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Eli Elezra 29,500
Tim Marsters 20,000
Amnon Filippi 18,000
Chad Brown 15,300
Pat Pezzin 15,200
Tuan Le 14,700
Shannon Shorr 14,300
David Bach 12,000
Ylon Schwartz 11,100
Layne Flack 11,000
Sorel Mizzi 10,500
Chad Holloway 9,800
Norman Chad 9,200
Todd Brunson 8,600
Alexander Kostritsyn 8,500
David Sands 8,500
Allen Bari 7,850
Victor Ramdin 7,300
Eric Froehlich 7,000
Mel Judah 6,500
Scott Clements 5,500
David Singer 5,500
David Benyamine 4,300
Gavin Smith 3,800
Dave Stann 3,700

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Carlos Mortensen 74,000
Dan Smith 50,000
Daniel Alaei 49,000
Jon Turner 48,000
Brandon Cantu 45,000
Steve Billirakis 40,000
Nick Binger 40,000
Doyle Brunson 39,600
Scott Seiver 39,000
Chino Rheem 37,000
Barry Greenstein 36,000
Tom Schneider 36,000
Johnny Chan 36,000
Mike Wattel 36,000
David Baker 36,000
John Monnette 33,500
Robert Mizrachi 33,000
Steve Sung 33,000
David Williams 33,000
Bertrand Grospellier 32,500
Anton Allemann 32,500
Jeffrey Lisandro 31,500
Chad Brown 30,000
Eli Elezra 30,000
Doug Booth 30,000
Mike Watson 30,000
Vladimir Schmelev 30,000
Justin Smith 30,000
Dario Alioto 30,000
Dave Ulliott 30,000
Dan Shak 30,000
David Singer 30,000
Nikolay Evdakov 30,000
Stephen Chidwick 30,000
Chris Oliver 30,000
Hasan Habib 30,000
Calvin Anderson 30,000
Steve Zolotow 30,000
Mike Matusow 29,800
Jennifer Tilly 29,500
Chau Giang 28,000
Eugene Katchalov 28,000
Michael Binger 27,000
Justin Bonomo 26,000
Ville Wahlbeck 25,500
Brian Brubaker 24,000
Isaac Haxton 22,000
Yan Chen 22,000
Billy Baxter 22,000
Jennifer Harman 21,500
Shawn Sheikhan 21,000
Farzad Bonyadi 19,000
Sergey Rybachenko 19,000
Galen Hall 18,200
Tom Dwan 14,000
Jean-Robert Bellande 10,000
Layne Flack 9,100

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2011 WSOP Predictions by James Guill

The 2011 WSOP Main Event is less than 2 months away. As such, predictions and speculation around the events have begun, and as many of you know, I like to share my opinions on all things poker. Here are my predictions for the 2011 WSOP.

Jason Mercier Takes Down $25,000 Heads-Up Title

I had Jason Mercier going deep in the NBC National Heads-Up finals and ultimately falling to Phil Ivey. Sadly, neither prediction came true. However, Mercier has been one of the more dominating forces in poker over the last three years, and I feel that he takes down another bracelet this year. This event I think sets up perfectly for Mercier and I think he kicks things off with taking down the first open bracelet of 2011.

Phil Ivey Takes Down $10,000 Stud World Championship

Normally I wouldn’t make a prediction on an event like the Stud World Championship, but Phil Ivey has to win something. He typically shows well in this event and was heads-up for this very title 4 years ago when it was a $5,000 buy-in event. Stud is easily his best game and I think he takes down his 9th bracelet in this event.

Erik Seidel Takes Down $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship

With Erik Seidel’s epic run so far in 2011, it is hard to not put him as a favorite in any event with a buy-in of $25,000 or more. The reason I picked him for this event is partially for his epic run and partially because he tends to run better later in the WSOP. He has made final tables or won bracelets in just about every even in the 8-game mix, so he definitely has the skills. Back in 2006, I asked him who he thought would take this down and he told me without hesitation “Chip Reese.” This year, I think most will not hesitate to tell me “Erik Seidel” if I ask them the same question.

Phil Hellmuth Takes #12

He has come close the last couple of years, but this year I think Phil takes down bracelet #12. He is looking to reestablish himself in the poker world after leaving UB.com and I think a bracelet win will help to do so. A win in something other than Hold’em would earn him more respect among the pro community, but any bracelet win should put him back in the forefront of poker.

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A Woman Makes the WSOP Main Event Final Table

You read that right folks. A woman will make the WSOP Main Event final table this year. However, I don’t think it will be a known pro, or at least one that is known now. Everyone tried to make last year the “Year of the Woman” and for the poker world as a whole, it was true. The WSOP, not so much. I think this year a woman breaks through, but I do not see her taking it down. Maybe a 3rd place finish at best. Otherwise, don’t expect a big name at the WSOP Main Event final.

This years WSOP will boast the largest field of participants ever and will produce a ton of great stories. With any luck, the above stories will be among them, but regardless of what happens, this promises to be an exciting summer for poker.

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Jonathan Duhamel Wins 2010 WSOP Main Event

The battle for the most coveted prize in all of poker has come to an end after a wait of several months. Jonathon Duhamel and John Racener met Monday night to finish off the biggest tournament in poker. Duhamel entered play with 188,950,000 in chips after taking a monster pot off Joseph Cheong three handed, Duhamel entered play a 6:1 leader over John Racener and his 30,650,000 in chips.

After starting play, both players seemed to be content playing small ball. Racener was limping his button and Duhamel had slowed his game from three handed. Duhamel still applied pressure, opening most buttons and putting Racener in situations where he had to make decisions for his entire chip stack. Racener folded most pots until he had been grinded down to just around 18 million in chips.

In the first big pot of the evening, Jonathon Duhamel shoved out of the small blind. Racener quickly called and had found himself sitting on two queens, going up against the K4 off of Duhamel. The flop came a rainbow J-8-6, leaving Duhamel dead to a king. It didn’t come with the deuce on the turn or the seven on the river, giving Duhamel the double up he needed.

Unfortunately for Racener, it was not the double up he had been hoping for as he was only up to 36,000,000 in chips, just above what he started the night with. The next twenty or so hands that followed saw Duhamel continue with his strategy of chipping away in small pots, forcing Racener to put a significant amount of his stack in the pot or lay his hand down. By the time the first break of the night rolled around, Racener was back down to 22,550,000 to Duhamel’s 197,050,000.

The big all in came with Duhamel showing AJ and Racener calling with the K8 of diamonds. The place went into a frenzy as people realized they were on the verge of witnessing history. The flop came 9-4-4 with only one diamond. The turn brought the six of clubs, leaving Racener on his last leg. The river card came up a blank, as the five of clubs fell, making Jonathon Duhamel the main event champion for 2010. For his winnings, he will take home $8,944310. John Racener finishes second and takes home $5,545,955 for his efforts.

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