Main Event
Day 1 Started
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Rincon
Prize Pool
$270,720
Entries
188
Level
30
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Welcome to the Harrah's Rincon WSOP-C Main Event!
Welcome to Rincon for the 2010-2011 World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event! We're just over an hour away from start time for the three-day $1,600 Main Event and expectations are high for another great stop. Everything this year has been amazing on the Circuit. Since it was revamped, the Circuit is back on the map as one of the premier poker tours in the United States, drawing hundreds and thousands of players to events at every stop and stoking the fire inside the poker community.
It may be a little chilly in Rincon at the moment, but that just means there no better time to spend a day indoors on the felt. Last year, Bryan Devonshire won this event for $114,975. He bested 70 players in the $5,150 Main Event. The field size will undoubtably grow this year as all the buy-ins have decreased to $1,600 in order to stimulate the tour. It's worked and there should be another amazing turnout here today.
Although we don't know everyone's that is playing just yet, we do know of one special person in the field for this Main Event. PokerNews' own video hostess and producer Kristy Arnett is playing today. Whether or not she'll be rocking her silver MiniFTOPS jersey has yet to be seen, but we'll be keeping an eye on her and tracking her progress all day.
Play for Day 1 kicks off at 12:00 PM local time and we can't wait to get things started. Stay tuned for all of the action, live and in color as only PokerNews can bring it to you!
A Tweet From the Brat, Jr.
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From Twitter, we find some potentially interesting news:
@Phil_Hellmuth: Heading to Harrahs-Rincon Casino, east of San Diego, to interview Dale Earnhardt Jr. for "Versus" show (WSOP Circuit Event). Should be fun!!
From that, we'll infer that Hellmuth may play our Main Event today, and we might even see the other "Junior" take to the felt as well. Earlier this month, Earnhardt Jr. held a charity poker event at the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, and we think there's a fighting chance that he may have been bitten by the tournament bug.
We'll have to wait and see if one or both of the Juniors make it into our field today.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The cards are in the air for the 2010-2011 World Series of Poker Circuit Rincon Main Event!
Who's Here?
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
So, who's all here? We've spotted Eddy Sabat, Allen Kessler, Robert Cheung, Sameer Al Janedi, David Baker, Doug Lee, Gavin Griffin and 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jerry Yang. We've also got our very own Kristy Arnett in the field along with Andrew Moreno.
Right now, the board reads 150 players have entered. That number should eclipse the 200 mark by the time registration is over and we'll keep you posted.
A Few More Faces
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Some late arrivals have entered the Pavilion here at Harrah's Rincon. Keith Crowder, Adam Levy, Josh Field, Drew Caseri and Tom Masinter are all in the field now.
Early Fireworks Avoided
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We walked up to a multi-way 
flop, and we watched the small blind lead out with a bet of 600. Right next door, the big blind bumped it up to 1,800, and the table folded around to Sameer Al Janedi. Al Janedi took his cue to stick in a second raise, and he made it 4,200 total. That quickly folded the small blind, while the big blind shook his head and cut down his stack. After just a couple quick moments, he said, "All right, boys. It's just too early." As he spoke, the player open-mucked his pocket queens.
Al Janedi complimented him on the laydown as he gave a courtesy flash to the table: pocket kings.
The Shadow Picks One Up
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
We got to the table with the board reading 
. Jerry "The Shadow" Yang, who won the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event to the tune of $8,250,000, bet 1,750. His opponent sat in the tank for a couple of minutes and then gave it up. Yang slid his hand forward without showing and scooped the pot to move to about 24,000 in chips.
Climbing
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
At last report, the number of entrants was at 150. As the tournament clocks roll into the second level, the number on the board reads 180.