WSOP plans for a large main event field

It appears that World Series of Poker organiser Harrah's Entertainment is planning for a large entry field at this year's main event starting Friday.

Company spokesmen have unveiled an adjusted main event schedule that falls back on a contingency plan to extend the $10 000 championship over an extra day.

There will be four Day Ones, differentiated as days A through D from July 6-9.

This will be followed by two Day Twos, where surviving contestants from Days 1A and 1B will play on Day 2A and entrants from days 1C and 1D will play on Day 2B July 11.

Day 3 is July 12 and Day 4 is July 13. All days will feature six levels, which start at noon and pause for a 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. dinner break.

The field will have been narrowed to 36 players by Day 5 on July 14, while Day 6 refines the tournament to just the final table of nine players on July 15.

July 16 is a rest day, but these plans have yet to be finalised, according to director Nolan Dalla.

The plan is for the final table action to start at noon on July 17.

The big question of whether the 2007 World Series of Poker main event attracts more player entries than last year will remain unanswered until the end of the first level on Day 1D, as entries for the big event only close after the first level on July 9.