2006 WSOP: Joe Bartholdi Leading Money Into 2006 WSOP

Every year the World Series of Poker becomes more and more "anyone's game" with the field of entry growing so large that it becomes a virtual crap shoot to make into the money, much less into the winner's seat. While there are a ton of factors that come into play heading into the WSOP, how well a player is playing is certainly a factor.Roughly a week before the start of the 2006 WSOP, these are the top 10 money winners for this year so far, with numbers already approaching the levels of 2005.Place NameWon (Money Finishes)1 Joe Bartholdi $3,822,749 (3)2 Alan Goehring $2,465,537 (2)3 Michael Mizrachi $2,084,833 (10)4 Davidson Matthew $1,908,990 (2)5 Annand "Victor" Ramdin $1,578,349 (3)6 Steve Paul-Ambrose $1,407,035 (2)7 Stanley Weiss $1,361,049 (3)8 Joe Tehan $1,292,469 (5)9 Nam Le $1,254,560 (5)10 Jeff Williams $1,179,558 (1)