Main Event Day 1b | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant

07-27-2019 14:00 UTC-4

Longoria Scoops Pot

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Dave Alfa opened for 300 from the cutoff and was called by Adan Longoria and Trung Pham from the blinds.

The flop came and Longoria lead out with a 300 bet getting a fold from Pham while Alfa called.

Longoria continued with a 600 bet after the turn and that was good enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dave Alfa	42,000 12,000	12,000
Adan Longoria	34,000
Trung Pham	29,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Trung Pham Dave Alfa Adan Longoria

07-27-2019 14:12 UTC-4

More Familiar Faces Join the Crowd

Anthony Thompson

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Baldridge	30,000
Christopher Murray	30,000
Thomas Branch	30,000
Lauren Branch	30,000
Demond Williams	30,000
Clyde Hilton	30,000
Aaron Farmer	30,000
Quinterol Mallette	30,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

07-27-2019 14:23 UTC-4

Day 1b Continues to Grow

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Players continue to pile in as Day 1b entries have already surpassed the 354 total entries of Day 1a.

07-27-2019 14:36 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Trung Pham	36,000 7,000	7,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Arriola	82,500
James Stahl	82,400
Kelechi Amadi	67,700
Thomas Johnson	59,700
Michael Reisman	58,600

Daniel Lowery	54,900 24,900	24,900
Quinterol Mallette	42,100 12,100	12,100
Gil George	41,500 11,500	11,500
Lauren Branch	37,400 7,400	7,400
John Richards	30,000
Demond Williams	26,800 -3,200	-3,200
David Larson	24,800 -5,200	-5,200

Break Time

Anthony Thompson

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Players are on their first 15-minute of the day.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

07-27-2019 15:20 UTC-4

Urim "Tim" Staraveci Wins Event #5: $400 NLH for First Gold Ring

Anthony Thompson

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

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 #5: $400 No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament that drew 150 entries and created a $49,500 prize pool. Urim “Tim” Staraveci, a 40-year-old professional poker player from Plano, Texas, came out on top to capture a $13,125 first-place prize and his first gold ring.

On his way to victory, Staraveci had to contend with 2010 WSOP Player of the Year Frank Kassela at the final table, as well as his daughter Amanda. Fortunately for him, he was able to outlast them both.

Event #5 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Urim Staraveci	Plano, Texas	$13,125
2	Zackary Walker	Atoka, Oklahoma	$8,109
3	Christopher Lawson	Livingston, Texas	$5,610
4	Amanda Kassela	Los Angeles, California	$3,976
5	William Mattingly	Garland, Texas	$2,888
6	Frank Kassela	Las Vegas, Nevada	$2,152
7	Dean Baranowski	Lewisville, Texas	$1,645
8	Bernard Morrow	Grand Island, Nebraska	$1,292
9	John Song	Fort Worth, Texas	$1,043