TUNICA, MS – With day one of the Harrah’s Tunica WSOP Circuit Championship Event in the books, Matt "Allinat420" Stout sits atop the leader board at 116,300.
In addition to his online success, Stout has nearly one million dollars in live major tournament cashes and a number of tournament wins, including a first place finish in Event #7 of the 2007-2008 World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Harrah’s Atlantic City.
The $5,150 Harrah’s Tunica Championship Event drew a field of 96 players and generated a total prize pool of $449,750.
Day One ended at 2:00 am. The remaining 35 players resume play at noon Tuesday.
2006 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up Paul Wasicka will begin Day Two near the top of the leader board with 82,200 chips
2009 EPT Barcelona Main Event Champion Carter Phillips heads into Day Two with 31,000 chips, while two-time WSOP Circuit Event champion, Dwyte Pilgrim rounds out the list of notable day one survivors with a healthy 65,200 in chips.
With just over a year of major live tournament experience, Pilgrim has cashed over 20 times with four tournament wins.
Notable pros eliminated on Day One include Gavin Smith, Tommy Vedes and 2010 Winter Bayou poker Challenge Main Event champion, Allen Kessler.
Follow the WSOP at twitter.com/wsop on February 12th for live final table updates and photos of the Harrah’s Tunica Championship Event.
The WSOP Circuit at Harrah’s Tunica runs through February 10th.