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2006 World Series of Poker Circuit
Grand Casino-Resort – Tunica, Mississippi Official Report Day Two No-Limit Hold’em Buy-In: $9,800 (+200) Number of Entries: 241 Number of Players Remaining: 27 Total Prize Money: $2,289,500 End of Day Two Standings (Chip Counts): Don Barton Pahrump, NV 244,200 Brian Lamkin Austin, TX 218,900 Lee Markholt Eatanville, WA 169,600 Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 140,900 Daniel Negreanu Las Vegas, NV 140,000 Ernie Shepherd Lizella, GA 132,500 Khosrow Naraghian Memphis, TN 131,500 Brandon Adams Boston, MA 111,400 Bryant King Spokane, WA 110,300 Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 106,100 George Bronstein Tampa, FL 98,300 Hertzel Zalewski Houston, TX 95,100 Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA 86,100 Phil Galfond Gaithersburg, MD 79,400 Kia Mohajeri Bockledge, FL 77,600 Wendell Barnes Charcton, MA 67,900 Willis D. Fillers Greenville, TN 54,000 Robert Schulz Southaven, MS 49,000 Mark Gregorich Las Vegas, NV 45,300 Michael Tait Ft. Lauderdale, FL 40,400 Roland Israelashvili New York, NY 40,000 Galen Kester Sabatia, MS 39,800 Todd Brunson Las Vegas, NV 36,900 Larry Satterwhite Houston, TX 34,600 Miguel Mateo San Juan, PR 31,800 Don Mullis Mooresville, TN 18,300 Bruce Sturgeon Bedford, IN 13,600 Tournament Veteran Don Barton is the Chip Leader in WSOP Circuit Championship at Tunica Grand Day Two ends as many of the biggest names go bust; final 27 players set to return for Day Three During the first two days of the World Series of Poker Circuit championship event at the Tunica Grand, many observers remarked that this one of the toughest major events of the year. The main event attracted a brutally-tough field -- at least half of which consisted of former WSOP gold bracelet winners and world class players. However, most of the big names hit the rail as bust-outs on Day Two leaving a wide mix of players with different backgrounds and levels of experience to compete for more than $2 million in prize money. At the top of the standings is Don Barton, from Pahrump, NV. Barton is a familiar name to those who follow tournament poker. He has appeared at countless final tables in his storied poker career. Barton has finished in the money 22 times and has won nearly half a million dollars at the World Series of Poker alone. The chip leader’s closest rival is Brian Lamkin, from Austin, TX. Lamkin is the 37-year-old owner of a commercial flooring company. He has been playing poker for 20 years and has entered three WSOP events, to date. His best cash was in a major tournament at the Bellagio (Las Vegas) last month. Lamkin and Barton are currently the only two players with over 200,000 in chips. The most notable big names remaining include Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson (who won his first WSOP gold bracelet in 2005), and Galen Kester, who is arguably Mississippi’s top tournament player in recent years. Play is expected to get more intense over the next day. ESPN will begin full coverage, as the tournament shifts to the Tunica Grand Special Events Center. Nine players will eventually be eliminated, just short of a payout. Prize money will go to the top 18 finishers. On Day Three, play will continue down to the final table of nine players – who will make up the final table. Play resumes tomorrow at 12 noon CST. Note: All content in this report may be re-printed by media. Report by – Nolan Dalla (Media Director) Photographs available through Eric Harkins Tunica Grand Poker Room Manager – Karen Kaegin Tournament Director – Johnny Grooms Co-Tournament Director – Jack Effel |
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