2007 Harrah's Rincon - Event #11 - WSOP Circuit Chip Counts

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2007 Harrah's Rincon
World Series of Poker
Circuit Event
Event #11
$5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Championship Event
End of Day 2 Chip Counts

2007 World Series of Poker Circuit
Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort-San Diego
Official Report
February 21, 2007

Event #11
No Limit Hold'em Championship
Buy-In: $5,000 + $150
Number of Entries: 181
Total Prize Money: $877,850

2007 WSOP Circuit Event Harrah's Rincon - San Diego, California

The Final Table:

Seat 1:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Jerry Renfroe
San Luis Obispo, CA
19,000

Jerry Renfroe is a 40-year-old self-employed poker player from San Luis
Obispo, CA. To date, his biggest cash was second place at the World Series
of Poker Circuit championship event held at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe, last year.
However, today he arrives with the biggest challenge of anyone as he arrives
as the lowest stack at this final table.

Seat 2:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Shane Schleger
New York, NY
205,500

Shane Schleger is originally from New York City. He now lives in Santa
Monica, CA. He is a 29-year-old professional gambler. He came into poker
after working actively in the game of craps. He wrote about his gambling
experiences at his daily blog, which can now be found online. Mr. Schleger
won $215,000 recently at a poker tournament held at the Commerce Casino,
in Los Angeles.

Seat 3:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Danny Wong
Walnut, CA
244,500

Danny Wong is a 22-year-old professional poker player from Walnut, CA.
Last year, he won a major tournament at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, and was
second in the main event at that same tournament. He originally set out to
be a stock broker, but he finds it more profitable now to invest in himself as a
poker player.

Seat 4:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Gavin Griffin
Orange, CA
390,500

Gavin Griffin is a pro poker player from Orange County, CA. He won a gold
bracelet at the 2004 World Series of Poker, and at the time was the
youngest event winner in the history of the World Series. Mr. Grfffin originally
set out to be a professional baseball player and would probably at least be in
the minor leagues had he chosen a different college than the one he
attended. Instead, Mr. Griffin arrives today with major league money, ranked
second in the chip count.

Seat 5:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Erik Cajelais
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
270,500

Erik Cajelais is a pro poker player from Montreal, Quebec (Canada). He won
a $5,000 buy-in event at the Beallgio in Las Vegas last year. However, he is
now seeking is first major tournament victory and arrives today slightly better
than average in chips.

Seat 6:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Peter Feldman
Harper Woods, MI
444,000

Peter Feldman is a poker professional from Harper Woods, MI. He won the
$10,000 buy-in championship event at Harrah’s New Orleans in 2006. Should
he win today, he would become the first-ever two-time main event winner on
the World Series of Poker Circuit. He is well on his way to making history, as
the current chip leader.

Seat 7:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

David Matthew
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
119,500

David Matthew is one of two Canadians sitting at today’s final table. He is a
47-year-old poker pro from Toronto. Mr. Matthew has several impressive
finishes on his tournament resume, including second place in the $25,000
buy-in main event at the Bellagio last year. He was also 10th at the most
recent championship event at the Borgata, in Atlantic City.

Seat 8:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Gavin Smith
Las Vegas, NV
71,000

Gavin Smith is the class clown and court jester of the poker world. He has
rocketed up from oblivion in the wilderness of Canada to poker
superstardom. The 38-year-old man-child now lives in Las Vegas. Mr. Smith
was the 2005 Player of the Year in tournament poker, due to several high
finishes and cashes -- including first-place at the Mirage in Las Vegas where
he won a million dollars. He also finished second to Peter Feldman – sitting in
Seat 6 -- at last year’s Harrah’s New Orleans poker championship. Mr. Smith
has quite an obstacle to overcome today, as he arrives seventh in the chip
count.

Seat 9:
Hometown:
Chip Count:

Yoon Kim
Milwaukee, WI
45,500

Yoon Kim is a 39-year-old real estate agent from Milwaukee, WI. In fact, he
was the top realtor in Milwaukee over the last three years. So, if anyone
wants to buy a home in Milwaukee, Mr. Kim is the man to see. Mr. Kim has a
number of final table appearances since he has started playing tournament
poker. This would be his biggest cash ever, should he win today. But as the
eighth-ranked player in chips, Mr. Kim will have to play the best poker of his
life.

Payouts:

1.                $280,859
2.                147,364
3.                86,685
4.                69,348
5.                52,011
6.                43,343
7.                34,674
8.                26,005
9.                17,337


Report by Nolan Dalla

Tournament Director – Janis Sexton

Harrah’s Rincon

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