I will try to get you an exact number but the number that was being thrown around was 192 players.The Final table will not be determined until Sunday Nov 26th when 3rd round and then 1/4 Finals and Semi Finals are played. The Final will be filmed for TV in the CBS studios in January 2007.
There is also a scheduled Venetian Tour stop in 2007 that will be open to all. The exact date has not been set, but it will be sometime during the WSOP Event that is hosted by Harrahs.
Joep