Main Event Day 1 | 2010 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace

In 2004 Harrahs Entertainment bought the rights to the pre-eminent brand in tournament poker, the World Series of Poker. One year later they leveraged that brand by creating the World Series of Poker Circuit, a rotating tournament series that takes place at different Harrahs properties around the United States.

Today the 2010 World Series of Poker Circuit comes home to where it all started, fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. In about two hours time, play will begin for the $5,000 2010 WSOP Circuit - Caesars Palace Main Event.

Last year's 187-player field in this event produced a stacked final table that included Men "the Master" Nguyen, WSOP-C superstar Dwyte Pilgrim, Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi and eventual champion Justin Bonomo. We're expecting a repeat this year, with many of the local Vegas pros coming out for a big buy-in tournament that can be viewed as a tune-up for the WSOP that starts in four weeks.

PokerNews will have all the live updates, directly from the tournament floor, starting at noon local time. See you then!