Day one of the WSOP Circuit championship event at Harrah's Casino Tunica started wth 154 players and ended at 2 a.m. with 27 left. They will return tomorrow at 2 p.m.to play down to the final table of nine. Leading the field with 291,700 chips will be David Dao of Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Here are the day one chip counts:

Table   Seat      Name                           Hometown                   Chip Count

4          1          Frank Wyville              Anniston, AL               143,200
4          2          Matthew McCoy          Memphis, TN               120,000
4          3          James Kizer Jr.             Collierville, TN            77,900
4          4          "Captain" Tom Franklin Gulfport, MS             117,100
4          5          David Dao                   Elizabethtown, KY      291,700
4          6          Kathy Liebert               Las Vegas, NV             51,700
4          7          Elmer Lynn                                                      65,600
4          8          Tony Calender             Ledbetter, KY              96,800
4          9          Matt Stout                                                        255,500
 
5          1          Jeremy Byrum                                                 214,200
5          2          Gavin Smith                 Las Vegas, NV             148,600
5          3`         Mark Burrier                Conway, AR                69,600
5          4          Vince Byrd                  Dayton, TN                  105,300
5          5          "L.B." Edison               Bulls Gap, TN              204,300
5          6          Shane Smith                 Hiram, CA                   89,800
5          7          Paula Halata                 Houston, TX                64,600
5          8          David Rylander             Collierville, TN                        43,500
5          9          Quentin Battle              Raleigh, NC                 64,700 
 
6          1          Jeremiah Vinsant         Murfreesboro, TN        130,000
6          2          Jordan Morgan             Tulsa, OK                    84,700
6          3          Kai Landry                  Biloxi, MS                   206,700
6          4          Glenn Hyde                 Atlanta, GA                 55,000
6          5          Stuart Breakstone         Memphis, TN               6,800  
6          6          Mike Leah                   Toronto, Canada          211,400
6          7          Jeff Morrill                  Brentwood, TN               60,600
6          8          Pat Walsh                     St. Charles, MO             39,100
6          9          Va Shan Watkins         Auora, IL                     71,800                
 
The tournament, along with all the preliminary events, is being held this year in the spacious Events Center. The remodeled and re-branded hotel casino (formerly Grand Casino Tunica) underwent a $45 million remodeling last year, with the most significant addition being the Paula Deen buffet featuring signature dishes of the Food Network star.
 
Marquis names playing in the main event included Chris Moneymaker, Gavin Smith, Bill Edler, "Captain" Tom Franklin, Kathy Liebert and Sabyl Cohen-Landrum (the highest woman finisher at the 2006 WSOP main event). Also playing were a couple of prior Circuit Championship winners Mark Smith (2006, Casino Grand Tunica) and Wilbur Futhey (2008 Caesars Indiana). In addition there were two husband and wife entries: David and Stacy Kopacz and David and Dina Rylander.

Moneymaker, who finished second in the $400 no-limit event here three days ago, was out within a couple of hours when his pocket kings lost to a set of jacks made by Justin Truesdell, winner of yesterday's $1,000 no-limit event. The day ended with Franklin, Smith and Liebert among the only name players left.

Play will resume at level 12 with blinds of 1,500-3000 and 400 antes, 49 minutes left on the clock.