Main Event
Day 1 Started
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$932,655
Entries
641
Level
32
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome Back to Atlantic City!
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The World Series of Poker Circuit has returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey for the 2012 Caesars Atlantic City Main Event!
Last year, this event attracted 442 players, generating a prize pool of $663,000. Brian Ali was the last man standing after KO'ing six players at the final table, including John Andress; the second-place finisher. Ali banked $139,284 for the victory, and has already cashed at this stop twice this year.
The cards will be in the air shortly. Stay tuned PokerNews.com for all of your up-to-the-minute updates from Caesars Atlantic City!
Shuffle Up and Deal!
The announcements have been made, the dealers have washed their decks and the players are seated. Cards are in the air for the start of Day 1a.
Friendly Faces
We've already spotted a few friendly faces in the field today, including Roland Israel, Heather Sue Mercer, Adam Lippert, Garry Gates, Mike Leah, "Karate" Mike Santoro, "Miami" John Cernuto, John O'Brien, Dwyte Pilgrim, Lee Childs, and Tyler Kenney.
Roll Call!
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20,000 | |
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The Empty Seats are Filling
Only in poker is an 11 a.m. start time considered early, and as such, only about half the field had taken their seats when the tournament began. With the crack of noon approaching, more and more players are taking their seats. It looks as if we're up to over 300 players at the moment.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Tryba Can't Scare Off Opponent
We caught Chris Tryba and another player go a flop of 
. The opponent bet 400 and Tryba called to see the 
turn. Tryba called 725 and the 
landed on the river. The unknown player checked and Tryba took a moment before firing out 2,100.
The unknown player sat for a couple minutes shuffling calling chips in his hand. He finally tossed them in the middle and Tryba tabled 
for a busted flush draw. His opponent revealed 
for flopped trips and took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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16,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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Players Still Trickling In
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
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20,000 | |
Volpe Takes Pot with a Raise
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Paul Volpe was on the button and opened with a raise and the player in the big blind called. The flop came 
. The big blind put out 900 and Volpe raised to 2,500. The other player wanted nothing else to do with the hand and quickly folded.