Welcome to Day 1a of the 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe, Hammond, Indiana 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 is set to kick off today at 12:00 p.m. with the first of two starting flights.
Day 1a 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 so unfortunate to be eliminated. Players who are unable to advance in today's flight will have one more chance in Day 1b on Saturday, October 19th at 12:00 p.m loclal time. 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.
In last year's Main Event, Elik Vodovoz navigated his way through a field of 1,050 players to earn the first-place prize of $294,290, defeating Derek Hanauer heads up who took home $181,950 for his second-place finish.
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!