Take Your Seats
Yesterday, the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event kicked-off at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana with 289 entrants, all competing for the $99,878 first-place prize. Today, 66 players will return for Day 2 as we play to through the money bubble (the top 30 players will be paid) and on down to the final table.
Yesterday saw a number of notable names take their shot at a Circuit ring. Dwyte Pilgrim, the WSOP Circuit phenom and recent World Poker Tour winner, was looking to add to his Player of the Year total, but failed to survive the day. Also making appearances and ultimately their own exit were TJ Cloutier, Lee Childs, Mark Kroon and Maurice Hawkins. On the other side of things, Circuit gold ring holder Kyle Knecht, WSOP gold bracelet winner Robert Cheung, Circuit regulars Ari Engel and Drazen Ilich will all see action on Day 2. Joining them is perhaps the biggest story of the day, Shiva Dudani.
Dudani, who came second to Blair Hinkle at the Circuit event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, won a ring in a preliminary event here at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana and is looking to add to his points total for the WSOP-C National Championship race, where he currently sits in first place with 125 points. Dudani is currently sitting with an above average stack, but still trails our chip leader, Jorge Solorzano with 294,700 in chips. Close behind is Miguel Borrero with 261,000 in chips. Play is set to resume in about 15 minutes so stay tuned to PokerNews for all the action straight from WSOP-C Southern Indiana!