The second day of first tier elimination continues at the Horseshoe late this evening with a number of popular names remaining in the hunt. A walk through of the tournament floor at 11:00 pm saw Amarillo Slim, Gus Hansen, Chris Ferguson, Tom McEvoy, Susie Isaacs and Annie Duke with chips and a chair. The 1300 players that begin the contest today should be down to the 650 shortly after midnight. The chip leader continued to be rather elusive often changing with each hand. We will post the chip standings going into tomorrows round of elimination. We were fortunate enough be outside the second floor tournament when magician and poker star Antonio Esfandiari emerged after being eliminated. He held court, performing magic for the crowd that soon gathered, applauding each amazing slight of hand trick. Antonio is most certainly a crowd pleaser and great sport, even in the first moments of losing he is the gracious entertainer. I certainly enjoyed the show, Thanks Antonio. The crowds of spectators continue to pack the rails. We will be covering tomorrow’s action and providing details and photos. Looks like Phil Ivey is out, so many favorites are already gone. But not Amarillo Silm! Go Slim! I’d love to see the ’72 Champ take it home 32 years later!Total Prize Pool $24,214,400
225 will make the money
1st $5,000,000
2nd $3,500,000
3rd $2,500,000
4th $1,500,000
5th $1,100,000
6th $800,000
7th $675,000
8th $575,000
9th $470,000
10th – 12th $373,000
13th – 15th $275,000
16th – 18th $175,000
19th – 26th $120,000
27th – 36th $80,000
37th – 45th $60,000
46th – 54th $45,000
55th – 81st $25,000
82nd – 108th $20,000
109th – 180th $15,000
181st – 225th $10,000
Day 2 Final Chip Count:
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
BEHMAN ZAKERI $43,900
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
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
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
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