WPT Southern Poker Championship Includes Swimsuit Model

An upcoming Sports Illustrated swimsuit model remains in contention at the World Poker Tour Southern Poker Championship.  Vanessa Rousso may be short stacked, but she was still alive after Day 2 of the tournament.

As reported on the Gambling911.com website this past week, Ms. Rousso is slated to appear in the highly anticipated Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue this year.

Day 2 last all but 16 hours with 175 players returning.

283 players entered and the final table was scheduled to be played out on Saturday January 17, 2009 in Biloxi.

27 people would finish "in the money" with a prize pool of $2,662,747

WPT Southern Poker Championship Top 10 Day 2 Chip Counts

1.       Allen Carter - 776,000

2.       Tyler Smith - 695,000

3.       Stewart Yancik - 619,000

4.       Florian Langmann - 603,000

5.       Soheil Shamseddin - 560,000

6.       Jena Delk - 508,000

7.       Chuck Kim - 467,000

8.       Hevad Khan - 443,000

9.       Bobby Suer - 432,000

10.     Bernard Lee - 300,000

Ace King, Gambling911.com