So how have players done in this event in the past?  Here is a look at the top 4 money winners in the history of the event:

Chris Ferguson:  Total winnings:  $1,000,000
2005:  $250,000 (runner-up)
2006:  $250,000 (runner-up)
2007:  Eliminated in Round 1
2008:  $500,000 (1st place)

Ted Forrest:  Total winnings:  $550,000
2005:  $25,000
2006:  $500,000 (1st place)
2007:  $25,000
2008:  Eliminated in Round 1

Phil Hellmuth:  Total winnings:  $500,000
2005: $500,000 (1st place)
2006:  Eliminated in Round 1
2007:  Did not play
2008:  Eliminated in Round 1

Paul Wasicka:  Total winnings:  $500,000
2005:  Did not play
2006:  Did not play
2007:  $500,000 (1st place)
2008:  Eliminated in Round 1

Only two players who have played in all four years of this event have made the money each time.  They are:

Huck Seed:  Total winnings:  $300,000
2005:  $25,000
2006:  $125,000
2007:  $25,000
2008:  $125,000

Scott Fischman:  Total winnings:  $150,000
2005:  $75,000
2006:  $25,000
2007:  $25,000
2008:  $25,000

The total combined winnings of other players who have cashed in this event in any year(s) are as follows:

$325,000:
Andy Bloch

$250,000:
Chad Brown

$175,000:
T.J. Cloutier: 

$125,000:
Shannon Elizabeth
Antonio Esfandiari
Barry Greenstein
Phil Ivey
Shawn Sheikhan
Gavin Smith

$75,000:
David Benyamine
Lyle Berman
Humberto Brenes
Sam Farha
Kristy Gazes
Gus Hansen
Orel Hershiser
John Juanda
Nam Le
Jonathan Little
James McManus
Daniel Negreanu
Mike Sexton

$50,000:
Mike Matusow
Michael Mizrachi

$25,000:
Josh Arieh
Brad Booth
Doyle Brunson
David Chesnoff
Freddy Deeb
Ernie Durack
Phil Gordon
David Grey
Hasan Habib
John Hennigan
Phil Laak
Michael Mizrachi
Carlos Mortensen
Greg Raymer
David Sklansky
J.C. Tran
Mimi Tran
Amir Vahedi

And just as only two players have cashed 4 years in a row, two others has been eliminated in the first round all 4 years.  They are:

Todd Brunson
Erik Seidel

Further information on the records of each of the players can be found on the player profile page by clicking here.

Dennis Oehring is a freelance writer and poker consultant and serves as the Public Relations Coordinator for the firm POKER-PROductions.