WSOP Alive and Very Well

There's been a lot of talk about how
the anti-online gambling bill would effect
turn outs at the Series in 2007.
The people have spoken !

Event #3 of the 2007 World Series of Poker,
had the largest non-Championship Event field
ever. On saturday afternoon, 2,998 players
crammed the Amazon Room, then the
Alternate Room and its roughly 60 tables
(inside an air-conditioned tent set up outside
of the Rio), then even stretched into the Rio's
poker room's nine tables.

Looks like 2006 USPC champ Alex Jacob
has a great shot at taking this one down.

Chip Counts:
1. Alex Jacob - 3,100,000
2. Paul Evans - 1,690,000
3. Jeff Yoak - 965,000
4. Matt Vengrin - 930,000
5. Ciaran O'Leary - 610,000
6. Thad Smith - 555,000
7. Craig Crivello - 495,000
8. Andreas Krause - 490,000
9. Bart Hanson - 210,000