Poker Tournament News: 2012 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Updates
In Tuesday’s poker tournament news, the 2012 WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Event #5, a $580 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, drew more than 30 percent more players than the previous $580 No-Limit Hold’em event held at Harrah’s Resort. In all, 260 players registered creating a prizepool of $129, 675. The top 27 spots will pay with a min cash worth $1,048. The champion will pocket $31,770.
Moshe Bernstein fended off Harrah’s Resort Casino Champion contenders Jeffrey Fielder and Sal Busacca to win his first WSOP Circuit ring.
He was awarded $28,223 and 50 points towards the Casino Championship, a race he now headlines with the three other Harrah’s Resort champions.
A full report will be made available shortly.
The 2012 WPT Prague Day 1b is complete with Mikhail Mazunin leading. Alexander Staengle was second with Brian Lemke with the third largest number of chips.
Another 179 players bought in on Day 1b to bring the total field so far up to 294 players.
The Top 10 in chips from Day 1b:
- 1. Mikhail Mazunin 203,600
- 2. Alexander Staengle 157,500
- 3. Brian Lemke 155,400
- 4. Vladimir Velikov 147,800
- 5. Wojciech Lozowski 143,700
- 6. Fabian Quoss 134,900
- 7. Denis Drobyna 128,900
- 8. Elio Fox 123,200
- 9. Rasmus Vogt 118,400
- 10. Manuel Bevand 115,600
- Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com
