Pollack encouraged players to attend other Circuit events and the World Series of Poker, which will take place in Las Vegas in June and July.

He also thanked several people at Harrah's Rincon for putting on yet another WSOP Circuit. In his opening remarks, he noted that the WSOP is special because it attracts both professional and amateur players - and allows new stars to shine on poker's brightest stage. World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack was on hand to welcome players and start the tournament. Several players qualified to play via satellite tournaments that were held the last two weeks at Harrah's Rincon. Other notables in the field included Phil Gordon, Erik Lindgren, Gavin Smith, and James Van Alstyne. The tournament also attracted former WSOP gold bracelet winners Annie Duke, Layne Flack, Barry Greenstein, Gavin Griffin, Kathy Liebert, Max 'the Italian Pirate' Pescatori, Robert Williamson III and Todd Witteles. Eighteen players will receive prize money.įormer world poker champions Scotty 'the Prince' Nguyen (1998), Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson (2000) and Carlos 'the Matador' Mortensen (2001) entered the main event. The size of the field created a total prize pool of $877,850.

After ten days of preliminary events which awarded over a million dollars in prize money to more than 200 poker players from several states and five different countries, the $5,000 buy-in championship event began today with 181 entries.

Jointly managed by the Rincon Tribal Council and Harrah's Entertainment, the 16-story luxury hotel and casino is one of southern California's most peaceful getaway destinations.īut the Rincon Poker Room has been far from peaceful this month. Harrah's Rincon is located about 40 miles north of San Diego, nestled in a lush mountain valley. Valley Center, CA (February 20, 2007) - For the third consecutive year, the World Series of Poker Circuit was hosted by the Harrah's Rincon Casino-Resort.

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