WSOP -- Council Bluffs Circuit Event Series Begins Tomorrow

The next stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit event schedule begins tomorrow at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The tournament series kicks off with a $300 no-limit hold’em event and ends with the $5,000 no-limit hold’em Circuit championship that will award thousands to the winner, as well as a seat in the 2009 WSOP main event.

Games will be spread in limit and no-limit hold’em, six-handed no-limit hold’em, Omaha eight-or-better, pot-limit Omaha, and H.O.R.S.E. There will also be a no-limit hold’em ladies championship event on Sunday, Feb. 15. The Horseshoe will be running mega-satellites daily leading up to the main event at 3 p.m. ($330 buy-in) and 7 p.m. ($550 buy-in) every weekday. There will also be an additional $550 mega-satellite at noon on Sunday, Feb. 22, the day before the Circuit championship begins. In addition to the mega-satellites for the championship event, the Horseshoe will run single-table satellites for all preliminary events daily during the tournament series from 9 a.m. until 3 a.m. All preliminary events begin at noon, unless they are the second prelim scheduled on that day, in which case the second event begins at 4 p.m. Here is a look at the tournament series schedule:

NOTE: All preliminary events are two-day events

Thursday, Feb. 12: Event No. 1 -- $300 no-limit hold’em
Friday, Feb. 13: Event No. 2 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Saturday, Feb. 14: Event No. 3 -- $300 no-limit hold’em
Sunday, Feb. 15: Event No. 4 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Sunday, Feb. 15: Event No. 5 -- $200 ladies championship
Monday, Feb. 16: Event No. 6 -- $1,000 no-limit hold’em
Monday, Feb. 16: Event No. 7 -- $300 Omaha eight-or-better
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Event No. 8 -- $1,500 no-limit hold’em
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Event No. 9 -- $300 H.O.R.S.E.
Wednesday, Feb. 18: Event No. 10 -- $300 no-limit hold’em
Wednesday, Feb. 18: Event No. 11 -- $300 limit hold’em
Thursday, Feb. 19: Event No. 12 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Thursday, Feb. 19: Event No. 13 -- $300 six-handed no-limit hold’em
Friday, Feb. 20: Event No. 14 -- $300 no-limit hold’em
Saturday, Feb. 21: Event No. 15 -- $500 no-limit hold’em
Sunday, Feb. 22: Mega-satellites
Monday, Feb. 23-25: Event No. 16 -- $5,000 no-limit hold’em Circuit championship
Monday, Feb. 23: Event No. 17 -- $300 pot-limit Omaha
Tuesday, Feb. 24: Event No. 18 -- $300 no-limit hold’em

2008 WSOP Council Bluffs Circuit championship

Buy-in: $5,000
Number of Entries: 99
Total Prize Pool: $469,150
First-Place Prize: $169,327
Places Paid: 9

Final-Table Results:

1: Ben Hock -- $169,327
2: Michael Martin (pictured at right) -- $94,263
3: Nicholas Manganaro -- $52,039
4: Bernard Lee -- $37,965
5: Keith Murrell -- $33,273
6: Samuel Shamburg -- $28,582
7: Don Jensen -- $23,981
8: Ron Koenemann -- $19,199
9: Howard Wolper -- $14,508
 

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