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Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Regional Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,101,800
Total Entries
226
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 226
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Not much action went down in the first level of play here in Hammond for this $10,000 WSOP Circuit Regional Championship. The field is chock full of big names and notable players. Just check our chip count page for the list of people we've spotted in the field today. Here's some of the action from the first level.
Selbst Asks To See Jaka’s Hand – 12:30 PM
We arrived at the table and found a pot brewing between Vanessa Selbst and Faraz Jaka. Selbst, in the small blind, had 1,025 invested in the pot while Jaka, under the gun, had 2,800 in the middle. Selbst took her time and put in another raise, this one to 8,100. Jaka called and the flop came down 
.
Selbst checked and Jaka paused for a few moments before betting 4,000, getting a call from Selbst. That would be the last of the action as both players checked the 
turn card and 
river card. Before revealing her hand, Selbst asked the dealer about what this casino’s policy was when it came to revealing hands, clearly wanting to see Jaka’s cards. We aren’t sure what exactly the dealer told her, but after tabling her 
for kings full she asked to see Jaka’s holdings, which turned out to be 
. Jaka, though not too peeved, did mention it was not best etiquette.
Selbst upped her stack to about 43,000 while Jaka slipped to about 17,500.
Jaka Sliding – 12:50 PM
On an 
board, a raising war ensued between Faraz Jaka and David “ODB” Baker. Baker’s 1,325 bet at the flop was raised to 3,250 by Jaka, though Baker came back over the top and made it 7,050 to play. Jaka gave it up and dropped to just a tad more than 15,000. Baker is up to about 34,000.
Mercier Gets Paid Off – 1:06 PM
With the board reading 
, Jason Mercier’s bet of 1,700 was called by one of his two opponents in the hand. Mercier tabled 
for a straight to win the pot and increase his stack to about 37,000.
Who's Here? - 1:10 PM
Among those taking their seats during Level 1 were Full Tilt Red Pros Justin Smith, Jordan Morgan, Steve Zolotow, Jeff Madsen, and Brandon Adams. Also arriving were Dave Sands, Nick Binger, Nenad Medic, Bryn Kenney, Keven Stammen, Shawn Busse, Tom Marchese, Chad Brown, and Peter Jetten. Registration will remain open through the dinner break so you can expect that number of 206 entrants to rise plenty throughout the day.
The cards are in the air, and the Regional Championship is officially a go!
We'll be bringing you a full, level-long update at the conclusion of this first 60 minutes.
In the meantime, you can check out the chip count page to see the list of players we're tracking today. We should also probably tell you that tournament rivals Matt Stout and Allen Bari (who absolutely despise each other) are table mates to start Day 1. We'll be keeping a close eye on the action there, and it should make for some quotable table talk if recent history is any indication.
At the moment, there are 157 entrants and registration will remain open until the end of dinner break, roughly 8:00pm.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Tournament Director Jack Effel is on the mic right now welcoming the players to the first-ever Circuit Regional Championship and thanking them for making the trip. There'll be a few announcements and a rundown of the tournament rules to come.
We should be under way in just a moment.
PokerNews welcomes you back to Hammond, Indiana for the World Series of Poker Circuit! Today kicks off the first of four $10,000 Regional Championship events to be held throughout the season.
The numbers for the preliminary events and the Main Event didn't disappoint, with a sea of people filling The Venue at the Horseshoe Hammond. Today, we are expecting a field of roughly 250 players to pony up $10,000 and there should be plenty of big names taking to the felt. Among those confirmed to play include Barry Greenstein, Jason Mercier, Chad Brown, Adam "Roothlus" Levy, Allen Bari, Allen Kessler, Matt Glantz, Jean Gaspard, Vanessa Selbst, Jonathan Aguiar, James Carroll and many other familiar names.
With the circuit season in full gear, players have earned themselves some points for the National Championship race and you can check out the leader board to see where everyone stands.
The tournament was scheduled kick off today at 12:00 p.m. local time here in Hammond, Indiana, but there will be a bit of a delay before the cards are in the air. There is another media outlet here and due to WSOP media restrictions, we can only bring you one update an hour, so stay tuned to PokerNews' coverage updates. We'll be on the floor the entire time to fill you in on everything that happens. See you in a bit!
Regional Championship
Day 1 Started
