The World Series of Poker Circuit is part of the massive WSOP brand. Over the recent years, the Circuit has seen some great changes applied by the WSOP, which have sparked a boom of sorts with much larger field sizes and prize pools. Even the overall WSOP Circuit schedule has grown, adding three new stops for the next go-round.
While this final stop in New Orleans marks the close of the 2012-13 season for the WSOP Circuit, the tour won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Recently, the WSOP announced the plan for the 2013-14 season, which will kick off this August at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
The 10th season of the WSOP Circuit will feature 22 stops, each offering 12 gold ring events with buy-ins ranging from $365 to $1,675. Just like this season, each WSOP Circuit Main Event winner will receive an automatic berth into the WSOP Circuit National Championship, as will the “Casino Champion,” the player who accumulates the most points throughout the 12-event gold ring schedule, at each participating venue.
While much will remain the same for the new season, there are some key changes that have been implemented. First and foremost, the National Championship will be taking place at Caesars Atlantic City. The second big change is that one “Last Shot” online tournament series is planned for WSOP.com that will award seats to the National Championship. Then, there are three brand new stops to the tour at Horseshoe Cincinnati, Casino Montreal and Horseshoe Cleveland, and those all plan to be very big stops.
Anyway you look at it, the WSOP Circuit has been very much revived since its big overhaul a few seasons back, and it's a tournament series that is doing very, very well for itself. For your chance at a WSOP Circuit gold ring and a shot in the National Championship, check out the schedule today and start planning your trips!
The World Series of Poker staff has recently released the points breakdown for the Main Event. The winner will of course receive an automatic bid to the National Championship, but there are several players still on the fringe that could earn a bid if they rack up enough points in this event.
In a recent hand Lowery opened and then called when Wesley Brockhoeft shoved for roughly 75,000. Lowery held the and had the of Brockhoeft dominated. The board ran out and Lowery's boat sent yet another player to the rail.
"That's like the sixth person he knocked out," someone said. Speaking of players being knocked out, Joseph McKeehen is no longer with us. While Lowery didn't do the deed, we the current Harrah's New Orleans champion won't be adding points to his total today. With that said, McKeehen is already qualified for the National Championship thanks to his win in the Caesars Atlantic City Main Event. That means if he captures the Casino Championship, which he likely will after notching a ring and runner-up finish here in the "Big Easy," another seat will be opened up for the at-large qualifiers.
Sean Winter opened to 8,000 on the button, Kevin O'Donnell three-bet jammed from the small blind, and Pavan Bhatia tank-folded from the big blind. Winter snap-called.
Winter:
O'Donnell:
O'Donnell snatched the lead away from Winter when the dealer fanned , making a pair of aces. The on the turn changed nothing, but Winter binked the on the river, making a set of nines to eliminate O'Donnell short of the money.
Winter, a Jacksonville, Florida native, now sits with just under 300,000 chips.
When we arrived at the table, Vincent Cornoyer was all in and at risk with against Glen Goldsmith's . The flop was clean, but the spiked on the turn, giving Goldsmith a set of deuces.
The completed the board, and Cornoyer was eliminated. He sat their quietly in disbelief for 20 seconds or so, then finally collected himself and exited the tournament area.
Trey Brabham won Event #7 $365 NLHE. Photo courtesy of the WSOP.
On Wednesday, May 15, Harrah’s New Orleans Event #7 $365 No-Limit Hold’em came to an end after two long days of play. The tournament attracted 350 players and created a prize pool of $105,000, but after all was said and done it was 35-year-old New Orleans musician Trey Brabham who emerged victorious to capture his first ring and the accompanying $24,147 first-place prize.
“This is so great,” Brabham said after his win. “I came so close a few times here before in New Orleans. This time, I just said I was going to play to win and not worry about moving up in prize money, that that strategy worked.”
It wasn’t easy for Brabham, who plays classical guitar and had previously made three final tables at the Harrah’s New Orleans property, as he entered Day 2 last in chips among the 14 returning players. Fortunately lady luck favored him and he managed to overcome the hurdle, not too mention two three-time ring winners at the final table, Robert Castoire and Maurice Hawkins, who finish in fifth and third respectively.
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #7 No-Limit Hold’em
We're not sure what happened to leave Paul Sokoloff with just 1,500 in chips, but we do know he got it all in preflop from early position with the only to be called by an opponent's .
Sokoloff was drawing to live cards, and while the paired his six, it also paired his opponent's jack. Neither the turn nor river helped Sokoloff and he removed his hat, collected his thing and exited the tournament area shy of the money.
On one of the last hands of Level 17, Ralph Massey opened to 6,000 in the cutoff seat. Mark Montero called on the button, and Brad Johnson defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned , and all three players checked. The turn was the , Johnson led out for 12,000, and Massey raised to 29,000. Montero quickly mucked, and Johnson made the call.
The river was the , both players knuckled, and Johnson showed for Broadway. Massey flashed for trip jacks, then patted himself on the back for not firing a bullet on the river.
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and had the 
of Brockhoeft dominated. The board ran out 
and Lowery's boat sent yet another player to the rail.
, making a pair of aces. The 
on the turn changed nothing, but Winter binked the 
on the river, making a set of nines to eliminate O'Donnell short of the money.
against Glen Goldsmith's 
. The 
flop was clean, but the 
completed the board, and Cornoyer was eliminated. He sat their quietly in disbelief for 20 seconds or so, then finally collected himself and exited the tournament area.
turn nor 
, Johnson led out for 12,000, and Massey raised to 29,000. Montero quickly mucked, and Johnson made the call.
, both players knuckled, and Johnson showed 
for Broadway. Massey flashed 
for trip jacks, then patted himself on the back for not firing a bullet on the river.
