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Bill Bayne won the November World Series of Poker free-roll no-limit tournament at the Pahrump Nugget Saturday.

Blackie Harms was second, with Rollie Batayola, Buzz Busbee and Bob Black completing the top five.

Bayne, who earned 10 points and the winner's share of a $2,100 prize pool, is now tied for eighth place in the overall standings.

Harms, with nine points, moved into 12th place. Batayola is the series leader with 24 points; Busbee and Black are tied for fourth with 13 points.

A 30-player line-up will compete in February for five $2,000 seats for the 2008 World Series of Poker, to be played May 30-July 17 in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

Players qualify for a free roll by completing 40 or more hours of live play in a calendar month. The next free roll is Dec. 8, with Nov. 30 the cutoff date.

Standings

The unofficial Nugget Free-Roll No-Limit Texas hold-em poker tournament points standings, through September:

1. Rollie Batayola, 24 points;

2. Rupert Hodnett, 15;

3. Jim Robertson, 14;

4. Andy Lytle, 13;

4. Bob Black, 13;

4. Buzz Busbee, 13;

7. Tom Duke, 11;

8. Troy Tillett, 10;

8. Terry Farrington, 10;

8. Nella Lawson, 10;

8. Bill Bayne, 10;

12. Blackie Harms, 9;

13. Barry Moffett, 7;

14. Rob Reddick, 5;

14. Doug Gregory, 5;

14. Walter Mellon, 5;

17. Dave Von Alst, 4;

18. Jim Vickers, 3;

18. Rene Soto, 3;

18. Jason Earnest, 3;

18. Ray Guin, 3;

22. Ron Kaltenbach, 2;

22. Gary Horvitz, 2;

22. Andy Franzen, 2;

25. Patti Franzen, 1;

25. Jean Selzer, 1;

25. Joe Beaupre, 1.

The top 30 players will qualify for the finals, to be contested in the Nugget in February 2008.