Doug "Rico" Carli has recently taken his seat and will surely be looking for yet another cash on the World Series of Poker Circuit. He is nearing 50 career cashes on the circuit, including one in Biloxi earlier in the week.
The field size is up to 270 entrants.
Through the first three stops, including one regional championship held in Hammond, Indiana, 15 players have already locked up a spot in the 100-player field that will make up the National Championship. Once the WSOPC Biloxi Main Event has concluded, two more will be added to the list. The qualifiers thus far include:
| Player | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Blair Hinkle | Council Bluffs Main Event Champion |
| Robert Georato | Council Bluffs Casino Champion |
| Charles Moore | Southern Indiana Main Event Champion |
| Kevin Manley | Southern Indiana Casino Champion |
| Kurt Jewell | Hammond Main Event Champion |
| Ian Wiley | Hammond Casino Champion |
| James Anderson | Midwest Regional Champion |
| Gabe Patgorski | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Bernard Lee | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Curt Kohlberg | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Dave Sands | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Shannon Shorr | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Brandon Adams | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Anthony Hartmann | Midwest Regional Final Table |
| Mark Owens | Midwest Regional Final Table |
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
The WSOPC Biloxi Main Event will award points toward both the Event and National Leaderboards in the following manner:
1st- 100
2nd- 75
3rd- 60
4th- 55
5th- 50
6th- 45
7th- 40
8th- 35
9th- 30
10th thru 18th- 20
19th thru 27th- 10
Cashing- 5
With about 5,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, an opponent bet 1,000 into Alan Cutler. He called and was happy to see his opponent turn over 
, second best to his 
.
Cutler increased his stack to about 24,000.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The WSOPC has a following all it's own, and many of the regulars are here looking to add a gold ring to their list of accomplishments. Players spotted thus far include:
- Aaron Brandt, the WSOPC Biloxi points leader, is looking to add to his total.
- Poker Hall of Famer T.J. Cloutier has taken his seat.
- Second place finisher in the WSOPC Council Bluffs H.O.R.S.E. event, Alan Cutler is here.
- Mark "Pegasus" Smith, four-time circuit ring winner, is hoping to win another today in order to break his tie with Men "The Master" Nguyen as the all-time ring count.
- Shiva Dudani, currently second on the National Leaderboard with 152.5 points, is in action.
- Will "Monkey" Souther, who final tabled the WSOPC Hammond Main Event and finished sixth, has been spotted.
- Brett Schwertley, who won the Circuit's largest event ever in Event #1 of the Hammond stop, is looking to clear this much more reasonable field.
- Also in action are "Captain" Tom Franklin and Gabe Costner
Here in "Studio B", there are multiple TV screens and projections. While most are the tournament clock and tournament information, a few are for football, specifically the New Orleans Saints game. We are certainly in Saints territory, only 90 miles outside of New Orleans.
Players throughout the field are wearing Saints hats and jerseys and are fixated on the game in the early stages of the tournament.
Cards are in the air here in Biloxi! The plan is to play for twelve hours, putting the end of Day 1 at right around midnight.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
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