The World Series of Poker has moved across the strip from the just completed Tournament of Champions at Caesar's Palace to the first event of the WSOP Circuit series at Bally's. The Pacific Ballroom on the second floor of Bally's provides the tournament with a spacious room that can accommodate more than five hundred players. The room is easy to find by following the signs to escalator in the front (closest to the Strip) of Bally's Casino.

Today's event #1, a $300 + $30 buy-in No- limit Hold'em contest began at noon with 476 players. The prize pool of $138,516 will pay $41,555 to the winner. The field had been trimmed down to 39 players at 9:00 Thursday evening.

Read more about The World Series of Poker that is held at the Bally's Las Vegas at http://pokermag.com/managearticle.asp?C=310&A=10697.