We didn't catch the hand, but "Cowboy" John Land informed us of his recent double. According to him, a player in early position opened for 600 and Land flatted from the button with 
.
The 
flop saw the raiser lead out for 2,000, and than quickly move all in when Land raised to 5,000. A call was made and Land's set held up against his opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Huy Nguyen fired 1,425 on a flop of 
, and an opponent on his direct left raised to 3,100. The action folded back to Nguyen, who went to re-raise, and before you knew it the player was all in for 15,700. Nguyen called.
Nguyen: 
Opponent 
Nguyen's flush draw was no good, and he failed to make a pair of tens or eights as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively.
Nguyen, who won this event in 2011, is down to just 5,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
With 6,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Jason Brewer managed to get his stack of 9,000 all in from the small blind and received a call from Andy Philachack on the button.
Brewer: 
Philachack: 
"Oh no," Philachack exclaimed, "You've got me crushed." Indeed, Philachack's kicker was behind, plus Brewer held a flush draw. The on the turn actually completed that flush draw and Philachack was left drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
We caught the action with 3,500 in the pot and a board reading 
, and Drake Roetker had just bet 1,200 from the big blind. Richard Lee, who you may remember as the sixth-place finisher in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, then called from middle position and the 
completed the board on the river.
Roetker checked, Lee bet 3,000, and Roetker made a hesitant call. "I have a small flush," Roetker said.
"Flush is good," Lee replied as Roetker rolled over 
for the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | |
|
21,000
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
We didn't catch all the action, but we did see Tom McCormick fire out a big bet of 8,000 after his opponent in the small blind had checked on the river with a board reading 
.
There was already 11,000 in the pot, and the small blind ended up making the call to balloon it to 27,000! McCormick rose from his chair and tabled 
for a full house, which was good as his opponent could only muster trips with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Huy Nguyen's seat is empty, and there are no chips at the table, so we can only assume that the 2011 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Choctaw Durant champion as been eliminated.
There is a new, very interesting character at his former table however - Layne Flack.
"Back-to-Back" Flack won two WSOP bracelets in both 2002 and 2003, and has a grand total of six altogether. Flack also has over $4.5 million in live career tournament earnings, with his biggest score ($577,725) coming at the 2008 WSOP, where he won his sixth and (thus far) final bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000 | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
A player in early position opened for 600 and cleared the field all the way around to Matt Lawrence, who three-bet to 2,100 from the big blind. The original raiser called, the flop came down 
, and Lawrence continued for 3,100. It proved enough to get the job done as the early-position player folded. Despite winning that pot, Lawrence is still down from the last time we check in with him.
Meanwhile, we've spotted Rex Clinkscales in the field, and he's already worked his stack up to 52,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | |
|
16,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
In addition to the players who qualify by winning either a WSOP Circuit Main Event or Casino Championship, the players who earn enough points on the National Leaderboard will earn a seat into the National Championship. Here's a look at the top ten leading into the Choctaw stop:
| Player | Points | Rings | Cashed | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Clinkscales | 167.5 | 0 | 7 | $38,368 |
| Yossi Azulay | 165 | 0 | 12 | $79,218 |
| Wendy Freedman | 150 | 1 | 5 | $55,755 |
| Charles “Woody” Moore | 150 | 0 | 7 | $46,997 |
| Caufman Talley | 142.5 | 2 | 5 | $82,963 |
| Aaron Massey | 142.5 | 1 | 5 | $55,252 |
| Trevor Deeter | 127.5 | 1 | 8 | $37,898 |
| Alex Masek | 127.5 | 2 | 6 | $37,163 |
| Carter Myers | 125 | 1 | 6 | $49,713 |
| Joshua Pender | 125 | 1 | 7 | $44,657 |
*Leading up to the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant stop.
