Preliminary Results from the 2011-2012 WSOP Circuit Harrah's New Orleans

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May 19, 2012 5 min read

For the past year, the 2011-2012 World Series of Poker Circuit has hosted 17 stops across the country and one in South Africa. Now, the final stop on the schedule is taking place at Harrah’s New Orleans, providing the last chance for players to qualify for the 2nd Annual $1 Million National Championship. This weekend, the stop culminates with a $1,600 Main Event where the winner will automatically earn a seat in July’s National Championship.

Prior to that, there have been a slew of preliminary events where players have been racking up points for the National Leaderboard. One of these events was Event #1: $355 No-Limit Hold’em, which attracted 945 players and became the largest poker tournament ever held in New Orleans by surpassing the previous record of 833 players set on May 18, 2005.

After four days of intense play, a stacked final table was set with Yung “Andy” Hwang, Charles “Woody” Moore, and Josh Evans eventually making it to three-handed play. Moore has proven himself time and again on the Circuit, having won last year’s WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event and making multiple final tables this year, but he came up short of his second gold ring. The good news is that in addition to his $23,853 payday, Moore’s third-place finish earned him enough points to qualify for the National Championship for the second year in a row.

That left Hwang and Evans to do battle heads up, which lasted about 45 minutes. In the final hand, Evans moved all-in with A♦6♦ only to run into Hwang’s K♥K♠. The board ran out an uneventful Q♠J♣2♣6♠3♣, and Evans was dispatched in second place for $32,317 with enough points qualify him for a seat in the National Championship.

Meanwhile, Hwang collected the $52,249 first-place prize and his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. What’s more, he earned enough points to join Evans and Moore near the top of the National Leaderboard and essentially locked up a spot in the National Championship.

Here's a look at the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans events completed thus far:

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Ring Event #1: No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #2: No-Limit Hold'em

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #4: No-Limit Hold’em

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #5: No-Limit Hold’em

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #6: No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #7: No-Limit Hold’em

WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Event #8: No-Limit Hold’em

With several events yet to be determined, the race for the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans Casino Champion is undetermined. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of the Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Here's a look at the players who have qualified:

National Championship Qualifiers

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*

*Leading up to the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans stop.

*Photos courtesy of Eric Harkins and ImageMasters.

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