the $1500 Seven Card Razz event was won by James Richburg earning $139,576 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Event 34 $1,000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker w/rebuys is down to 61 of the starting field of 754. Chip counts of the leaders are:
1 Shane Schleger 109,700
2 Phil Hellmuth Jr. 109,600
3 Ryan Hughs 95,800
4 Hasan Habib 93,200
5 Joe Bartholdi 91,200
6 Juha Helppi 80,100
7 Prahlad Friedman 77,500
8 Daryn Firicano 75,700
9 Julian Gardner 72,200
10 James Van Alstyne 70,400

Event #35 will get underway today, it is $1000 Seven Card Sud High-Low 8/OB.
Event #36 a $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Poker Shootout also gets underway today.

Posted by fatbill at 08:51 AM | Comments (0)

July 23, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 27

Jeff Madsen won Event #30 the $5,000 Short-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, earning $643,381 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Event #31, the $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker is down to the final table. Here are the chip counts:
1 Justin Scott 1,500,000
2 Nathan Templeton 832,000
3 Robert Bright 324,000
4 Josh Wakeman 319,000
5 Carl Olson 301,000
6 Gregory Glass 267,000
7 Bryan Micon 224,000
8 Jason Johnson 174,000
9 Farzad Rouhani 133,000

Event #32, a $5000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem event is down to 35. Chip counts of the top ten are as follows:
1 Tommy Smith 224,500
2 Nam Le 132,000
3 Stuart Fox 112,500
4 Jason Lester 99,000
5 Greg Mascio 93,000
6 Benjamin Arnold 85,500
7 Chau Giang 84,500
8 John Shipley 79,000
9 Kirill Gerasimov 76,500
10 Kevin O'Donnell 72,500

Event #33, the $1500 Seven Card Razz event is down to 40, with the chip counts of the top ten shown below:
1 John Cernuto 41,000
2 Carlos Mortensen 28,500
3 Cliff Josephy 22,000
4 Jeffrey Lisandro 18,500
4 Eric Froehlich 18,500
6 Eskimo Clark 18,000
7 Perry Friedman 12,500
8 Steven Diano 12,300
9 Chad Carpenter 12,000
10 Siu Fan Wong 11,700

Posted by fatbill at 08:21 AM | Comments (0)

July 22, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 26

The 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event #29 was won by John Gale giving him the bracelet and the top prize of $374,849.

Today Event #30 the $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Short Handed 6/Table is down to the final table. Here are the chip counts going into todays play:
1 Jonathan Gaskell 727,000
2 Erick Lindgren 448,000
3 Paul Foltyon 438,000
4 Tom Franklin 365,000
5 Tony Woods 354,000
6 Jeff Madsen 201,000

Event #31, the $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event is down to 144 of a starting 2050! Here are chip counts of the top ten of those remaining:
1 Zacheria Butler 156,000
2 Stephen Jones 128,300
3 Marcus Collins 77,300
4 Ferit Gabriellson 75,000
5 Chad Mizner 68,600
6 Randy Holland 66,900
7 Mike McIntire 66,500
8 Adam Marshall 63,100
9 Mike Hofeld 62,900
10 Eric Cloutier 59,200

Today, event #32, the $1500 Seven Card Razz event gets underway....

Posted by fatbill at 09:29 AM | Comments (0)

July 21, 2006

Great Article on current Gambling Legislation

A Ban on Internet Gambling Is A Ban On Freedom
By Dan Burns


The recent actions of the U.S. House of Representatives have convinced me that 317 of our congressmen need a refresher course in civics.

Mr. and Mrs. American politician, your first job as legislators is to protect the rights of American citizens. Your second job is to make laws that help run the country. Once again, protection of rights comes first, all other business comes second.

The problem — as illustrated by the House passing HR-4411 on July 10 by a vote of 317 to 93 — is the typical American politician considers safety, social order and many other factors to be more important than their constituents’ civil liberties. Our liberty has declined in status from the supreme ideal this nation was founded on to something that is now a secondary consideration.

HR-4411, known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act, aims to block American citizens’ access to certain online gambling Web sites. Access to online poker rooms and casinos would be restricted, and those sites would be unable to receive payments from U.S. banks and credit card companies. Online wagering on horse races, fantasy sports and certain state-run lotteries would not be affected.

The bill is sponsored by Congressmen Robert Goodlatte, R-Virginia, and Jim Leach, R-Iowa. They claim Internet betting can be so addictive that people can lose their life savings making wagers online. They also claim it is too easy for minors to make bets on the Internet.

Those points are well-taken and should be considered by parents everywhere, but they’re not sufficient evidence to ban online casinos.

You don’t ban something 99 percent of people enjoy because 1 percent of the people who use it have a problem with it. That’s not democracy, is it? Prohibition of alcohol didn’t work. Burning books didn’t work. Banning online gambling is not going to work.

And are we to believe all of the bad things legislators point out about online gambling – the addiction, the handful of people who allegedly launder money through online casinos, etc. – don’t apply to online horse wagering? Most of the people I know who make bets on horse races online (which they will never get a chance to even see, by the way) are more compulsive than the dozens of people I know who like to play a little $2/$4 hold’em before they go to bed.

This idea of legislating morality has got to stop. Americans might look to the government to protect them from foreign invaders, but they certainly don’t need the government to protect them from themselves. What we do in our own home, with our own money, in our own free time is our business and nobody else’s.

When I was learning the ins and outs of America’s two-party system in high school, I learned the Republican Party advocated a “hands off” approach to governance and was in favor of small government. What has happened to them? Now they feel they have to pass laws protecting us from ourselves and deciding how we can spend our money.

If you want to protect me, please begin by protecting my civil liberties. Once you’re sure they are secure, then by all means, legislate away.

As you might have guessed by now, I’m an avid Internet poker player. I am one of thousands of American residents who treat online poker as a part-time job. Any attempt to ban online poker would rob me and my colleagues of something our founding fathers called an “unalienable right” endowed by our creator, which is the pursuit of happiness. Indeed, the financial plans of many young Americans rely on their access to online poker in the next few decades.

I know some of you might be saying, “You’ve got to be kidding me. Your financial goals rely on poker?” Well, they do.

Imagine being a talented rock musician whose band is about to make it big when your government decides to outlaw rock music. Rock music gets people too excited, the government reasons. Studies have shown many violent crimes occur right after rock concerts, and teenagers who take drugs like to listen to rock music while they’re getting high. Some people, including men and women with families, spend hundreds of dollars a month on rock concerts and albums, they say. That’s money that could be spent on productive things.

This fictional government makes a good case. I guess we should outlaw rock music. No fame and fortune for you.

There is a negative side to every creature, commodity and concept in the world. It’s very easy to make a convincing case to ban anything if you choose to focus on the horror stories. Things such as guns and alcohol, for example, destroy thousands of lives more than online gambling every year, yet they remain perfectly legal.

Banning online gambling is not the answer to solving the problems that arise from it, but neither is leaving things the way they are.

The United States should pass legislation legalizing online gambling, but requiring operators to set up an office within the country. Then regulate the industry and force the owners to pay taxes, taxes, taxes and more taxes. Tax the hell out of them. They’ll pay it, because legal status and an image of legitimacy will be good for business.

This issue is in the Senate’s hands now. Senators everywhere, particularly my senators, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ, and Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-NJ, I encourage you to speak out against this bill on the Senate floor. My congressman Mike Ferguson, R-NJ, did not agree with me, but I’m hoping you will.

If you decide to vote in favor of the Senate’s version of HR-4411, then please do me one favor. Attach an amendment to the bill calling for the discontinuation of “the land of the free” as one of our country’s mottos, because that phrase would no longer be applicable.

Dan Burns is the co-founder of Satellitewinner.com, a website dedicated to strategy for Poker Satellites He can be reached at Dan@satellitewinner.com.

Posted by fatbill at 02:51 PM | Comments (0)

2006 WSOP Day 25

Event #27 a $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker was won by Mats Rahmn wo took home $644,141 and the bracelet

The 5,000 7-Card Stud Event #28 was won by Benjamin Lin who claimed the bracelet and the $256,620 first prize.

The 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event #29 is down to the final table, with Reinging World WSOP Main Event Champ Joseph Hachem gaining his second final table of this WSOP. Here are the chip counts:
1 Alex Jacob 524,000
2 Kevin Ho 287,000
3 John Gale 134,000
4 Lee Markholt 128,000
5 Maros Lechman 101,000
6 Gregory Alston 80,000
7 Lee Grove 66,000
8 Joseph Hachem 64,000
9 Jeffrey Roberson 24,000

Today Event #30 the $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Short Handed 6/Table played down to 36 players. Here are the chip counts of the top ten remaining:
1 Tom Franklin 237,800
2 Erick Lindgren 159,800
3 Michael Banducci 135,600
4 Yehia Awada 122,000
5 Jeff Madsen 112,200
6 David Pham 110,000
7 Don Todd 90,800
8 Sargon Ruya 65,000
9 Michael Woo 64,000
10 Peter Fisher 62,100

Today Event #31, a $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event will get underway....

Posted by fatbill at 09:13 AM | Comments (0)

July 20, 2006

2006 WSOP Standings

Here is a brief list of the top 19 players in the 2006 Players Standings for this year's tournament:
Key: Place, Name, Location, Final Tables, Earnings

1 William Chen Layfayette Hill, PA, US 2,906 2 $810,740
2 Mike Guttman Melbourne, AU 1,840 2 $500,223
3 Jeff Madsen Los Angeles, CA, United States 1,600 2 $758,500
4 Jeff Cabanillas Los Angeles, CA, United States 1,440 1 $818,546
4 Russ 'Dutch' Boyd Culver City, CA, US 1,440 1 $475,712
4 Max Pescatori Milan, IT 1,440 1 $710,330
4 Allen Cunningham Ventura, CA, US 1,440 1 $627,580
8 John Hoang Garden Grove, CA, US 1,400 2 $249,993
9 Ian Johns Seatac, WA, US 1,224 1 $291,755
10 Nath Pizzolatto Lake Charles, LA, US 1,200 1 $238,280
10 David Rheem Miami, FL, US 1,200 1 $327,981
10 Phil Hellmuth Jr. Palo Alto, CA, US 1,200 1 $431,471
10 Yueqi "Rich" Zhu Rowland Heights, CA, US 1,200 1 $184,409
10 Anthony Reategui Chandler, AZ, US 1,200 1 $356,040
10 Joseph Hachem Melbourne, AU 1,200 1 $256,800
16 Lee Watkinson Cheney, WA, US 1,056 1 $655,746
17 Jerrod Ankeman Irvine, CA, US 1,020 1 $150,586
18 Sam Farha Houston, TX, US 972 1 $398,560
19 Mark Vos Brisbane, AU 960 1 $803,274
19 Justin Pechie Thompson, CT, United States 960 1 $206,207

Posted by fatbill at 07:20 AM | Comments (0)

2006 WSOP Day 24

Event #27 a $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker has final table all set for todays play. Here are the chip counts of those remaining:
1 Ashwin Sarin 591,000
2 Mats Rahmn 511,000
3 Chris Birchby 497,000
4 Richard Toth 447,000
5 Michael Binger 325,000
6 Jordan Morgan 307,000
7 Padraig Parkinson 278,000
8 James Sileo 144,000
9 Billy Duarte Jr. 96,000

In the 5,000 7-Card Stud Event #28 Day One ends with 15 players surviving, and Cyndy Violette is the chip leader. Here are the chip counts of the top players:
1 Cyndy Violette 157,000
2 Patrick Bueno 115,500
3 Allen Kessler 100,500
4 Lupe Mungia 81,000
5 Russ Salzer 80,500
6 John Cernuto 57,000
7 Shahram Sheikhan 56,000
8 David Grey 46,000
9 John Womack 43,500
10 Brian Goddard 35,000
11 Benjamin Lin 31,000
12 Kevin Tang 27,000
13 David Singer 21,500
14 Mike Caro 19,000
15 Brian Nadell 12,500

The 2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event #29 has played down to 40 players. The chip counts of the leaders are as follows:
1 Alex Jacob 111,700
2 John Gale 100,500
3 Ariel Schneller 89,600
4 Theo Tran 68,800
5 Lee Grove 67,800
6 Nick Guagenti 56,000
7 Joshua Vanduyn 55,400
8 Gregory Alston 54,600
9 Kevin Ho 54,000
10 Iwan Jones 45,400

Today the $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Short Handed 6/Table event gets underway....

Posted by fatbill at 07:10 AM | Comments (0)

July 19, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 23

The $2000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout event #25 was won by David Pham, who beat out 599 competitors to take ome the first place prize of $240,222.

In Event #26 the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha event Eric Froehlich wins his second World Series of Poker bracelet and takes home $299,675.

Event #27 a $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker ended the day with 121 players left out of a starting field of 2126! Here is a list of the top ten and their chip counts:
1 Josh Ronin 117,900
2 Eric Mizrachi 75,100
3 Jordan Morgan 73,400
4 Alan Engel 71,300
5 Hoyt Corkins 68,900
6 Robert Vecchio 66,700
7 Ali Eslami 64,600
8 Mats Ralmn 52,700
9 Jorge Arias 50,400
10 Kevin Jessee 49,400

The 5,000 7-Card Stud Event #28 and the $2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em event #29 begin today....

Posted by fatbill at 09:25 AM | Comments (0)

July 18, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 22

Today the $3000 Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #23 was won by Ian Johns taking home the top prize of a braclet and $291,755.

In the $3000 Omaha Hith-low 8/OB event #24, Scott Clements takes down the top prize worth $301,175. Phil Helmuth went out 6th, once again thwarted in his attempt for his 10th bracelet.

The $2000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout event #25 is down to the final group of players who defeated their tables. The list for those vieing for the $240,222 top prize are:
1 David Pham 200,000
1 Roland De Wolfe 200,000
1 Charlie Sewell 200,000
1 Jerald Williamson 200,000
1 Adam Kagin 200,000
1 Dustin Woolf 200,000
1 Jeff Heiberg 200,000
1 David Bach 200,000
1 Chad Layne 200,000
1 Jason Dewitt 200,000

Event #26 the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha event comes to an end with 16 players surviving. Those playing today for the final are:
1 Rafael Perry 129,000
2 George Abdallah 80,500
3 Brian Kocur 75,500
4 Ryan Hartmann 74,500
5 Daniel Mowczan 69,500
6 Russ Salzer 65,000
7 Jason Newburger 54,000
7 Gary Wooldridge 54,000
9 Dmitriy Kirin 43,000
10 Spyridon Mitrokostas 37,500
10 Zhang Luzhe 37,500
12 Frank Henderson 35,500
13 Darryl Dauenhauer 30,500
14 Stephen Mazer 14,500
15 Ray Lynn 10,000
16 Michael O'Malley 5,000

Event #27 a $1500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event will start up today....

Posted by fatbill at 08:26 AM | Comments (0)

July 17, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 21

Event #22 a $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker was taken down by Jeff Madsen who took home $660,948. This was Madsen's second final table apperance at the WSOP.

Today the $3000 Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #23 is down to the final table which will resume today at 2PM PST. This is a listing of the chip counts of those players:
1 Ian Johns 207,000
2 Jerrod Ankenman 161,000
3 Brendan Taylor 155,000
4 Javier Torresola 132,000
5 Mark Newhouse 106,000
6 Benjamin Robinson 103,000
7 Theo Tran 74,000
8 Tad Jurgens 61,000
9 Fi Tran 31,000

In the $3000 Omaha Hith-low 8/OB event #24 is down to the final table. Phil Hellmuth is once again, attempting to get his 10th bracelett to tie Doyle and Chan. The chip counts going into today's action are:
1 Scott Clements 244,000
2 Phil Hellmuth Jr. 158,000
3 Ronald Matsuura 120,000
4 Alex Limjoco 116,000
5 Peter Costa 108,000
6 Stephen Ladowsky 97,000
7 Thor Hansen 86,000
8 Martin Corpuz 76,000
9 Brent R. Carter 49,000

The $2000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout event #25 is down to 100 players. some of those who moved on to day two include: Evelyn Ng, Layne Flack, J.C. Tran, Mike Sexton, Antanas “Tony G” Guoga, Chris Ferguson, Marcel Luske, Brett Jungblut, Todd Brunson, Roland de Wolfe, Jeff Shulman, and actor James Woods Play resumes today....

Event #26 the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha event gets underway today.

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July 16, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 20

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E event #20 was won by Chip Reese. Chip and Andy Block came down to heads up and battled it out with Reese prevailing. Reest took down $1,716,000 and a coveted WSOP bracelet with block taking home $1,029,600 for his runner-up finish.

The $2,500 Short Handed 6/Table NL Hold-Em Event #21 was won by William Chen. This was Chen’s second bracelet of the 2006 WSOP and he is currently ahead on the WSOP points leader-board. Chen also won a bracelet in the $3,000 limit hold’em event earlier in the series. With this being his 5th cash, taking home $442,511, his 2006 WSOP earnings are now over $800,000.

Event #22 a $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker is down to the final table. Here is the seating and chip counts for today's action:
Seat 1- Troy Parkins $451,000
Seat 2- Robert Bright $365,000
Seat 3- Billy Duarte Jr. $102,000
Seat 4- Matt Madsen $413,000
Seat 5- Julian Gardner $628,000
Seat 6- Michael Chow $125,000
Seat 7- Robert Cohen $419,000
Seat 8- John Shipley $166,000
Seat 9- Paul Sheng $569,000

Today the $3000 Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #23 is down to 35 of the original 341 who entered. Play will continue today at 2PM to determine a final table.

In the $3000 Omaha Hith-low 8/OB event #24 Day One concludes with 47 players still in the field. Here is a list of the top ten chip counts:
1 Alex Limjoco 59,500
2 Robert Stevanovski 50,500
3 Huck Seed 45,500
4 Allen Cunningham 44,000
5 Andrew Black 42,000
6 Jethro Horowitz 40,500
7 Chad Brown 36,500
8 James Bates 35,500
8 Eric Dalby 35,500
10 Eric Buchman 34,500

Today the $2000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout event #25 takes off...

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July 15, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 19

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E event #20 is down to 18 is down to the final two. Andy Bloch and Chip Reese are battling it out as of this writing with Andy Bloch having a 2/1 chip lead.

The $2,500 Short Handed 6/Table NL Hold-Em Event #21 is down to the final table of 6:

1 Mike Guttman 587,000
2 Harry Demetriou 378,000
3 Dan Hicks 321,000
4 Alex Bolotin 280,000
5 Bill Chen 175,000
6 Nath Pizzolatto 102,000

Event #22 a $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event ended with 101 players remaining of an initial 1549. The chip counts of the top ten are:

1 Cory Ward 114,200
2 Jeff Madsen 89,900
3 Anthony Tamborello 86,800
4 Jon Kalmar 78,500
5 Samir Khoueis 78,300
6 Julian Gardner 76,400
7 Reza Payvar 69,100
8 Miguel Mateo 66,900
9 Tom Ostrander 66,200
10 Darryl Dauenhauer 63,000

Today the $3000 Limit Texas Holdem Poker event, and the $3000 Omaha Hith-low 8/OB event get underway...

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July 14, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 18

Event #19, a $1000 Seniors No Limit Texas Holdem Poker was won by Clare Miller. She won $247,814 for the event!

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E event #20 is down to 18 and they are still playin! The list is a who's who of the poker world, as one would expect in an event such as this. The chip counts and standings so far are:

1 Jim Bechtel 890,000
2 Gavin Smith 750,000
3 David Singer 745,000
4 Patrik Antonius 500,000
5 Chip Reese 485,000
6 Andy Bloch 479,000
7 T.J. Cloutier 420,000
8 David Levi 403,000
9 Doyle Brunson 370,000
10 Barry Greenstein 340,000
11 Joe Cassidy 303,000
12 Phil Ivey 285,000
13 Robert Williamson III 265,000
14 Cong Do 240,000
15 Rafael Perry 225,000
16 Matt Hawrilenko 151,000
17 Dewey Tomko 128,000
18 Allen Cunningham 80,000

The $2,500 Short Handed 6/Table NL Hold-Em Event #21 ended with 38 players surviving to to in to day two. The chip counts of the top ten are:

1 Bill Lewis 134,600
2 Mike Gottmann 125,200
3 Nath Pizzolatto 101,800
4 William Chen 101,700
5 Peter Jetten 101,000
6 Tai Tan Nguyen 94,800
7 Corey Cheresnick 84,000
8 Don Mullis 79,400
9 Jeremiah Smith 76,800
10 Philip Galfond 67,000

Event #22 will start today as a $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event....

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July 13, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 17

Jon Friedberg Won the $1000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #17.

Event #18, the $2000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem Poker was won by Eric Kesselman.

Event #19, a $1000 Seniors No Limit Texas Holdem Poker is down to 55 with 1184 starting the event. Play will resume today with first place worth $274,814.

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E event #20 is down to 128 of the starting 143. This is a list of the top ten and their chip counts, but there are a TON of top pros lurking:

1 Annand Ramdin 127,000
1 Joe Cassidy 127,000
3 Kassem Deeb 115,500
4 Roy Thung 115,000
5 Tom Franklin 112,500
6 Andy Bloch 111,000
6 Chad Brown 111,000
8 Matthew Glantz 109,000
9 David Oppenheim 96,000
10 Allen Cunningham 95,000

$2,500 Short Handed 6/Table NL Hold-Em Event #21 will start today....

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July 12, 2006

H.R. 4411 Passed the House yesterday...

This is a press release by the Poker Players Alliance. This is an orgainization that ALL poker players, serious and recreational, should be a part of.

On Tuesday, July 11, 2006, American poker players were dealt a bad hand by the U.S. House of Representatives. In a 317 to 93 vote the U.S. House passed H.R. 4411, sponsored by Jim Leach, R-Iowa, which would prohibit banks and credit card companies from processing payments for online gambling bets. It also includes the major provisions of another bill HR 4777 by Robert W. Goodlatte, R-Va., that would force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block access or disable hyperlinks to Web sites that offer online gambling.

Inexplicably, this legislation provides exemptions for online horse betting, Internet lotteries and certain fantasy sports, yet poker and other online games are swept into this prohibition bill.

The Poker Players Alliance has worked tirelessly on your behalf to keep this bill from passing the U.S. House. While our efforts have fallen short today, we have had tremendous success in delivering our message to lawmakers and the media. This fight is far from over and we hope that you will continue to stand with the Poker Players Alliance as we continue to fight to ensure that this misguided legislation does not become law.

Each day our organization is growing in both numbers and influence. I ask that you help us in that effort by encouraging all your friends and family to join the Poker Players Alliance. Whether someone plays poker or not, all Americans who value individual liberty and personal responsibility should be part of our campaign.

Now is not the time to waver, our voices must be heard loud and clear. Members of the U.S. House who voted for this bill should know that you oppose their position and similarly, those who voted against it should be applauded for their courageous stand. A list of the recorded vote is available by going to http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll363.xml. Please see how your Representative voted then call or write to let he or she know how you feel.

Again, we are grateful for your dedication to our cause and we share your love for this game.

and another statement...

Washington, D.C.(July 11, 2006) — Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would prohibit Americans from playing poker on the Internet.

"We are disappointed that the House of Representatives would assail the rights of Americans to enjoy the great game of poker on the Internet. It is unconscionable that a skill game like poker gets swept into the net of prohibition, while online horse betting and Internet lotteries get free passes," said Mr. Bolcerek.

"The United States should follow the lead of the United Kingdom by regulating and taxing online poker, not banning it. An economic analysis just released by our organization shows that U.S. regulation of online poker has the potential to raise more than $3.3 billion in annual revenue for the federal government, in addition to another $1 billion for state coffers. We hope that this analysis will give a fresh perspective for U.S. Senators about the benefits of regulation.

"The Poker Players Alliance is undeterred in its mission to promote and protect the game of poker and we will continue to advance the cause on behalf of poker players in the United States."

A copy of the Poker Players Alliance economic analysis can be found at www.pokerplayersalliance.org.

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2006 WSOP Day 16

Lee Watkinson won the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event #16 worth $655,736, AND his FIRST WSOP Bracelet.

The final table is set for the $1000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #17. Play will resume today to determine the winner out of the following players with their starting chip counts:

1 Mike Pomeroy 1,325,000
2 John Phan 747,000
3 Tom Hawkingberry 675,000
4 Humberto Brenes 564,000
5 Thang Luu 314,000
6 Corey Chaston 229,000
7 Kevin O'Donnell 222,000
8 Jon Friedberg 189,000
9 Michael Halford 89,000

Event #18, the $2000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem Poker event started with 590 players, but only 22 will advance to Day Two. That play will resume today at 2PM PST. The chip counts of those 22 are:

1 Christopher Viox 112,000
2 Dustin Holmes 95,500
3 Eric Kesselman 72,000
4 Harley Hall 71,000
4 Kimmo Liukku 71,000
6 Hyon Kim 69,500
7 Harry Thomas 69,000
8 Christopher Black 66,500
9 David Zeitlin 65,500
10 Kevin Ross 64,000
11 Jair Beltran 58,500
12 Joseph Hachem 57,000
13 Jim McManus 51,500
14 Kirill Gerasimov 40,500
15 David Pool 36,500
16 Kakoun Haim 36,000
17 William Davis 27,500
17 Jeff Slayton 27,500
19 Mark Sarner 26,500
20 Jeffrey Rothstein 25,000
21 Jason Sagle 22,500
22 Kenny Cruz 19,500

Event #19, a $1000 Seniors No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event, and the highly anticipated $50,000 H.O.R.S.E event #20 both kick off today.

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July 11, 2006

2006 WSOP DAY 15

Allen Cunningham won the $1000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker w/Rebuys Event #14 yesterday, earning himself $625,830.

Mary Jones won the $1000 Ladies No Limit Texas Holdem Poker Event #15, taking down $236,094. There were none of the 'top' women in the top 20.

The $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha event #16 is down to the final table wich will resume today. Chip counts of those vieing for the title are:

1 Jani Vilmunen 485,000
2 Hasan Habib 349,000
3 Mike Guttman 283,000
4 Lee Watkinson 276,000
5 Mark Dickstein 212,000
6 Nick Gibson 207,000
7 Thomas Wahlroos 168,000
8 Mickey Appleman 102,000
9 Rafi Amit 99,000

Play has ended with 139 players remaining, out of 2891, in the $1,000 No-Limit Texas Holdem Poker tournament, Event #17. Play will resume today to get down to the final table. Chip counts of the top ten so far, are:

1 Corey Chaston 134,000
2 Tom Hawkingberry 130,400
3 John Phan 127,200
4 John Bardwell 100,500
5 Humberto Brenes 90,800
6 Boulos Estafanous 79,900
7 Marek Kolk 75,300
8 Carlos Lopez 67,500
9 Randy Haddox 65,500
10 Ashley Young 64,400

Today the $2000 Pot Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #18 gets underway....

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ACT NOW! HOUSE TO VOTE ON GAMBLING BILL...

CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE IN WASHINGTON D.C. TODAY!!

Let’s make our voice heard in support of poker! Call your Representative before he or she votes this week on legislation that seeks to prohibit you from playing poker on the Internet. They are in Washington, so please call their D.C. office. You can get the number by clicking here and then using your zip code you can find your Representative’s office phone number.

Tell your Representative that they should vote against *H.R. 4411 - the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act!

*H.R. 4411 is the same bill being pushed by Congressman Bob Goodlatte (H.R. 4777) just under another name. Please refer to H.R. 4411 when you call your Representative.

This is crunch time, and even if you have called before it is important that you call again. Thank you for your continued support to defend the game we love.

Sincerely,

Michael Bolcerek, president
Poker Players Alliance

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July 10, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 14

Event #13, the $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event was won by Max Pescatori taking home $632,289 for his efforts!

Event #14, the $1000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker w/Rebuys is down to tthe final table. Here are the listings with chip counts:

1 Tom Franklin 590,000
2 Tim Phan 551,000
3 Steve Wong 295,000
4 John Hoang 274,000
5 Allen Cunningham 233,000
6 David 'Chino' Rheem 170,000
7 Andrew Bloch 163,000
8 Alex Jacob 106,000
9 Everett Carlton 86,000

The $1000 Ladies No Limit Texas Holdem event #15 is down to 26 players, with play resuming today at 4PM PST. THe top ten chip counts are:

1 Sue Luckenbaugh 160,000
2 Laurie Scott 110,000
3 La Sengphet 100,000
4 Julie Allen 90,000
5 Nan Wang 88,000
6 Devi Ortega 79,400
7 Debbie Pechac 77,500
8 Becky James 75,000
9 Reka Hellgato 63,000
9 Kim Chermock 63,000

The $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event #16 is down to 26, with play getting back underay at 3PM PST today. The top ten chip counts are:

1 Hasan Habib 242,500
2 Thomas Wahlroos 208,500
3 Jani Vilmunen 177,000
4 Mark Dickstein 137,000
5 Michael Guttman 128,500
6 Jim McManus 109,000
7 Dick Gibson 106,500
8 Patrick Antonius 99,500
9 Sam Grizzle 96,500
10 Roland De Wolfe 95,000

Today the $1000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event $17 gets underway....

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July 09, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 13

Bob Chalmers won Event #1, the $1,500 Limit Texas Hold Em Poker, earning $258,344 and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Event #13, the $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event, is down to the final table of 9. The players and their chip counts are as follows:

1 Anthony Reategui 908,000
2 Justin Pechie 395,000
3 Max Pescatori 390,000
4 Mike Matusow 378,000
5 Terrence Chan 298,000
6 Tri Ma 224,000
7 Corey Cheresnick 220,000
8 Michael Scott 150,000
9 Matt Heintschel 131,000

Event #14, the $1000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker w/Rebuys played down to 66 players yesterday, with play scheduled to resume today at 2PM PST. The top ten players with their chip counts are:

1 Kyle Wilson 94,000
2 James Mordue 86,500
3 Steve Wong 82,500
4 Adam Naglich 76,000
5 Alex Jacob 67,000
6 Victor Ramdin 66,000
7 Chip Jett 63,500
8 Andrew Bloch 57,000
9 Steve Zolotow 46,000
9 John Cernuto 46,000

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July 08, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 12

David Williams wins his first WSOP Bracelet, taking down the $1500 Seven Card Stud event #10 worth $163,118. Johnny Chan finshed 7th.

They are down to the final table in event #11, the $1500 Limit Texas Holdem poker event. The final table looks like this:

1 Graham Duke 184,000
2 Bob Chalmers 175,000
3 Doug Saab 150,000
4 Tam Ho 149,000
5 David Calla 147,000
6 Warren Wooldridge 74,000
7 Thanh Nguyen 72,000
8 Bob Bartmann 64,000
9 Jan Sjavik 37,000

Sam Farha won Event #12, the $5,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split, earning $398,560 and his second WSOP bracelet. He edged out Phil Ivey for the bracelet, Ivey took home $219,208.

Event #13, the $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event was played down to 96 players. This event will resume today, to determine the final table for Sunday. The top ten chip counts are:

1 Mark Wilds 108,700
2 Steve Cohn 104,500
3 Anthony Reategui 104,200
4 Danny Fuhs 98,800
5 David Chiu 91,000
5 Tri Ma 91,000
7 Erick Lindgren 90,500
8 Scott Fischman 89,700
9 Corey Cheresnick 89,200
10 Melissa Hayden 72,900

The $1,000 No Limit Holdem with Rebuys Event #14 will begin today at 12 pm.

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July 07, 2006

2006 Wsop Day 11

Jeff Cabanillas Wins the $5,000 No Limit Texas Hold em event #9 dening Phil Helmouth his 10th bracelet. Cabanillas won $818,546 for first, and Phil took home $423,893 for second place.

The $1500 Seven Card Stud event #10 is down to the final table of 8. Here are the standings of those players, including Johnnie Chan who, although short stacked, is vieing for his 11th bracelet.

1 John Hoang 170,000
2 David Williams 142,000
3 Ivan Swertzer 118,500
4 Jack Duncan 106,000
5 John Cernuto 86,000
6 Mitchell Ledis 43,500
7 Matt Hawrilenko 32,000
8 Johnny Chan 26,500

Event #11 is the $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Poker event, and they have played down to 41 at level 10. Here are the chip counts of the top ten left in the event:

1 Bobby Law 57,000
2 Bob Chalmers 56,500
3 Jason Eakes 55,000
3 Joe Sebok 55,000
3 Bob Bartmann 55,000
6 David Baker 48,500
7 Larry Wein 47,000
8 Jan Sjavik 42,500
9 Thanh Nguyen 41,500
10 Ryan McGuire 38,000

Event #12 is the $5000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB where action stopped when they got down to 26 players. There are several top pros left in this one, including the dangerous Phil Ivey. Here are the standings of the top ten players:

1 Gavin Smith 118,000
2 Sam Farha 115,000
3 Ryan Hughes 110,000
4 Jim Ferrel 109,000
5 Mike Henrich 95,000
6 Richard Ashby 83,000
7 Mike Wattel 71,000
8 Kirill Gerasimov 69,000
9 Phil Ivey 56,000
10 Jason Zimmerman 52,000

Today's event is a $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #13

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July 06, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 10

Jack Zwerner wins the $2000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB event #8 taking home the first place prize of $341,426. Florante Mandap took home 2nd, worth $176,813. Other notables placing in this event were, Danial Negreanu at 7th, and Huck Seed at 11th.

The $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #9 is down to the final table. Here are the players and their chip counts:

1 Quoc Al 'Vinnie' Vinh 784,000
2 Phil Hellmuth Jr. 461,000
3 Marcel Luske 458,000
4 Isabelle Mercier 301,000
5 Jeff Cabanillas 275,000
6 Douglas Carli 273,000
7 Eugene Todd 240,000
8 Thomas Schreiber 200,000
9 Dan Smith 117,000

Phil Hellmuth is going for his 10th WSOP Bracelet!

The 1500 Seven Card Stud event #10 was played down to 40 players, with the top ten and their chip count as:

1 John Hoang 79,000
2 David Williams 55,500
3 Victor Shkurka 53,000
4 Jack Duncan 38,500
5 Eugene Borbas 33,500
6 Jon Knout 31,700
7 John Hennigan 30,300
8 John Cernuto 24,900
9 Charlie Ng 23,100
10 Julia Sun 22,000

Event #11, the $5000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB event gets underway today.

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July 05, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 9

William Chen Wins the $3,000 Limit Texas Hold em Event #7 taking home the first place prize worth $343,618. Rich Zhu finished 2nd and earned $184,409.

They are down to the fial table in the $2000 Omaha 9/OB Event #8. Here are the leaders and the chip counts:

1 Jeff Madsen 225,000
2 Jack Zwerner 189,000
3 Daniel Negreanu 166,000
4 Bob Mangino 165,000
5 Florante Mandap 156,000
5 Robert Collins 156,000
7 Russ Salzer 142,000
8 Cong Do 99,000
9 Steve Lustig 31,000

Play will resume today at 2PM PST to decide this event.

The $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #9 played down to 60 yesterday. Play will resume today at 2:00 pm, to determine the final table, where they'll play for a first prize of $818,546.
Chip counts of the top ten are:

1 Erik Cajelais 137,900
2 Steven Prentky 131,600
3 Phil Hellmuth Jr. 126,300
4 Dang Trinh 124,700
5 Richard Freire 109,200
6 Jeff Cabanillas 100,800
7 Dustin Woolf 100,500
8 Steve Crockett 93,600
9 Mike McNeil 92,900
10 Richard Tatalovich 88,800

Today the $1500 Seven Card Stud event #10 gets underway at noon....

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July 04, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 8

Mark Vos wins the $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #6 worth $803,274. Nam Le finished in 2nd place taking home $401,647.

Event #7, the $3000 Limit Texas Holdem event is down to the final table of 9 which will kick off at 2PM PST today. Here are the players lsted by chip counts:

1 Karlo Lopez 227,000
2 Rich Zhu 221,000
3 Henry Nguyen 189,000
4 Jeffrey Lisandro 153,000
5 Allan Puzantyan 144,000
6 William Chen 122,000
7 Ernie Scherer 118,000
8 Larry Thomas 59,000
9 Danny Ciaramella 38,000

Event #8, the $2000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB event is down to 61, with play continuing today to get down to the final table. Here is a list of the top ten in chip counts:

1 Cong Do 66,500
2 Herb Beck 53,500
2 Alan Mittelman 53,500
4 Russel Salzer 47,000
5 Niels Roch 46,000
6 Morris Klevansky 45,000
7 Valentino Morella 44,500
8 Robert Mangino 42,000
9 Hany Sukkary 40,500
10 Andrew Bloch 39,000

Today Event #9 gets underway, the $5000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event. Play begins at Noon PST.....

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July 03, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 7

Dutch Boyde won the $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem Shorthanded event, taking home $475,712. Joe Hachem, last years main event winner, took second playce worth $256,800!

The $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #6, is down to the final table with play resuming at 2PM PST. Those remaining and their chip counts are:

1 Kevin 'Bleu' Petersen 1,130,000
2 Mark Vos 528,000
3 Vanessa Selbst 492,000
4 Thomas Hunt III 468,000
5 Nam Le 323,000
6 David Wells 275,000
7 J.R. Reiss 222,000
8 Willard Chang 219,000
9 Carlos Mortensen 213,000

Day one came to an end in the $3000 Limit Texas Holdem Poker event #7, leaving 44 players remaining. High amoung them is Phil Hellmuth, in 4th place. The top ten, and their chip count is:

1 Karlo Lopez 89,000
2 Ernie Scherer 71,000
3 Jason Heidema 61,500
4 Phil Hellmuth Jr. 55,000
5 Larry Thomas 47,500
6 Pat Pezzin 47,000
7 Danny Ciasamella 45,500
8 Henry Nguyen 44,000
9 Ray Dehkharghani 42,500
10 Matt Woodward 39,000

Today, the $2000 Omaha High-Low 8/OB event #8 gets underway at noon PST.

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July 02, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 6

We have a winner in the $1500 Limit Holdem Event, Kianoush Abolfathi takes home first place and $335,289. Runner up Eric Buchman took home $174,938.

The final table is set in event $5, the $2500 No Limit Texas holdem short handed 6/table event. Here are the players and their chip counts:

Russ "Dutch" Boyd- $909,000
Michael Goodman-$573,000
Joseph Hachem-$297,000
Peter Hassett-$150,000
David Soloman-$93,000
Jeff Knight-$62,000

Daniel Negranu was takin out 8th

Day one of Event #6, the $2,000 No Limit Texas Hold Em Tournament has ended with 124 players still in the hunt. Here are the chip counts of the top 10 remaining:

1 Assaui Fisher 126,000
2 Max Pescatori 106,000
3 Carlos Zambrano 85,000
3 Dwayne Boring 85,000
5 Thomas Hunt III 83,000
6 Eng Tay 82,900
7 Randy Lowery 82,000
8 Keith Wintermans 69,900
9 Kevin Petersen 68,000
10 Carlos Mortensen 67,000

Today the $3000 Limit Texas Holdem event gets underway....

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July 01, 2006

2006 WSOP Day 5

The winner of the $1500 Pot Limit Texas Holdem Poker event is Rafe Furst who took home $345,984 for his effort. The pro's fared better in this event, with John Juanda, Dewy Tomko, Randy Jenson, and Chang Huang all in the top 20.

The $1500 Limit Texas Holdem Poker event is down to it's final table. Those remaining with their chip counts are:

1 Patrick Maloney 260,000
2 Hank Sparks 243,000
2 Josh Schlein 243,000
3 Michelle Lewis 225,000
4 Eric Buchman 213,000
5 Lars Hansen 156,000
6 Vipul Kothari 132,000
7 Kianoush Abolfathi 75,000
8 Matthew Elsby 51,000

The final table for this event will kick off today at 2PM.

There are 39 remaining in the $2500 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker short handed 6/table event #5 out of the initial 824. The prize pool for this event is a whopping $1,895,200! There are big names at the top also! Here are the top ten with their chip counts:

1 Daniel Negreanu 140,000
1 Mirza Nagji 140,000
2 Gavin Smith 120,000
3 Russ Boyd 88,800
4 Peter Hassett 85,000
5 Craig Gray 82,000
6 Gioi Luong 80,000
6 Zach Sanders 80,000
7 David Shallow 78,000
8 Gavin Griffin 64,000

Today we kick off Event #6, a $2000 No Limit Texas Holdem Poker event!

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