Main Event
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2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
442
Level
29
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to Atlantic City
Welcome to Caesars Atlantic City for the $1,500+$150 WSOP-Circuit Main Event!
After rainy Thursday, the sun is out and shining as players continue to file into the spacious Palladium Ballroom for today's event, the sounds of chips riffling and opening announcements filling the air.
The big board is currently showing 275 entrants having registered already, though with late registration the total field should be somewhat larger. Play should be getting underway in just a few minutes. Stay tuned!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Cards are in the air as the first hands of Level 1 are being dealt. Blinds are 25/50, players are starting with 20,000 chips, and levels will last 40 minutes.
Chop Leah Chop, Eh?
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Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Mike "goleafsgoeh" Leah is in the field today and just saw a flop of 
with two other players over on Table 29. A player in the blinds checked, another fired 150 and Leah called. The opponent in the blinds released and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked.
The 
rivered and Leah's opponent led for 250. Leah promptly raised to 1,250 and his opponent immediately called.
Leah: 
Opponent: 
"I had ya beat!" Leah's opponent joked.
Both players split the pot and with the blinds are now slightly above starting stack.
Playing Cautious, Playing Sirous
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Many of the tables still have empty seats. For example, Sirous Jamshidi's table is currently playing five-handed. A hand there just developed in which the player under the gun limped, then Jamshidi raised to 250 from the button. The big blind came along as well.
The flop came 
, and all three checked. The turn was the 
, pairing the board. It checked to Jamshidi who bet 400. The player in the big blind called, then the UTG player min-raised to 800. Both Jamshidi and the big blind called the raise.
The river brought the 
and three more cautious checks. Jamshidi showed 
for eights and tens, and the big blind mucked. "I can beat that," said the UTG player, turning over 
to claim the small pot.
A Hand for Hug
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
As the first level came to a close, a player under the gun opened for a raise and the table folded around to Michael "The Hugginator" Hug in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came 
. Hug checked, his opponent continued for 150, and Hug called. The turn brought the 
and after some thought Hug checked again. His opponent bet 300 this time, and Hug quickly called.
The river brought the 
, inspiring a 1,100 bet from Hug. His opponent instantly relinquished his hand, conceding the pot to the Hugginator.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Bari Coolered, Eliminated
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
When we reached his table, Allen Bari was faced with a 4,500-chip bet - which was about two thirds of the pot. Bari tanked momentarily before reaching for chips and raising to over 10,000. His opponent immediately moved all in and Bari called.
Bari's opponent rolled over 
for a rivered full house and Bari looked disgusted. He flashed to us for a lesser full house, mucked his hand and darted out the exit.
These Guys Make Good Reads
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
We have at least a couple of poker authors in the field today -- both good writers and good players.
Matt Matros is here. His book The Making of a Poker Player combines both autobiography and strategy advice.
So is David Apostolico, whose titles include Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Competitive Self, Tournament Poker and the Art of War, and Machiavellian Poker Strategy, the latter an interesting application of The Prince to poker.