WSOP Commences
27th February, 2008
Yesterday, at the Horseshoe Casino, Iowa, 99 players started in the World Series of Poker Championship Circuit ring (WSOP-C), all playing for a seat at the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Out of the 99 participants, there was a grand total of one female player, Lou Merwick, who qualified through two satellite heats. Lou, unfortunately busted mid way through the day, as did many others. By the end of the night only 27 players remained with Howard Walper gaining the chip lead.
Other notable players in the tournament are Brandon Cantu, Bob Slezak and Bernard Lee, who finished the day in a healthy ninth place. The top ten standings after day 1 look like this:
- Howard Wolper – 88,400
- Josh Harshbarger – 80,700
- Mark Eddleman - 66,300
- Keith Murrell – 57,900
- Tony Mersick – 56,400
- John Kincaid – 54,900
- Jesse Bowman – 44,900
- Robert Wisiak – 44,100
- Bernard Lee – 42,400
- Ron Koenemann – 41,700
We will keep you updated on the progress of this tournament and the World Series of Poker.
