| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
82,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
52,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
17,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Seneca Easley, who won the 2010/2011 WSOP Regional Championship - Harrah's Rincon $1,600 Main Event for $70,384, has a special connection to Choctaw. Earlier this year, Seneca finished runner-up to AP Phahurat in the 2012 Chad Brown Challenge $2,000 Main Event right here at the Choctaw Resort in Durant, Oklahoma. That tournament drew 258 players including the likes of Chad Brown, Dennis Phillips, Layne Flack, Gavin Smith and Robert Williamson.
Easley is back in Choctaw looking for even more success on the World Series of Poker Circuit, but things haven't been going well. Easley played Day 1a and busted fairly early, and while he's last longer here on Day 1b, his stack is only going down.
In a recent hand, Easley opened for 1,600 from middle position and received a call from Kunal Patel right behind. The rest of the field got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Easley checked and then quickly called when Patel bet 1,800, which brought about the 
turn.
Again Easley check-called a bet, this time 3,800, and then he turned right around and led out for 3,400 on the 
river. Patel seemed confused by the maneuver but made the call nonetheless. "King," Easley said, prompting Patel to show 
for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
19,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Andy Philachack called us over a few minutes ago to tell us about two crazy hands that went down right before the dinner break.
In the first hand, a player opened to 1,500 from under the gun, several players called, and Philachack squeezed from the blinds with 
, making in 15,000. The player who opened moved all in for 25,000, and Philachack made the call. The player had 
, and held.
Then, on the hand before dinner, the same player opened. Philachack defended with 
, then led out when the flop fell 
. The player called. The turn was a 
, giving Philachack a straight, and he led out again - this time for 11,000. The player called.
The river was a repeat , Philachack open-shoved for around 40,000, and the player called with just ace-high.
"He called with ace-high!" Philachack exclaimed when he told us the story. "Then he said I was 'a dumb f***.'"
Philachack now has over 175,000, and is still shocked that the player called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The remaining 390 players on Day 1b have returned from dinner, and are set to play for another eight levels (roughly seven hours).
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Players are now on a one-hour dinner break. While they're filling their bellies, the tournament staff will be racing off the green T25 chips.
Faced with a 4,000-chip bet on a flop of 
, Huy Nguyen raised to 8,875. Nguyen's opponent moved all in for just over 20,000, and Nguyen quickly called.
Nguyen: 
Opponent: 
The 
turned, ending the hand, and a meaningless 
completed the board.
Nguyen now sits with around 60,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
43,800
|
43,800 |
We saw Justin "Choctaw" Kruger packing up his trademark green alien into his backpack, which only occurs after he's been eliminated. Sure enough, the man known as "Choctaw" exited the tournament area while Mario "Pwnasaurus" Silvestri filled us in on what happened.
According to Silvestri, Kruger was crippled after a player had raised, another limped, and then the player in Seat 9 moved all in for 10,000 with 
. Kruger then moved all in over the top for 13,000 or so with 
, and the rest of the field folded. Kruger was unable to catch, and that left him with a paltry stack, one that he lost just a few hands later.
Meanwhile, it appears both Kurt Jewell and Bobby "Shooter" Hempkins have been eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Mario "Pwnasaurus" Silvestri opened for 1,200 under the gun only to have the player on the button three-bet to 3,500. The blinds both folded, Silvestri called, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop, which both players checked.
Silvestri proceeded to check-call a bet of 5,600 on the 
turn, and then checked for a third time when the 
peeled off on the river. His opponent put together 10,100 and dropped it in the pot, and Silvestri snap-called with 
. It was good as the button mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
16,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
15,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
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