The first open event of the 2004 WSOP would see 834 entrants create a prize pool of over $1.5 million. David "Chip" Reese and Erick Lindgren both fell just short of the final table as the United Kingdom's James Vogl enters the final table as chip leader ahead of J.C. Tran, David Chiu, and Shawn Rice as all eyes are on the $400,000 first-place prize.