Preview of World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's New OrleansCircuit Pulls Into Town For 12-Event Series |
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The 2012 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans series gets underway Thursday, May 10 and continues running until the 21.
The 12-event series will be the last Circuit stop of the 2011-12 season before the National Championship held at the WSOP at the Rio in Las Vegas on July 6.
The series features events with a variety of buy-ins and formats, with players able to vie for a gold ring for as little as $355 or step up the stakes and go after the $1,600 main event title. The series includes re-entry, pot-limit Omaha, six-max and turbo events, but the highlight of the whole affair will undeniably be the $1,600 main event.
A total of 382 players entered the main event in 2011, building a $550,080 prize pool. The lion’s share of that money went to eventual champion Jonathan Poche, who captured $121,017 and 912 Card Player Player of the Year points when he topped Robert Toye heads-up for the title.
Also at the final table was Matthew Waxman, whose eighth place finished played a part in his 13th place finish in the 2011 POY race.
The 2011 Circuit stop in New Orleans also played host to the $10,000 regional championship, an idea that was scrapped for the 2011-12 season. That event drew only 75 entrants and was won by Ayodeji Jejelowo for $235,956, That event also saw Matthew Waxman at the final table, this time finishing seventh.
Here is a look at the complete schedule for the 2012 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s New Orleans:
| Event | Date | No. of Days | Buy-In |
| Event 1 – No-Limit Hold’em Re-entry | 5/10/12 | 3 | $355 |
| Event 2 – No-Limit Hold’em | 5/12/12 | 2 | $565 |
| Event 3 – Pot-Limit Omaha | 5/12/12 | 2 | $355 |
| Event 4 – No-Limit Hold’em | 5/13/12 | 2 | $355 |
| Event 5 – No-Limit Hold’em | 5/14/12 | 2 | $355 |
| Event 6 – No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed | 5/15/12 | 2 | $355 |
| Event 7 – No-Limit Hold’em | 5/16/12 | 2 | $355 |
| Event 8 – No-Limit Hold’em | 5/16/12 | 2 | $1,085 |
| Event 9 – No-Limit Hold’em | 5/17/12 | 2 | $355 |
| Main Event | 5/18/12 | 4 | $1,600 |
| Event 11 – No-Limit Hold’em | 5/19/12 | 2 | $355 |
| Event 12 – No-Limit Hold’em Turbo | 5/21/12 | 1 | $355 |
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