$1,700 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
$1,700 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant
Buy-in
$1,700
Prize Pool
$1,613,475
Entries
1,065
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
673
Players Left
109
Welcome To Day 1b of the $1,700 Main Event at Choctaw Casino Resort
Yesterday’s Day 1a flight drew 392 entries with 59 players advancing to Day 2. After over 12 hours inside the Choctaw's Casino Resort, it was Wesley Cutshall who bagged the chip lead with a stack of 517,000. Following closely behind Cutshall was WSOP bracelet winner and five-time ring winner Jonathan Hilton (479,000).
Right behind Hilton was Brant Jolly (471,000), Maury Solano (460,500) and four-time ring winner Marshall White (456,000) who rounded out the top five stacks.
Other notable players putting chips in a bag at the end of Day 1a include Eric Bunch (403,000), Mike Linster (335,000), and all-time ring leader Maurice Hawkins (243,000).
This is the second and final starting flight. Once the day is completed, the players will combine for Day 2 Sunday, January 12th and will play down to a winner on Day 3 Monday, January 13th.
Starting Day Outlook
Day 1b begins today at noon local time, where players will start with 30,000 in chips and blinds will be 100/100 with big blind antes beginning in Level 2 (100/100). There will be 15-minute breaks after every two levels and a 90-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 13 allowing players one re-entry until then.
Both starting days are scheduled to play through16 levels. The first 15 levels will have 40-minutes blinds with level 16 lasting 60-minutes. Once the final level is completed, all remaining players will bag up for the night and return for Day 2 action on Sunday, January 12th, 2020.
Main Event Day 1 Structure
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | BB Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 100 | 100 | - |
| 2 | 40 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| Break 15 | ||||
| 4 | 40 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 5 | 40 | 200 | 300 | 300 |
| 6 | 40 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| Break 15 | ||||
| 7 | 40 | 300 | 500 | 500 |
| 8 | 40 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 9 | 40 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| Dinner Break 90 | ||||
| 10 | 40 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 11 | 40 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 12 | 40 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| Break 15 | ||||
| 13 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 14 | 40 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 15 | 40 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| Break 15 | ||||
| 16 | 60 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
Stay tuned here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be here to bring you all of the action as the day unfolds.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of the $1,700 Main Event at Choctaw.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Some Early Faces in the Crowd for Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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More Familiar Face Join The Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
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Webster Gets An Early Gift
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There was four-way action that saw a 
flop and Alem Girma lead out for 900 into a 1,000 pot. Action was on Simon Webster who raised to 2,100 and action folded back to Girma who three-bet jammed, Webster called.
Alem Girma: 
Simon Webster: 
Webster flopped a set of threes and was way ahead until the 
turn gave Girma a gutterball.
Luckily for Webster, the river fell the 
giving him the early double-up and eliminating Girma.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
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