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End of Day One Standings (Chip Counts):
Name Chip Count Table Seat
Smith, Gavin 106,900 4 3
Mahmood, Ayaz 91,500 7 6
Gordon, Ben 83,125 3 4
Ivey, Phil 71,600 1 2
Corkins, Hoyt 69,775 6 8
Bloch, Andy 68,500 1 7
Harris, David 65,775 6 4
Newman, Jess 63,325 5 4
Rodriques, Gerald 47,675 5 8
Prescott, Allie 46,175 5 3
Glorioso, Charles 42,275 2 7
Russell, Matt 41,600 2 3
Sousa,Todd"Zeus" 41,000 2 9
Diephouse, Dana 38,700 4 8
Feldman, Peter 37,775 2 6
Tran, Mimi 36,900 1 1
Farrell, Ryan 36,750 7 4
Marsh, Chris 35,950 7 1
Bach "B" Vu 35,800 7 2
Reily, Torrey 32,200 2 2
Segura, Broc 31,025 7 7
Townsend, Brian 30,950 4 7
Lineberry,Charles 30,225 1 5
Henrickle,William 28,450 6 7
Griffin, Jason 27,875 3 8
Juanda, John 27,050 1 8
Finley, James 26,750 1 3
Chris M. Ingram 25,075 2 1
O'Connor, Tim 22,825 6 5
Schmitt, Joseph 22,425 5 2
Babin, David 22,000 6 1
Archer, Dee 21,900 3 9
Abdullah, George 20,575 4 2
Wright, Charles 19,250 7 5
Lazar, Steve 18,550 5 5
Brown, Kenny 17,225 2 5
Edler, Bill 17,125 4 1
Bozeman, Russ 16,000 6 2
Mitchell, Scott 15,525 3 7
Lefkowitz, Matt 14,550 7 3
Carli,Doug "Rico" 13,400 5 7
Pittman, John 13,050 4 6
Hachem, Joe 12,500 1 6
Spadavecchia,V 12,225 7 9
Petro, Joe 11,175 1 9
Singer, David 11,050 6 9
Bradley, Owen 10,800 4 5
Bartlett, Ronnie 10,750 5 1
Alvarado, Jose 9,725 6 6
Cole, Mark 8,900 3 1
Andrews, Michael 8,525 6 3
Cospolich, Brian 6,325 2 4
Schaultz, Paul 5,950 3 6
Gottschalk,Darrell5,275 7 8
Wisiak, Robert 5,150 4 4
Comer, Adam 3,500 3 5
Katz, Ronald 3,450 2 8
Gavin Smith is the Chip Leader
in WSOP Circuit Championship at Harrah's New Orleans
Day One ends as many of the biggest names go bust;
57 players set to return for Day Two
The second annual Bayou Poker Championship began with a rousing rendition of the National Anthem and words of tribute for the city of New Orleans.
'I'm not sure this has ever been done by anyone in poker before,' announced Jack Effel, Tournament Director for the World Series of Poker Circuit moments before the start of the main event. 'I want to take this moment to dedicate the $10,000 championship event to the wonderful people of the city of New Orleans, who have been such wonderful hosts. You are the real champions!'
Next, 2005 World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem spoke for many poker pros when he took the microphone and announced that he decided to come to New Orleans from his home in Melbourne, Australia especially to demonstrate his support for the city. Further, Hachem pledged 10 percent of his tournament winnings in this event towards the Katrina Relief Fund. He encouraged his fellow poker competitors to do the same. Many players signed a pledge banner near the front of the tournament area, agreeing to make a donation with any winnings
After remarks by Poker Room Manager Rick Korte and a special appearance by New Orleans Police Officer Lucious Jackson, the entire Showroom of the Harrah's New Orleans Casino erupted in cheers, and the $10,000 buy-in championship event began.
Former WSOP gold bracelet winners in the main event included Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Joe Hachem, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Kathy Liebert, Mike Matusow, Yosh Nakano, Erik Seidel, and John Spadavecchia. Other top pros included Gavin Smith, Eric Lindgren, Hoyt Corkins, Josh Arieh, and Andy Bloch. Last year's WSOPC-New Orleans champion Walter Chambers played. Also, two-time event winner at this year's tournament Bach 'B' Vu was in attendance.
However, most of the big names busted-out on Day One leaving a wide mix of players with different backgrounds and levels of experience to return for Day Two.
Currently, at the top of the standings is Gavin Smith, a Canadian native who now lives in Las Vegas. Smith has exploded onto the poker scene in recent years, with several final table appearances and at least one million dollar win (last year, at the Mirage in Las Vegas). Smith also made it to a final table at the 2005 World Series of Poker at the Rio. If he goes on to win, this would be his first WSOP-related victory.
Play is expected to get more intense over the next day. ESPN will provide full coverage, including the final table, which will take place on Sunday afternoon at 2 pm. Play will continue tomorrow until 27 players remain. Prize money will go to the top 18 finishers - including first prize, $532,950. Play resumes tomorrow at 12 noon CST.
PRIZE MONEY PAYOUTS:
1. $532,950
2. 293,930
3. 161,500
4. 129,200
5. 96,900
6. 80,750
7. 64,600
8. 48,450
9. 32,300
10. 22,610
11. 22,610
12. 22,610
13. 19,380
14. 19,380
15. 19,380
16. 16,150
17. 16,150
18. 16,150
Report by - Nolan Dalla
nolandalla@aol.com
Poker Room Manager - Rick Korte
WSOP Circuit Director - Jack Effel
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