DAY ONE UPDATE:
Harrah's New Orleans hosted the fifth stop on the 2005 World Series of Poker Circuit. The championship event attracted a record 259 entries competing for nearly $2.5 million in prize money.
The chip leader after Day One is Nick Mao, from Long Beach, CA. Mao, with 90,075, has a sizable chip edge versus the rest of the field. Howard Lederer is in second place with 67,525.
Day Two will resume on Thursday, May 26th at 2 pm CST. Two former world champions, Doyle Brunson (1976, 1977) and Huck Seed (1996), remain in the event.
The final table of the championship event, comprised of nine players, will be played on Saturday, May 28th, starting at 2 pm CST.
Name- Chip Count- Table- Seat- After Day 1
Pos/ Last Name/ First Name/ Chip Count/ Table/ Seat
Nick Mao Long Beach, CA 90,075 10/6
Howard Lederer Las Vegas, NV 67,525 9/8
Don Mullis Mooresville, NC 57,675 1/8
David Williams Las Vegas, NV 57,325 2/14
Woody Van Stratum Cookeville, TN 56,975 9/9
Matt Gardner Charleston, SC 55,725 5/6
Ryan Buckholtz San Diego, CA 51,425 9/15
Jason Tate Brentwood, TN 51,150 3/15
William Hobbs New Iberia, LA 50,100 10/10
Scott Clements Mt. Vernon, WA 49,525 6/12
Jonah Rogers Houston, TX 48,600 1/9
Thomas "Buzzer" Bihl Frankfurt, Germany 46,500 7/14
Barry Greenstein Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 45,900 10/7
Russell Rosenblum Bethesda, MD 43,050 8/9
Jush "Haas" McCallie San Marcos, TX 42,175 1/11
Craig Hueffner Franklin, WI 40,725 2/17
Matt Overstreet Oxford, MS 40,200 8/8
Eric Cloutier Mat-Laurier, Quebec 39,550 7/7
David Clayton Blackpool, England 38,200 10/11
Marvin Duarte Miami, FL 37,650 4/17
Marvin Davis Houma, LA 36,650 8/13
Patrick Connelly Lacombe, LA 36,050 9/6
Ted Lawson Ft. Lauderdale, FL 35,450 10/8
Aldo de Luca Dutch Caribbean 34,450 1/6
Tracy Scala Boca Raton, FL 33,400 4/15
Robert Williamson III Dallas, TX 33,250 3/13
Vincent Napolitano Williston Park, NY 31,000 8/12
Roy Nelson Madisonville, LA 30,700 1/15
Rafael Perry Las Vegas, NV 30,050 4/7
Philip Crock Manchester, UK 30,025 8/7
Dennis G. Perry Williamstown, KY 29,300 5/13
Alex Balandin New City, NY 29,075 9/16
Antonio Esfandiari San Francisco, CA 28,775 10/16
Bob Kahan Tiburon, CA 27,175 10/9
Evelyn Ng Toronto, Ontario 26,900 7/6
Imre Leibold Tallinn, Estonia 26,900 9-2
Marlon Labbe Laffayette, LA 26,450 7/16
Matt Smith Tallahassee, FL 25,425 7/8
Joe Leibman Ft. Atkinson, WI 25,250 3/14
Johan Koops Groningen, Sweden 24,975 2/16
Jamus Jacobs Covington, LA 24,900 4/12
Harry Cullen, Jr. Houston, TX 23,900 6/13
Walter Chambers Baton Rouge, LA 23,875 5/12
Erik Seidel Las Vegas, NV 23,825 6/9
Corey A. Bierria Atlanta, GA 23,800 4/14
Reno Williamson Moorseville, LA 23,100 8/11
Doyle Brunson Las Vegas, NV 22,900 7/15
Robert Willis Grenada, MS 22,900 6/14
Jeffrey Lipton Palos Verde, CA 22,425 4/6
Mike Graffeo Fort Mill, SC 22,075 9/12
Minh Ly Las Vegas, NV 22,075 6/6
Darrell Hardin Gastonia, NC 22,025 2/7
Dewey Tomko Winter Haven, FL 21,825 2/15
Payne Farrell Kenner, LA 21,575 3/8
Brian Green San Jose, Costa Rica 21,225 3/17
Jason Loverdi New Orleans, LA 20,900 4/11
Bob Shallow Gulf Shores, AL 20,175 1/7
Jeff Campbell Atlanta, GA 19,875 9/11
Brandon Adams New Orleans, LA 18,725 5/14
Herbie Montalbano New Orleans, LA 18,625 5/16
Mitchell Curole New Orleans, LA 18,450 8/10
Mark Cole Greensboro, NC 18,225 5/9
Dan Schmiech Houston, TX 18,050 7/10
Michael Loos Hopewell Junction, NY 17,500 2/13
Eliyahu Levy N. Miami, FL 17,250 9/7
Stephen Lazar New Orleans, LA 16,775 8/15
Bui Van Nguyen Harvey, LA 16,600 8/6
Doug Booth Bowling Green, KY 16,375 2/8
William Henrickle Kenner, LA 16,350 6/8
John Juanda Marina Del Rey, CA 16,250 6/11
Nick Rumore New Orleans, LA 16,000 N/A
Adam Cirnigliaro East Northport, NY 15,575 6/16
Thomas Pullen Sumrall, MS 14,000 5/11
Blake Buffington Arlington, TX 13,225 4/9
Michael Capener Phoenix, AZ 12,825 4/8
William P. Matthews Longview, TX 12,475 6/7
Cyril Gittens Miami, FL 12,450 3/7
Nathan Wade Knoxville, TN 12,400 10/17
Chuck Goldhammer Naples, FL 12,300 1/10
Mark Burkland Houston, TX 12,225 7/12
Larry Speck Bossier City, LA 12,150 1/13
Marc Horowitz New York, NY 11,875 7/11
Radar Nguyen Murphy, TX 11,825 3/11
Tony Cason Shreveport, LA 11,800 9/14
Mike Caro Shell Knob, MO 11,775 2/6
Jose Rosenkrantz San Jose, Costa Rica 11,175 9/17
Louis Bonnecaze Baton Rouge, LA 10,850 5/7
Niklas Nilsson Stockholm, Sweden 10,700 3/9
Jeff Purpera Denham Springs, LA 10,075 8/16
Sonny Perry Nashville, TN 9,775 7/13
Huckleberry Seed Las Vegas, NV 9,725 11/9
Ted Mullikin Gatlinburg, TN 9,275 5/17
Wayne J. Landry New Orleans, LA 8,500 3/16
Stephen Walker London, UK 8,175 6/17
Chau Giang Las Vegas, NV 8,050 5/8
Fred Berger Slidell, LA 7,850 9/10
Ross Romash Golden Beach, FL 7,550 3/12
Torrey Reily New Orleans, LA 7,500 6/15
Dan Hicks Tampa, FL 7,275 1/16
Ben Loesel Milwaukee, WI 7,200 8/14
Vince Palma Egg Harbor City, NJ 6,425 1/12
Richard Neal Hensarling Laffayette, LA 6,375 6/10
Brian Kaplan McHenry, IL 5,575 3/6
Sam Von Duhn Woodale, IL 5,225 10/14
Danny Haag Metairie, LA 4,900 4/13
Matt Keikoan Richmond, CA 4,125 2/11
Tony Sevnsom Houston, TX 3,950 4/16
Robert Black Slidell, LA 3,625 8/17
Tony Hellmann Louisville, KY 2,075 10/13
PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION:
1. 787,340
2. 433,050
3. 221,445
4. 172,235
5. 147,630
6. 123,025
7. 98,420
8. 73,815
9. 49,210
10. 29,525
11. 29,525
12. 29,525
13. 24,605
14. 24,605
15. 24,605
16. 19,685
17. 19,685
18. 19,685
19. 14,765
20. 14,765
21. 14,765
22. 14,765
23. 14,765
24. 14,765
25. 14,765
26. 14,765
27. 14,765
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