With all the hype surrounding the PCA and the Aussie Millions, it seems the 2007 World Series of Poker circuit event in Tunica has been slightly neglected. Let's attempt to rectify that, shall we? Fortunately for us, Bluff Magazine has been on location and are providing live updates as the main event progresses. Here is a look at the final table finishers in the preliminary matches, and who is at the Main Event: Event 1 - $500 NLHE
694 entrants, $336,590 total prize pool
1. Ron Brown $94,245
2. Eric Abate $48,806
3. Chris Back $26,927
4. Ty Wilson $23,561
5. Norman Contreras $20,195
6. Gary Link $16,830
7. Perry Ryan $13,464
8. Marvin Britt $10,098
9. Peter Kwong Shing Au $6,732
Event 2 - $1000 NLHE
181 entrants, $175,570 total prize pool
1. Terry Hill $56,884
2. Robert Meier $29,847
3. Jim Lindsay $17,567
4. Blake Hall $14,046
5. George Austin $10,534
6. Jimmy Smith $8,779
7. Ty Rundquist $7,023
8. John Martin $5,267
9. Charles Pate $3,511
Event 3 - $500 NLHE
540 entrants, $261,900 total prize pool
1. Corey Sanders $75,939
2. David Nunez $40,071
3. Parker Binion $20,952
4. Mark Lucas $18,333
5. Nick Andricopulos $15,714
6. Julio Fernandez $13,095
7. Mitch Sporleder $10,476
8. Kevin Elwood $7,857
9. Daniel Gilpen $5,238
Event 4 - $500 Omaha 8
214 entrants, $103,790 total prize pool
1. Greg Jamison $33,212
2. John Bouin $18,267
3. Thomas Witherspoon $9,341
4. Jason Stern $7,265
5. Reuben Nixon $6,227
6. Sean Patrick McMahon $5,190
7. Ted Brooks $4,152
8. Suzanne Matzura $3,114
9. Nathan Wiesner $2,076
Event 5 - NLHE
176 entrants, $256,080 total prize pool
1. David Robbins $82,971
2. Jeff Burns $43,534
3. James Mankowski $25,608
4. Kenneth Blanton $20,486
5. Charlie Potter $15,365
6. Paul Nichols $12,804
7. James English $10,243
8. Tony Cason $7,682
9. Lance Popp $5,122
Event 6 - NLHE 6-handed
235 entrants, $227,950 total prize pool
1. Hal Cromwell $71,360
2. Mark Miley $39,891
3. Chester Gwin $23,934
4. Hewitt Poland $17,096
5. Bob Allen $14,132
6. Mary Jones $11,169
Event 7 - $1000 HORSE
112 entrants, $108,640 total prize pool
1. Michael Conti $35,307
2. Andy Alina $19,555
3. Yuebin Guo $11,950
4. David Bach $8,691
5. Bobby Moon $7,062
6. JJ Joseph $5,432
7. Brian McKain $4,346
8. Damon Ramirez $3,259
9. Peter Moore $1,956
Event 8 - $500 NLHE
750 entrants, $363,750 total prize pool
1. Donaldson Brown $98,184
2. Lyde Wagers $51,471
3. Dale Poynter $29,100
4. John Bradley $25,463
5. Jim Johnson $21,825
6. Peter Martin $18,188
7. Scott Bell $14,550
8. John Marinca $10,913
9. Quang Tieu $7,275
Event 9 - $200 Ladies NLHE
1. Erin Elwood $27,060
2. Alani Delrios $14,524
3. Sally White $7,217
4. Kelley Reynolds $6,315
5. Noui Phrathep $5,413
6. Ruth Chodwiewicz $4,511
7. Donna Cobb $3,608
8. Kimberly Kirby $2,706
9. Cindy Burks $1,804
The $5000 Main Event began yesterday, and according to Bluff Magazine there are 377 entrants competing for a total prize pool of $1,870,450. Top 36 spots pay, and the winner will collect $563,402.
A large number of professional players were in attendance, including: Barry Greenstein, Tom Schneider, Ralph Perry, Nam Le, Eric Froehlich, Michael Mizrachi, Stan Weiss, John Spadavecchia, Devilfish, Vinny Vinh, Men Nguyen, and Vanessa Russo, just to name a few.
For live coverage of the main event, you can check out Bluff Magazine via the "read: link below.






