With a whole new field and blinds low, the action has resumed to what you might expect during Level 3 of a nicely-structured tournament, that being slow and with big pots few and far between. What we can tell you is that there are around 20 tables in operation, meaning approximately 200 players should be registered for Day 1b.
Combined with the 421 from Day 1a, that'd bring the field to well over 600 and crushes last year's turnout of 480, though that tournament was not re-entry. Once registration closes and tournament officials release the numbers, we'll be sure to pass them on to you.
Matthew Weber Clinches an Easy Victory at Harrah's Tunica Circuit Event #4 (Photo courtesy of WSOP)
24-year-old Matthew Weber of Sacramento, California outlasted 359 players in Event #54 $345 No-Limit Hold’em to capture the $23,719 first-place prize. He eliminated poker veteran “Captain” Tom Franklin in eighth place when his pocket tens held against the of Franklin. Weber also eliminated Richard Ricardo, Jesse Jackson, and Steve Melton on his way to victory; in fact, Weber eliminated seven of his eight opponents at the final table. A remarkable feat indeed.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Tunica Ring Event #4 No Limit Hold’em
Action folded to John Dolan in middle position and he opened for 150, which only the button called. When the flop fell , Dolan bet 200, the button called, and the dealer put out the on the turn. Both players checked, as they did on the river, and Dolan revealed . The button rolled over and took down the small pot.
There are 20 tables in operation so far here on Day 1b, and we see a lot of familiar faces. We're referring of course to those who fell on Day 1a and have chosen to re-enter. They include . . .
Mcilvain was disqualfied from the WSOP Circuit Harrah's Tunica Main Event (Photo courtesy of WSOP)
During the last level of Day 1a, we heard mumblings among tournament officials that some sort of infraction had occurred. From what we could piece together, Drew Mcilvain, who won WSOP Circuit Event #3 $555 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em here at Harrah’s Tunica less than a week ago, had colluded with another player and executed a chip dump.
We believe the hand in question saw the small blind either limp or raise, Mcilvain move all in from the big blind, and the small blind call off a fairly decent stack with . Mcilvain revealed and the board ran out clean. The small blind made a hasty exit while the rest of the table looked on in disbelief.
Now we're not sure of all the details, but it seems the players in questions had some sort of conversation that may have been overheard by other players. Whatever the case, tournament officials reviewed tapes and conducted a short investigation while the Mcilvain, a 23-year-old food and beverage manager from Temecula, CA, sat out.
At the end of the day, tournament officials confirmed that there was an infraction, though details were not revealed, and Tournament Director Bill Bruce revealed that Mcilvain would be disqualified from the tournament and his 83,400 stack taken out of play. In addition, the incident was turned over to the proper authorities.
of Franklin. Weber also eliminated Richard Ricardo, Jesse Jackson, and Steve Melton on his way to victory; in fact, Weber eliminated seven of his eight opponents at the final table. A remarkable feat indeed.![[user196975]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
, Dolan bet 200, the button called, and the dealer put out the 
on the turn. Both players checked, as they did on the 
river, and Dolan revealed 
. The button rolled over 
and took down the small pot.
. Mcilvain revealed 