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WSOP-C National Championship: Opening of the battle at Caesars Palace
Since last Friday, May 27, the 100 players who qualified during the various stages of the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) tournaments joined the poker room of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas to compete for the title of WSOPC National Championship. Indeed, this last phase is the step that close the circuit which included 15 stages throughout the season. Indeed, for this final, it will be the best players of the year that will compete each other, players who won their tickets by winning the final of the $ 1,500 buy-in main event tof each step, by being finalist of the regional championship of $ 10,000 buy-in or by finishing in the top ranking of the WSOPC.
During the WSOPC National Championship in Las Vegas, there is a big jackpot to win because a prize pool of $ 1 million awaits the best players in the tournament. Renowned players like Ali Eslami, Bernard Lee, Alla Kessler, Chris Bell, Todd Terry, Dwyte Pilgrim, Kenny Nguyen, Steve Zolotov, Andy Frankenberger, Dave Sands, David Peters, Steve Brecher, Jason Burt and Blair Hinkle were part of the starting field, but their participation was a mere formality as they have already been eliminated. Thus, at the start of the final table which began Sunday, May 29, 2011, Jonathan Poche ranked at the place of chip leader. This young 29-year pro has just won the consecration of the stage of New Orleans. With 534,000 chips in hand, he is well positioned to win the trophy with a bonus of $ 300,000. However, players like Adam Hui, Charles Moore, Josh Evans, James Anderson, La Sengphet, Sam Barnhart, Matthew Lawren and Drazen Ilich are players that he has to face before reaching the title.
Source: poker777.com
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
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