WSOP Releases Two Lists
WSOP has gotten pretty dull. The big names and big mouths are not figuring anywhere and there has been no non-poker action at the tables or at the rails. Poker babe Lacey Jones has joined Full Tilt Poker, but Lacey makes more news when she changes clothes than when she changes online poker rooms. Therefore the most exciting thing that has happened at WSOP is the release of two lists.
The first list consists of the 20 players who received the most votes for entry to the Tournament of Champions (TOC). The only woman in the 20 is Jennifer Harman. Apparently her provocative soliciting has paid off. For the most part the poker fans voted according to stature. In all 355,081 votes were cast. Phil Ivey topped with 16,267 votes. He was followed by Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth. The least known name in the list is of Dan Harrington. Harrington won two bracelets in 1995, including the Main Event, but has done nothing of note since 2004 in the WSOP arena. Jennifer will be joined by the only other woman in the 27 who play out this event. The other woman is Annie Duke. 7 players have been given direct entry without having to go through the vote on account of their being past TOC winners, WSOP 2009 Main Event winners or sponsor’s nominees.
The second list consists of the current leader board for the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year (POY). The tournament is only half way through and changes should be expected. This list also has only one woman player in the top 20. J.J. Liu is number 17 with 100 POY points. The leader is James Dempsey with 180 POY points. The list is based on POY points and not on earnings. The top earner so far is Michael Mizrachi with over $1.6 million. The only other player to rake in more than a million dollars so far is Vladimir Shchemelev.
There are two players who are on the top 20 in both lists. They are John Juanda and Sammy Farha. They are the popular poker pros who are currently in form.
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