Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant
Buy-in
$1,600
Prize Pool
$1,422,990
Entries
978
Level
31
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Phillips' Comeback Cut Short
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We attempted to grab a word with 2008 November Niner Dennis Phillips on the break but couldn't find him. When cards were in the air again following the break we found another player occupying his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Busted Brown
Team PokerStars Pro Chad Brown has made his way to the exit thanks to a nasty river.
With four limpers in front of him, Brown made it 1,500 to see a flop. Matt Forestieri made the call and led out for 4k on the 
. Brown flatted and the turn brought Chad`s 
a second pair, so when Forestieri fired another 5k, he shoved his last 7,300 in.
Forestieri held the 
and when a diamond fell on the river, Brown was shown the door.
"That was Chad Brown?" Forestieri asked moments later. "I know he was pretty mad, but I didn't know he was Chad Brown."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,400 | |
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Busted |
Playing the Pokers
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
You Call, You Nguyen
Andrew Nguyen hasn't had to do much more than call his way to the top of the chip counts here at Choctaw.
The Dallas resident managed to flop quad kings early on and was lucky enough to have one plucky opponent betting into him. He min-raised the turn and river, but had to show the goods to collect the pot when he got called down.
Soon after, he held pocket nines on a 
board and had to think twice before making the call when an opponent shoved. He did so, was shown a bluffy looking 
and now sits among the leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 |
Lone Stars
Another pair of Texans are threatening for the lead here in Durant.
Veteran WSOPC player and Edgwood, Texas native Jim "Catfish" Bullard claims he's been stealing pots all day and now has his stack up to 65k.
In the meantime, Dallas' Darrell Roberts is sitting on 75,000 despite telling PokerNews he hasn't played a memorable hand yet.
"Just chipping up," he said. "Real steady."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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75,000 | |
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65,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
One More Level
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
The field has one more level to play before the surviving players bag and tag for the evening. This is generally the craziest level of the tournament. With players able to rebuy the short stacks tend to stick in light with hopes of doubling up or getting a fresh stack in the 7 p.m. flight.
The Best 10 Minutes of Chris Tiller's Life
Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
Bullard, Texas' Chris Tiller has grabbed hold of what appears to be a massive chip lead here in the WSOPC Choctaw Main Event and according to him, it all happened rather quickly.
In the span of about 10 minutes he managed to win an 80k pot with pocket queens on a jack high flop against one over aggressive opponent who had flopped top pair.
Within minutes another 25k was headed his way when big slick connected against one short stack shoving with pocket fours.
Next thing Tiller knew, he was sitting on 160k and a quick look around the room shows no one even close.