WSOP Champions Invitational: The 27 Players Chosen by Fans

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Champions Invitational Tournament will take place on June 27, 2010, with 27 participants. The participants were determined by a vote where 355,081 people voted. Phil Ivey received the most votes with 16,267. The top 20 vote-getters will join Bertrand Grospellier and Andrew Barton at the tournament. The tournament will be held at the Rio in Las Vegas.

The top prize is $500,000. The second and third prizes are $250,000 and $100,000 respectively. The fourth to ninth places will each receive $25,000. The tournament will feature no-limit Texas hold'em. The players will compete in four one-hour levels on June 27 and June 28, with the final determination of the champion on July 4.

The list of the top 20 players, sorted by the number of votes received, is as follows: 1. Phil Ivey 16,267; 2. Daniel Negreanu 16,239; 3. Doyle Brunson 13,796; 4. Phil Hellmuth 12,673; 5. Chris Ferguson 11,585; 6. Allen Cunningham 10,486; 7. Johnny Chan 10,434; 8. Scotty Nguyen 9,834; 9. Barry Greenstein 9,806; 10. John Juanda 8,835; 11. Erik Seidel 8,802; 12. Jennifer Harman 8,206; 13. Huck Seed 8,180; 14. Dan Harrington 7,342; 15. T.J. Cloutier 6,281; 16. Sam Farha 6,085; 17. Howard Lederer 5,596; 18. Greg Raymer 5,404; 19. Joe Hachem 5,272; 20. Antonio Esfandiari 5,129.