I have a feeling the inaugural WSOP million-dollar freeroll might feature some of the best poker we\’ll see throughout the WSOP. The unofficial kick-off for the 2011 WSOP activities — and perhaps opening testament to the dramatically reduced relevance of typical patch players this year — gets underway this Friday.
Below is the official list of who gets to play — final save for point and money totals on the nine players who locked up seats yesterday and played (or are still playing) the Southern regional championship at Harrah\’s New Orleans today.
Plenty of interesting names qualified for 1 of 100 seats over the course of the ever-expansive WSOP-circuit 2010/11 season. And I\’m sure some of the best stories come from winners we\’ve never heard of … but regardless, several well-known players and a few special-to-Pokerati players will be fighting for 10 payouts ranging from $27,500 to $300,000, including …
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Player |
Qualification |
Points |
Rings |
Cashes |
Winnings |
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James Anderson |
Midwest Regional Champ |
500 |
1 |
1 |
$525,449 |
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Chris Bell |
Eastern Regional Champ |
500 |
1 |
1 |
$358,295 |
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Ali Eslami |
Western Regional Champ |
500 |
1 |
1 |
$282,242 |
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Chris Klodnicki |
Eastern Regional FT |
475 |
0 |
2 |
$253,757 |
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Gabe Patgorski |
Midwest Regional FT |
375 |
0 |
1 |
$324,770 |
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Tim West |
Western Regional FT |
375 |
0 |
1 |
$174,443 |
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Bernard Lee |
Midwest Regional FT |
320 |
0 |
2 |
$242,950 |
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Ketan Pandya |
Eastern Regional FT |
300 |
0 |
1 |
$159,851 |
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Duane Blanchard |
Western Regional FT |
300 |
0 |
1 |
$124,204 |
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Curt Kohlberg |
Midwest Regional FT |
275 |
0 |
1 |
$174,807 |
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Micah Raskin |
Eastern Regional FT |
275 |
0 |
1 |
$117,457 |
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Steve Brecher |
Western Regional FT |
275 |
0 |
1 |
$90,223 |
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Dwyte Pilgrim |
Western Regional FT |
275 |
0 |
4 |
$86,015 |
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Dave Sands |
Midwest Regional FT |
250 |
0 |
1 |
$131,299 |
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Todd Terry |
Eastern Regional FT |
250 |
0 |
1 |
$87,808 |
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David Peters |
Western Regional FT |
250 |
0 |
1 |
$66,834 |
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Kurt Jewell |
Hammond Main Event Champ |
242.5 |
2 |
6 |
$285,378 |
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Matthew Waxman |
Harrah's AC Main Event Champ |
235 |
1 |
3 |
$158,353 |
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Shannon Shorr |
Midwest Regional FT |
235 |
0 |
2 |
$101,171 |
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Miller Dao |
Western Regional FT |
230 |
1 |
3 |
$88,734 |
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Kyle Cartwright |
Tunica Casino Champ |
227.5 |
3 |
5 |
$207,205 |
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Andy Frankenberger |
Eastern Regional FT |
225 |
0 |
1 |
$66,758 |
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Dana Kellstrom |
Western Regional FT |
225 |
0 |
1 |
$50,455 |
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Charles "Woody" Moore |
S. Indiana Main Event Champ |
210 |
1 |
7 |
$145,027 |
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Brandon Adams |
Midwest Regional FT |
200 |
0 |
1 |
$77,556 |
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Jason Burt |
Eastern Regional FT |
200 |
0 |
1 |
$51,607 |
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Tom Franklin |
At-large |
197.5 |
1 |
8 |
$74,929 |
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Huy Nguyen |
Choctaw Main Event Champ |
190 |
2 |
4 |
$271,536 |
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Brett Schwertley |
At-large |
187.5 |
2 |
10 |
$120,420 |
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Tony Hartmann |
Midwest Regional FT |
180 |
0 |
2 |
$63,695 |
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Nicholas Mitchell |
Eastern Regional FT |
175 |
0 |
1 |
$40,538 |
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Dylan Wilkerson |
Western Regional FT |
175 |
0 |
1 |
$30,397 |
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Mstr Lynch |
Rincon Casino Champ |
170 |
2 |
4 |
$157,227 |
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Kevin Calenzo |
At-large |
170 |
0 |
8 |
$94,586 |
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Roland Israelashvili |
At-large |
170 |
1 |
6 |
$64,433 |
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Nick Jivkov |
At-large |
165 |
1 |
5 |
$105,202 |
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Tuan Bui Le |
At-large |
165 |
2 |
7 |
$56,001 |
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Jeremy Schwartz |
At-large |
162.5 |
1 |
4 |
$75,238 |
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La Sengphet |
At-large |
155 |
2 |
7 |
$67,094 |
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Shiva Dudani |
At-large |
152.5 |
1 |
5 |
$73,799 |
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Mark Owens |
Midwest Regional FT |
150 |
0 |
1 |
$48,615 |
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Seth Fischer |
Eastern Regional FT |
150 |
0 |
1 |
$32,362 |
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Joshua Evans |
At-large |
140 |
0 |
7 |
$85,142 |
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Seneca Easley |
Rincon Main Event Champ |
135 |
1 |
5 |
$81,413 |
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Drazen Ilich |
At-large |
135 |
1 |
4 |
$70,272 |
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Joel Merwick |
At-large |
135 |
0 |
7 |
$43,516 |
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Samuel Barnhart |
Tunica Main Event Champ |
132.5 |
1 |
4 |
$154,357 |
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Ian Wiley |
Hammond Casino Champ |
132.5 |
1 |
4 |
$64,360 |
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Justin Kruger |
At-large |
132.5 |
1 |
6 |
$41,113 |
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Brian Ali |
Caesars AC Main Event Champ |
130 |
1 |
2 |
$158,911 |
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Mark Sykes |
At-large |
130 |
0 |
5 |
$69,952 |
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Matt Lawrence |
At-large |
130 |
0 |
10 |
$52,781 |
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Peter Ippolito |
At-large |
130 |
1 |
5 |
$40,962 |
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Bobbie Talbot |
IP Biloxi Casino Champ |
125 |
0 |
6 |
$63,444 |
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Trevor Deeter |
At-large |
125 |
0 |
9 |
$30,398 |
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Jessie Bryant |
At-large |
125 |
2 |
5 |
$29,770 |
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Brent Keller |
At-large |
125 |
2 |
3 |
$25,207 |
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Brian Walsingham |
New Orleans Casino Champ |
120 |
2 |
4 |
$111,144 |
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Will Souther |
At-large |
120 |
1 |
4 |
$64,312 |
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Bruce Hoyt |
At-large |
117.5 |
1 |
6 |
$16,665 |
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David Clark |
At-large |
112.5 |
1 |
9 |
$59,525 |
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Steve Zolotow |
At-large |
112.5 |
0 |
3 |
$43,034 |
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Michael Foster |
At-large |
112.5 |
0 |
7 |
$42,893 |
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John Holley |
At-large |
112.5 |
1 |
4 |
$31,436 |
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Peter Mavro |
At-large |
112.5 |
0 |
11 |
$16,200 |
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Christopher Johnson |
Caesars Palace Main Event Champ |
110 |
1 |
2 |
$157,426 |
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Travis Lutes |
IP Biloxi Main Event Champ |
110 |
1 |
2 |
$96,855 |
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Stanley Quinn |
Lake Tahoe Main Event Champ |
110 |
1 |
2 |
$88,438 |
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Dennis Summers |
At-large |
110 |
1 |
3 |
$39,317 |
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Scott Clark |
At-large |
110 |
1 |
4 |
$18,233 |
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Robert Georato |
Council Bluffs Casino Champ |
107.5 |
1 |
6 |
$33,696 |
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Michael Traylor |
At-large |
107.5 |
0 |
7 |
$54,941 |
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Matthew Lope |
At-large |
107.5 |
1 |
4 |
$50,807 |
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Nadir Babck |
At-large |
105 |
1 |
7 |
$26,835 |
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Brett Richey |
At-large |
105 |
0 |
2 |
$25,574 |
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Casey Hayes |
At-large |
102.5 |
0 |
4 |
$35,158 |
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Doug Carli |
At-large |
102.5 |
0 |
8 |
$16,839 |
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Jonathon Poche |
NOLA Main Event Champ |
100 |
1 |
1 |
$121,017 |
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Kenny Nguyen |
Chester Main Event Champ |
100 |
1 |
1 |
$94,901 |
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Blair Hinkle |
Council Bluffs Main Event Champ |
100 |
1 |
1 |
$88,555 |
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Stephen Kats |
At-large |
100 |
0 |
7 |
$43,522 |
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David Paredes |
At-large |
100 |
0 |
1 |
$39,346 |
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Dan Perper |
At-large |
100 |
0 |
1 |
$39,346 |
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Jesus Cabrera |
Harrah's AC Casino Champ |
95 |
0 |
2 |
$77,440 |
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Adam Hui |
Caesars Palace Casino Champ |
95 |
0 |
3 |
$60,860 |
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Andrew Barber |
Lake Tahoe Casino Champ |
95 |
0 |
4 |
$20,744 |
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Robert Scott |
Chester Casino Champ |
92.5 |
0 |
3 |
$61,369 |
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Mun Nguyen |
Caesars AC Casino Champ |
87.5 |
1 |
2 |
$33,831 |
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Kevin Manley |
S. Indiana Casino Champ |
87.5 |
1 |
2 |
$25,498 |
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Phil Stelzer |
St. Louis Casino Champ |
82.5 |
0 |
2 |
$63,703 |
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Traci Brown |
Choctaw Casino Champ |
75 |
0 |
1 |
$143,462 |
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Mike Morton |
Palm Beach Casino Champ |
75 |
0 |
1 |
$130,057 |
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Harry Cullen |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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Allie Prescott |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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A.J. Jejelowo |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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Kunal Patel |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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Gary Friedlander |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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Jeremy Gaubert |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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Allen Kessler |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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Scott Lipshutz |
Southern Regional FT |
TK |
TK |
TK |
TK |
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