After picking up a small pot with a preflop raise and successful continuation bet, Cylus Watson opened to 300 from under the gun. Todd Stauber called in middle position, and a third player called on the button. The dealer fanned , and Watson continued for 600. Both players called.
The turn was the , and Watson led again - this time for 1,500. Stauber called, and the player on the button raised to 4,200. Watson tank-called, and Stauber called as well.
The completed the board, and for the first time, Watson checked. Stauber quickly fired 8,500, and both the player on the button and Watson promptly folded.
"Did you make your flush?" the player on the button asked.
"No," Stauber responded as he raked in the pot.
Watson, who is now down to around 15,500 chips, recently finished 22nd in the WSOP Main Event ($294,601). He also appeared on the Strategy With Kristy Podcast, which you can listen to here:
At each stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit, two seats are guaranteed for the Southern Comfort 100 Proof World Series of Poker National Championship. One is given to the Main Event winner, the other to the Casino Champion. Here are the seat winners thus far:
Player
Qualified
John Crncic
River Rock (Vancouver) Main Event Winner
Adina Mazzucco
River Rock (Vancouver) Casino Champion
Josh Williams
Horseshoe Horseshoe Hammond Main Event Winner
Mike Leah
Horseshoe Hammond Casino Champion
Dan Heimiller
Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event Winner
Jonathan Taylor
Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Champion
Quan Nguyen
Bossier City Casino Champion
Jeff Gibralter
Bossier City Main Event Champion
Kyle Cartwright
IP Biloxi Main Event Winner
Cory Wood
IP Biloxi Casino Champion
In addition to the qualifiers, players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will be able to buy-in to the National Championship.
There was an open to 200 from late position, Taylor Paur called on the button, and both blinds defended. The flop fell , and the action checked to the original raiser. He tossed out 600, and only Paur called.
The turn was the , and the player tossed out a single yellow T1,000 chip. Paur quickly called.
The completed the board, and the player slowed down, checking to Paur who fired 2,200. The player reached for chips, thought for a second, then committed them. Paur tabled for effectively jack-high, and his opponent showed for aces and kings.
In Lake Tahoe, it's hard to be more notable than Howard "Tahoe" Andrew.
Andrew, who cut his teeth here in Lake Tahoe during his early forties, is a two-time WSOP bracelet winner. He won both of his bracelets during the seventh annual WSOP in 1976, taking down a $2,500 No Limit Hold'em event ($28,000), and a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event ($23,600).
At an adjacent table is another WSOP bracelet winner; Robert Cheung. Cheung took down a massive, 2,778-player $1,500 event during the 2007 WSOP, pocketing $673,628 in the process.
We'll keep our eyes on both players as they try and add to their respective trophy collections.
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Ylon Schwartz after winning his bracelet
We spotted a few notables already seated at their tables, and among them is Ylon Schwartz. Schwartz of course finished fourth in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event and won his first WSOP bracelet this summer in Event #27 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
The World Series of Poker Circuit rumbles on today with another $1,675 buy-in Main Event. This one coming to you from Harvey's Lake Tahoe, on the South Shore of the second-deepest lake in the United States, in the beautiful mountain town of Stateline, Nevada.
Known for it's great skiing and beautiful mountain and lake scenery, Lake Tahoe also has a history of great poker. In 2008, Michael Binger won the WSOP-C Main Event here for $181,379, and in 2007, Chris Ferguson won the title and pocketed $203,649.
Last year, Bryan Schultz bested a field of 327 players en route to a $111,812 payday and his first career WSOP-C gold ring. Schultz already has one cash at this year's circuit stop in Lake Tahoe, finishing 20th in a $365 event for $589.
This is a re-entry event, and players who bust on Day 1a will be allowed to play again during the Day 1b flight. Both flights will take place today, and the entire field will then combine for Day 2 tomorrow.
The cards will be in the air in about 90 minutes. We hope you check back for all of your live, up-to-the-minute updates of this and every WSOP-C Main Event right here on PokerNews.com.
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, and Watson continued for 600. Both players called.
, and Watson led again - this time for 1,500. Stauber called, and the player on the button raised to 4,200. Watson tank-called, and Stauber called as well.
completed the board, and for the first time, Watson checked. Stauber quickly fired 8,500, and both the player on the button and Watson promptly folded.
, and the action checked to the original raiser. He tossed out 600, and only Paur called.
, and the player tossed out a single yellow T1,000 chip. Paur quickly called.
completed the board, and the player slowed down, checking to Paur who fired 2,200. The player reached for chips, thought for a second, then committed them. Paur tabled 
for effectively jack-high, and his opponent showed 
for aces and kings.
