The 2012-2013 World Series of Poker Circuit Presented by Southern Comfort 100 Proof continued this past week with the second of 20 stops �� the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City in Louisiana. The stop, which will feature 12 rings events, will culminate this weekend with the $1,675 Main Event.
The big story out of Bossier City thus far has been the wild ride of Quan Nguyen, who has finished in second place in three different events. The first was in Event #1: $365 No-Limit Hold��em where he was denied victory by Matthew Colvin and left with a $13,037 consolation prize. A few days later, Lance Garcia stopped Nguyen shy of a ring and sent him home in second place in Event #5: $365 No-Limit Hold��em for $11,399. Fast forward another three days and the same thing happened in Event #8: $365 No-Limit Hold��em when Walan Kite emerged victorious, leaving Nguyen with another runner-up finish and $10,106. Despite missing out on a ring three times, Nguyen has essentially locked up the Casino Championship title and a spot in this year��s National Championship.
Joining Nguyen in Bossier City are Allen ��Chainsaw�� Kessler, Ken Adams, Mark Bonsack, John Dolan, Brandon Fish, Gary Friedlander, Mark ��P0ker H0�� Kroon and Dwyte Pilgrim, all of who are expected to take part in this weekend��s Main Event.
Here's a look at the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City events completed thus far:
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #1: No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
293
$87,900
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
Matthew Colvin
Dallas, TX
$21,097
2
Quan Nguyen
Garland, TX
$13,037
3
John Devine
Leesville, LA
$9,460
4
Steven Seiman
Alto, TX
$6,979
5
L Mcbride
Shreveport, LA
$5,234
6
Michael Haddad
Monroe, LA
$3,989
7
Christopher Tiller
Carthage, TX
$3,087
8
John Hornbeck
Sugar Land, TX
$2,426
9
Shane Lea
Richton, MS
$1,936
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Event #2: Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$500+$80
146
$73,000
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
William Byrnes
Saint Charles, MO
$20,440
2
Wade Jabbour
Lufkin, TX
$12,633
3
Johnny Marlow
Lufkin, TX
$9,119
4
Grantel Gibbs
Whitby, ON, Canada
$6,701
5
Joshua Palmer
Daphne, AL
$5,009
6
Clay Henry
Many, LA
$3,808
7
Mark Fisher
Denison, TX
$2,944
8
Clifton Stweart
Irving, TX
$2,313
9
Brian Schmidt
Athens, TX
$1,846
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
142
$42,600
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
��Captain�� Tom Franklin
Gulfport, MS
$11,930
2
Burt Madden
Little Rock, AR
$7,372
3
Donna Murray
Gautier, MS
$5,322
4
Joseph Martinez
Portland, TX
$3,910
5
Paul Buckle
San Antonio, TX
$2,923
6
Grantel Gibbs
Whitby, ON, Canada
$2,222
7
Bobby Chaler
Shreveport, LA
$1,718
8
Richard Estep
Lake Charles, LA
$1,350
9
Will ��Monkey�� Souther
Biloxi, MS
$1,077
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #4: NLHE Re-entry
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
663
$198,900
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
Daniel Chaky
Cypress, TX
$40,773
2
Jessie Bryant
Conway, AR
$25,230
3
Matthew Rasco
Houston, TX
$18,506
4
Brock Duplechien
Lafayette, LA
$13,762
5
Christopher Lawson
Commerce, TX
$10,373
6
Mark Goss
West Memphis, AR
$7,922
7
Anne Sidari
Austin, TX
$6,130
8
Billy Rodgers
Ovilla, TX
$4,805
9
Kenneth Henderson
Tyler, TX
$3,815
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #5: No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
251
$75,300
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
Lance Garcia
Houston, TX
$18,449
2
Quan Nguyen
Garland, TX
$11,399
3
Frederic Roetker
Lafayette, LA
$8,236
4
David Chishko
Oklahoma City, OK
$6,061
5
Joshua Hartman
Flint, TX
$4,541
6
Nicholas Johnson
Schertz, TX
$3,460
7
Jesse Fullen
Houston, TX
$2,681
8
Mark Mitroka
Irvine, CA
$2,111
9
Todd Hoffman
Tulsa, OK
$1,688
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #6: No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
241
$72,300
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
Robin Vannucci
Seabrook, TX
$17,711
2
Bryan Chaler
Shreveport, LA
$10,945
3
Brenton House
Flower Mound, TX
$7,907
4
George Gauthier
Shreveport, LA
$5,819
5
Charles ��Woody�� Moore
Las Vegas, NV
$4,360
6
Brian Scheid
Saginaw, TX
$3,322
7
Yvonne Lamb
Malakoff, TX
$2,574
8
Donald Griffin
Longview, TX
$2,027
9
Brent Ronquille
Lafitte, LA
$1,621
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #7: Six-Handed No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
216
$64,800
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
Jonathan Taylor
Phil Campbell, AL
$16,201
2
Chad Scott
River Forest, IL
$10,013
3
Ronald Lobianco
Corpus Christi, TX
$7,287
4
Joey White
San Antonio, TX
$5,389
5
Samuel Driver
Gainesville, TX
$4,048
6
Calvin Kincade
Paragould, AR
$3,088
7
Shae Williams
Brownwood, TX
$2,391
8
Jefferson Driver
Sanger, TX
$1,879
9
Becky Makar
Las Vegas, NV
$1,499
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #8: No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
218
$65,400
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
Walan Kite
Brownwood, TX
$16,350
2
Quan Nguyen
Garland, TX
$10,106
3
Seth Foster
Shreveport, LA
$7,355
4
Bradley Lipsey
Franklin, TN
$5,439
5
Orben Slaughter
Robeline, LA
$4,086
6
Benjamin Reason
Whitehouse, TX
$3,116
7
Justin Fossen
Pearl, MS
$2,413
8
Walter Bell
San Antonio, TX
$1,897
9
Jason Garder
Moore, OK
$1,513
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #9 No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$1,100+$125
144
$144,000
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
Caufman Talley
Lafayette, LA
$40,319
2
Charles Ford
Marshall, TX
$24,921
3
Yossi Azulay
Chicago, IL
$17,988
4
David Nicholson
Perkinston, MS
$13,218
5
Joanne Dorbin
New York, NY
$9,881
6
Quang Ngo
Lawrence, KS
$7,512
7
David Neal
Maple Valley, WA
$5,808
8
Rogelio Salinas
San Antonio, TX
$4,562
9
Samuel Murphy
Cedar Hill, TX
$3,642
WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Ring Event #10 No-Limit Hold��em
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
$300+$65
240
$72,000
Place
Player
Hometown
Prize
1
John Dudley
Greenwood, LA
$17,997
2
Michael Cooper
Fort Worth, TX
$11,125
3
Rex Clinkscales
Las Vegas, NV
$8,097
4
James Gonzales
Dallas, TX
$5,988
5
Kat Bowen
Gladewater, TX
$4,498
6
Joel Midler
Ausitn, TX
$3,431
7
Elias Hourani
Houston, TX
$2,657
8
Kenneth Kessler
Spring, TX
$2,088
9
Dejaunte Alexander
Houston, TX
$1,665
With several events yet to be determined, the race for the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City Casino Champion is undetermined. Whoever captures that title, along with the eventual winner of the Main Event, will automatically qualify for the Second Annual $1 Million National Championship. Here's a look at the players who have qualified:
National Championship Qualifiers
Player
Qualified
Kyle Cartwright
IP Biloxi Main Event Winner
Cory Wood
IP Biloxi Casino Champion
In addition to the qualifiers, players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will be able to buy-in to the National Championship:
WSOPC National Leaderboard Top Ten*
Player
Points
Rings
Cashed
Earnings
John Dolan
97.5
1
3
$61,485
Ashly Butler
87.5
1
2
$21,534
Chris Conrad
85
0
3
$16,077
Quan Nguyen
77.5
0
3
$25,043
Somphone Sengsouvanh
77.5
0
3
$13,042
Charles ��Woody�� Moore
72.5
0
3
$19,160
Donna Murray
60
0
2
$8,562
Rex Clinkscales
57.5
0
2
$16,484
Jonathan Taylor
55
1
2
$13,332
Caufman Talley
52.5
1
2
$32,239
*Leading up to the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Bossier City stop.
Here's a look at the remaining schedule for the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit:
Date
Event Location
Sept. 27 - Oct. 8, 2012
Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Oct. 11-22, 2012
Horseshoe Hammond (Chicago)
Oct. 27 - Nov. 7, 2012
River Rock (Vancouver, Canada)
Nov. 8-19, 2012
Harveys Lake Tahoe
Nov. 29 - Dec. 10, 2012
Harrah��s Atlantic City
Dec. 6-17, 2012
Harrah��s Rincon
Jan. 3-14, 2013
The Bicycle Casino (Los Angeles)
Jan. 10-21, 2013
Choctaw Durant (Dallas/Oklahoma)
Jan. 24 - Feb. 4, 2013
Harrah��s Tunica (Mississippi)
Feb. 7-18, 2013
Caesars Palace (Las Vegas)
Feb. 14-25, 2013
Palm Beach Kennel Club (Florida)
Feb. 28 - March 11, 2013
Caesars Atlantic City
March 14-25, 2013
Horseshoe Cleveland
March 27 - April 8, 2013
Foxwoods (Connecticut)
April 4-15, 2012
Harrah��s Cherokee (North Carolina)
April 11-April 22, 2013
Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Iowa)
April 25 - May 6, 2013
Harrah��s Philadelphia
May 9 - May 20, 2013
Harrah��s New Orleans
May 21-23, 2013
Harrah��s New Orleans (National Championship)
For more information on the 2012-13 WSOP Circuit season, visit WSOP.com.
*Photos courtesy of WSOP.com.
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