It's Bracelet Time
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Good afternoon and welcome to the Crescent City of New Orleans for the Southern Comfort 100 Proof National Championship, where the first 2013 World Series of Poker Gold bracelet will be won on American soil.
Today, we will see the WSOP-C's top point earners, Casino Champions, and Main Event winners try to capitalize on $10,000 of extra equity, as they play for free in this $1,000,000 guaranteed tournament. Joining the Circuit grinders will be some of the biggest names in poker, as the top 100 WSOP POY earners from the past two years are welcome to join the fun if they fork over the $10,000 entry fee.
There have already been several POY candidates spotted in NOLA, including Vanessa Selbst, Matt Glantz, Allen Bari, Rep Porter, David Baker, and Joe Tehan. At the start of the WSOP-C Harrah's New Orleans Main Event, the popular total floating around was 20 or so, but optimism has picked up in the last few days, and that number is now looking more like 30.
Of course a very large percentage - if not all - of the automatic qualifiers are expected to turn up today. They will be looking to turn their hard-earned grinding on the circuit into a WSOP gold bracelet, just like Ryan Eriquezzo did last year.
The cards will be in the air in roughly an hour, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all of your up-to-the-minute updates straight from the tournament floor.