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TD Bill Bruce just announced a little prizepool info over the PA here at the Choctaw Casino.
With 978 entrants, the total prizepool reached a whopping $1,422,990. This means 99 spots will get paid with a min-cash worth $2,970 and $270,380 reserved for first.
The 1986 WSOP Main Event Champion Berry Johnston has been crippled and is left with less than 10,000. His opponent moved all in holding 
and Johnston called with 
. The board ran 
and Johnston started to leave the table believing he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,000
-39,000
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-39,000 |
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Chico, Texas native Brian Green appears to be the chip leader now with the field whittled down under 270.
He told PokerNews it`s really been a steady climb, 20k or 30k at a time throughout, with the biggest pot coming when he flopped top pair jacks and had an all-in opponent outkicked for 80k.
"No big double-ups or anything," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
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Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Fortunes can change fast in the poker business and the WSOPC Choctaw Main Event is no different.
Chris Tiller came into play today with a massive stack and a healthy chip lead, he's now sitting on less than 50k and barely hanging on.
In the meantime, La Sengphet has gone from second in chips to a spot on the rail.
It happens that fast folks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
|
Busted |
Cristobal Romano continues to push his way to the top pf the chip count list with good cards and aggressive play.
He's raising more than his fair share of pots, so much so that some at the table are beginning to think twice before folding to his consistent aggression.
That was the case in a hand moments ago, when Romano made it 10k to go from early position and the small blind tanked a good while before folding.
The big blind followed suit and Romano flashed 
, just to let everyone know he's running as well as he's playing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Men "The Master" Nguyen opened from the cutoff to 6,500 and Kyle Cartwright bumped it up to 18,500 from the big blind. The flop came 
and Cartwright announced all in fairly quickly. Nguyen snap-called and Cartwright knew his hand before it was tabled.
"Do you have queen ten?" Cartwright asked.
Nguyen indeed tabled 
and Cartwright turned over . The turn brought an insignificant 
but river was Yahtzee! for Cartwright. An paired the board, giving Cartwright a full house and sending Nguyen towards the door with a bitter expression on his face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
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Busted | |
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Another three levels are in the books and the players are going on a 15 minute break. When play resumes the levels will be 60 minutes long instead of 40.
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Cards are back in the air following the break.
