732 Spieler gingen an den Start von WSOP Event #40, des USD 5.000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed Turniers. Darunter Eric Baldwin, Andy Seth, Billy Kopp, Simon Watt, Isaac Haxton, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Andy Black, John Racener, Antonio Esfandiari, Justin Bonomo, Joe Serock, Prahlad Friedman, Phil Laak, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Phil Hellmuth, Benny Spindler, und Daniel Negreanu.