Atlantic City hosts its first World Series of Poker Circuit at Caesars on Feb. 28-March 11. The WSOPC includes 12 ring events and a two-step satellite event for July’s WSOP main event at the Rio in Las Vegas. With some skill and a little luck, a player could enter the WSOP main for as little as $150.
The WSOPC hits 20 casinos this season and its main events have been profitable in the past, building a lucrative first-place prize as much as $330K recently in Chicago. The AC Caesars WSOPC has proved over the years to be just as promising. With a Tournament Efficiency Rating of 13.4, the WSOPC at Caesars has excellent structures that bring players from around the world.
• In Philadelphia, more daily tournaments are available seven days a week. The daily tournaments at Parx and Harrah’s Philadelphia started at the beginning of the year, and the new schedule is steadily accumulating a respectable number of players. The field is usually soft with the exception of a handful of regular daily tournament players.
“Only having a few options per week led me to play elsewhere, not focusing on tournaments as much as I d like, said Chris Horter, frequent tournament player at Parx. “Now that more tournaments are offered, I believe a stronger following will develop.
— Jo Kim is Ante Up’s Atlantic City-Philadelphia Ambassador. Email her at anteupjokim@gmail.com.
WSOP Circuit, Caesars Atlantic City, Nov. 29-Dec. 10
Event 1 • $365 NLHE
Entries: 536 • Pool: $162,944
Jacob Coker, $35,033
Event 2 • $365 NLHE
Entries: 858 • Pool: $260,832
Brandon Fish, $50,862
Event 3 • $580 NLHE
Entries: 197 • Pool: $98,254
Daniel Marcus, $25,546
Event 4 • $365 NLHE
Entries: 422 • Pool: $128,288
Moshe Bernstein, $28,223
Event 5 • $580 NLHE
Entries: 260 • Pool: $129,675
Yury Parad, $31,770
Event 6 • $365 6-Max
Entries: 329 • Pool: $100,016
Alan Cutler, $23,504
Event 7 • $1,125 NLHE
Entries: 196 • Pool: $192,717
James Gilbert, $50,106
Event 8 • $365 Omaha/8
Entries: 164 • Pool: $49,856
John Cernuto, $13,461
Event 9 • $365 NLHE
Entries: 326 • Pool: $99,104
Kunal Shah, $23,289
$1,675 Main Event
Entries: 616 • Pool: $924K
Adam Teasdale, $194,040
Event 11 • $365 NLHE
Entries: 243 • Pool: $73,872
Stephen Scales, $18,099
Event 12 • $365 NLHE
Entries: 215 • Pool: $65,360
Cullen Hofmann, $16,340
