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2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$550,060
Total Entries
382
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 75,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 382
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Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
From across the room, we watched Tim Finne stand up, nod to his table, and walk out through the double doors. The pot and the cards were already pushed and shuffled by the time we got to the table, so we don't have any further details other than to say Finne's day is done.
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
We picked up a heads-up pot on the flop just as the dealer spread out 
. From the blinds, the gentleman first to act shoved all in for 9,400. It was a small overbet of the pot, and Dolan took just a moment to make sure before sticking the chips in the middle.
"Nice call," his opponent said, turning up his airball 
. Dolan's 
was indeed well in front, but the 
turn was a big sweat. Dolan needed to fade ten outs to tally the knockout, but he could not dodge the 
on the river.
"Straight!" someone else at the table astutely noted.
After taking a moment to settle, the winner of the pot said, "Sorry, bro."
Dolan was in no mood to chat. "I mean... whatever," he said flatly. "I don't care." The November Niner is down to 13,900 after taking that beat.
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Returning from the dinner break, we see that someone else is now in Ari Engel's seat. We've scanned the room and we don't see Engel's hide nor hair anywhere, so we'll presume that "BodogAri" has been relieved of his short stack here in the middle of Day 1.
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
The board shows 223 players left, and those who've returned from the break on time are back in their chairs and playing some after-dinner poker.
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
The remaining players are on a dinner break. Cards will be back in the air in roughly 75 minutes.
Maurice Hawkins got his short stack into the middle with 
and was up against Douglas Friedmutter's 
. The board ran out 
, securing the double for Hawkins. Shortly after that, though, Hawkins made a move on a 
board with 
and ran into Friedmutter's . No jack fell on the river, bringing Hawkins' tournament to an end.
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
The WSOP staff is particularly strict about giving penalties for prematurely exposed cards, and we've seen several players taking an orbit off already today. The latest victim was Michael Traylor, and he was none too thrilled about it.
"That's the stupidest rule," he said. "Ever." The tournament director was within earshot of our conversation as Traylor told us what happened. Apparently, he was simply trying to muck his hand when the player next to him stuck his arm out in the path of the fold. Traylor's cards flipped over, and he was given a one-round penalty without a chance to explain himself. The tournament director quickly pacified Traylor and overturned the penalty.
