A field of more than 40 players will play in the final World Series of Poker No-Limit Texas Hold'em free roll qualifying tournament Saturday at the Pahrump Nugget Casino.

Shuffle up and deal is at noon. There is a $2,100 prize pool, with $1,000 going to the winner and $500 to the runnerup. Third gets $300, fourth $200 and fifth $100. The points are 10-5-3-2-1, respectively.

The championship tournament will be played Feb. 9, with five $2,000 seats for the 2008 World Series of Poker up for grabs. The WSOP will be contested May 30-July 17 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

In free roll tournaments played from March through December, Rollie Batayola is the top qualifier with 24 points. Buzz Busbee is second with 16 points; Nella Lawson and Rupert Hodnett are tied for third with 15 each.

Players qualified for the free roll by completing 40 or more hours of live play in December.

Standings

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

1. Rollie Batayola, 24 points;

2. Buzz Busbee, 16;

3, Nella Lawson, 15;

3. Rupert Hodnett, 15;

5. Jim Robertson, 14;

6. Andy Lytle, 13;

6. Bob Black, 13;

6. Buzz Busbee, 13;

9. Tom Duke, 11;

10. Jackie Polansky, 10;

10. Troy Tillett, 10;

10. Terry Farrington, 10;

10. Bill Bayne, 10;

14. Blackie Harms, 9;

15. Barry Moffett, 7;

16. Rob Reddick, 5;

16. Doug Gregory, 5;

16. Walter Mellon, 5;

19. Dave Von Alst, 4;

20. Jim Vickers, 3;

20. Rene Soto, 3;

20. Jason Earnest, 3;

20. Ray Guin, 3;

24. Brian McCaffery, 2;

24. Ron Kaltenbach, 2;

24. Gary Horvitz, 2;

24. Andy Franzen, 2;

28. Russ Eleogram, 1;

28. Patti Franzen, 1;

28. Jean Selzer, 1;

28. Joe Beaupre, 1.

The top 30 players will qualify for the finals, to be contested in the Nugget in February 2008. There are currently 31 players with at least one point.