489 Spieler gingen an den Start des WSOP Event #23: USD 2.500 Eight-Game Mix Turniers. Darunter Vitaly Lunkin, David Williams, Allen Bari, Eugene Katchalov, Marco Traniello, Daniel Negreanu, Justin Bonomo, Ted Forrest, John Cernuto, Titelverteidiger Sigurd Eskeland, Eric Buchman, Gavin Smith und John Juanda.