Today, We Crown a Champion

There were 662 entrees and after three long, grueling days of action-packed poker including two day ones, only 15 competitors remain. Nicholas Wilbur is the man all will chasing as they barrel towards the coveted World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring. Wilbur will start the day with 1,541,000 chips, just a few thousand more than the second-place stack, Joe Kuether.

In case you are unfamiliar with those names, we have plenty of notables still left fighting. Dutch Boyd would have been our chip leader had he not lost the final hand of play last night. A favorite when the money went in, a good night's sleep may have been the best thing for him as he tries to regroup. Sean Getzwiller had an amazing 2011, winning a WSOP gold bracelet, qualifying twice through the Pro-Am Event for an Epic Poker League Main Event seat and final tabling one of them. He's back to prove 2011 was no fluke and sits just shy of the seven-figure mark in chips.

Jeff Madsen and Kevin Calenzo will also return today fighting for the $197,451 winners check. Already guaranteed $12,088 just for making it this far, these seasoned pros clearly have their eye on the prize, looking for not only their chance at the money, but another bullet point on their already-impressive resumes.

Action is set to start here at 3:00 PM local time, so don't go anywhere!