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LAS VEGAS -- A Long Island poker veteran has emerged as the chip leader at the final table of nine players in the marquee Main Event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.Cliff Josephy of Syosset, New York, ended play just before midnight Monday with more than 74 million chips, said Seth Palansky, spokesman for the $10,000 No-Limit Holdem tournament.Josephy, 51, finished in the top 400 players in the World Series of Poker championship in 2008, and in the top 1,000 last year. Hes a two-time winner of other series events, including a $3,000 No-Limit Holdem tournament in 2013, and a $1,500 Seven Card Stud tournament in 2005.Poker pro Qui Nguyen, 39, of Las Vegas, has the second-largest stack of chips, at almost 70 million, followed by Gordon Vayo, 27, of San Francisco, and Kenny Hallaert, 34, from Hansbeke, Belgium.Vayo finished second in a $3,000 No-Limit Holdem 6-Handed event in 2014, winning almost $315,000.Hallaert is an accomplished poker pro with more than $1.3 million in career live tournament winnings, Palansky said. He finished 123rd in the 2015 Main Event, and 323rd in 2011.Michael Ruane, 28, of Hoboken, New Jersey, is fifth in chips, and Vojtech Ruzicka, 30, from Prague, Czech Republic, is sixth. Griffin Benger, 31, from Toronto, is seventh.Jerry Wong, 34, of Brooklyn, New York, and Fernando Pons, 37, from Palma, Spain, round out the final table, where each of the nine players is guaranteed $1 million.Final play begins Oct. 30, with the televised championship scheduled to be decided Nov. 1.The top prize will be $8 million and a World Series of Poker championship bracelet. The other eight players will share about $17.4 million. Second place will earn just under $4.66 million.Josh Weiss of La Jolla, California, finished 10th on Monday, missing a seat at the final table but taking home $650,000. He busted when he went all-in with an ace-high hand and Ruane drew two pair to win.The 47th annual World Series of Poker championship started play July 9 with 6,737 players from 79 countries. That was the fifth-largest field in tournament history, Palansky said.Gaelle Baumann, from Paris, was the top finisher among the 268 women this year. She placed 102nd and won a $49,108 prize. Bauman finished in 10th place in the Main Event tournament in 2012.Poker pro Joe McKeehen of North Wales, Pennsylvania, won the Main Event bracelet last year and a $7.68 million top prize.The Main Event caps a 2016 World Series of Poker tournament that began May 31 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino. Palansky said a record 107,833 players from 107 countries entered the 69 events, generating a total prize pool of $221 million.Swell Flasche Marmor . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Swell Flasche Bestellen . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. http://www.swellflascheschweiz.ch/ . Just as Montreal was settling into the first full working week of a new year, the Impact announced the appointment of their new head coach. Hydro Flask Schweiz .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Swell Bottle Schweiz Kaufen . Halifax beat the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-5 on the strength of two goals apiece from Nikolaj Ehlers, Matt Murphy and Brent Andrews. Jonathan Drouin also scored and had three assists while Zachary Fucale made 17 saves for the Mooseheads (16-8-0), who led 6-1 after two periods.HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets didnt seem too impressed with their latest entry in the NBA record book.The Rockets made an NBA-record 24 3-pointers, led by Eric Gordons 7-for-12 effort, and beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-100 Friday night.We just played how we play, said Harden, who shot 6 for 12 on 3s and finished with 29 points. It didnt feel no different. We shot the basketball, open 3s and you know -- they went in.Harden also had 11 rebounds and 13 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season and 15th of his career -- passing Hakeem Olajuwon for the most in franchise history.The best player in Rockets history -- The Dream, Harden said. For me, its an unbelievable accomplishment. Credit to my teammates for knocking down their shots. Im just trying to make an impact on the game thats all.Ryan Anderson made Houstons 24th 3-pointer of the game with 32 seconds remaining, and the Toyota Center crowd erupted in celebration of the record.Gordon confidently predicted that the best is yet to come.I wouldnt doubt before the seasons over that well break that record again, Gordon said. I think itll happen again, for sure. A lot of teams like to load up and not let us get layups and force us to shoot 3s so why not?In picking up their ninth straight win, the Rockets attempting 61 3s -- making 39.3 percent -- to shatter their own record of 50 set earlier this year. They broke the NBA record for 3s made in a game, shared by Houston in 2013 and Orlando in 2009.Theyve added another dimension to the game because of their ability to be able to shoot the way they do, Rockets coach Mike DAntoni said.Trevor Ariza added 20 points and Patrick Beverley had 13 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Houston.Anthony Davis scored 19 points in 22 minutes for New Orleans and rested much of the second half after Houston built a lead as big as 24 points. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry later said Davis was kicked in his lower leg and was limping so he held him from playing in the fourth quarter.Houston attempted 31 3s in the first two quarters, an NBA record for a half. The Rockets made 14 3s in the first half, entering the break with a 45.2-percent clip. Houston entered the game attempting 37.6 3s per game, tops in the league, and making 38.4 percent.Gentry said Houstons offense is fueled by Hardens abilities as a playmaker.He conttrols the game, Gentry said.dddddddddddd The game is played at his pace. Hes leading the league in assists and he has a lot of shooters around him. He can score and hes playing like an MVP candidate. If you look around the league right now, hes as good as anybody playing.Pelicans point guard Tim Frazier played through a right wrist sprain in his hometown, several miles from his alma mater of Strake Jesuit.There was plenty of familiarity between the two teams. Three Rockets players -- Gordon, Ariza and Anderson -- played previously for New Orleans, while the Pelicans Terrence Jones and Omer Asik are former Rockets. Additionally, Pelicans coach Gentry served as an assistant for Rockets coach DAntoni in Phoenix.TIP-INSPelicans: After playing 11 minutes in his first game of the season on Thursday night against Indiana, Tyreke Evans (knee) was given the night off for rest. ... SF Solomon Hill did not travel with the team to Houston as he stayed in New Orleans with his girlfriend in anticipation of the couples first child.Rockets: C Clint Capela fouled out of the game early in the fourth quarter. He had eight points and 11 rebounds in 22 minutes. ... Harden made 6 of 12 3-pointers, while Ariza made 5 of 14. ... Three Rockets players had double-digit rebounds and Houston outrebounded New Orleans 57-47.REMEMBERING SAGERBefore the National Anthem, the Rockets remembered TNT broadcaster Craig Sager, who died Thursday at 65 after a lengthy battle with leukemia. There was a moment of silence in Sagers honor and fans in the Toyota Center gave a standing ovation when his picture was shown on the videoboard. Sager attended several Rockets games while receiving treatment at nearby MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.HONORING RUDY TAs part of their ongoing celebration of their 50th season, the Rockets honored former player and coach Rudy Tomjanovich with a video montage after the first quarter. Tomjanovich was in attendance and received a lengthy ovation from the crowd. Tomjanovich played for the Rockets from 1970-81, and coached the team from 1991-2003 -- winning back-to-back championships in 1994 and 1995.UP NEXTPelicans: Att San Antonio on Sunday night.Rockets: At Minnesota on Saturday night.[url=http://www.authenticwholesalejerseys.net/]Cheap Jer.UP NEXTPelicans: Att San Antonio on Sunday night.