HORSESHOE SOUTHERN INDIANA TO HOST WSOP CIRCUIT OCTOBER 2 THROUGH OCTOBER 12
The WSOPC returns to the Midwest in its second of 13 scheduled stops for the 2010/2011 season
ELIZABETH, IN – SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 – After a successful opener in Council Bluffs, IA, the Midwest again plays host to the richest sporting event on the planet when the World Series of Poker comes to Horseshoe Southern Indiana October 2.
Horseshoe Southern Indiana is located in Elizabeth, IN, just 23 miles southwest of Louisville, KY.
The second of 13 stops scheduled for the 2010/2011 season, this year’s Circuit Events at Horseshoe Southern Indiana look to be one of its biggest ever and will feature a variety of WSOPC ring events to include H.O.R.S.E., mixed pot limit hold’em/Omaha and for the first time ever, a no limit hold’em shootout.
Other events slated for the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Circuit include the $225 buy-in no limit hold’em ladies event on Sunday, October 3rd and the $225 buy-in seniors no-limit hold’em event on Monday, October 4th.
The $1,600 buy-in Main Event begins on Sunday, October 10.
The winner of the Main Event will be awarded first place prize money, the coveted diamond-encrusted gold Circuit Event ring and an automatic entry to the $1 million WSOPC National Championship to take place in May, 2011 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
A second National Championship entry will be awarded to the player earning the most points through 10 ring events at the Horseshoe.
For more information about the WSOP Circuit National Championship, click here.
Click here for information about the 2010/2011 WSOP Circuit points system.
The schedule and structures for the Circuit Events at Horseshoe Southern Indiana have been well-received by players on various online forums. Players of all skill levels take part in the fun. Pros like TJ Cloutier are expected to play the Main Event at Horseshoe Southern Indiana and will likely face off against amateurs similar to last years Circuit champion Gabriel Cook of Terre Haute. Cook, a 33-year-old high school education teacher, earned his Main Event seat via satellite and went on to take first place, worth $92,430.
“We are very excited to be hosting our eighth Circuit Event here in Southern Indiana and are planning on this Circuit stop being one of the biggest we have had in years,” said poker room manager and tournament director, Jimmy Allen, who has been at the Horseshoe poker room since it opened in 1998.
“Players are really excited about the standardized structures across all of the stops and the increase in starting chips is a big bonus. The entire staff here at Horseshoe Southern Indiana is getting geared up for a huge two weeks.”
Allen, who dealt the very first hand of poker at the Horseshoe, took a few minutes with WSOP.com in 2009 to answer a few questions about him and his card room. You can read the entire interview here.
Horseshoe Southern Indiana is currently offering special room rates to players participating in the upcoming WSOP Circuit. Availability is limited, so click here to book now!
2010-2011 Horseshoe Southern Indiana WSOP Circuit Events Schedule and Results
