Friday night (07-27-07) I played in a $450 qualifier to the $2200 Main Event of the Heartland Poker Tour event in Gary, Indiana.
I've never been so "card dead" in a tournament. In just under 2 hours of play, the best hand I was dealt was pocket eights, which I folded to an all-in bet after a flop of AQT.
My lack of quality starting hands coupled with my aggressive table doomed me. When you aren't getting cards, you need to see some cheap flops and hope to hit your hand or outplay your opponents post-flop. But I didn't get many chances to see a cheap flop, as almost every pot was contested aggressively.
We started with 10,000 in chips with 100/100 blinds and I lasted about 2 hours. After having my stack whittled away to a short-stack, I was eliminated in a 50/50 race with my 66 vs, AQ suited.
Not much you can do at an aggressive table when the deck is so cold.
Thanks to the backers and we'll get 'em next time.
Pat F. 60 shares ($270)
Carolyn T. 4 shares ($18)
John G. 4 shares ($18)
Jim K. 4 shares ($18)
Brian M. 4 shares ($18)
Bob S. 4 shares ($18)
Susan L. 4 shares ($18)
Joe T. 12 shares ($54)
Bill W. 4 shares ($18)
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
The rest of the story....
After busting out of the Main Event, I still had 11 days in Vegas. I moved downtown to Binion's for the rest of the trip.
Binion's had a poker tournament at 10am, 2pm, 8pm, and 2am every day. I played in several of these, along with a couple of noon tournaments at Fitzgerald's.
My best finish was in a $70 tourney (with optional $40 rebuy) with a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000.
We started with 125 players. When we got down to 7 players, a deal was agreed to, with the chip leader getting $1500 and the rest of us getting $1100.
I made 3 final tables and cashed 5 times for a small overall profit of about $1400. I got on the list for cash games a couple of times but never played. There was always a waiting list and by the time my name got called I was gone or I had missed the page.
One night I was at the craps table a little before 2am. Gavin Smith, a very successful pro poker player, was at the table and obviously had consumed more than a few adult beverages.
When he and his buddies headed to the poker room to play in the 2am tourney, I tagged along.
As the tourney started, I was at the same table as Gavin. Knowing he liked proposition bets, I proposed a $100 "last longer" bet with him. The first of us to get busted from the tourney would pay the other, $100.
As he tipped the waitress $20 from his huge wad of cash, he accepted my bet. He was playing wildly and I thought it was a good bet.
A few hands into the tourney, I proposed another $100 prop bet. I bet the next 3-card flop we saw, would be mostly or all the same color. He could choose the color.
He said he'd take the bet, with the added stipulation that if all 3 cards were the same color, the loser would have to pay double ($200). I agreed, he chose "red", and we waited for the next flop to occur.
It was 2 red cards and one black. I paid him his $100 and the table got a good laugh.
I was later moved from his table but, periodically, he would loudly yell across the room "Where's your stack, Illinois Last Longer?" I'd report my status and he'd reply with his.
When we got down to the final 2 tables, I was reunited with him back at my table. I flopped bottom 2-pair and an opponent flopped a set, and I was out. I paid Gavin another $100 and wished the table good luck.
He was wild and crazy and it was a pleasure playing the tourney with him.
I played craps, slots, video poker, Let It Ride, and Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em and had some luck at all of them. I'd win enough each day to fund the next day as well as my food, cabs, and other expenses.
I got the "poker rate" for my room at Binion's ($29 per night), so my $1000 Pokerstars allotment covered my room and air fare.
My gambling winnings paid for everything else and I arrived back home with $200 more than I left with (not counting the WSOP poker bankroll).
It's been about 9 or 10 years since I've been to Binion's and there have been some changes. They were first bought out by Harrah's who wanted to obtain the rights to the WSOP. They soon sold off Binion's casino. Binion's changed hands again recently.
They used to offer "100 times" odds bets on the pass line, now it's "5 times". Cigarettes used to be free to players, now they're $6.
The beverage service was absolutely horrible and they have more than a few surly, disinterested dealers. The service and food at their cafe and snack bars was below average, again with unfriendly staff.
The new bean counters don't have the same approach to the customers as Benny Binion had. Poor guy's probably spinning in his grave.
I made it to a couple of shows. Trekked to the Sahara one night to see The Platters, The Coasters, and The Drifter's (more specifically The Platters, Beary Hobb's Drifters and Cornell Gunter's Coasters). Cost with tips and drinks was about $70 and well worth it.
Saw a "Country Superstars Tribute" show at Fitzgeralds with look-alike artists portraying Tim Mcgraw, Faith Hill, Shania Twain and others. $39.95 and not a bad show for the money.
Got my caricature drawn for $10.
Spent over $200 on cabs. Probably should have rented a car.
The Golden Nugget had a really talented gal in their Piano Bar Monday and Tuesday nights. I didn't care for the main act that was in the room the rest of the week.
A kiosk with an oxygen bar was just outside Binion's. They'd hook you up to scented oxygen and demonstrate their various massage tools on you for 15 minutes. You also got a bottle of vitamin water for the $16 fee.
I frequented this place daily, sometimes twice a day.
Spent about $800 on massages at $120 a pop. As usual, the best money I spent in Vegas.
All in all, a memorable experience.
Binion's had a poker tournament at 10am, 2pm, 8pm, and 2am every day. I played in several of these, along with a couple of noon tournaments at Fitzgerald's.
My best finish was in a $70 tourney (with optional $40 rebuy) with a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000.
We started with 125 players. When we got down to 7 players, a deal was agreed to, with the chip leader getting $1500 and the rest of us getting $1100.
I made 3 final tables and cashed 5 times for a small overall profit of about $1400. I got on the list for cash games a couple of times but never played. There was always a waiting list and by the time my name got called I was gone or I had missed the page.
One night I was at the craps table a little before 2am. Gavin Smith, a very successful pro poker player, was at the table and obviously had consumed more than a few adult beverages.
When he and his buddies headed to the poker room to play in the 2am tourney, I tagged along.
As the tourney started, I was at the same table as Gavin. Knowing he liked proposition bets, I proposed a $100 "last longer" bet with him. The first of us to get busted from the tourney would pay the other, $100.
As he tipped the waitress $20 from his huge wad of cash, he accepted my bet. He was playing wildly and I thought it was a good bet.
A few hands into the tourney, I proposed another $100 prop bet. I bet the next 3-card flop we saw, would be mostly or all the same color. He could choose the color.
He said he'd take the bet, with the added stipulation that if all 3 cards were the same color, the loser would have to pay double ($200). I agreed, he chose "red", and we waited for the next flop to occur.
It was 2 red cards and one black. I paid him his $100 and the table got a good laugh.
I was later moved from his table but, periodically, he would loudly yell across the room "Where's your stack, Illinois Last Longer?" I'd report my status and he'd reply with his.
When we got down to the final 2 tables, I was reunited with him back at my table. I flopped bottom 2-pair and an opponent flopped a set, and I was out. I paid Gavin another $100 and wished the table good luck.
He was wild and crazy and it was a pleasure playing the tourney with him.
I played craps, slots, video poker, Let It Ride, and Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em and had some luck at all of them. I'd win enough each day to fund the next day as well as my food, cabs, and other expenses.
I got the "poker rate" for my room at Binion's ($29 per night), so my $1000 Pokerstars allotment covered my room and air fare.
My gambling winnings paid for everything else and I arrived back home with $200 more than I left with (not counting the WSOP poker bankroll).
It's been about 9 or 10 years since I've been to Binion's and there have been some changes. They were first bought out by Harrah's who wanted to obtain the rights to the WSOP. They soon sold off Binion's casino. Binion's changed hands again recently.
They used to offer "100 times" odds bets on the pass line, now it's "5 times". Cigarettes used to be free to players, now they're $6.
The beverage service was absolutely horrible and they have more than a few surly, disinterested dealers. The service and food at their cafe and snack bars was below average, again with unfriendly staff.
The new bean counters don't have the same approach to the customers as Benny Binion had. Poor guy's probably spinning in his grave.
I made it to a couple of shows. Trekked to the Sahara one night to see The Platters, The Coasters, and The Drifter's (more specifically The Platters, Beary Hobb's Drifters and Cornell Gunter's Coasters). Cost with tips and drinks was about $70 and well worth it.
Saw a "Country Superstars Tribute" show at Fitzgeralds with look-alike artists portraying Tim Mcgraw, Faith Hill, Shania Twain and others. $39.95 and not a bad show for the money.
Got my caricature drawn for $10.
Spent over $200 on cabs. Probably should have rented a car.
The Golden Nugget had a really talented gal in their Piano Bar Monday and Tuesday nights. I didn't care for the main act that was in the room the rest of the week.
A kiosk with an oxygen bar was just outside Binion's. They'd hook you up to scented oxygen and demonstrate their various massage tools on you for 15 minutes. You also got a bottle of vitamin water for the $16 fee.
I frequented this place daily, sometimes twice a day.
Spent about $800 on massages at $120 a pop. As usual, the best money I spent in Vegas.
All in all, a memorable experience.
2007 WSOP Results
Well, I'm home after 15 days in sunny Las Vegas and countless hours at the gaming tables and forgettable buffet rooms.
I arrived on the 4th of July (Wednesday) about 10:30am Vegas time. As my room was not available yet, I headed to the Rio to plunk down my (our) $10,000 and register for the Main Event. The cute cashier didn't even blink as I handed her a hundred $100 bills. She ran them thru a counterfeit detection machine, counted them and handed me a receipt, along with a voucher good for a whopping $10 at any Rio eating facility.
Of course a hamburger, drink, and chips cost $11.25.
Day one had been split into 4 sessions, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Sunday's session was full and I chose the Saturday session that I had hoped would be available.
Then I was off to Treasure Island to register with Pokerstars and pick up my Pokerstars clothing. I was issued a backpack filled with a hockey jersey, a polo shirt, a tee-shirt, a pullover, a hat, a visor, a 1 ounce silver round card protector, and other assorted items, all plastered with the Pokerstars logos.
I was looking for an exit when I spied daylight thru some glass doors. As I went thru the doors into the 123 degree Vegas oven, I found myself at the Pirate Ship exhibit with no exit to the street. I went back inside the casino to find the real exit and spotted a "Let It Ride" table.
As I peeled off a hundred dollar bill and sat down, I noticed the $15 minimum and realized I might not be there long. On my second hand I looked down at a pair of Kings and tucked my "no brainer" under my chips and "Let It Ride". The dealer dutifully exposed a pair of Kings in her hand, giving me 4-of-a-kind and a $1900 payoff.
I donated a few hundred back over the next hour or so, finally walking with a $1600 profit. My trip was off to a rousing start!
I arrived on the 4th of July (Wednesday) about 10:30am Vegas time. As my room was not available yet, I headed to the Rio to plunk down my (our) $10,000 and register for the Main Event. The cute cashier didn't even blink as I handed her a hundred $100 bills. She ran them thru a counterfeit detection machine, counted them and handed me a receipt, along with a voucher good for a whopping $10 at any Rio eating facility.
Of course a hamburger, drink, and chips cost $11.25.
Day one had been split into 4 sessions, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Sunday's session was full and I chose the Saturday session that I had hoped would be available.
Then I was off to Treasure Island to register with Pokerstars and pick up my Pokerstars clothing. I was issued a backpack filled with a hockey jersey, a polo shirt, a tee-shirt, a pullover, a hat, a visor, a 1 ounce silver round card protector, and other assorted items, all plastered with the Pokerstars logos.
I was looking for an exit when I spied daylight thru some glass doors. As I went thru the doors into the 123 degree Vegas oven, I found myself at the Pirate Ship exhibit with no exit to the street. I went back inside the casino to find the real exit and spotted a "Let It Ride" table.
As I peeled off a hundred dollar bill and sat down, I noticed the $15 minimum and realized I might not be there long. On my second hand I looked down at a pair of Kings and tucked my "no brainer" under my chips and "Let It Ride". The dealer dutifully exposed a pair of Kings in her hand, giving me 4-of-a-kind and a $1900 payoff.
I donated a few hundred back over the next hour or so, finally walking with a $1600 profit. My trip was off to a rousing start!
The Main Event
On Saturday I grabbed a cab to the Rio for Day 1. My plan was to play tight, small-pot poker on Day 1, and try to make it to Day 2 with at least an average stack.
We started at noon with each blind level lasting 2 hours and I played only a handful of times during the first few hours. There were recognizable players and celebrities everywhere in the massive Amazon room, but none at my table.
I slipped a note about myself to a Pokernews reporter covering our area. I didn't know if he'd consider it newsworthy but figured it was worth a try. Sure enough, he gave me a small blurb on their live coverage blog.
http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2007-wsop/event-55-world-championship-no-limit-holdem/day1b/
After a break I settled back in my seat and a fellow with a media badge, tapped me on the shoulder. He was from ESPN and had read the Pokernews mention. He briefly interviewed me and wished me good luck. Had I gone further in the tournament I'm sure he would have been back to further explore the "feel-good" story of Pat Fleming and his Bement Backers.
We were playing ABC poker with a raise of 3 times the Big Blind being typical. I had pocket Kings once and AK once, winning a small pot each time when all folded to my standard raises.
After about 8 hours we went on a 90 minute dinner break and I was hovering at a little over 20,000 chips (we started with 20,000).
At about 11pm my stack was about 18,000 and I was dealt pocket Queens. At this point in the tournament, the big blind was 600 and the small blind was 300, with a 75 chip ante per player. With 10 players at my table, that meant each pot started with 1650 in blinds and antes.
Two more players entered the pot for 600 each and the action was on me. The pot now contained 2850, so I made a raise to 2800. The small blind folded, the big blind called me, and the other two players both folded. There was now 7850 in the pot.
The flop was Jack, 7, 4. He checked and I bet 6000, about 3/4 the pot. He went all-in for a total of 7200. Since it only cost me another 1200 to stay in this 20,000+ pot, I called.
We then turned over our hole cards and I fully expected him to have 2-pair or three of a kind, since he had check raised me on the flop. I was praying he had something like Ace/Jack or King/Jack.
I was thrilled to see he only had a pair of fives, and badly trailed my pair of Queens. I was an 88% favorite to win the 22,250 pot and be sitting with over 30,0000 nearing the end of Day 1 and be in great shape (at this point, the average chip stack was about 32,000).
He needed a 5 to win, I needed anything but a 5, to hold him off.
Forty-Three unseen cards.
Forty-One of them were not a 5.
Two of them were 5's.
Alas, it was not to be. He caught one of the two remaining fives on the turn and I was left with a short stack of 8,000. The blinds were soon to go to 400/800 with a 100 ante, meaning I could last only about 4 orbits before being blinded away.
This put me in "shove" mode, looking for any decent hand to try to double up with and get back in the game. A few hands later I committed all my chips with pocket sixes and was called by a big stack with KJ. A classic 50/50 "coin flip" which I was unable to win, eliminating me about 12 hours into Day 1.
http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2007-wsop/event-55-world-championship-no-limit-holdem/day1b/
Overall, I was pleased with the way I played. I didn't feel I missed many opportunities and got my money in the pot as a huge favorite. The cards just didn't fall my way this time.
Thanks to all my backers and sorry I didn't bring us home some money.
Below are some top names that played the same day as I did, and the time (where available) that they, too, busted out on Day 1:
Eliminated:
John Juanda 3:40 pm
Barny Boatman 4:48 pm
Davidson Matthew 5:28 pm
Sam Farha 5:32 pm
Howard Lederer 5:59 pm
Simon 'Aces' Trumper 6:02 pm
Scott Clements 6:02 pm
Aaron Kanter
Patrick Bruel
Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul
Barny Boatman
Sam Grizzle
Mads Wissing Andersen
Mike Wattel
Vanessa Selbst
David Williams 6:15 pm
Steve Wong 6:15 pm
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Robert Cheung 6:15 pm
Annie Duke 6:20 pm
Dan Shak 6:35 pm
Dan Nassif 6:49 pm
David "Chino" Rheem
Paul Sexton
David Bach 6:55 pm
Justin Bonomo 6:59 pm
Juha Helppi
Roland de Wolfe
Dan Alspach
Jennifer Harman 8:54 pm
Jeff Lisandro 8:55 pm
Norm Macdonald 8:58 pm
Kathy Liebert 9:01 pm
Scott Fischman 9:03 pm
Marc Karam 9:06 pm
Isabelle Mercier 9:21 pm
Max Pescatori 9:29 pm
David Singer 10:21 pm
Erik Seidel 10:30 pm
Pat Fleming 11:35 pm
The 2nd Chance Tournies
We started at noon with each blind level lasting 2 hours and I played only a handful of times during the first few hours. There were recognizable players and celebrities everywhere in the massive Amazon room, but none at my table.
I slipped a note about myself to a Pokernews reporter covering our area. I didn't know if he'd consider it newsworthy but figured it was worth a try. Sure enough, he gave me a small blurb on their live coverage blog.
http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2007-wsop/event-55-world-championship-no-limit-holdem/day1b/
After a break I settled back in my seat and a fellow with a media badge, tapped me on the shoulder. He was from ESPN and had read the Pokernews mention. He briefly interviewed me and wished me good luck. Had I gone further in the tournament I'm sure he would have been back to further explore the "feel-good" story of Pat Fleming and his Bement Backers.
We were playing ABC poker with a raise of 3 times the Big Blind being typical. I had pocket Kings once and AK once, winning a small pot each time when all folded to my standard raises.
After about 8 hours we went on a 90 minute dinner break and I was hovering at a little over 20,000 chips (we started with 20,000).
At about 11pm my stack was about 18,000 and I was dealt pocket Queens. At this point in the tournament, the big blind was 600 and the small blind was 300, with a 75 chip ante per player. With 10 players at my table, that meant each pot started with 1650 in blinds and antes.
Two more players entered the pot for 600 each and the action was on me. The pot now contained 2850, so I made a raise to 2800. The small blind folded, the big blind called me, and the other two players both folded. There was now 7850 in the pot.
The flop was Jack, 7, 4. He checked and I bet 6000, about 3/4 the pot. He went all-in for a total of 7200. Since it only cost me another 1200 to stay in this 20,000+ pot, I called.
We then turned over our hole cards and I fully expected him to have 2-pair or three of a kind, since he had check raised me on the flop. I was praying he had something like Ace/Jack or King/Jack.
I was thrilled to see he only had a pair of fives, and badly trailed my pair of Queens. I was an 88% favorite to win the 22,250 pot and be sitting with over 30,0000 nearing the end of Day 1 and be in great shape (at this point, the average chip stack was about 32,000).
He needed a 5 to win, I needed anything but a 5, to hold him off.
Forty-Three unseen cards.
Forty-One of them were not a 5.
Two of them were 5's.
Alas, it was not to be. He caught one of the two remaining fives on the turn and I was left with a short stack of 8,000. The blinds were soon to go to 400/800 with a 100 ante, meaning I could last only about 4 orbits before being blinded away.
This put me in "shove" mode, looking for any decent hand to try to double up with and get back in the game. A few hands later I committed all my chips with pocket sixes and was called by a big stack with KJ. A classic 50/50 "coin flip" which I was unable to win, eliminating me about 12 hours into Day 1.
http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2007-wsop/event-55-world-championship-no-limit-holdem/day1b/
Overall, I was pleased with the way I played. I didn't feel I missed many opportunities and got my money in the pot as a huge favorite. The cards just didn't fall my way this time.
Thanks to all my backers and sorry I didn't bring us home some money.
Below are some top names that played the same day as I did, and the time (where available) that they, too, busted out on Day 1:
Eliminated:
John Juanda 3:40 pm
Barny Boatman 4:48 pm
Davidson Matthew 5:28 pm
Sam Farha 5:32 pm
Howard Lederer 5:59 pm
Simon 'Aces' Trumper 6:02 pm
Scott Clements 6:02 pm
Aaron Kanter
Patrick Bruel
Kevin "BeL0WaB0Ve" Saul
Barny Boatman
Sam Grizzle
Mads Wissing Andersen
Mike Wattel
Vanessa Selbst
David Williams 6:15 pm
Steve Wong 6:15 pm
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Robert Cheung 6:15 pm
Annie Duke 6:20 pm
Dan Shak 6:35 pm
Dan Nassif 6:49 pm
David "Chino" Rheem
Paul Sexton
David Bach 6:55 pm
Justin Bonomo 6:59 pm
Juha Helppi
Roland de Wolfe
Dan Alspach
Jennifer Harman 8:54 pm
Jeff Lisandro 8:55 pm
Norm Macdonald 8:58 pm
Kathy Liebert 9:01 pm
Scott Fischman 9:03 pm
Marc Karam 9:06 pm
Isabelle Mercier 9:21 pm
Max Pescatori 9:29 pm
David Singer 10:21 pm
Erik Seidel 10:30 pm
Pat Fleming 11:35 pm
I Move Downtown
After busting out of the Main Event I decided to move Downtown to Binions. Cheaper rooms and cheaper table limits along with a wider choice of casinos and activities. I did stay one night at the Rio and was impressed with the luxurious suite.
But given the choice of a $99 suite or a $29 room at Binions, I opted for the cheaper alternative.
But given the choice of a $99 suite or a $29 room at Binions, I opted for the cheaper alternative.
The 2nd Chance Tournies
I played in a $550 2nd Chance tournament on Thursday (July 12th). In these tournaments you started with only 2000 chips with 20 minute levels so it required a more aggressive approach.
About an hour into the tourney I looked down at pocket Queens. I raised 3 times the Big Blind and got one caller. The flop came three low rags. I checked with the intention of check-raising my opponent if he took a stab at the pot. He bet about half the pot and I re-raised a little more than half of my chips. When he went all-in, I decided to make my stand and called. He showed me pocket Kings and I was gone.
He played this hand well by just flat calling my pre-flop raise, disguising his monster. Knowing the format dictated aggressive risky play, he gave me just enough rope to hang myself.
I was prepared to take another stab on Sunday (the 15th) and took another $20 cab ride to the Rio. Unfortunately, I was informed the 2nd Chance tournies had been canceled. I was not too happy about this, as I wasted $40 in cab rides.
Since I was only able to play one $550 tourney, shareholders of the 2nd Chance pool will get a $22 per share refund.
Thanks again for the backing.
I'll post some more about the rest of my trip later.
About an hour into the tourney I looked down at pocket Queens. I raised 3 times the Big Blind and got one caller. The flop came three low rags. I checked with the intention of check-raising my opponent if he took a stab at the pot. He bet about half the pot and I re-raised a little more than half of my chips. When he went all-in, I decided to make my stand and called. He showed me pocket Kings and I was gone.
He played this hand well by just flat calling my pre-flop raise, disguising his monster. Knowing the format dictated aggressive risky play, he gave me just enough rope to hang myself.
I was prepared to take another stab on Sunday (the 15th) and took another $20 cab ride to the Rio. Unfortunately, I was informed the 2nd Chance tournies had been canceled. I was not too happy about this, as I wasted $40 in cab rides.
Since I was only able to play one $550 tourney, shareholders of the 2nd Chance pool will get a $22 per share refund.
Thanks again for the backing.
I'll post some more about the rest of my trip later.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Main Event info and tidbits
Below is the blinds structure and schedule for the Main Event. The first day is broken down into three days (Day 1A, Day 1B, and Day 1C). You are allowed to pick whichever day you want if there is space available.
I hope to play my first day on Saturday (July 7th), as I will be moving from the Super-8 and checking into the Rio on Sunday. My second choice will be Friday.
If I have access to a computer I'll post updates here. If not, Les J. and Jim K. have 800-numbers for me to call, and I'll try to keep them updated with my progress.
The best site I've found for realtime WSOP updates is:
http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/
You'll need to select "Event #55".
I fly out on the 4th of July and will arrive in Vegas at about 10:30am (Vegas time). First on the agenda after checking into the Super-8, will be going to the Rio and registering for the Main Event. I'll then go to Treasure Island where Pokerstars is set up, to sign their "Terms and Conditions" form and pick up my Pokerstars clothing.
I'll then consider my options for watching the various 4th of July celebrations in town.
A couple of off-days to acclimatize myself and get over the jet-lag, and hopefully I'll start playing on Saturday.
Assuming I survive Day 1, I'll have a couple more off-days and resume play on Day 2, at noon Tuesday.
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
| LEVEL | ANTE | BLINDS |
| 1 | - | $50-$100 |
| 2 | - | $100-$200 |
| 3 | - | $200-$400 |
| 4 | $50 | $200-$400 |
| 5 | $75 | $300-$600 |
| Remove $25 Chips | ||
| 6 | $100 | $400-$800 |
| END OF DAYS 1A, 1B, and 1C | ||
| 7 | $100 | $500-$1,000 |
| 8 | $200 | $600-$1,200 |
| 9 | $200 | $800-$1,600 |
| 10 | $300 | $1,000-$2,000 |
| 11 | $300 | $1,200-$2,400 |
| 12 | $400 | $1,500-$3,000 |
| Remove $100 Chips | ||
| 13 | $500 | $2,000-$4,000 |
| 14 | $500 | $2,500-$5,000 |
| Remove $500 Chips | ||
| 15 | $1,000 | $3,000-$6,000 |
| 16 | $1,000 | $4,000-$8,000 |
| 17 | $1,000 | $5,000-$10,000 |
| 18 | $2,000 | $6,000-$12,000 |
| 19 | $2,000 | $8,000-$16,000 |
| 20 | $3,000 | $10,000-$20,000 |
| 21 | $3,000 | $12,000-$24,000 |
| 22 | $4,000 | $15,000-$30,000 |
| Remove $1,000 Chips | ||
| 23 | $5,000 | $20,000-$40,000 |
| 24 | $5,000 | $25,000-$50,000 |
| 25 | $10,000 | $30,000-$60,000 |
| 26 | $10,000 | $40,000-$80,000 |
| 27 | $10,000 | $50,000-$100,000 |
| 28 | $15,000 | $60,000-$120,000 |
| 29 | $20,000 | $80,000-$160,000 |
| 30 | $30,000 | $100,000-$200,000 |
| 31 | $30,000 | $120,000-$240,000 |
| 32 | $40,000 | $150,000-$300,000 |
| 33 | $50,000 | $200,000-$400,000 |
| 34 | $50,000 | $250,000-$500,000 |
| 35 | $75,000 | $300,000-$600,000 |
| 36 | $100,000 | $400,000-$800,000 |
| 37 | $150,000 | $500,000-$1,000,000 |
| 38 | $200,000 | $600,000-$1,200,000 |
| 39 | $200,000 | $800,000-$1,600,000 |
| 40 | $300,000 | $1,000,000-$2,000,000 |
| 41 | $300,000 | $1,200,000-$2,400,000 |
| 42 | $400,000 | $1,500,000-$3,000,000 |
| 43 | $500,000 | $2,000,000-$4,000,000 |
| 44 | $500,000 | $2,500,000-$5,000,000 |
| 45 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000-$6,000,000 |
| • | Play will begin on days 1A, 1B, and 1C at 12 pm. |
| • | All Levels will last 120 minutes. |
| • | Players may select their first day of play until that day if full. |
| • | Play will continue on day 1A, 1B, and 1C until the completion of level 6. |
| • | Dinner is at 7:30PM each night and will last 90 minutes. |
| • | Monday July 9 is an off day unless a 4th starting day 1D is needed to accommodate field size. |
| • | Day 2 - The field will be combined together from days 1A, 1B, and 1C Play will continue at 12 PM, on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, and play 5 levels. (Day 2 could be split into 2 days) |
| • | Day 3 - play will continue at 12 PM, on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, and play 5 levels. |
| • | Day 4 - play will continue at 12 PM, on Thursday, July 12, 2007, and play 5 levels. |
| • | Day 5 - play will continue at 12 PM, on Friday, July 13, 2007, and play 5 levels. |
| • | Day 6 - play will continue at 12 PM, on Saturday, July 14, 2007, and play down to 36 players. |
| • | Day 7 - play will continue at 12 PM, on Sunday, July 15, 2007, and play down to 9 players. |
| • | Day 8 - Players will have a day off on Monday, July 16, 2007. |
| • | The Final Table will resume play at 12 PM on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. |
Players begin with $20,000 in Tournament Chips. All levels will last 120 minutes. Breaks will be every level and last 20 minutes. The Rio reserves the right to alter or change the schedule in order to play the tournament in the above mentioned timeframe. 4.2% of the total entry pool will be withheld for entry fees, and 1.8% of the total entry pool will be withheld for tournament staff.
2006 REIGNING CHAMPION
Jamie Gold $12,000,000
2006 Entries 8,773
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