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

07-27-2019 18:39 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Fred Taylor	154,200
Jerry Gilchrist	123,500
Thomas Johnson	115,600 55,200	55,200
Jennifer Davis	114,700
Shahid Farrakh	110,800 14,300	14,300
Karen Robinson	107,900
Jeffery Martensen	96,300
Suju Abraham	94,700
Paul Sokoloff	94,200 64,200	64,200
Simon Webster	91,700
James Delagarza	88,400
Henock Gashaw	74,600 28,600	28,600
Lauren Branch	58,700 15,100	15,100

Seale Bets and Wins

Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

An early position player opened for 1,900 and Trung Pham called sitting directly on his left, along with Gary Kimble on the button and Jacob Seale defended his big.

The flop came and Seale threw out a 1,500 bet that was uncontested to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trung Pham	107,500 6,100	6,100
Jacob Seale	55,200 25,200	25,200
Gary Kimble	43,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Trung Pham Jacob Seale

07-27-2019 18:27 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

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Anthony Thompson

Level 8 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lowery	102,500 30,200	30,200
Trung Pham	101,400 27,200	27,200
Blake Whittington	82,700 52,700	52,700

Everett Carlton	68,300
Michael Sanders	58,900
Gil George	50,400 13,500	13,500
TJ Cloutier	37,800 3,200	3,200

Jonathan Tamayo	37,400 37,400	37,400

Dave Alfa	32,600 32,600	32,600
Lexy Gavin	26,400 3,600	3,600

Bart Bogard	22,800 29,500	29,500
Aaron Massey	15,800 26,400	26,400

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

07-27-2019 18:01 UTC-4

Stanford Eliminates Opponent With Ducks

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

William Stanford opted to limp in under the gun and action folded around to a player in late position who raised all-in for 5,200. Action came back around to Stanford who put in the chips for the call.

William Stanford:
Opponent:

Stanford's opponent was live with two overs as the flop fell giving him a higher flush draw to the eight.

The turn paired the board with the and Stanford eliminated his opponent after the board completed with the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Stanford	26,000

Tags: William Stanford

07-27-2019 17:50 UTC-4

Richards Pays Off Kincaid

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 ante

John Richards opened for 1,300 from middle position and was called by Kyle Kincaid on the button and the big blind player.

The flop was checked to Richards who bet 2,000 and he was called by Kincaid.

Richards checked the turn to Kincaid and he bet 3,000 getting a call from Richards.

The river came the and Richards checked his option again to Kincaid who fired out 4,400.

After getting a confirmed amount, Richards tossed in a 5,000 chip for a call and Kincaid tabled for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Richards	76,300 20,700	20,700
Kyle Kincaid	56,200

Tags: John Richards

07-27-2019 17:44 UTC-4

Imran Sabzali Wins Gold Ring One Year After Learning to Play Poker

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Anthony Thompson

Level 7 : 300/500, 500 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 #8: $400 NLH 8-Handed One-Day, a tournament that attracted 167 runners and created a $55,110 prize pool. Just one year after learning to play poker, 38-year-old cell phone repairman Imran Sabzali, originally from Pakistan but now residing in Karalhi, Texas, captured a gold ring and $14,129 top prize.

“I was looking for a way to make easy money,” Sabzali said after the win. Not only did he emerge victorious, he had to go through two-time ring winner Paul Sokoloff to do it. Sabzali had a 2:1 Chip lead and wasn’t afraid to move in preflop.

Eventually Sabzali shoved with king-three and Sokoloff woke up with pocket queens. Sabzali rivered three of a king and just like that Sokoloff was denied his third piece of WSOP Circuit hardware.

Event #8 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Hometown	Prize
1	Imran Sabzali	Carrollton, Texas	$14,129
2	Paul Sokoloff	London, England	$8,733
3	Shane Mullens	Austin, Texas	$6,083
4	Michael Delavergne	Runaway Bay, Texas	$4,333
5	James Stewart	Round Rock, Texas	$3,159
6	Darren Martin	Lexington, North Carolina	$2,358
7	Daniel Parshall	North Richland Hills, Texas	$1,803
8	James Price	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$1,414
9	Kevin Vrba	Waco, Texas	$1,137