World Series of Poker Circuit National Championship Preview100 Players Will Fight for a Gold Bracelet and a Piece of the $1 Million Prize Pool at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas |
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The World Series of Poker Circuit National Championship will begin at noon on Friday, May 27 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. There are 100 players who have qualified for the invitation-only event during the course of the 2010-11 WSOP Circuit season, in which 20,000 players participated.
You can check out the list of those 100 players below. The qualifiers include the winners of each $1,500 main event, the final-table contestants from each of the four WSOP Circuit $10,000 Regional Championship, and the casino champion for each of the 15 tournament series on the tour. The automatic qualifiers account for 63 spots in the 100, while the other at-large bids went to the top 37 players on the WSOP Circuit National Championship leader board. Players earned points by cashing at various events during the Circuit season.
There was an 18-way tie for the final three spots in the tournament so the tie-breaker came down to the amount of cash won by the players involved in the tie. The top three were Stephen Kats ($43,522), David Paredes ($39,346), and Dan Perper ($39,346). Notables who missed the cut included Eugene Katchalov, David “Bakes” Baker, Victor Ramdin, and Beth Shak.
Players will begin with 20,000 in chips and blinds will be 50-100 for the first 60-minute level on Friday. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels. The top 10 finishers in the tournament will walk away with a portion of the $1 million prize pool. The tournament will be filmed for television production by the Versus network.
Here is a look at the schedule for the tournament:
Friday, May 27: Day 1 (play eight levels)
Saturday, May 28: Day 2 (play down to final nine players)
Sunday, May 29: Final Table
Card Player will provide daily reports from Caesars Palace this weekend and you can catch a full recap of the final table when the event concludes on Sunday, May 29.
WSOP Circuit National Championship Qualifiers:
| Player | Qualification | Points | Rings | Cashes | Winnings |
| James Anderson | Midwest Regional Champion | 500 | 1 | 1 | $525,449 |
| Chris Bell | Eastern Regional Champion | 500 | 1 | 1 | $358,295 |
| Ali Eslami | Western Regional Champion | 500 | 1 | 1 | $282,242 |
| A.J. Jejelowo | Southern Regional Champion | 500 | 1 | 1 | $235,956 |
| Chris Klodnicki | Eastern Regional Final Table | 475 | 0 | 2 | $253,757 |
| Matt Waxman | Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Champion | 435 | 1 | 4 | $189,147 |
| Gabe Patgorski | Midwest Regional Final Table | 375 | 0 | 1 | $324,770 |
| Tim West | Western Regional Final Table | 375 | 0 | 1 | $174,443 |
| Gary Friedlander | Southern Regional Final Table | 375 | 0 | 1 | $145,442 |
| Allie Prescott | Southern Regional Final Table | 325 | 0 | 3 | $107,977 |
| Bernard Lee | Midwest Regional Final Table | 320 | 0 | 2 | $242,950 |
| Ketan Pandya | Eastern Regional Final Table | 300 | 0 | 1 | $159,851 |
| Duane Blanchard | Western Regional Final Table | 300 | 0 | 1 | $124,204 |
| Harry Cullen | Southern Regional Final Table | 300 | 0 | 1 | $95,214 |
| Curt Kohlberg | Midwest Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 1 | $174,807 |
| Micah Raskin | Eastern Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 1 | $117,457 |
| Steve Brecher | Western Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 1 | $90,223 |
| Dwyte Pilgrim | Western Regional Final Table | 275 | 0 | 4 | $86,015 |
| Allen Kessler | Southern Regional Final Table | 267.5 | 0 | 3 | $46,033 |
| Dave Sands | Midwest Regional Final Table | 250 | 0 | 1 | $131,299 |
| Todd Terry | Eastern Regional Final Table | 250 | 0 | 1 | $87,808 |
| David Peters | Western Regional Final Table | 250 | 0 | 1 | $66,834 |
| Scott Lipshutz | Southern Regional Final Table | 250 | 0 | 1 | $48,673 |
| Kurt Jewell | Hammond Main Event Champion | 242.5 | 2 | 6 | $285,378 |
| Shannon Shorr | Midwest Regional Final Table | 235 | 0 | 2 | $101,171 |
| Miller Dao | Western Regional Final Table | 230 | 1 | 3 | $88,734 |
| Kyle Cartwright | Tunica Casino Champion | 227.5 | 3 | 5 | $207,205 |
| Andy Frankenberger | Eastern Regional Final Table | 225 | 0 | 1 | $66,758 |
| Dana Kellstrom | Western Regional Final Table | 225 | 0 | 1 | $50,455 |
| Charles “Woody” Moore | S. Indiana Main Event Champion | 210 | 1 | 7 | $145,027 |
| Brandon Adams | Midwest Regional Final Table | 200 | 0 | 1 | $77,556 |
| Jason Burt | Eastern Regional Final Table | 200 | 0 | 1 | $51,607 |
| Huy Nguyen | Choctaw Main Event Champion | 190 | 2 | 4 | $271,536 |
| Tony Hartmann | Midwest Regional Final Table | 180 | 0 | 2 | $63,695 |
| Nicholas Mitchell | Eastern Regional Final Table | 175 | 0 | 1 | $40,538 |
| Dylan Wilkerson | Western Regional Final Table | 175 | 0 | 1 | $30,397 |
| Kunal Patel | Southern Regional Final Table | 175 | 0 | 1 | $26,401 |
| Mstr Lynch | Rincon Casino Champion | 170 | 2 | 4 | $157,227 |
| Mark Owens | Midwest Regional Final Table | 150 | 0 | 1 | $48,615 |
| Seth Fischer | Eastern Regional Final Table | 150 | 0 | 1 | $32,362 |
| Jeremy Gaubert | Southern Regional Final Table | 150 | 0 | 1 | $12,000 |
| Seneca Easley | Rincon Main Event Champion | 135 | 1 | 5 | $81,413 |
| Samuel Barnhart | Tunica Main Event Champion | 132.5 | 1 | 4 | $154,357 |
| Ian Wiley | Hammond Casino Champion | 132.5 | 1 | 4 | $64,360 |
| Brian Ali | Caesars Atlantic City Main Event Champion | 130 | 1 | 2 | $158,911 |
| Bobbie Talbot | IP Biloxi Casino Champion | 125 | 0 | 6 | $63,444 |
| Brian Walsingham | New Orleans Casino Champion | 120 | 2 | 4 | $111,144 |
| Christopher Johnson | Caesars Palace Main Event Champion | 110 | 1 | 2 | $157,426 |
| Travis Lutes | IP Biloxi Main Event Champion | 110 | 1 | 2 | $96,855 |
| Stanley Quinn | Lake Tahoe Main Event Champion | 110 | 1 | 2 | $88,438 |
| Robert Georato | Council Bluffs Casino Champion | 107.5 | 1 | 6 | $33,696 |
| Jonathan Poche | New Orleans Main Event Champion | 100 | 1 | 1 | $121,017 |
| Kenny Nguyen | Chester Main Event Champion | 100 | 1 | 1 | $94,901 |
| Blair Hinkle | Council Bluffs Main Event Champion | 100 | 1 | 1 | $88,555 |
| Jesus Cabrera | Harrah’s Atlantic City Casino Champion | 95 | 0 | 2 | $77,440 |
| Adam Hui | Caesars Palace Casino Champion | 95 | 0 | 3 | $60,860 |
| Andrew Barber | Lake Tahoe Casino Champion | 95 | 0 | 4 | $20,744 |
| Robert Scott | Chester Casino Champion | 92.5 | 0 | 3 | $61,369 |
| Mun Nguyen | Caesars Atlantic City Casino Champion | 87.5 | 1 | 2 | $33,831 |
| Kevin Manley | S. Indiana Casino Champion | 87.5 | 1 | 2 | $25,498 |
| Phil Stelzer | St. Louis Casino Champion | 82.5 | 0 | 2 | $63,703 |
| Traci Brown | Choctaw Casino Champion | 75 | 0 | 1 | $143,462 |
| Mike Morton | Palm Beach Casino Champion | 75 | 0 | 1 | $130,057 |
| Tom Franklin | At-large | 197.5 | 1 | 8 | $74,929 |
| Brett Schwertley | At-large | 187.5 | 2 | 10 | $120,420 |
| Kevin Calenzo | At-large | 170 | 0 | 8 | $94,586 |
| Roland Israelashvili | At-large | 170 | 1 | 6 | $64,433 |
| Nick Jivkov | At-large | 165 | 1 | 5 | $105,202 |
| Tuan Bui Le | At-large | 165 | 2 | 7 | $56,001 |
| Jeremy Schwartz | At-large | 162.5 | 1 | 4 | $75,238 |
| La Sengphet | At-large | 155 | 2 | 7 | $67,094 |
| Shiva Dudani | At-large | 152.5 | 1 | 5 | $73,799 |
| Joshua Evans | At-large | 140 | 0 | 7 | $85,142 |
| Drazen Ilich | At-large | 135 | 1 | 4 | $70,272 |
| Joel Merwick | At-large | 135 | 0 | 7 | $43,516 |
| Justin Kruger | At-large | 132.5 | 1 | 6 | $41,113 |
| Mark Sykes | At-large | 130 | 0 | 5 | $69,952 |
| Matt Lawrence | At-large | 130 | 0 | 10 | $52,781 |
| Peter Ippolito | At-large | 130 | 1 | 5 | $40,962 |
| Trevor Deeter | At-large | 125 | 0 | 9 | $30,398 |
| Jessie Bryant | At-large | 125 | 2 | 5 | $29,770 |
| Brent Keller | At-large | 125 | 2 | 3 | $25,207 |
| Will Souther | At-large | 120 | 1 | 4 | $64,312 |
| Bruce Hoyt | At-large | 117.5 | 1 | 6 | $16,665 |
| David Clark | At-large | 112.5 | 1 | 9 | $59,525 |
| Steve Zolotow | At-large | 112.5 | 0 | 3 | $43,034 |
| Michael Foster | At-large | 112.5 | 0 | 7 | $42,893 |
| John Holley | At-large | 112.5 | 1 | 4 | $31,436 |
| Peter Mavro | At-large | 112.5 | 0 | 11 | $16,200 |
| Dennis Summers | At-large | 110 | 1 | 3 | $39,317 |
| Scott Clark | At-large | 110 | 1 | 4 | $18,233 |
| Michael Traylor | At-large | 107.5 | 0 | 7 | $54,941 |
| Matthew Lope | At-large | 107.5 | 1 | 4 | $50,807 |
| Nadir Babck | At-large | 105 | 1 | 7 | $26,835 |
| Brett Richey | At-large | 105 | 0 | 2 | $25,574 |
| Casey Hayes | At-large | 102.5 | 0 | 4 | $35,158 |
| Doug Carli | At-large | 102.5 | 0 | 8 | $16,839 |
| Stephen Kats | At-large | 100 | 0 | 7 | $43,522 |
| David Paredes | At-large | 100 | 0 | 1 | $39,346 |
| Dan Perper | At-large | 100 | 0 | 1 | $39,346 |
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