WSOP Circuit -- Harrah's Rincon $10,000 Western Regional Championship Day 1Ali Eslami Jumps out to the Lead with 128,550 on Day 1 Near San Diego |
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Day 1 at the World Series of Poker Circuit $10,000 Western Regional Championship welcomed 91 players into the mix at the Harrah’s Rincon near San Diego, CA. There were 59 players who survived the day on Sunday. Registration will remain open through the first level of play on Monday, so the overall total is still expected to grow.
The chip leader after day 1 is a familiar face. Ali Eslami made it through the day with 128,550 to pace the field. Trailing him in the six-figure club is Kyle Bowker with 121,500. Carlos Mortensen (87,600) and Tim West (83,725) are also near the top of the standings and both professionals are looking to build on early success in 2011 with a strong showing here. West won the Wynn Classic main event last week and that was good for $318,738. Mortensen took third place in the World Poker Tour L.A. Poker Classic main event to become the most successful player in WPT history earlier this month.
What the talented field lacked in numbers it made up for in talent. There were some tough tables throughout the day but none more so than table 10, which at one point featured David Williams, Michael Bevenuti, Jonathan Little, Steve Brecher, Erik Seidel, Sam Stein, and Mortensen. Another top professional who made it to the Harrah’s Rincon was Phil Hellmuth, although he didn’t join the fray until very late in the day. Hellmuth was late-arriving even by his punctually-adverse standards thanks to a bout with food poisoning earlier in the day.
Notable eliminations on day 1 included Ari Engel, Jonathan Aguiar, Justin Smith, Matt Waxman, Steve O’Dwyer, Joseph Cheong, Kathy Liebert, Jerry Yang, Carter King, Michael Katz, Eric Froehlich, Benvenuti, and Seidel.
Check back on Monday at noon for more live coverage from day 2 of this event. The total field size and official prize pool will be available early in the day. Here is a look at the official chip counts from day 1, which includes the seat assignments for day 2:
| Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler | Las Vegas, NV | 20,500 | 7 | 1 |
| Joe Parker | Livonia, MI | 32,775 | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Heshmati | Morgan Hill, CA | 21,350 | 7 | 3 |
| Dana Kellstrom | Stevenson Ranch, CA | 70,550 | 7 | 4 |
| Conrad Monica | Hemet, CA | 33,725 | 7 | 5 |
| Sam Stein | Henderson, NV | 56,050 | 7 | 6 |
| Pejman Primo Niyati | Dallas, TX | 28,500 | 7 | 7 |
| Jesse Martin | Northboro, MA | 11,525 | 7 | 8 |
| Justin “Choctaw” Kruger | Denison, TX | 18,550 | 7 | 9 |
| David Peters | Rancho Sante Fe, CA | 60,825 | 8 | 1 |
| Victor Ramdin | Bronx, NY | 28,275 | 8 | 2 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | Brooklyn, NY | 34,000 | 8 | 3 |
| Alex Rocha | Setauket, NY | 10,600 | 8 | 4 |
| Cary Katz | Las Vegas, NV | 116,500 | 8 | 5 |
| Edward Sabat | Los Angeles, CA | 14,750 | 8 | 6 |
| Ali Eslami | Los Angeles, CA | 128,550 | 8 | 7 |
| Romik Vartear | Los Angeles, CA | 54,765 | 8 | 8 |
| Pat Walsh | St. Charles, MO | 35,075 | 8 | 9 |
| Erhart Edquist | San Diego, CA | 9,525 | 9 | 1 |
| David Baker | Katy, TX | 21,950 | 9 | 2 |
| Joshua Field | Villa Park, CA | 29,650 | 9 | 3 |
| Grant T. Lang | Brookfield, CT | 64,000 | 9 | 4 |
| Scott Montgomery | Ottawa, ON (Canada) | 54,550 | 9 | 5 |
| Alexandru Masek | San Diego, CA | 38,925 | 9 | 6 |
| Mike Baxter | Pacific Palisades, CA | 89,575 | 9 | 7 |
| Todd Terry | Hoboken, NJ | 31,500 | 9 | 8 |
| Kyle Bowler | Walton, NY | 121,500 | 9 | 9 |
| Carlos Mortensen | Las Vegas, NV | 87,600 | 10 | 1 |
| Tim Murphy | Rancho Sante Fe, CA | 114,375 | 10 | 2 |
| Harold Wasson | Corona, CA | 67,050 | 10 | 3 |
| Jonathan Little | Pensacola, FL | 41,925 | 10 | 4 |
| Tim West | Los Altos, CA | 83,725 | 10 | 5 |
| Louis Werman | Agoura Hills, CA | 29,375 | 10 | 6 |
| Phil Hellmuth | Palo Alto, CA | 23,575 | 10 | 7 |
| D.J. Blanchard | Las Vegas, NV | 29,650 | 10 | 8 |
| Steve Sanders | Tulsa, OK | 32,050 | 11 | 1 |
| David Miscikawski | San Diego, CA | 102,800 | 11 | 2 |
| Saul Frank | Escondido, CA | 31,450 | 11 | 3 |
| Alejandro Javier Garcia | Mexicali, Mexico | 28,400 | 11 | 4 |
| Jordan Morgan | Tulsa, OK | 18,025 | 11 | 5 |
| David Williams | Las Vegas, NV | 20,450 | 11 | 6 |
| Denise Molloy | La Jolla, CA | 41,200 | 11 | 7 |
| Kevin Jonna | San Diego, CA | 68,050 | 11 | 8 |
| Kwinsee Khoa Tran | Orange County, CA | 71,525 | 12 | 1 |
| Gregory Brooks | Wycklett, NJ | 45,125 | 12 | 2 |
| Roland Israelashvili | New York, NY | 17,000 | 12 | 3 |
| Benjamin C. Hamnett | Pittsburgh, PA | 21,325 | 12 | 4 |
| Brian Green | Chico, TX | 28,325 | 12 | 5 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | San Francisco, CA | 30,800 | 12 | 6 |
| Travis Petty | San Diego, CA | 19,450 | 12 | 7 |
| Miller Dao | Maricopa, AZ | 39,650 | 12 | 8 |
| John Farrell | San Diego, CA | 45,200 | 13 | 1 |
| Richard Woodall | Orlando, FL | 61,850 | 13 | 2 |
| Steve Brecher | Reno, NV | 44,375 | 13 | 3 |
| Dmitriy Shilmikov | Katy, TX | 43,025 | 13 | 4 |
| Adam Geyer | Austin, TX | 65,450 | 13 | 5 |
| Shannon Shorr | Birmingham, AL | 41,100 | 13 | 6 |
| Stven Burkholder | Largo, FL | 63,125 | 13 | 7 |
| Adam Levy | Los Angeles, CA | 43,875 | 13 | 8 |
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