And five minutes later, SUCCESS!

Gotta say something for the folks at Harrah's: They're on the ball. While posting my last update, I sent an email to the Harrah's Atlantic City PR department to see if there is a mailing list for updates on the tournament and if I could be added to it. Not five minutes later, I have my first official report on the first event, with a promise of another report for the second event soon. Thanks to Susan Kotzen for a fantastic job helping me with this. And until the big boys get on the ball and start reporting what's going on, I'm just going to post these in their entirety. So, without further ado, here's the first report:

Event #1
No-Limit Texas Hold’em
Buy-In: $500 + $60 (buy-in amount)
Number of Entries: 628 (number of players entered)
Prize Money: $314,000 (total prize money in this event awarded to winners)

Official Results:
1. Michael Pascullo, Syosset, N.Y., $91,060.00
2. William H. Cole, Winchester, Ca., $48,042.00
3. James J. Grogan, Deland, Fla., $25,120.00
4. Konstantino Pashos, Flushing, N.Y., $21,980.00
5. John M. Botticello, Floral Park, N.Y., $18,840.00
6. John Milone, Babylon, N.Y., $15,700.00
7. Airy Sysouphan, Phila. Pa., $12,560.00
8. Michael Hickman, Media, Pa., $9,420.00
9. Seth Gomes, New York, N.Y. $6,280.00

Final Table Started at: 4:00 pm EST
Final Table Ended at: 7:15 pm EST

Tournament Report by Nolan Dalla

Tournament Directors – Ken Lambert and Johnny Grooms