Another Big Day Set to Begin in the Horseshoe Hammond Main Event
The Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana has been hosting the World Series of Poker Circuit over the last two weeks, and the $1,700 Main Event with a $1,000,000 Guaranteed prizepool will continue today at 12:00 p.m. with Day 1b. Day 1a drew 475 entries and today is expected to garner even more entries.
Players begin with a stack of 30,000. Day 1b will play a total of fifteen 40-minute levels, with a break after every third level, including a one-hour dinner break after level 9. Registration will remain open until the beginning level 13, and during this period players may re-enter once if they are eliminated. The remaining players at the end of each starting day will combine on Sunday, October 20th and 11:00 a.m. Day 3 will continue on Monday, October 21st at 12:00 p.m and play down until a winner is crowned.
Players competing today on Day 1b will all be chasing Jacob Jayne who bagged 489,500, leading the 94 players who survived Day 1a.
Be sure to stay tuned right here on PokerNews as we begin the journey to crown the latest WSOPC Main Event Champion here in Hammond, Indiana!