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Rio Resort Las Vegas, Home of the 2007 WSOP
The 38th annual World Series of Poker will put the cards in the air at Noon today. The first event is a $5000 buy-in Half Limit/Half No-Limit Hold'em tournament with a star studded field of professional poker players plus plenty of novice hopefuls. We will be there with the cameras for the 47 day run of this historic event.
Check out the "all-time top twenty" lists of WSOP categories prepared by the WSOP's "Top" historian, Nolan Dalla, after the jump...
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Rio Resort Las Vegas, Home of the 2007 WSOP
Check back later today for Flipchip's photos of the the first day of the 2007 World Series of Poker.
All statistical data courtesy of the World Series of Poker(R) and Nolan Dalla.
Top 20 WSOP All-Time Money Earners - Lifetime
1. Jamie Gold $12,000,000 1 cash
2. Joe Hachem 7,899,828 5 cashes
3. Paul Wasicka 6,166,936 3 cashes
4. Allen Cunningham 5,999,187 29 cashes
5. Greg "Fossilman" Raymer 5,433,450 5 cashes
6. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. 4,886,672 57 cashes
7. T.J. Cloutier 4,263,634 51 cashes
8. Steve Dannenmann 4,258,935 2 cashes
9. Michael Binger 4,224,880 2 cashes
10. David Williams 3,933,654 6 cashes
11. Johnny Chan 3,815,014 35 cashes
12. Dan Harrington 3,494,513 10 cashes
13. Rhett Butler 3,216,182 1 cash
14. Josh Arieh 3,193,395 9 cashes
15. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson 3,139,982 45 cashes
16. Erik Seidel 3,125,605 42 cashes
17. Richard Lee 2,803,851 1 cash
18. Phil Ivey 2,659,364 24 cashes
19. Doyle Brunson 2,557,391 28 cashes
20. Chris Moneymaker 2,528,153 3 cashes
Note: Statistics are through May 31, 2006 and include all WSOP events from 1970 through 2006.
Top 20 Most Final Table Appearances -- Lifetime
1. T. J. Cloutier 39
2. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. 37
3. Berry Johnston 29
4. Johnny Chan 26
4. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson 26
4. Erik Seidel 26
7. "Miami John" Cernuto 25
8. Dewey Tomko 24
8. An "The Boss" Tran 24
10. Jay Heimowitz 23
11. Doyle Brunson 22
11. Mickey Appleman 22
11. Johnny Moss 22
14. Huck Seed 21
15. Mike Sexton 20
15. Humberto Brenes 20
17. Tom McEvoy 19
18. Howard "The Professor" Lederer 19
19. Jack Keller 19
20. John Bonetti 18
Note: Statistics are through May 31, 2006 and include all WSOP events from 1970 through 2006. Final table appearance means final nine players in flop games and final eight players in stud and draw games. Mixed game events include final nine players.
Top 20 Most WSOP Gold Bracelets Won -- Lifetime
1. Johnny Chan 10
1. Doyle Brunson 10
1. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. 10
4. Johnny Moss 8
5. Billy Baxter 7
5. Erik Seidel 7
7. Jay Heimowitz 6
7. Men "the Master" Nguyen 6
7. T.J. Cloutier 6
10. Gary "Bones" Berland 5
10. Stu "the Kid" Ungar 5
10. Berry Johnston 5
10. Ted Forrest 5
10. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson 5
10. Layne Flack 5
10. Phil Ivey 5
17. (11 players tied with 4 each - Huck Seed, "Amarillo Slim" Preston, Puggy Pearson, Scotty Nguyen, Tom McEvoy, Lakewood Louie, Allen Cunningham, Artie Cobb, David Chiu, Bobby Baldwin, Mickey Appleman)
Note 1: Statistics are through May 31, 2006 and include all WSOP events from 1970 through 2006.
Note 2: In case of ties, the player who achieved the number first is listed ahead.
Top 20 Most WSOP Cashes -- Lifetime
1. Phil Hellmuth, Jr. 57
2. Men "the Master" Nguyen 54
3. T. J Cloutier 51
4. Berry Johnston 50
5. Brent Carter 45
5. Chris "Jesus" Ferguson 45
5. Humberto Brenes 45
8. Erik Seidel 42
9. Mike Sexton 40
10. Dewey Tomko 39
10. An "the Boss" Tran 39
10. "Miami" John Cernuto 39
13. Ken "Skyhawk" Flaton 38
14. Mel Judah 37
15. Jay Heimowitz 36
15. Mickey Appleman 36
17. Frank Henderson 35
18. Johnny Chan 35
19. Thor Hansen 34
19. Chau Giang 34
Note: Statistics are through May 31, 2006 and include all WSOP events from 1970 through 2006.
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