WSOP Circuit -- Hammond Poker Event Begins Friday

The first World Series of Poker Circuit event of the 2009-2010 season begins today at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The circuit stop will host a total of 13 tournaments, which culminates with the $5,000 no-limit hold’em championship that begins on Friday, Oct. 23. The games spread will include no-limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha, and H.O.R.S.E. There will be a ladies no-limit hold’em event on Sunday, Oct. 18.

The Hammond stop will also feature a variety of satellite tournaments for the championship event. Super-satellites will run on Friday, Oct. 16 (4 p.m.), and Thursday, Oct. 22 (3 p.m. and 9 p.m.), and the buy-in is $235. The super-satellites feature $100 rebuys. Mega-satellites will run on Sat. Oct. 17 (4 p.m.), and Thursday, Oct. 22 (noon and 6 p.m.), and the buy-in is $555 with no rebuys. The tournament series will conclude on Sunday, Oct. 25, when a champion is crowned in the no-limit hold’em championship. Check back at CardPlayer.com at the conclusion of the event for a recap of the final table.

Here is a look at the full schedule for the event:

Friday, Oct. 16: Event No. 1 ($300 no-limit hold’em)
Saturday, Oct. 17: Event No. 2 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Oct. 18: Event No. 3 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Oct. 18: Event No. 4 ($200 ladies no-limit hold’em)
Monday, Oct. 19: Event No. 5 ($300 no-limit hold’em)
Monday, Oct. 19: Event No. 6 ($2,000 pot-limit Omaha)
Tuesday, Oct. 20: Event No. 7 ($500 six-handed no-limit hold’em)
Tuesday, Oct. 20: Event No. 8 ($200 pot-limit Omaha with rebuys)
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Event No. 9 ($2,000 no-limit hold’em)
Wednesday, Oct. 21: Event No. 10 ($500 H.O.R.S.E.)
Friday, Oct. 23: Event No. 11 ($5,000 no-limit hold’em championship)
Saturday, Oct. 24: Event No. 12 ($500 no-limit hold’em)
Sunday, Oct. 25: Event No. 13 ($300 no-limit hold’em)

2008 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Hammond Championship Event

Buy-in: $5,000
Number of Entries: 165
Total Prize Pool: $800,250
First-Place Prize: $208,885
Places Paid: 18

Final-Table Results

1: Steve Billirakis — $208,885 (pictured above right)
2: Tom Koral — $126,120
3: Gary Leibovitz — $80,796
4: Kyle Schertz — $63,060
5: George Dietz — $49,266
6: Sam Al-Dbhany — $39,413

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