Houston Poker Dealer Morton Davis Wins His First Gold Ring

The World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant $1,700 Main Event is just one of a dozen gold ring events at the stop.

For more than a week, a slew of side events has been playing out including Event #3: $400 Congress, a tournament that drew 217 runners and created a $71,610 prize pool. For those that don’t know, “Congress” is a five-card Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo game, otherwise known as “Big O.”

Morton Davis, a 47-year-old Lions Poker Palace dealer from Houston, wound up the victor despite starting Day 2 near the bottom of the chip counts. He hit a few doubles and made the final table third in chips. It’d take nearly 11 hours before Davis closed it out for $17,212 and his first gold ring.

Davis, who also finished 58th in Event #1: $400 NLH Monster Stack, had this to say: “I like it here, a lot of action and a good field… I like Congress, it’s a good game and I’ve always been an Omaha player my whole life, I enjoy it. I’m glad to see the game is growing.”

Event #3 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Morton Davis	Pensacola, Florida	$17,212
2	Jacob Seale	Jasper, Texas	$10,637
3	Brian Lee	Lubbock, Texas	$7,517
4	Benjamin Friesen	Davison, Michigan	$5,417
5	Jay Palmer	Dallas, Texas	$3,982
6	Andrea Russo	Addison, Texas	$2,988
7	Rudolph Bourg	Youngsville, Lousiana	$2,289
8	Jeremiah Orta	Amarillo, Texas	$1,791
9	Cong Tran	Rowlett, Texas	$1,432