The cards are in the air here in Hammond! The plan for the day is to play 15 levels, each lasting 40 minutes. The Venue here at the Horseshoe is already packed, and we're going to do a quick run through and see if we can't spot a few notables.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Welcome to the Horseshoe Casino here in Hammond, Indiana! For the past week, the World Series of Poker Circuit has been hosting a series of tournaments here in the riverboat's gigantic theater hall, which will culminate today with Day 1a of the $1,600 Main Event. The stop has already proven a huge success, with the first event ($340 No Limit Hold'em) drawing a staggering 3,001 players. That created a prize pool of $873,291, with a cool $124,438 being awarded to the winner, Aaron Bieck of Plymouth, Wisconsin. In addition, former November Niner Dennis Phillips earned his first piece of WSOP gold by capturing a ring in today's early morning hours. Phillips outlasted 118 players and captured the $55K first-place prize.
Today, we're expecting a huge turnout for Day 1a. We've already heard mumblings among the players that if they bust today, they have every intention of re-entering on Day 1b. All signs suggest that we'll beat last year's field of 872 players, if not blow it out of the water. Joining the field will be a laundry list of poker pros including Phillips, Owais Ahmed, Josh Brikis, Chris Tryba, Mark Kroon, and Kathy Liebert.
Action is set to get underway in about a half an hour, so join us then for all the latest and greatest action from the WSOP-Circuit Hammond.
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