Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Hammond
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Horseshoe Hammond
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$2,304,000
Entries
1,536
Level
41
Blinds
250,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Who's Qualified?
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
It was mentioned earlier that Dan Heimiller was in the building fresh off his World Series of Poker Circuit win in Southern Indiana. With his win, Heimiller has officially qualified himself for the WSOP Circuit's Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Not only can you qualify by winning the Main Event, you can also become the Casino Champion by earning the most points at a given stop on the tour. So who's qualified so far? Check out the chart below.
National Championship Qualifiers
| Player | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Dan Heimiller | Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event Winner |
| Jonathan Taylor | Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino Champion |
| Jeff Gibralter | Bossier City Main Event Winner |
| Quan Nguyen | Bossier City Casino Champion |
| Kyle Cartwright | IP Biloxi Main Event Winner |
| Cory Wood | IP Biloxi Casino Champion |
Furthermore, here's a look at the National Leaderboard standings.
One for the Birdshirt
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The action folded to our very own Chad "Birdshirt" Holloway, who raised to 300 in middle position. A player in the small blind mad the call, and the dealer fanned 
. The player in the small blind led out for 100, which is less than a big blind, so the dealer told him to add two green T25 chips. He obliged, and Holloway called.
The turn was another nine - the 
- and the player led for 200. Holloway grabbed a stack of black T100 chips, raising to what looked like 675, and the player quickly folded.
Holloway is below the starting stack, but just barely.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
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Schedule Update
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The tournament officials have just announced that there will be a break after every three levels of play here on Day 1a. The first break will occur at the end of the current level and will last 30 minutes. After Level 9, the 60-minute dinner break will take place for all remaining players.
From there, the field will play through Level 15 tonight before bagging and tagging their chips.
Engel Gets Aggressive
Three players, including Ari Engel, saw a flop of 
. The action checked to Engel, who fired 450. One player called, and the other check-raised to 1,500. Engel quickly re-raised to 5,500, forcing the two other players to fold.
"He's steaming!" one of the players at the table yelped.
"Not anymore," Engel responded, grinning.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Some More Notables
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 | |
|
20,000 |
Heimiller Runs into Nuts
Dan Heimiller was faced with a 1,425-chip bet with the board reading 
. Heimiller, who recently took down the WSOP-C Main Event in Southern Indiana, made the call, and his opponent turned over 
for kings full of queens.
Heimiller mucked, and is down to 17,850 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,850
-2,150
|
-2,150 |
Break
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
The players are on a 30-minute break.
Day 1a Photos
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0