Here are the end of day 1 players remaining with their chip counts and the table/seat assignments for day 2. Play will resume Tuesday at noon (not 11am as previously advertised).

Michael Mizrachi raised to 4K on the button and Andy Chang called from the small blind. Flop was T K J . Andy bet 2K and Michael called. Turn was 5 . Andy checked, Michael bet 2K, Andy raised to 8K, Michael re-raised to 14K, and Andy moved all-in. He had Michael covered and Michael went into the tank. He seemed really torn and at one point seemed about to shove all his chips in, but then released his hand. Andy showed A Q for the nut straight (on the flop) and nut-flush redraw. Michael did not show, but said he held pocket Kings and had folded top set.

That's it for today. End of level 8 and 80 players remain. Now they will start the bag-and-tag process. As soon as we get the end of day chip counts, they will be posted here.

It seems the rich get richer. With an all-in bet from Sheila Craig in late position, Dennis Anness calls and reveals the horrible news. Dennis's Pocket Aces against Sheila's A-Q. The board reveals no help to Sheila and Dennis drags down a 28K pot and a chip lead.

Ricardo Rodriguez raised to 5,500 under the gun. Larry Knopp then moved all-in for about 11K. Back to Ricardo, who called, showing pocket 9s. Larry held AK offsuit and it was off to the races. Board came 3 J 3 7 7 and Ricardo took the pot with nines-up. Larry took the long walk to the rail (and the Best Dressed Award!).

99 players remain. Average stack is a bit over 38K.

Level 8: Blinds 600/1,200 with 200 antes. Play has resumed. 108 players remain. Average stack is almost 35K.

	Andy Chang - chip leader at end of level 7

Players are on break at the end of level 7. Here's the updated leader-board:

Doug 'Rico' Carli takes out the competition when he gets all in with AQ against pocket 8s. His Queen comes on the river and Doug drags the pot.

Chris Reslock got all in for about 39K with pocket Kings and ran smack into the pocket Aces held by Dennis Anness. The aces held and Chris was busted.

With the board showing K 2 A Q , Eric Froelich fired 5,300 at the pot. His opponent in seat 6 moved all in and had Eric covered. Eric went into the tank for several minutes, but finally sureendered. He was left with only about 8K after that hand.

Brian Wilson doubled up another player when he got all-in on a K J x flop holding AJ. His opponent held KT and had him beat, but ended up making a straight on the river.

Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi and Andy Chang get all-in on a flop of Q 8 T. Then they both turn over J9 and have the same hand, splitting the pot.

David Plastik, Vinny Vinh, Lyde Wagers, Ed Corrado, Eric Froelich, and An "the Boss" Tran have all departed.

117 players remain. Average stack is about 32,200.

	Jordan Morgan - chip leader at end of level 6

Level 7: Blinds 400/800 with 100 antes. Play has resumed. Here are the chip counts for the chip leaders, from the break:

End of level 6. They are coloring up the green 25 chips now, so this break will be a bit longer than 15 minutes.

Davidson Matthew has just departed.

After an open for 1,200 from seat 7, Vanessa Rousso, (seat 8) Seat 9, and the big blind (Seat 3) all called. Flop was K 7 J . All checked to Vanessa, who fired 3,000 at the pot. All the guys folded and surrendered the pot to Vanessa -- you go girl!

Jason Stern doubled up through Vinny Vinh when they got all in on the river with the board showing T K J 7 T. Jason held AK for Kings-up and Vinny mucked his hand. Vinny was left with only about 2,200 chips.

144 players remain.  Average stack is about 26,100.

Here are some chip counts for folks who aren't on the leader-board:

Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi had ground his way to over 70K in chips and is now back down to less than 50K after his pocket Jacks fail to hold up against AK.

Jimmy Tran has busted out.

Gary Gibbs is gone, as is Paul McCaffrey. Ted Lawson has also been dispatched, courtesy of Chris Reslock. 171 players remain.

	Bob Nolen - chip leader at end of level 5

Level 6: Blinds 300/600 with 75 antes. Play has resumed.  180 players remain.  Average stack is almost 21K.

Updated Leader-board, as of the break:

On the flop with 3 2 J, Nabil Abdulrahman moved all-in and got the insta-call from Allen Kessler. Nabil held KJ for top pair, but Allen rolled over the pocket Aces. Last two cards were 3 7 and the Aces held. Nabil was busted.

These are some of the notable players no longer with us: Kido Pham, Barry Greenstein, Leif Force, Men "the Master" Nguyen, Allie Prescott, John Spadavecchia, Wendell Barnes, Jason "BigBird" Sagle, Chris "the Armenian Express" Gregorian, Ralph Perry, Tom Schneider, Thomas Wahlroos, Eugene Todd, Jonathan Little, Justin Bonomo, Ed Corrado, and Bill Eder.

The board says 198 players remain. That makes the average stack about 19,000.

	James Mankowski - chip leader at end of level 4

Level 5: Blinds 200/400 with 50 antes. Play has resumed.

The leader-board has changed considerably in level 4. Here are the chip leaders as of the break:

End of level 4 and players are on dinner break. The board has been changed and now shows 262 players remaining.

On a flop of 2 6 J seat 2 bet 600, Ricardo Rodriguez called, then Larry Knopp announced "raise" and dropped three 500 chips on the felt, then went back to his stack. The floor was called to rule on the amount of the raise and since 1,500 was a valid raise, it had to stand and he was not able to bet more. Seat 9 called the raise as did Ricardo. Turn was 6 and it was checked around. River was 9 and Ricardo checked to Larry, who fired 5K at the pot. All folded and Larry scooped the pot without showdown.

Here are the final payouts for this event:

According to the board, only 252 players remain, which means we are one-third of the way through this field. 30 minutes remain in level 4 and then the players will go on a 75 minute dinner break.

Level 4: Blinds 100/200 with 25 antes. Play has resumed.

	Lance Allred - chip leader at end of level 3

End of level 3 and the remaining 322 players are taking a break. Here's the updated leader-board:

John Phan got his last chips in with a straight draw on an Ace-high flop. Unfortunately for John, Joey Crawford held pocket Aces and had flopped a set. The Aces held and John was eliminated.

Level 3: Blinds 100/200. Play has resumed.

They have announced that the final, official player count is 377. Total prize pool is $1,817,450 and 36 places will get paid. First place will receive $563,402 (plus an entry to the 2007 WSOP main event, plus the gold and diamond WSOP Circuit Championship ring) and 36th place will earn $7,270. The rest of the payouts will be posted when available.

	Ricardo Rodriguez - 2nd in chips at end of level 2

End of level 2 and players are on break. The board says 347 players remain. Here's an updated leader-board:

On the turn with the board showing 3 3 2 7 the player in seat 3 (small blind) bet 2,400. Vanessa Rousso called and a third player folded. River was 4 and seat 3 moved all-in for 5,100. Vanessa thought about and said "Now I don't think you have the 3 - you would have value bet the 3". She decided to call and it was a good call. Seat 3 showed A 9 for Ace-high. Vanessa held T 7 for sevens-up. She dragged the pot and the other player dragged himself to the rail.

	Chad Brown - busted

After an open for 400, Eskimo Clark called. Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi made it 1700 from the big blind. The original raiser folded and Eskimo moved his last 6,100 in. Michael called, showing pocket Tens. Eskimo held pocket Queens and the lead. Board came 2 J 3 9 T and that Ten on the river spelled the end for Eskimo. The Grinder took the pot with his set and the Eskimo took the long walk to the rail.

Chad Brown has also departed as his pocket Queens fall to a Q J as three spades hit the board.

Apparently our earlier information was in error.  The final official player count is 377.

	David "Devilfish" Ulliott - busted

David "Devilfish" Ulliott got all in with AK suited, but ran into the pocket Kings of Lyde Wagers. No help on the board and the fish was busted.

David spent the next few minutes signing autographs and then started looking for a ride over to the Goldstrike. He wants to play the Pot Limit Omaha event over there today.  Since taxis are scarce around here, he asked if anyone could give him a ride.  Just as I was about to hand over my car keys and valet ticket, he offered $100 for anyone who could give him a lift and got an instant reply.  See ya' later, Devilfish.

	Chris Reslock - Chip leader at end of level 1

Level 2: Blinds 50/100. Play has resumed. During the break, it appears that Chris Reslock holds the chip lead with about 30K. Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi is in second with about 20K.

Some more players have appeared:  Greg Merkow, Paul McCaffrey, and Thomas Wahlroos are all at the same table.

Level 1 has ended and players are taking a break. There were 414 players registered as of the middle of level 1, but registration did not close until the end of the level, so a few more late arrivals might have snuck in. Final player count will come shortly.

	Larry Knopp dressed for the occasion

Things are a little slow right now, but I've passed through the room and found these players: Stan Weiss, Kido Pham, Farry Gibbs, John Racener, Brian Wilson, Doug "Rico" Carli, Chad Brown, Leif Force, John Spadavecchia, Tony Cousineau, Wendell Barnes, Allen Kessler, Tom McCormick, John Phan, Jason "BigBird" Sagle, Davidson Matthew, Barry Greenstein, Vinny Vinh, Ralph Perry, Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi, Allie Prescott, Men "the Master" Nguyen, Jordan "ims0lucky1" Morgan, Nam Le, David "Devilfish" Ulliott, Tom Schneider, Ed Corrado, Bill Edler, Eric Froelich, and "Eskimo" Clark.

This gentleman arrived way over-dressed, with tophat and walking stick. Since he made the effort, he deserves to get his photo in the blog. Say hello to Larry Knopp!

The first departure of the day has happened, but you really can't blame him. Frank Kassela ran his pocket Kings right into pocket Aces. 

Level 1: 25/50 blinds. Cards are in the air. Players start with 10,000 chips and levels are 75 minutes long.

We just got an annnouncement that due to a misprint on some of the literature and calls from other players still on the way, that play will not begin until noon, rather than at 11am as expected. So now we've got an hour to kill.

Today's event starts at 11am, which is a bit unusual for us poker folks who don't roll out of bed until the crack of 11:30. But here we are, nonetheless.

Yesterday's $1000 Limit Hold'em event was supposed to be a 2-day event with the final table being today, but because those players wanted to play this event today, they played it out last night. John Phan won that event. David "Devilfish" Ulliott won the $1000 NLHE event at the GoldStrike yesterday, so we expect to see him here today. Vinny Vinh, Doug 'Rico' Carli, Allen Kessler, Men "the Master" Nguyen, Stan Weiss, are some of the players in the house. Cards should be in the air shortly.

	Kaelaine Minton

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