Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Choctaw
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Choctaw
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
808
Level
33
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Day 1 Closes With Glover Leading
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Day 1 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event from the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma has come to a close. A field of 808 came to play today and about 180 will return tomorrow with hopes of reaching the final table. Unofficially, at the top of the counts is Lyle Glover with 256,400.
The most established player in the field, TJ Cloutier, managed to survive Day 1 with a stack 30,400. He will be back in action tomorrow, along with Daniel Aldridge (247,800), Richard Lee (220,100), Daniel Makowsky (155,600), Berry Johnston, (133,200), Brett Schwertley (37,900) and many others. Among those that did not make it to Day 2 were Tom McEvoy, Chris Tryba, Kevin Calenzo, Allen Kessler, and Justin Allen.
The Day 1 survivors will return to the felt at 12:00pm local time tomorrow. Be sure to join us then.
Good night from Durant!
FTOPS XIX: February 6-20!
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Another installment of the renowned online poker series from Full Tilt Poker is edging ever closer, kicking off on February 6th and spanning a couple of weeks.
Be sure to check out the FTOPS XIX schedule and get involved in one of the 45 championship events on offer.
Who knows, if you're good enough you could walk away with a gold jersey... not to mention the millions of dollars up for grabs!
Hall Forced to Fold Again
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Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A player open-shoved from early position and the action folded all the way to Ruth Hall in the big blind. She tanked for a long time before asking her opponent if he would show if she folded. He nodded, "yes," and she mucked her hand.
Her opponent tabled 
and Hall was pleased with her decision.
Flaherty Gone
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
A new player has joined Table 8 and in one of their first hands they eliminated Brian Flaherty. The flop was 
and Flaherty moved all in with 
. Astonishingly the new player called with 
for a better ace-high with no draw and held when the turn and river came 
, 
respectively.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
WSOP-C National Leaderboard Top Three
They all came to play today, but only one remains with a chance to gain points.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 85,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Coffing Up Chips
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
John Coffman is severely short-stacked after a recent misstep at his table.
The board read 
when we arrived and Coffman led into an opponent with a 15,000-chip bet. His opponent moved all in for an additional 38,900 and Coffman tanked for a very long time before calling.
Coffman: 
Opponent: 
Coffman needed to hit a two-outer but did not when the rivered. He is now severely short with around 10,000 chips.
Cloutier Can't Do It
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
TJ Cloutier opened to 7,000 from under the gun and the action folded to a player on the button who moved all in for 20,300. The blinds released and the action was back on Cloutier. The Hall of Famer mulled the decision over for a bit but eventually mucked his hand.
“Ace-queen suited,” Cloutier told his opponent. “Just couldn’t do it.”
A Ruthless Laydown
Level 15
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Ruth Hall was heads-up with an opponent and the board read 
. There was over 15,000 in the middle and Hall led out for 8,000. Her opponent raised to a hefty 23,000 though, forcing Hall to go into the tank.
She eventually folded, leaving herself with around 30,000 chips.