Down To 11

10.50 PM


On break now and chip counts as follows:


Ralph Perry $900,000

John Shipley $900,000

Robert Varkonyi $680,000

Don Barton $660,000

Julian Gardner $660,000

Amir Nasseri $650,000

Russell Rosenblum $500,000

Scott Gray $450,000

Minh Ly $440,000

Tony D $290,000

Harley Hall $200,000

Shipley just busted Nasseri.


BTW - does somebody have a pointer to the payout structure?

I've only been playing poker for three months and don't yet know who the top poker players are. By having made it this far in this world championships, these people that you mention must be experts and masters of the game and are therefore highly respected by the poker public.


What titles has Ralph Perry won in his career? Must be too many to count.


What titles has John Shipley won in his career? If there's too many to mention just name the more important ones.


What titles has Robert Varkonyi won? His name sounds familiar even for this neophyte. He must be very popular.


Thanks for your responses. As a new player, I'm in search for a role model. Perhaps one of these three poker greats can serve as my role model.