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Harrah’s New Orleans Championship Event Day 1 Report

Dec 04 2007 10:34 AM EST

2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit

Winter Bayou Poker Challenge - Harrah’s New Orleans

Event #10 - Championship Event - Buy-In: $5,000 (+150)

Number of Entries: 160

Total Prize Money: $765,000

End of Day One Results: 50 Players Remaining

Josh Arieh	Atlanta, GA	157,700	11	5
Kenny Milam	La Place, LA	88,100	14	5
Francis Vizza	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	59,400	16	5
Stuart Fox	Gainesville, FL	55,500	15	3
Joel Font	Orlando, FL	55,300	13	1
Mark Ellerbe	Richmond, TX	53,900	12	9
Matt Hillis	Mandeville, LA	52,100	13	8
Lou Esposito	Glendale, NY	49,400	15	2
Clinton J. McCollom	Seabrook, TX	48,600	12	3
Craig J. Mordock	New Orleans, LA	46,500	15	8
Andy Philachack	Garland, TX	44,000	16	9
Rodney Corr	Bay St. Louis, MS	42,400	14	9
Lance Campione	Hattiesburg, MS	41,500	15	4
Leonard Pruzansky	Richmond, TX	38,700	13	3
Ron Jeandron	New Orleans, LA	37,500	11	8
Carl Giesse	NA	37,200	11	4
Rodney Shows	Hattiesburg, MS	36,000	11	7
David Kopacz	Hopkinsville, KY	35,700	14	8
Carl Johnson	Georgetown, TX	35,500	13	5
Nic Gellepis	Tallahassee, FL	33,600	11	9
Ben "Flash" Gordon	Pensacola, FL	32,000	16	4
Chris Stull	Austin, TX	29,400	13	2
Will "the Thrill" Futhy	NA	26,400	16	7
Philip Sparta, Jr.	Fairfax, VA	25,800	12	6
Jay Hyndes	Roatan, Honduras	25,600	16	3
David Fox	Corum, NY	23,800	11	1
Ted Ely	Brooklyn, NY	22,700	11	2
Charles Wight	Houston, TX	22,500	13	6
Mike Nadeau	Clearwater, FL	21,000	12	8
Clint Schafer	Baton Rouge, LA	20,600	16	8
Jordan Smith	Tool, TX	20,100	15	7
Jeremy Gaubert	Lockport, LA	19,500	14	6
Doug Heise	Daytona Beach, FL	19,500	15	9
Ciaran O'Leary	Seattle, WA	19,000	13	7
Tim Debenport	Baton Rouge, LA	19,000	15	5
Ian Palomo	San Antonio, TX	18,200	12	4
Mike Browne	Tampa, FL	17,500	13	4
Bruce F. MacGregor	Port Orange, FL	16,700	16	2
Steve Wilk	Helotes, TX	15,900	12	1
Brandon Cantu	Vancouver, WA	14,900	14	2
Larry Satterwhite	Houston, TX	14,400	14	3
Hector Acuna	Holiday, FL	12,900	15	1
Robert Niehay	Lake Jackson, TX	12,700	14	1
Louis Bonnecaze	Baton Rouge, LA	12,100	12	5
Larry Coggins	Lakeland, FL	10,600	12	7
Ted McCollum	Seabrook, TX	10,400	14	4
Robert Thornhill	Spring, TX	10,200	11	6
Thomas Hovar	Las Vegas, NV	9,300	15	6
Chad Padgett	Dalton, GA	9,100	14	7
Philip Hall	Kemah, TX	7,800	16	1

$5,000 BUY-IN CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT

PRIZE MONEY PAYOUTS:

1^st $247,860

2^nd 130,050

3^rd 76,500

4^th 61,200

5^th 45,900

6^th 38,250

7^th 30,600

8^th 22,950

9^th 15,300

10^th 12,240

11^th 12,240

12^th 12,240

13^th 10,710

14^th 10,710

15^th 10,710

16^th 9,180

17^th 9,180

18^th 9,180

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World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack

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Tournament Director – Raymond Gasser

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