Fittingly the opening event of the 2006 WSOP is the Tournament of Champions, an invitational event. At press time the leader with a commanding 3 to 1 chip lead over 3 other players was Daniel Negreanu. Results for this 1st event will be posted tomorrow...

Running simultaneously with the Tournament of Champions was the Casino Employee $500 buy-in No-Limit Event. A field of 1232 signed up to win the 1st prize and bragging rights on their next shift back at work. At press time there were 150 entries still in the running.

The final table and winner's names will be posted tomorrow...