Main Event
Day 1 Started
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's New Orleans
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$550,060
Entries
382
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 75,000
Ante
15,000
Welcome to Harrah's New Orleans!
Good morning and welcome to the final Main Event of the 2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit season.
We are in New Orleans, Louisiana, a favorite amomg circuit regulars and well, just about everyone who gets the chance to come here. It will be a critical week for many as the next seven days will determine how the WSOP-C national leaderboard will shape up leading up to the WSOP-C National Championship to be held at Caesars in Las Vegas in less than two weeks time. You can check out the current standings here.
At the moment, just more than 250 are signed up to play and we expect that number to cross the 300 mark before registration closes. Many familiar faces will be here to play today. Among them are WSOP-C Chester Main Event winner Kenny Nguyen, Adam "Roothlus" Levy, Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler, Chris Tryba, Chad Brown, Ari Engel, and Tim Finne.
Play is expected to kick off about ten minutes from now, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews throughout the day as we bring you all of the exciting action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Who's Here?
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
After our initial pass through the theater at Harrahs New Orleans, we've spotted the following players:
Keith Crowder
Corey Burbick
Robert Cheung
Adam Geyer
Ari Engel
Allen Kessler
Kenny Nguyen
Tim Finne
Doug Carli
Robert Scott
Face Spotting
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Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The board shows 288 players registered so far, and that number is ticking upward by the minute. We've got a full house here in the Theater, and there is an overflow section outside the poker room. We packed a lunch and hiked over there to check on the crowd. There are eight tables set up over there, and we only spotted Matt Waxman and Jean "Prince" Gaspard in that section.
Gaspard is no stranger to success in this building. In 2009, he took down the Main Event here, back when the buyin was a bulkier $5,000. Gaspard bested Billy Kopp and Ken "Bama" Christopher in a three-way battle to take the top prize of more than $200,000 and the gold ring.
As we speak, another pair of ring winners has joined the field. Seneca Easley won the WSOP-C Main Event in Rincon a couple months ago, and "Captain" Tom Franklin just snagged his first ring a couple days ago right here in New Orleans.
Three-Oh-Four
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We've moved over 300 players to 304 at the current time. Registration is still open until the first break, just after 2:00 P.M. local time. Considering this is the last Main Event of the Circuit season, we wouldn't be surprised to see close to 400 players filling out the field by the time the window closes.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Tryba Flops Big, but Chops
We picked up the action on a 
board with four players in the pot.
The first player to act checked to Chris Tryba and he bet 300. A call and a raise to 875 by the next two players to act forced a fold from player #1. Tryba called, as did the other player in the hand to see the 
hit the turn. Tryba bet 1,675, but was quickly called by both opponents. The 
landed on the river and Tryba checked. A bet of 3,000 came from one opponent, followed by a fold from the other.
Tryba tossed in the chips saying, "Well thats a pretty bad beat," as he showed 
a king-high straight. His opponent tabled 
for a straight to the king as well, chopping up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | 4,000 |
What Can Brown Do For You?
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
Chad Brown knows how to sling chips around in the early stages of a tournament, so we've been spending a fair amount of time circling his table. A few moments ago, we picked up a four-way pot on a 
flop. Action checked to Brown, and he put out 250 chips, finding only one caller to go to the 
turn. Brown bet another 600, and his opponent called again. Both men checked through the 
turn, and Brown could not beat his opponent's 
.
A few hands later, Brown called a raise to 225 before the flop, and he and three other players saw the dealer spread out 
. The raiser continued out with a bet of 525, and Brown was the only caller, heads up once again to fourth street. It was the 
, and Brown called another 1,150 there before check-checking through the 
river. Once more, Brown couldn't show anything better than his opponent's 
.
Those are the only two pots we've seen him play, but he's apparently been doing some work. Even with those two slips, Brown is up to about 24,000 here in the second level.
Finne Puts Opponent to the Test
On a 
board with four players in the pot, Timothy Finne was third to act and saw a bet of 900 and a call before him. He called as well, but the fourth player to act popped it to 3,600.
The first two players folded, but not Finne. He called to see the 
hit the turn and checked. His opponent fired 4,175, but again was unable to shake Finne. The river brought the 
, putting a straight on the board. Finne put the rest of his stack into the pot, roughly 19,000, sending his opponent into the tank. After about 90 seconds, Finne's opponent gave it up and surrendered the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 10,000 |