We've just started the level, but we're already stopping it.
Two players at Table 18 were involved in a pot as the break clock was ticking, and the rest of the field headed out of the room. The player in Seat 8 ended up winning that pot, and he too went to break. When the players returned to the table, the gentleman in Seat 7 found that his chips were missing. Seat 8 returned just a few seconds later, and the situation was explained to him.
"You won the last pot?" the floorman asked him. "You might have scooped up his stack in the process."
"I'm sorry. I don't know what to say," Seat 8 said, confused. The staff got on the horn with surveillance, and they're still working on resolving the issue. Play was paused for a couple minutes, but the cards have gone back in the air with a resolution still pending for Seat 7.
EDIT: After another minute, everyone at the table seemed to agree that Seat 7 had about 12,000 chips, and Seat 8 gave him that rebate so play could continue.
A player raised in early position and then Brett Richey moved all in from the button. The big blind called all in and the original raiser folded his hand, leaving Richey's up against the pocket nines of the big blind.
The board ran out and Richey made a spade flush. He sent the big blind to the rail and scooped the pot, getting himself back to about 78,000 in chips.
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The first day of play here in Hammond, Indiana for the WSOP Circuit Main Event is complete. A massive turnout of players came out to play and the final number reached 872. That crushes any Circuit Main Event in history and proves that the greater Chicago area is booming with poker enthusiasm.
Leading the way at the end of the day is Jim Kasputis from Rockford, Illinois. He wrapped up Day 1 with a whopping 360,000 chips. Allen Bari wrapped up with 235,100 as another big stack while pros Adam Levy, Bryan Devonshire, Matt Brady and Dean Hamrick are still alive as well. Kevin Calenzo has final tabled both of the WSOP Circuit Main Events this season and is still looming here. He'll join the field of 162 players returning for Day 2's action.
Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. local time on Friday and the plan is set to play from that number down to a final table (yeah right). We know that's a stretch, making this event look like it's going to turn out like many of them did over the summer at the WSOP when the final day returned with plenty more than a final table of players left. We'll see you back here on PokerNews tomorrow for all the action!