WSOP Update #2

The $5000 buy-in, No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ReBuys boasts one hell of a final table. 7 players remain out of 85, and each of them is a very accomplished player. Here's a list of their chip counts going into the final table.

Erick Lindgren 1,104,000
Barry Greenstein 541,000
Mike Matusow 520,000
Jeffrey Lisandro 461,000
David Benyamine 410,000
Tony 'G' Guoga 394,000
Tom Schneider 162,000

Obviously, Erick Lindgren is the favorite to win as he is the chip leader, plus he's on a hot streak having won another event already this year. Having said that, I'd take Mike "the Mouth" Matusow to have the best chance at pulling off the upset.

No matter how it ends, pitting Matusow and Tony G at the same table could be a great show for the spectators, as both are as well known for being agitators as they are for being good poker players. Mike and Tony show why they chose poker instead of soccer as their sports of choice.



Another interesting game still underway is the $2000 Limit Hold'em event. With 125 players left from the starting 479, there are some very high profile names still in contention. Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu are both doing very well. After winning the first WSOP event he ever entered, Daniel hasn't had a whole lot of success at other WSOP, well, at least not for Daniel. He's won 2 other bracelets, and a few Million dollars, but by his standards, he is only looking to improve. Phil, on the other hand, boasts back-to-back WSOP Main Event titles, as well as 9 other WSOP bracelets, making him the all-time leader in WSOP wins.

To find out more about the World Series of Poker's all-time leaders, click here: http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/players/index.asp