A World Series of Poker Update
“After Day One”
The main event of the 2004 World Series of Poker has surpassed even the most optimistic of projections. Months ago, the “1200” figure was flaunted, as though the prospect of one-thousand two-hundred poker players vying for poker’s world championship was brazen forecast. Most predictions were raised when poker players literally blew the doors off the Horseshoe Casino at the start of the 35th annual World Series of Poker. Preliminary gold bracelet events that attracted only a few hundred players a few years earlier suddenly drew 600, 700, 800, or more entries. It was an alarming sign – the first wave of an oncoming hurricane of bodies and bankrolls that would finally hit the Horseshoe at 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 22nd – the official first day of the championship event.
Days before the main event was scheduled to begin, projections were raised upwards to “1800” then “1900.” Then, tournament executives and organizers began preparing for a near mythical number -- two thousand poker players. It was the equivalent of preparing a seaside bungalow for a fierce storm about to come.
The hurricane finally crashed into the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Las Vegas when a staggering 2,576 poker players – male and female, old and young, amateur and pro, from counties scattered all over the globe – flooded into the World Series of Poker at the start of the tournament. The number of entries was so overwhelming that “Day One” had to be broken down into two divisions – a two-day flight to whittle the number down to a more manageable 1,100 (or so) poker players. Imagine, here we are two full days into the main event, and there are still nearly 300 more players than started the World Series of Poker last year.
The World Series of Poker has become so big and so enormously successful that it’s nearly to the point where it’s no longer either controllable or predictable. Like a wild tiger bursting out of its cage, the tournament has become gaming’s equivalent of holding soccer’s world championship in an arena where seating is severely limited. Sure -- it might be possible to sell millions of tickets, but there are only so many people that can fit into one space to witness a sporting event. In a sense, the World Series of Poker has become a victim of its own monumental success – held in a nostalgic but hopelessly outdated facility that simply can’t accommodate the popular demand for poker, from either the players’ or the spectators’ point of view.
But, the Horseshoe tries. Does it ever.
arsing over the 120 tables scattered across two floors of the Horseshoe, an acre of felt stretching from the valet parking entrance at First and Ogden all the way out the front glass doors facing Fremont Street, the famous names and familiar faces are quickly lost in a vast sea of unrecognized, largely unknown competitors. Every poker player who comes to the World Series has a unique story to tell and it would be impossible to justice to all the human drama that is played out across the green felt tables here at the World Series. Sadly, all but a very few of these players will bust out and leave as they came – with high hopes and unfulfilled dreams of fortune and glory. Their stories will never be told, nor heard.
But there are a few exceptions. After Day One, here are a few of the more interesting highlights at this year’s World Series of Poker:
The current chip leader is Mike Laing from Las Vegas – with 129,425. Also known as “The Clown Prince of Poker,” Laing is literally playing on his last leg. He enjoyed a stellar run in poker tournaments during the mid-90s, but has fallen on hard times in recent years. Laing has come close to hitting “railbird status,” a pejorative tag that essentially means missing of action. No one doubts Laing’s natural card talent. The question is – can he survive another day with what seems to be such a reckless style of play? All eyes are on Laing as we enter Day Two.
One of the most interesting stories from the first round was the “Lady from Spain,” named Maria – who sat downstairs at table 48. Maria spoke no English. She had never played poker before. But, she decided to enter the World Series of Poker. Incredibly, she had the chip lead at her table after eight hours of play. However, she finally played one hand too many and busted out about midnight on Day One.
Celebrities flocked to this year’s World Series – including actors James Woods, Toby Maquire, and Norm McDonald. Although all three made it past the dinner break, none survived the first day.
Table 57 was the “action” table of the tournament. One hand featured four players going “all in.” Paul Kraus was the beneficiary of all the loose play. He comes into Day Two second in chips to Laing – with 127,275.
Defending world poker champion Chris Moneymaker went out a few hours into the tournament. After the defeat, Moneymaker got up from his seat, walked out of the poker room, and entered a hotel elevator. “See you next year,” he said as the doors closed and an ESPN television crew captured Moneymaker’s final annotation as the reigning champ.
Last year’s runner up, Sammy Farha was at ESPN’s “feature table.” Six hours into the tournament, he was eliminated. He was disappointed, but not angry. Fahra said that he could not play “(his) game” because he never acquired any chips. “They’ll call you down with anything,” Farha remarked.
Former world champions who are still alive past the first day include: “Amarillo Slim” Preston (1972), Doyle Brunson (1976-77), Tom McEvoy (1983), Johnny Chan (1987-88), Phil Hellmuth (1989), Dan Harrington (1995), Scotty Nguyen (1998), Chris “Jesus” Ferguson (2000), and Robert Varkonyi (2002).
More females played in this year’s main event than ever before. It’s estimated that nearly 100 women entered the main event. This figure represents more poker players – both male and female -- than entered the main event of all the previous championship events, until 1979.
Sal Iacono, a.k.a. “Cousin Sal” from ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Show, entered the World Series of Poker as a television stunt. No one, least of all Cousin Sal expected he’d be sitting here with chips entering Day Two. With ABC’s camera’s rolling, Cousin Sal – decked out in a crazy shirt and giant oversized blue glasses, managed to run his starting 10,000 in chips up to 35,650. If Cousin Sal survives, it will be interesting to see how the spectacle changes from a gag to a serious competition with huge personal and financial undertones. Question: If Cousin Sal wins, does he get to keep the $5 million?
Speaking of $5 million, that’s the payout for first prize. The figure is twice as much as was awarded to last year’s winner (a paltry $2.5 million). The table may not be large enough to accommodate all the bundles of 100s. This year, second place gets $3.5 million. Third place takes 2.5 million. Fourth place gets $1.5 million. Fifth place gets $1.1 million. To put this into proper context – the winner will automatically become the all-time leading money winner in WSOP history. The fifth place finisher will take home more prize money than Stu Ungar received, when he won his third world poker championship back in 1997. In all, 225 places will be paid $10,000 or more.
The prize pool for this event alone is a staggering $24,214,400 – a figure that no one could possibly have imagined, even recently. This brings up even more important questions about how to manage and accommodate the thousands of poker players who will certainly flock to Las Vegas to play in future World Series of Poker events.
Odds are, the final table of this year’s World Series of Poker will be filled with many new faces. No chip leader after Day One has ever proceeded to win the championship. The greatest performance ever in Day One was John Bonetti, who in 1993 finished the day with over $500,000 in chips (a record unlikely ever to be broken). That said, here are the chip leaders going into Day Two:
MIKE LAING 129,525
PAUL KRAUS 127,275
CHUCK AGNEW 107,175
TEDDY TUIL 105,075
DAVIN ANDERSON 103,600
TIMOTHY WHITE 102,325
All other players have less than 100,000 in chips. There are 1,108 players remaining in the tournament. Day Two of the 2004 World Series of Poker championship event begins at 12 noon.
Nolan Dalla
Media Director – World Series of Poker
End of Day 1 chip count:
This is in order of chip amount, but below see Alphabetical listing
MICHEAL LAING $129,525
PAUL KRAUS $127,275
TIMOTHY WHITE $102,325
GREGORY PAUL RAYMER $77,400
LEE BRISTOL $74,950
JOHN HENNIGAN $74,025
JOHN MURPHY $68,925
ABE MOSSERI $66,625
SOK CHENG $66,175
JAMES SOUSA $65,700
TROY REED $64,075
ROBERT LANDAW $63,525
STEVEN GREENBERG $61,650
EDWARD FOSTER $61,200
JESS KAUFMANN $61,150
JAMES HOEPPNER $61,050
SHAWN SILBER $60,425
JOSH ARIEH $59,550
RICHARD BAZZELL $59,050
PETER STERNS $57,500
DANIEL ALAEI $57,050
DAVID SINGER $56,850
DAVID ULLIOTT $55,050
FRANK RUSSOMANNO $55,025
GARY LENT $53,800
RON ROSE $53,725
ALEX BRENES $52,875
TONY NG $51,050
MARK WILDS $50,075
ALEX PAPACHATZAKIS $49,950
BILLY HUGHES $49,675
AMNON FILIPPI $49,500
PHILLIP MARMORSTEIN $47,800
ALBERT ALSHAMN $47,750
BRANDON MORAN $47,500
DAVID CUPPS $46,750
ROBERT ZIMMERMAN $46,150
SHREENIWAS KELKAR $46,125
JEFF HEIBERG $45,900
MICHAEL SHUTE $45,850
ELI ELEZRA $45,725
ROBERT JARRETT $45,325
THERESA TRUJILLO $44,525
LEO FERNANDEZ $44,375
ROBERTO BONILLA $44,275
BEHMAN ZAKERI $43,900
ALI ESLAMI $43,250
WILLIAM HILL $43,025
HARVEY LAYTON $42,900
DAN BIGELOW $42,675
PHIL LAAK $42,400
SPENCER MOHLER $42,300
LYNN CREWSE $42,225
FRED HWANG $41,400
MICHEL MIGLIORE $40,850
V SENTHILKUMAR $40,300
KLEIN BACH $40,275
ARCANGELO CASTALDO $40,075
PETER MULLER $39,550
SCOTT ADAMS $39,450
JUNE FIELD $38,925
ERIC FORD $38,800
ALEX DADOYAN $38,775
FREDDIE DEEB $38,475
RICK SCHWARTZ $38,375
LEE VACCARO $38,375
MICHAEL SIMHAI $38,200
CURTIS HARROP $38,125
MARC MAGAZU $38,000
CHARLES WEBSTER $37,900
DAN CHOMYN $37,850
ALEX GUREVICH $37,800
ROBERT GERSTENZANG $37,150
WILLIAM EDLER $37,075
KRIS HAGEN $37,050
GARTH WEEKS $37,050
LAIRD MAGUIRE $36,850
KARRIEM ADAMS $36,725
AYHAN ALSANCAK $36,475
DENNIS COLLETTI $36,275
JEFF CAMPBELL $36,200
FRANK VISCA $36,150
RON LONG $35,925
JARROD ANKENROD $35,900
WILLIAM FRYMER $35,850
SAL IACONO $35,650
DENNIS ALLEN $35,400
TIM CINCINNATI MCDEVITT $35,400
ALAN FIDELLOW $35,275
DON MOSELEY $35,250
MATT TREASURE $35,100
GLENN COONEY $34,925
DENIS ETHIER $34,475
ERIK SEIDEL $34,450
JOHNSON F.S. LAU $34,350
TOM PNIAK $34,275
RICHARD STPETER $34,100
HENRIK OLSEN $33,900
VASILIS LAZAROU $33,700
SARGON RUYA $33,700
LEROY BACA $33,525
ROBERT REDMAN $33,525
PHILLIP HELLMUTH JR $33,350
MOJI SEYEDIN $33,150
DIDIER LEROY $33,075
RUSSELL BARNES $33,000
GARY JONES $32,800
DAVID RICE $32,425
SALEEM TAWIL $32,275
WILLIAM MALKENSON $32,250
CARLOS WARREN $32,225
MIMI TRAN $32,175
CONRAD BRETT EHART $32,150
THOMAS DOYLE $32,050
NILS PAULSEN $32,050
ROSS BOATMAN $31,725
PAUL WESTLEY $31,575
PETER DAMATO $31,375
DEBBIE BURKHEAD $31,300
WILLIAM KRACKOMBERGER $31,275
TRI VAN $31,275
CHARIDIMOS DEMETRIOU $31,200
CHRIS LEGGETT $31,125
LAITH SALEM $31,125
JOHN DAGOSTINO $30,975
MICHAEL MCMULLEN $30,975
JAMES MILKOWSKI $30,975
CHARLES CHILTON $30,350
BEARCAT BRANT $30,275
RICHARD FULLERTON $30,100
MOHAMMED IRFAN $30,050
ZAC DALTON $30,000
RENE OLIVERAS $29,825
PAUL WOLFE $29,725
JON GREEN $29,700
BRUCE HOLT $29,675
KEVIN SCHAFFEL $29,375
TRISTRAM COFFIN $29,350
JOHN MYUNG $29,350
CHRIS HOLLIDAY $29,300
JEAN MARC THOMAS $29,000
LOUIS MORATTO $28,950
GENE BUMGARDNER $28,825
DANIEL GOLDBERG $28,825
CRAIG HORNISH $28,825
PETER HEDLUND $28,700
EARL ODOM $28,575
MARCEL LUSKE $28,325
PHILLIP GORDON $28,025
RALPH RUDD $28,000
BENJAMIN TANG $28,000
JEFFREY RICHARDS $27,900
JACOB ANDREWS $27,825
DOUGLAS TRAVERSO $27,800
DAVID KIM $27,500
STEVEN GRESS $27,475
RAYMOND DAVIS $27,425
PAUL MOORE $27,275
STEVE WOLFINBARGER $27,275
ERIK VILLAND $27,050
VICTORIANO PERCHES $27,025
GREGORY SAWKA $26,975
HERBERT TAPSCOTT $26,825
JIM MANN $26,775
LARRY CAMACHO $26,650
TOBY MATHEWS $26,625
TALIA KHIO $26,575
KENNA JAMES $26,325
JACK ELKJER $26,125
ROY KARSTETTER $26,075
FARZAD BONYADI $25,975
JEFF NELSON $25,825
ERIC SCHULZ $25,775
ANDREW ALAN GOETSCH $25,675
DAVID HEDLEY $25,650
GLENN HUGHES $25,650
RANDY GOLDBERG $25,400
THOMAS BOHMER $25,350
MARK SCOTT $25,350
DENNIS WAGER $25,350
JOHN DOBBS $25,275
KATHY KOLBERG $25,250
GERALD RHOADS $25,250
JEFFREY DAVIS $25,175
LARRY CASCIO $25,025
JULIAN GARDNER $24,975
ROBERT VARKONYI $24,975
JOHN SARCONE $24,825
PAT BATTERBERRY $24,800
SINGER HAROLD $24,800
PAT MEXAL $24,750
RACHEL MORRIS $24,700
OSWALDO DIEGUEZ LOPEZ $24,650
CHUC HOANG $24,600
DAN SODA $24,500
ANDREW STUDLEY $24,500
DALE FREY $24,450
PAUL MACREADY $24,325
CHARLES WIGHT $24,325
DANNY KARANGELOVSKI $24,300
BOB BAFFA $24,250
GARETH DERBYSHIRE $24,175
KENT GOULDING $23,925
WILLIAM GAULT $23,875
EDWARD ROSE $23,850
AVIV SHAHAF $23,725
CHRIS HEINSCHEL $23,625
NIGEL SUTCLIFFE $23,600
JERRY MCLEAN $23,550
WAYNE STOCK $23,550
KENNETH FLATON $23,500
BARRY BINDELGLASS $23,425
RANDALL HOLLAND $23,425
PAT PEZZIN $23,350
DANIEL ADELSON $23,325
JAMIE OSULLIVEN $23,300
DAVID GRINDSTAFF $23,250
DIETER KLINGE $23,075
MICHAEL KATZ $23,050
BRAD PELEG $23,025
KRISTA GIFFORD $22,950
BARRY GREENSTEIN $22,950
ANNAND RAMDIN $22,875
DAN BURKE $22,600
PATRICK HANLEY $22,600
JEFF LITZAU $22,600
JOSE BAEZA $22,575
FISHERMAN GREG $22,350
JERALD NAY $22,200
MARK MORRISON $22,100
CARL QUINTON $22,050
MARC LOME $21,900
THOMAS KREILEIN $21,700
EDUARD SCHARF $21,700
JOHN DAVIS $21,650
PAUL ZIBITS $21,650
BENGT SONNERT $21,475
DAVID ROGERS $21,375
MATT LEFKOWITZ $21,350
PAUL BERTHIAUME $21,300
JEFF NORMAN $21,300
LEON GARCIA $21,275
MIKE MATUSOW $21,275
LIN WANG $21,275
ASHER LOWER $21,225
JOHN SHORT $21,200
JOHN VEACH $21,150
IUIN PATERSON $21,100
PHILIP CORDANO $21,075
DAVID CHIU $21,050
RICH CAROLAN $21,000
LARS HANSEN $20,950
IGOR TYAGAY $20,800
CONG DO $20,750
SCOTT JONES $20,650
GEORGE ABADALLAH $20,600
HARRY COHEN $20,500
BRIAN HAVESON $20,500
TED BROOKS $20,425
AL KRUX $20,350
MIKE WEYER $20,300
MARK GEIST $20,275
THOMAS GIORGL $20,250
DUNG NGUYEN $20,250
TUAN NGUYEN $20,125
FRANKIE ODELL $19,975
BLAIR RODMAN $19,900
CASEY KASTLE $19,875
STEPHEN KREX $19,875
BJORN ISBERG $19,825
JAMES NEELY $19,800
MICHEAL CUNNINGHAM $19,750
MOULY CYRIL $19,750
PAUL NORTH $19,700
FRED RHYME $19,700
STEVE RAINEY $19,625
GEORGE CHANOS $19,525
MIKE COX $19,450
BRYAN SUMMER $19,450
MICHAEL CARLIN $19,325
CHRISTOPHER MCCOY $19,325
CODY RALPHS $19,300
FRANK THOMPSON $19,250
JACK CHENG $19,225
ROBERT TRUETT $19,225
FLETCHER MCKINNEY $19,100
ANDY LAKEY $18,975
DERICK BARCH $18,900
NATHANIEL JAMIESON $18,700
KEVIN BOTT $18,450
REMI TETREAULT $18,350
BRAD HERTZ $18,300
YUEQI ZHU $18,300
PAUL LADANYI $18,275
GLYN BANKS $18,225
DON LAMBERTUS $18,200
KELLY STORM $18,200
ALEXANDER DIETRICH $18,175
CHAD ORLIKOWSKI $18,175
MICHEAL BERNAT $18,125
TOMMY VU $18,100
DAVID KEISER $17,975
TED LEVA $17,950
DOYLE BRUNSON $17,850
STEFAN BALL $17,750
LUKE GALLAGHER $17,650
GREGORY ALSTON $17,575
RICHARD BARTON $17,575
MICHAEL TOMENY $17,550
JAMES GROGAN $17,475
JACOB SPELMAN $17,325
JOSH SPIEGELMAN $17,200
BEN ARNOLD $17,150
RONNIE STANLEY $17,150
SCOTT GLADDING $17,125
DONNY ARIEL $17,075
RORY LIFFEY $17,025
TRACY DOSS $17,000
STEVEN DUNCKER $16,950
SCOTT MARKS $16,950
JOHNNY CHAN $16,850
PETER MOORE $16,750
NEIL CHANNING $16,725
LISA WILLIAMS $16,700
KENNY LEVY $16,675
LONNIE HEIMOWITZ $16,650
MARC GILBAR $16,550
GEORGE SNELSON $16,350
RUSS HAMILTON $16,325
PETER MAIRHOFER $16,325
TONY ARGILA $16,250
JEFFREY HERSHOFF $16,250
JAY CANOWITZ $16,225
ANDERS BERG $16,200
ROD PEATE $16,150
ROBERT WILLIAMSON $16,125
MARK BANIN $16,075
HUNG LA $16,025
DAN NICHOLS $16,025
ZACHERY BUSH $15,950
WILLIAM PRYOR $15,925
ABRAHAM GRAY $15,775
ROY THUNG $15,625
DAVID CHESNOFF $15,450
DAN PAPADOPOULOS $15,375
MICHAEL WISNIEWSKI $15,350
ALLEN KESSLER $15,225
CHARLES SEWELL $15,225
ANN LASZCZ $15,200
NICOLA SALAMEH $15,150
NEK PAL SINGH $15,125
DAYNE BAVERMAN $15,050
ROBERT SCHAEFFER $15,000
DAVID ANTHONY WILLIAMS $15,000
BABAK CYRUS RAZI $14,925
VICTORIA COREN $14,850
ANDY BELLIN $14,800
TOM GALLAGHER $14,725
PATRI FRIEDMAN $14,700
JOHN MONTELEPRE $14,700
RICHARD REISMAN $14,700
JAY BATTENBERG $14,625
MARKUS FEURLE $14,625
MICHAEL MAGANZA $14,575
VIET DAVID NGUYEN $14,550
JESSE RAVICH $14,525
VINCENT VANPATTEN $14,400
RON FALTINSKY $14,400
MICHAEL JOHNSON $14,350
WILLIAM WALTER $14,300
PAUL TESTUD $14,275
TOMMY THOMPSON $14,250
JASON SCHLACHTER $14,200
ELDON ELIAS $14,175
JOHN HUDSON $14,075
JASON FISHBEIN $13,950
JOEY CLAPPER $13,900
GAVIN SMITH $13,900
JOHN FALL $13,875
ADAM RABIDEAU $13,875
JOHNNY SWINFORD $13,850
PACHECO CHUCK $13,800
BRUCE PAPALIA $13,775
VEGARD NYGAARD $13,675
RODELO EMETT $13,600
KATHLEEN LIEBERT $13,600
JOHN WOMACK $13,600
LARRY SIGETY $13,550
BILLY WILLIFORD $13,450
ANTHONY CRINITI $13,400
JESUS ABREU $13,350
JERRY STENSRUD $13,350
TOD REICHERT $13,275
JAMES GRIMES $13,250
HOWARD LEDERER $13,000
GEOFFREY BINGHAM $12,950
ANTHONY GEORGE $12,925
CHARLES MCCRINK $12,850
MATTHEW GRAFF $12,750
BARRY SHEVLIN $12,700
MICHAEL LUTZ $12,675
ROBERT BARNES $12,500
BRIAN FITZGERALD $12,500
NOAH BOEKEN $12,425
BOB LAWRENCE $12,375
GARY STYCZYSKI $12,325
RICH STRAUSS $12,300
STEVE VLADAR $12,250
DONG ZELONG $12,250
JENS SJOGREN $12,175
MAUREEN FEDUNIAK $12,150
BRIAN MALIK $12,150
STUART WHEELER $12,150
FRERICK ESKELID $12,125
MICHAEL MAY $12,075
JON MOOVES $12,050
ALAN FIXEL $12,025
JASON BROWN $12,000
LAWRENCE THORTON $12,000
ANDREAS ELOTSSON $11,800
JERRY CLAY $11,600
ABEL CASTELLANO $11,550
CLIFF CANTOR $11,500
MICHAEL FIORITO $11,375
TONSEN TRUNG $11,350
TIM BELSTNER $11,300
BINH NGUYEN $11,300
JULIAN LEVY $11,250
BARRY PEVNER $11,250
HARVEY GOLDSTEIN $11,225
WILLIAM ROTHSTEIN $11,200
MARK SLEET $11,125
JOHN PHAN $11,050
RONALD MCMILLAN $10,925
REAGAN SILBER $10,900
BRIAN FECK $10,800
WILLIAM WADE $10,750
RITA SKINGLE $10,700
WILLIAM LUX $10,650
RICHARD PACE $10,625
DENIS LISICA $10,600
ANTHONY ANGORA $10,575
RUSSELL CLARK $10,400
JOHN OETKER $10,350
RICHIE TOMMAN $10,300
DARCY MCLEOD $10,250
DEWEY TOMKO $10,250
JAMEY KRAMER $10,200
CLIFFORD YAMAGAWA $10,200
KELLY KIM $10,175
JAMES BUTLER $10,150
BEN FREEMAN $10,150
QUASIM TIWANA $10,150
DAVID POOL $10,125
STEPHEN LOTT $10,100
MATHIS RINO $10,100
WILLIAM BORLAND $10,050
GRAHAM WHYTELL $10,050
PETER MOORE $10,025
GARLAND WALTERS $9,975
JAMES BECHTEL $9,925
MICHAEL BREAULT $9,850
FRANK BRABEC $9,825
GARY BECK $9,800
ROBERT HELLER $9,800
RICHARD BESSERMAN $9,750
CHARLES HAUGHT $9,725
JAN PEDERSEN $9,650
WILLIAM CHOU $9,600
LOU ALTOMARI $9,500
ALI SARKESHIK $9,500
STEPHEN RIDER $9,475
JESSE JONES $9,450
MEL JUDAH $9,375
LARRY LIPMAN $9,375
GREG SHAHADE $9,350
ANDREW WYNN $9,275
MICHAEL ROSS $9,200
TOM SCHMIT $9,200
RICHARD KANE $9,000
STEPHEN BARTLETT $8,950
MARK BRYAN $8,800
ERNIE GORMAZ $8,650
UMBERTO CERULLO $8,625
BRETT CANDLER $8,600
JOHN SPADAVECCHIA $8,600
KEITH DONATI $8,525
BRUNO FITOUSSI $8,525
BRUCE STUBBS $8,500
DEREK BURNS $8,450
CARLOS FUENTES $8,450
JASON GREGORIO $8,425
STEVEN CHERVONY $8,350
PETER SMURFIT $8,350
JEFF BANGHART $8,200
THOM WERTHMANN $8,125
MARK MARIANO $8,075
DAVID DANIEL $8,050
JOE ALREAD $8,000
RICK SHERRILL $8,000
JON FRIEDBERG $7,950
LEONARD PRUZANSKY $7,950
VADYM TSAROV $7,950
STEVEN VACCHIANO $7,950
MARIO ZELEDON $7,825
BRYAN BEVIS $7,800
FMAD SAMOUNA $7,800
RONNIE EBANKS $7,775
DON THOMPSON $7,775
PATRICK BUENO $7,750
DAVID MAKULA $7,625
KENNY GOLDSTEIN $7,575
WAYNE BOICH $7,450
MARK TENNER $7,350
STEVEN ABAD $7,275
KIRK SCHNEIDER $7,225
HANK CASTILLO $7,150
RANDY HUDSON $7,150
ANGIE TRAN $7,150
DANIEL DUMONT $7,125
RUBIN YBARRA $7,075
RON WIMSETT $6,950
CHARLES BUFFALO $6,850
YOUN GREENBERG $6,800
ADAM MARSHALL $6,750
ERIC CUNNINGHAM $6,725
JOE BOWSER $6,550
PAUL NIEMELA $6,550
RALPH MAIR $6,525
MICHAEL LEIBGOREN $6,325
JERRY LEVA $6,200
LEE MARKHOLT $6,200
NORMAN KETCHUM $6,125
JASON FOLK $6,050
DAVID ROEPKE $5,925
PAUL JOHNSON $5,850
JOHN MICHAEL $5,700
ADRIAN HANAUER $5,625
PATRICIA ROBERTSON $5,550
DYANNA SALCEDO $5,500
DANIEL SHAK $5,500
THOMAS NYMAN $5,475
JESSE JEWELL $5,450
DALE WITHERSPOON $5,375
JERRI THOMAS $5,125
LEN MILLER $5,100
ROBERT OHL $5,100
RAY DIDONATO $4,850
ROBERT FRIDAY $4,700
JAKE THOMPSON $4,575
SKIP WILSON $4,325
CALVIN DYKES $4,250
CARY KATZ $4,250
GREG BOE $4,150
LOU GAZZOLA $4,100
FRED SIGUR $3,975
CYNDY VIOLETTE $3,925
HERMAN ZANGO $3,800
ANDRE CONWAY $3,775
TOM COLLINS $3,675
TONY LE $3,650
SPIKE GALLAS $3,600
JOHN DOYLE $3,550
JACK WARD $3,300
ROCCO GUERRIERI $3,250
MICHAEL HAUPTMAN $3,250
BOB MORRISSEY $2,925
LAURA PREPON $2,825
PAUL KESSLER $2,800
AL ETHIER $2,700
CLIFF PAPPAS $2,525
STEPHEN RODENBECK $1,600
JERRY ATKINS $1,350
MEL WHITMIRE $1,150
Alphabetical list -
STEVEN ABAD $7,275
GEORGE ABADALLAH $20,600
JESUS ABREU $13,350
SCOTT ADAMS $39,450
KARRIEM ADAMS $36,725
DANIEL ADELSON $23,325
DANIEL ALAEI $57,050
DENNIS ALLEN $35,400
JOE ALREAD $8,000
AYHAN ALSANCAK $36,475
ALBERT ALSHAMN $47,750
GREGORY ALSTON $17,575
LOU ALTOMARI $9,500
JACOB ANDREWS $27,825
ANTHONY ANGORA $10,575
JARROD ANKENROD $35,900
TONY ARGILA $16,250
JOSH ARIEH $59,550
DONNY ARIEL $17,075
BEN ARNOLD $17,150
JERRY ATKINS $1,350
LEROY BACA $33,525
KLEIN BACH $40,275
JOSE BAEZA $22,575
BOB BAFFA $24,250
STEFAN BALL $17,750
JEFF BANGHART $8,200
MARK BANIN $16,075
GLYN BANKS $18,225
DERICK BARCH $18,900
RUSSELL BARNES $33,000
ROBERT BARNES $12,500
STEPHEN BARTLETT $8,950
RICHARD BARTON $17,575
JAY BATTENBERG $14,625
PAT BATTERBERRY $24,800
DAYNE BAVERMAN $15,050
RICHARD BAZZELL $59,050
JAMES BECHTEL $9,925
GARY BECK $9,800
ANDY BELLIN $14,800
TIM BELSTNER $11,300
ANDERS BERG $16,200
MICHEAL BERNAT $18,125
PAUL BERTHIAUME $21,300
RICHARD BESSERMAN $9,750
BRYAN BEVIS $7,800
DAN BIGELOW $42,675
BARRY BINDELGLASS $23,425
GEOFFREY BINGHAM $12,950
ROSS BOATMAN $31,725
GREG BOE $4,150
NOAH BOEKEN $12,425
THOMAS BOHMER $25,350
WAYNE BOICH $7,450
ROBERTO BONILLA $44,275
FARZAD BONYADI $25,975
WILLIAM BORLAND $10,050
KEVIN BOTT $18,450
JOE BOWSER $6,550
FRANK BRABEC $9,825
BEARCAT BRANT $30,275
MICHAEL BREAULT $9,850
ALEX BRENES $52,875
LEE BRISTOL $74,950
TED BROOKS $20,425
JASON BROWN $12,000
DOYLE BRUNSON $17,850
MARK BRYAN $8,800
PATRICK BUENO $7,750
CHARLES BUFFALO $6,850
GENE BUMGARDNER $28,825
DAN BURKE $22,600
DEBBIE BURKHEAD $31,300
DEREK BURNS $8,450
ZACHERY BUSH $15,950
JAMES BUTLER $10,150
LARRY CAMACHO $26,650
JEFF CAMPBELL $36,200
BRETT CANDLER $8,600
JAY CANOWITZ $16,225
CLIFF CANTOR $11,500
MICHAEL CARLIN $19,325
RICH CAROLAN $21,000
LARRY CASCIO $25,025
ARCANGELO CASTALDO $40,075
ABEL CASTELLANO $11,550
HANK CASTILLO $7,150
UMBERTO CERULLO $8,625
JOHNNY CHAN $16,850
NEIL CHANNING $16,725
GEORGE CHANOS $19,525
SOK CHENG $66,175
JACK CHENG $19,225
STEVEN CHERVONY $8,350
DAVID CHESNOFF $15,450
CHARLES CHILTON $30,350
DAVID CHIU $21,050
DAN CHOMYN $37,850
WILLIAM CHOU $9,600
PACHECO CHUCK $13,800
JOEY CLAPPER $13,900
RUSSELL CLARK $10,400
JERRY CLAY $11,600
TRISTRAM COFFIN $29,350
HARRY COHEN $20,500
DENNIS COLLETTI $36,275
TOM COLLINS $3,675
ANDRE CONWAY $3,775
GLENN COONEY $34,925
PHILIP CORDANO $21,075
VICTORIA COREN $14,850
MIKE COX $19,450
LYNN CREWSE $42,225
ANTHONY CRINITI $13,400
MICHEAL CUNNINGHAM $19,750
ERIC CUNNINGHAM $6,725
DAVID CUPPS $46,750
MOULY CYRIL $19,750
ALEX DADOYAN $38,775
JOHN DAGOSTINO $30,975
ZAC DALTON $30,000
PETER DAMATO $31,375
DAVID DANIEL $8,050
RAYMOND DAVIS $27,425
JEFFREY DAVIS $25,175
JOHN DAVIS $21,650
FREDDIE DEEB $38,475
CHARIDIMOS DEMETRIOU $31,200
GARETH DERBYSHIRE $24,175
RAY DIDONATO $4,850
OSWALDO DIEGUEZ LOPEZ $24,650
ALEXANDER DIETRICH $18,175
CONG DO $20,750
JOHN DOBBS $25,275
KEITH DONATI $8,525
TRACY DOSS $17,000
THOMAS DOYLE $32,050
JOHN DOYLE $3,550
DANIEL DUMONT $7,125
STEVEN DUNCKER $16,950
CALVIN DYKES $4,250
RONNIE EBANKS $7,775
WILLIAM EDLER $37,075
CONRAD BRETT EHART $32,150
ELI ELEZRA $45,725
ELDON ELIAS $14,175
JACK ELKJER $26,125
ANDREAS ELOTSSON $11,800
RODELO EMETT $13,600
FRERICK ESKELID $12,125
ALI ESLAMI $43,250
DENIS ETHIER $34,475
AL ETHIER $2,700
JOHN FALL $13,875
RON FALTINSKY $14,400
BRIAN FECK $10,800
MAUREEN FEDUNIAK $12,150
LEO FERNANDEZ $44,375
MARKUS FEURLE $14,625
ALAN FIDELLOW $35,275
JUNE FIELD $38,925
AMNON FILIPPI $49,500
MICHAEL FIORITO $11,375
JASON FISHBEIN $13,950
BRUNO FITOUSSI $8,525
BRIAN FITZGERALD $12,500
ALAN FIXEL $12,025
KENNETH FLATON $23,500
JASON FOLK $6,050
ERIC FORD $38,800
EDWARD FOSTER $61,200
BEN FREEMAN $10,150
DALE FREY $24,450
ROBERT FRIDAY $4,700
JON FRIEDBERG $7,950
PATRI FRIEDMAN $14,700
WILLIAM FRYMER $35,850
CARLOS FUENTES $8,450
RICHARD FULLERTON $30,100
LUKE GALLAGHER $17,650
TOM GALLAGHER $14,725
SPIKE GALLAS $3,600
LEON GARCIA $21,275
JULIAN GARDNER $24,975
WILLIAM GAULT $23,875
LOU GAZZOLA $4,100
MARK GEIST $20,275
ANTHONY GEORGE $12,925
ROBERT GERSTENZANG $37,150
KRISTA GIFFORD $22,950
MARC GILBAR $16,550
THOMAS GIORGL $20,250
SCOTT GLADDING $17,125
ANDREW ALAN GOETSCH $25,675
DANIEL GOLDBERG $28,825
RANDY GOLDBERG $25,400
HARVEY GOLDSTEIN $11,225
KENNY GOLDSTEIN $7,575
PHILLIP GORDON $28,025
ERNIE GORMAZ $8,650
KENT GOULDING $23,925
MATTHEW GRAFF $12,750
ABRAHAM GRAY $15,775
JON GREEN $29,700
STEVEN GREENBERG $61,650
YOUN GREENBERG $6,800
BARRY GREENSTEIN $22,950
FISHERMAN GREG $22,350
JASON GREGORIO $8,425
STEVEN GRESS $27,475
JAMES GRIMES $13,250
DAVID GRINDSTAFF $23,250
JAMES GROGAN $17,475
ROCCO GUERRIERI $3,250
ALEX GUREVICH $37,800
KRIS HAGEN $37,050
RUSS HAMILTON $16,325
ADRIAN HANAUER $5,625
PATRICK HANLEY $22,600
LARS HANSEN $20,950
SINGER HAROLD $24,800
CURTIS HARROP $38,125
CHARLES HAUGHT $9,725
MICHAEL HAUPTMAN $3,250
BRIAN HAVESON $20,500
DAVID HEDLEY $25,650
PETER HEDLUND $28,700
JEFF HEIBERG $45,900
LONNIE HEIMOWITZ $16,650
CHRIS HEINSCHEL $23,625
ROBERT HELLER $9,800
PHILLIP HELLMUTH JR $33,350
JOHN HENNIGAN $74,025
JEFFREY HERSHOFF $16,250
BRAD HERTZ $18,300
WILLIAM HILL $43,025
CHUC HOANG $24,600
JAMES HOEPPNER $61,050
RANDALL HOLLAND $23,425
CHRIS HOLLIDAY $29,300
BRUCE HOLT $29,675
CRAIG HORNISH $28,825
JOHN HUDSON $14,075
RANDY HUDSON $7,150
BILLY HUGHES $49,675
GLENN HUGHES $25,650
FRED HWANG $41,400
SAL IACONO $35,650
MOHAMMED IRFAN $30,050
BJORN ISBERG $19,825
KENNA JAMES $26,325
NATHANIEL JAMIESON $18,700
ROBERT JARRETT $45,325
JESSE JEWELL $5,450
MICHAEL JOHNSON $14,350
PAUL JOHNSON $5,850
GARY JONES $32,800
SCOTT JONES $20,650
JESSE JONES $9,450
MEL JUDAH $9,375
RICHARD KANE $9,000
DANNY KARANGELOVSKI $24,300
ROY KARSTETTER $26,075
CASEY KASTLE $19,875
MICHAEL KATZ $23,050
CARY KATZ $4,250
JESS KAUFMANN $61,150
DAVID KEISER $17,975
SHREENIWAS KELKAR $46,125
ALLEN KESSLER $15,225
PAUL KESSLER $2,800
NORMAN KETCHUM $6,125
TALIA KHIO $26,575
DAVID KIM $27,500
KELLY KIM $10,175
DIETER KLINGE $23,075
KATHY KOLBERG $25,250
WILLIAM KRACKOMBERGER $31,275
JAMEY KRAMER $10,200
PAUL KRAUS $127,275
THOMAS KREILEIN $21,700
STEPHEN KREX $19,875
AL KRUX $20,350
HUNG LA $16,025
PHIL LAAK $42,400
PAUL LADANYI $18,275
MICHEAL LAING $129,525
ANDY LAKEY $18,975
DON LAMBERTUS $18,200
ROBERT LANDAW $63,525
ANN LASZCZ $15,200
JOHNSON F.S. LAU $34,350
BOB LAWRENCE $12,375
HARVEY LAYTON $42,900
VASILIS LAZAROU $33,700
TONY LE $3,650
HOWARD LEDERER $13,000
MATT LEFKOWITZ $21,350
CHRIS LEGGETT $31,125
MICHAEL LEIBGOREN $6,325
GARY LENT $53,800
DIDIER LEROY $33,075
TED LEVA $17,950
JERRY LEVA $6,200
KENNY LEVY $16,675
JULIAN LEVY $11,250
KATHLEEN LIEBERT $13,600
RORY LIFFEY $17,025
LARRY LIPMAN $9,375
DENIS LISICA $10,600
JEFF LITZAU $22,600
MARC LOME $21,900
RON LONG $35,925
STEPHEN LOTT $10,100
ASHER LOWER $21,225
MARCEL LUSKE $28,325
MICHAEL LUTZ $12,675
WILLIAM LUX $10,650
PAUL MACREADY $24,325
MICHAEL MAGANZA $14,575
MARC MAGAZU $38,000
LAIRD MAGUIRE $36,850
RALPH MAIR $6,525
PETER MAIRHOFER $16,325
DAVID MAKULA $7,625
BRIAN MALIK $12,150
WILLIAM MALKENSON $32,250
JIM MANN $26,775
MARK MARIANO $8,075
LEE MARKHOLT $6,200
SCOTT MARKS $16,950
PHILLIP MARMORSTEIN $47,800
ADAM MARSHALL $6,750
TOBY MATHEWS $26,625
MIKE MATUSOW $21,275
MICHAEL MAY $12,075
CHRISTOPHER MCCOY $19,325
CHARLES MCCRINK $12,850
TIM CINCINNATI MCDEVITT $35,400
FLETCHER MCKINNEY $19,100
JERRY MCLEAN $23,550
DARCY MCLEOD $10,250
RONALD MCMILLAN $10,925
MICHAEL MCMULLEN $30,975
PAT MEXAL $24,750
JOHN MICHAEL $5,700
MICHEL MIGLIORE $40,850
JAMES MILKOWSKI $30,975
LEN MILLER $5,100
SPENCER MOHLER $42,300
JOHN MONTELEPRE $14,700
PAUL MOORE $27,275
PETER MOORE $16,750
PETER MOORE $10,025
JON MOOVES $12,050
BRANDON MORAN $47,500
LOUIS MORATTO $28,950
RACHEL MORRIS $24,700
MARK MORRISON $22,100
BOB MORRISSEY $2,925
DON MOSELEY $35,250
ABE MOSSERI $66,625
PETER MULLER $39,550
JOHN MURPHY $68,925
JOHN MYUNG $29,350
JERALD NAY $22,200
JAMES NEELY $19,800
JEFF NELSON $25,825
TONY NG $51,050
DUNG NGUYEN $20,250
TUAN NGUYEN $20,125
VIET DAVID NGUYEN $14,550
BINH NGUYEN $11,300
DAN NICHOLS $16,025
PAUL NIEMELA $6,550
JEFF NORMAN $21,300
PAUL NORTH $19,700
VEGARD NYGAARD $13,675
THOMAS NYMAN $5,475
FRANKIE ODELL $19,975
EARL ODOM $28,575
JOHN OETKER $10,350
ROBERT OHL $5,100
RENE OLIVERAS $29,825
HENRIK OLSEN $33,900
CHAD ORLIKOWSKI $18,175
JAMIE OSULLIVEN $23,300
RICHARD PACE $10,625
ALEX PAPACHATZAKIS $49,950
DAN PAPADOPOULOS $15,375
BRUCE PAPALIA $13,775
CLIFF PAPPAS $2,525
IUIN PATERSON $21,100
NILS PAULSEN $32,050
ROD PEATE $16,150
JAN PEDERSEN $9,650
BRAD PELEG $23,025
VICTORIANO PERCHES $27,025
BARRY PEVNER $11,250
PAT PEZZIN $23,350
JOHN PHAN $11,050
TOM PNIAK $34,275
DAVID POOL $10,125
LAURA PREPON $2,825
LEONARD PRUZANSKY $7,950
WILLIAM PRYOR $15,925
CARL QUINTON $22,050
ADAM RABIDEAU $13,875
STEVE RAINEY $19,625
CODY RALPHS $19,300
ANNAND RAMDIN $22,875
JESSE RAVICH $14,525
GREGORY PAUL RAYMER $77,400
BABAK CYRUS RAZI $14,925
ROBERT REDMAN $33,525
TROY REED $64,075
TOD REICHERT $13,275
RICHARD REISMAN $14,700
GERALD RHOADS $25,250
FRED RHYME $19,700
DAVID RICE $32,425
JEFFREY RICHARDS $27,900
STEPHEN RIDER $9,475
MATHIS RINO $10,100
PATRICIA ROBERTSON $5,550
STEPHEN RODENBECK $1,600
BLAIR RODMAN $19,900
DAVID ROEPKE $5,925
DAVID ROGERS $21,375
RON ROSE $53,725
EDWARD ROSE $23,850
MICHAEL ROSS $9,200
WILLIAM ROTHSTEIN $11,200
RALPH RUDD $28,000
FRANK RUSSOMANNO $55,025
SARGON RUYA $33,700
NICOLA SALAMEH $15,150
DYANNA SALCEDO $5,500
LAITH SALEM $31,125
FMAD SAMOUNA $7,800
JOHN SARCONE $24,825
ALI SARKESHIK $9,500
GREGORY SAWKA $26,975
ROBERT SCHAEFFER $15,000
KEVIN SCHAFFEL $29,375
EDUARD SCHARF $21,700
JASON SCHLACHTER $14,200
TOM SCHMIT $9,200
KIRK SCHNEIDER $7,225
ERIC SCHULZ $25,775
RICK SCHWARTZ $38,375
MARK SCOTT $25,350
ERIK SEIDEL $34,450
V SENTHILKUMAR $40,300
CHARLES SEWELL $15,225
MOJI SEYEDIN $33,150
GREG SHAHADE $9,350
AVIV SHAHAF $23,725
DANIEL SHAK $5,500
RICK SHERRILL $8,000
BARRY SHEVLIN $12,700
JOHN SHORT $21,200
MICHAEL SHUTE $45,850
LARRY SIGETY $13,550
FRED SIGUR $3,975
SHAWN SILBER $60,425
REAGAN SILBER $10,900
MICHAEL SIMHAI $38,200
DAVID SINGER $56,850
NEK PAL SINGH $15,125
JENS SJOGREN $12,175
RITA SKINGLE $10,700
MARK SLEET $11,125
GAVIN SMITH $13,900
PETER SMURFIT $8,350
GEORGE SNELSON $16,350
DAN SODA $24,500
BENGT SONNERT $21,475
JAMES SOUSA $65,700
JOHN SPADAVECCHIA $8,600
JACOB SPELMAN $17,325
JOSH SPIEGELMAN $17,200
RONNIE STANLEY $17,150
JERRY STENSRUD $13,350
PETER STERNS $57,500
WAYNE STOCK $23,550
KELLY STORM $18,200
RICHARD STPETER $34,100
RICH STRAUSS $12,300
BRUCE STUBBS $8,500
ANDREW STUDLEY $24,500
GARY STYCZYSKI $12,325
BRYAN SUMMER $19,450
NIGEL SUTCLIFFE $23,600
JOHNNY SWINFORD $13,850
BENJAMIN TANG $28,000
HERBERT TAPSCOTT $26,825
SALEEM TAWIL $32,275
MARK TENNER $7,350
PAUL TESTUD $14,275
REMI TETREAULT $18,350
JEAN MARC THOMAS $29,000
JERRI THOMAS $5,125
FRANK THOMPSON $19,250
TOMMY THOMPSON $14,250
DON THOMPSON $7,775
JAKE THOMPSON $4,575
LAWRENCE THORTON $12,000
ROY THUNG $15,625
QUASIM TIWANA $10,150
MICHAEL TOMENY $17,550
DEWEY TOMKO $10,250
RICHIE TOMMAN $10,300
MIMI TRAN $32,175
ANGIE TRAN $7,150
DOUGLAS TRAVERSO $27,800
MATT TREASURE $35,100
ROBERT TRUETT $19,225
THERESA TRUJILLO $44,525
TONSEN TRUNG $11,350
VADYM TSAROV $7,950
IGOR TYAGAY $20,800
DAVID ULLIOTT $55,050
LEE VACCARO $38,375
STEVEN VACCHIANO $7,950
TRI VAN $31,275
VINCENT VANPATTEN $14,400
ROBERT VARKONYI $24,975
JOHN VEACH $21,150
ERIK VILLAND $27,050
CYNDY VIOLETTE $3,925
FRANK VISCA $36,150
STEVE VLADAR $12,250
TOMMY VU $18,100
WILLIAM WADE $10,750
DENNIS WAGER $25,350
WILLIAM WALTER $14,300
GARLAND WALTERS $9,975
LIN WANG $21,275
JACK WARD $3,300
CARLOS WARREN $32,225
CHARLES WEBSTER $37,900
GARTH WEEKS $37,050
THOM WERTHMANN $8,125
PAUL WESTLEY $31,575
MIKE WEYER $20,300
STUART WHEELER $12,150
TIMOTHY WHITE $102,325
MEL WHITMIRE $1,150
GRAHAM WHYTELL $10,050
CHARLES WIGHT $24,325
MARK WILDS $50,075
LISA WILLIAMS $16,700
DAVID ANTHONY WILLIAMS $15,000
ROBERT WILLIAMSON $16,125
BILLY WILLIFORD $13,450
SKIP WILSON $4,325
RON WIMSETT $6,950
MICHAEL WISNIEWSKI $15,350
DALE WITHERSPOON $5,375
PAUL WOLFE $29,725
STEVE WOLFINBARGER $27,275
JOHN WOMACK $13,600
ANDREW WYNN $9,275
CLIFFORD YAMAGAWA $10,200
RUBIN YBARRA $7,075
BEHMAN ZAKERI $43,900
HERMAN ZANGO $3,800
MARIO ZELEDON $7,825
DONG ZELONG $12,250
YUEQI ZHU $18,300
PAUL ZIBITS $21,650
ROBERT ZIMMERMAN $46,150
Prize Money:
1st Final Table $5,000,000
2nd Final Table $3,500,000
3rd Final Table $2,500,000
4th Final Table $1,500,000
5th Final Table $1,100,000
6th Final Table $800,000
7th Final Table $675,000
8th Final Table $575,000
9th Final Table $470,400
10th -12th 2nd Table $373,000
13th -15th 2nd Table $275,000
16th -18th 2nd Table $175,000
19th - 27th 3rd Table $120,000
28th - 36th 4th Table $80,000
37th - 45th 5th Table $60,000
46th - 54th 6th Table $45,000
55th - 63rd 7th Table $35,000
64th - 72nd 8th Table $30,000
73rd - 81st 9th Table $25,000
82nd - 90th 10th Table $20,000
91st - 99th 11th Table $20,000
100th - 108th 12th Table $20,000
109th - 117th 13th Table $15,000
118th - 126th 14th Table $15,000
127th - 135th 15th Table $15,000
136th - 144th 16th Table $15,000
145th - 153rd 17th Table $15,000
154th - 162nd 18th Table $15,000
163rd - 171st 19th Table $15,000
172nd - 180th 20th Table $15,000
181st - 189th 21st Table $10,000
190th - 198th 22nd Table $10,000
199th - 207th 23rd Table $10,000
208th - 216th 24th Table $10,000
217th - 225th 25th Table $10,000
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SCHEDULE OF PLAY
LEVEL - ANTE - BLINDS
Days One and Two
1st - $25-$50
2nd - $50 - $100
3rd - $100 - $200
4th $25 $100 - $200
5th $50 $150 - $300
End of Days One and Two
Day Three
6th $50 $200 - $400
7th $50 $250 - $500
8th $75 $300 - $600
-Remove $25 Chips-
9th $100 $400 - $800
10th $100 $500 - $1,000
End of Third Day
Day Four
11th $200 $600 - $1,200
12th $200 $800 - $1,600
13th $300 $1,000 - $2,000
14th $400 $1,200 - $2,400
-Remove $100 chips-
15th $500 $1,500 - $3,000
End of Fourth day
Days Five, Six and Seven
16th $500 $2,000 - $4,000
17th $500 $2,500 - $5,000
-Remove $500 Chips-
18th $1,000 $3,000 - $6,000
19th $1,000 $4,000 - $8,000
20th $1,000 $5,000 - $10,000
21st $2,000 $6,000 - $12,000
22nd $2,000 $8,000 - $16,000
23rd $3,000 $10,000 - $20,000
24th $4,000 $12,000 - $24,000
-Remove $1000 Chips-
25th $5,000 $15,000 - $30,000
26th $5,000 $20,000 - $40,000
27th $5,000 $25,000 - $50,000
-Remove $5,000 Chips-
28th $10,000 $30,000 - $60,000
29th $10,000 $40,000 - $80,000
30th $10,000 $50,000 - $100,000
31st $20,000 $60,000 - $120,000
32nd $20,000 $80,000 - $160,000
33rd $30,000 $100,000 - $200,000
Each level will last two hours. There will be a 15 minute break after every level. 75 minute meal breaks will follow the third completed level each day.
The field will be split over the first two days and then combine on the third day. The fourth day will play five levels. The fifth day will be played down to thirty-six
players. The sixth day will be played down to the final nine players. Play resumes at noon each day.
The 2003 defending World Champion is Chris Moneymaker, who won $2,500,000. A record-breaking entry and prize pool is expected this year.
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