[Ericito]

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Day 1 of the 2010 World Poker Tour Southern Poker Championship took place on Sunday, Jan. 24 at the Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The $10,000 no-limit hold’em tournament attracted 208 players, and after the first six levels of play, just 106 remained in the hunt for the first-place prize worth $739,486.

Dwyte Pilgrim has started 2010 on a hot streak, and day 1 of this tournament was no different. Pilgrim paces the field with a chip stack of 175,000. Pilgrim is currently in fourth place in the Card Player Player of the Year standings, brought to you by Bodog, and he could increase his point total by making his fourth final table at the Southern Poker Championship in the WPT championship event. Pilgrim won a $500 no-limit hold’em preliminary on Jan. 9, and scored his second win of the year in a $300 no-limit hold’em deep stack preliminary on Jan. 13. He continued his hot streak on the Gulf Coast by finishing runner-up in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em preliminary on Jan. 16.

Pilgrim has won $125,733 in prize money and picked up 1,560 points thanks to his impressive run in Biloxi. He is the only poker player to win two poker tournaments thus far in the New Year. Joining Pilgrim at the top of the chip counts at the end of day 1 are Jonathan Little (152,100) and Hoyt Corkins (115,000). Another early front-runner in the 2010 POY race, Gavin Smith (85,000), has survived day 1 in good shape. Smith has made two final tables to kick off 2010, and he currently holds 1,392 POY points, which is good for sixth place overall.

There are three more days left in the WPT event, and the top 18 players will make the money. We will be sure to keep an eye on the movements of both Pilgrim and Smith, as well as the other top professionals in contention. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from day 1 in Biloxi:

Notable Eliminations:

Danny Wong Curt Kohlberg, Darryll Fish, Eric Baldwin, Chris Bell, Amit Makhija, Adam Geyer, Billy Kopp, Bill Edler, Nick Binger, Mohsin Charania, Michael Kamran, Shannon Shorr, Todd Terry, Thayer Rasmussen, Soheil Shamseddin, John Cernuto, James Van Alstyne, Glen Chorny, Faraz Jaka, Jimmy Tran, Jason Potter, Jeff Madsen, and Jason Mercier

Day 1 Chip Counts:

1: Dwyte Pilgrim – 175,000
2: Jonathan Little – 152,100
3: Hoyt Corkins – 115,000
4: Dan O’Brien – 114,000
5: Tommy Vedes – 110,000
6: James Mackey – 108,000
7: Paul Wasicka – 107,000
8: Chad Brown – 100,000
9: Matt Stout – 85,000
10: Gavin Smith – 85,000

Hand of the Day:

Paul Wasicka Scores a 48,000 Pot

Blinds were 200-400 with a 50 ante, and a flop of K 10 7 sat on the table when the big blind checked, and Paul Wasicka bet 4,200. A player in middle position called, and the big blind called, as well. The turn fell 5, and the big blind checked again. Wasicka bet 10,500, and both of his opponents made the call.

The river then brought the J, and all three players checked. Wasicka revealed K 10 for two pair, and both of his opponents mucked. Wasicka scooped up the 48,000 pot, and he grew his stack to 98,000 to join the chip leaders with one level of play remaining in the day.

[Ericito]

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Day 2 of the 2010 World Poker Tour Southern Poker Championship took place on Monday, Jan. 25 at the Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. The $10,000 no-limit hold’em tournament attracted 208 players overall, and 106 returned for day 2. The field played down to the final 27 players this evening and the money bubble will burst tomorrow when the final 18 remain.

Jared Jaffee shot up the leader board during day 2 and he finished the night with 546,000 to lead the field. He is followed by Tyler Smith, who holds 462,500, and Jonathan Kantor, who holds 412,500. Rounding out the top 10 spots in the standings are professionals James Mackey with 380,000, Tommy Vedes (336,500), Ryan D’Angelo (304,500), Justin Smith (280,000), and Hoyt Corkins (276,000).

There are two more days left in the WPT event, and the final table of six will begin at 4 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Here is a look at the tournament statistics from day 2 in Biloxi:

Notable Eliminations:

Matt Stout, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Joe Tehan, Josh Arieh, Paul Wasicka, Tom McCormick, Surinder Sunar, Chad Brown, Daniel Negreanu, David Singer, Adam Levy, Blair Hinkle, Allen Kessler, Jonathan Little, Gavin Smith,

Hand of the Day:

Jonathan Little Eliminated

With blinds at 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante, Jonathan Little moved all in preflop and Ben Tollerene made the call. Their cards:

Little: Q Q
Tollerene: J J

Board: 10 9 3 Q K

Tollerene made a king-high straight on the river to grow his stack to 189,000 and Little was eliminated from the tournament just before the dinner break.