Cards Back in the Air
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Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Cards are back in the air following the break.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$998,770
Entries
694
Level
32
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
In addition to the qualifiers, players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will be able to buy-in to the National Championship:
WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten*
| Player | Points | Rings | Cashed | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Clark | 240 | 1 | 9 | $82,321 |
| Alexandru Masek | 187.5 | 1 | 11 | $147,528 |
| Daniel Blakeman | 172.5 | 1 | 9 | $152,521 |
| Kyle Cartwright | 162.5 | 1 | 9 | $91,082 |
| Stephen Kats | 160 | 1 | 11 | $57,506 |
| Mark “P0ker H0” Kroon | 157.5 | 1 | 7 | $62,973 |
| Michael Sanders | 155 | 0 | 6 | $157,516 |
| Benjamin Kramer | 155 | 1 | 12 | $62,232 |
| Michael Cooper | 155 | 0 | 9 | $57,051 |
| Rex Clinkscales | 155 | 0 | 10 | $47,986 |
*Leading up to the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans stop.
Milam No More
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Kenny Milam was just leaving the tournament floor after busting. He told us he flopped an open-ended straight draw that never hit and his opponent had top pair.
No Moore to be Had; Gaubert Out
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
A short-stacked Charles "Woody" Moore shoved all in under the gun for his last 1,725 and received a call from the player in the small blind. Moore tabled 
but needed to improve against his opponent's 
. Unfortunately for Moore, who has locked up enough points for this year's National Championship, the board ran out 
and he was sent to the rail.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Gaubert has also been eliminated after his 
lost to 
after an ace spiked on the river.
Dolan Up to 80K
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
We're not sure of all the action, but we do know that former November Niner John Dolan just chipped up to 80K after an unknown player in middle position got his stack of 20,000 in the pot with 
on a board reading 
. Dolan snap-called and tabled 
for the nuts, and an inconsequential 
on the river saw Dolan take down the massive pot, making him one of the chip leaders here on Day 1a.
Small Bug in the System
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
We've encountered a small bug in our system today. Normally, we like to do chip count posts where players' names and counts will be displayed in the blog. It's not working properly today so all our counts are being entered in the chip counts page.
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Time to Quiet the Dogs
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Our dogs have been barking having to trek back and forth between the tournament room and the auxiliary tables located outside the poker room. At long last we've got all our players in the tournament room.
Chang in Control
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
Matt Chang just leaped to the top of the counts after winning a three-way pot. He held pocket aces and was up against pocket eights and pocket sevens. The board ran dry and Chang's aces held, putting him within flirting distance of 90,000.
Big Stack Alert
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
We've scoured the upper stage area of the tournament floor and discovered some pretty big stacks. They include:
Bobby Toye (95,000)
Johnny Landreth (92,000)
Terry Kim (82,000)
James Arruebarrena (72,000)