Tourney Update

As it turns out, the 2006 WSOP has drawn more players than the original expected 8,000 entrants. At last count I heard there were well over 8,000 entrants because alternate players were allowed to enter each day. Due to so many players, there are multiple starting days. I played on Day 1C (the third starting day). Today (1D) is the final starting day. Tomorrow, the 800 odd survivors from Day 1A join the 800 odd survivors from 1B and they will play down from approximately 1,600 players to 700. Wednesday, 1C (San, Angus and I) and 1D will combine and also play down from 1,600 to 700. There is a scheduled break on Thursday and then the remaining field will finally all play on the same day when the final 1,400 play down to 600 (the money starts sometime this session).

I have seen a lot of the top pro's (Phil, Doyle, Daniel, etc.), but the only pro I played against is the lesser know Adam Schoenfeld. I only played with him for a few hours Sunday because players frequently are shifted as tables are broken down when players are eliminated. However, one of my goals this WSOP was to out play a pro heads up in a big pot. I am happy to say that the only hand I played against Adam I took down when I checked raised a low flop (when Adam had preflop raised and I called) and after Adam made his decent size after flop raise, he folded after I reraised. I don't know what he had, but it felt good to win a $10,000 chip pot off someone, that early in the tourney.

For more WSOP tournamnet daily schedules, go to www.worldseriesofpoker.com

For daily chip count results of this tournament, go to www.cardplayer.com (under thr 2006 Main Event tab).