Competition:
Thursday, October 29, 2015 to Friday, October 30, 2015
Event #1: $365 No-Limit Hold'em
- Buy-in: $365
- Prizepool: $43,500
- Entries: 145
- Remaining: 0
EVENT UPDATE
Friday, October 30, 2015 1:38 AM Local Time
Day 1 Done - Bill Watchman Leads
The first day of
the 2015 Harveys Lake Tahoe WSOP Circuit Main Event has come and gone.
The day featured the first event of the series - Event #1 - $365
No-Limit Hold'em. The tournament attracted 145 entries, nearly a 10%
increase from last year's opening event at this series.
Play concluded
with 10 minutes remaining in Level 20 and just six players remain. They
will return Friday at 1 p.m. for Day 2 and the conclusion of the
tournament. They are all guaranteed at least the 6th place money of
$2,269. The winner of the tournament will earn $12,181 and a WSOP
Circuit gold ring. Bill Watchman (pictured) will be returning Friday with the chip
lead. Watchman won a WSOP Circuit gold ring at this property in 2013 in a
$365 No-Limit Hold'em event.
Here is a look at the current chip counts:
- Bill Watchman - 492,000
- Robert Angeleri - 278,000
- Anthony Banuelos 275,000
- Tim Phillips - 176,000
- Tom Masinter - 122,000
- Craig Nicholls - 107,000
- 10 minutes remain in Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante