Welcome Back to the World Series of Poker Circuit!
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Good morning! We're at Harrah's Atlantic City for the World Series of Poker Circuit, where last year Matthew Waxman won the Main Event, shipping $117,797 and the WSOP-C gold ring. Waxman will not be defending his title - he's in Las Vegas - so we will be crowning a new champion this weekend!
Play in Day 1a will begin at 11 a.m. EST, ending around 5 p.m., and Day 1b will start promptly at 7 p.m. We've already spotted a few familiar faces in the crowd including Drazen Ilich, Ronald Lee, and Nicky Frangos.
Keep it locked right here at PokerNews.com for all of your live updates for today and the entire 2011-2012 WSOP-C!
and Monroe checked. The original raiser bet 350 and action folded back around to Monroe. He raised to 850 and after some short thought the original raiser folded.
. It was Colin's turn to bet, and he tossed out a little more than 2,000. His opponent quickly called.
for the nuts, and his opponent mucked.
. Frangos checked-called 725 from Ilich, and the river was another seven - the 
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for aces-up. Ilich peaked at his hand one more time before mucking.