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Royalty in the House

Tournament Director Tom McDonough welcomes Dennis Phillips, the third-place finisher in last year's WSOP Main Event, to the WSOP Circuit championship at Caesars Atlantic City
Mar 13 2009 01:13 PM EST
Royalty in the House
Chris Klodnicki leads the way at the WSOP Circuit Championship Event currently underway at Caesars Atlantic City. Here are the chip counts after Day 1.
1 Chris Klodnicki Voorhees, NJ
218,800
2 Richard C. Philadelphia, PA
149,000
3 Alex Bolotin Brooklyn, NY
148,800
4 Robert Willis Bellmawr, NJ
143,700
5 Gissel Heredia New York, NY
134,800
6 Igor Borukkov Queens, NY
133,100
7 Michael Katz Manalapan, NJ
131,900
8 Craig Boyd Winston-Salem, NC
130,400
9 Robert Elias Seaford, NY
130,000
10 Tom Sheets Norfolk, VA
118,300
11 Adam Sanders Atlantic Highlands, NJ
110,300
12 Steven T. Cho Derwood, MD
110,000
13 Samuel Chartier Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
107,900
14 Matt Brady Havertown, PA
104,000
15 Gregg Fishberg Willow Grove, NJ
102,700
16 Ted Ely Brooklyn, NY
98,500
17 Ryan Karp Washington, DC
96,900
18 David Zeitlin Brooklyn, NY
95,800
19 Mike "Little Man" Sica N. Brunswick, NJ
87,800
20 Tony Bueti Mt. Kislo, NJ
87,400
21 John Nixon Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
87,000
22 Timothy J. Ulner Willow Grove, NJ
84,200
23 Larry Vance Lakewood, CA
83,800
24 Anthony Newman Brooklyn, NY
82,000
25 Rick Austin Lansdale, PA
82,000
26 Francis Vizza Colorado Spring Harbor, NJ
78,300
27 Dwight Eley Rocky Mount, NC
73,400
28 Alexander Nepomnyaschiy Atlantic City, NJ
69,600
29 Donald Himpele Mahwah, NJ
68,900
30 Casey Jarzabek St. Catharines, NJ
68,600
31 Rafal Michalowski Syosset, NY
66,200
32 Ben Fineman Las Vegas, NV
64,800
33 David Fox Coram, NY
62,400
34 Jeffrey Izes Washington Crossing, PA
62,000
35 Jason Young Suffern, NY
59,800
36 Ken McKusick Towson, MD
54,400
37 Eric Doerr Newark, DE
53,100
38 David Inselberg Long Beach, NY
52,000
39 Joe Loguidice Atlantic City, NJ
49,400
40 Jonathan Wein Medford, NY
46,800
41 Bill Gazes Brooklyn, NY
45,700
42 Sheree Bykofsky Brigantine, NJ
42,300
43 John McEwen Nazareth, NJ
39,900
44 Chuck Kim Greenville, SC
38,900
45 Beth Shak Bryn Mawr, PA
38,700
46 Michael Michnik Voorhees, NJ
37,700
47 San Parzow Severn, MD
35,900
48 Brent Roberts Staten Island, NY
33,500
49 Mike Leah Toronto , Ontario (Canada)
33,300
50 Mike Stonehill Stafford, VA
27,200
51 Cliff Josephy Syosset, NY
26,800
52 Lawrence Grassadonia Manalapan, NJ
20,800

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