Fans of poker will recognize the World Series of Poker's World Championship in Las Vegas as the Super Bowl for card sharks.  With nearly 6,500 entrants, each paying $10,000 to get a seat, the total prize money for the main event approaches $64 million.

So it's with great surprise that at last check, UK student Billy Kopp leads all players with 21,200,000 chips.  For Wednesday alone, Kopp is up 2,100,000 chips.

Move over John Wall.  There's a new sherrif in town.

That doesn't mean Kopp, nicknamed "Patrolman,"  has $21 million sitting in front of him.  First place in the WSOP pays $ 8,546,435.  But it does mean Kopp is the man to beat with just hours remaining in the world's premier event.

Kopp, who is from Erlanger and sports a UK baseball cap when he plays, has entered three events on the WSOP Circuit.  Earlier this year, he finished second in the $5,150 buy-in tournament at Harrah's New Orleans casino.  Kopp finished second, pocketing $127,832.

Kopp has positioned himself for a huge payday this week.  Currently, there are fewer than 25 players left in the tournament.  At worst, Kopp would earn at least $350,000.  A seat at the final table of this No-Limit Texas Hold Em' gathering means Kopp would pack more than a million bucks back to the Bluegrass.

If you want to keep up with Kopp, click www.worldseriesofpoker.com/

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